Japan and China look back on a history of friendship as well as friction,
particularly in recent decades. As the People's Republic of China's economy
began to grow in the 1990s, so did its political weight within Asia and its
economical relevance for Japan. Covering the years from 1989 to 2005, this book
looks at Sino-Japanese relations through film and television drama in the
crucial time of China's ascent to an economic superpower in opposition to
Japan's own ailing economy. It provides an overview of how Japan views China
through its visual media, offers explanations as to how oppositions between the
two countries came to exist, and