Linking language, trade and migration – Economic Partnership Agreements as language policy in Japan: by Ruriko Otomo, Springer, 2023, 216 pp., €109.99 (hardback), €93.08 (eBook).

This monograph examines Japan’s Economic Partnership Agreements (EPAs) with the Philippines, Indonesia, and Vietnam as a form of language policy rather than solely trade agreements. Using the framework of Language Policy and Planning (LPP), it critiques how EPA policymaking reinforces Japan’s monoli...

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Publicado en:	Asian Studies Review Vol. 50; no. 2; pp. 447 - 450
Autor principal:	Qin, Sian
Formato:	Book Review
Publicado:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Jun2026
Materias:	Language planning Language ability testing Countries Bargaining power Monolingualism Cross-cultural communication Bilateral treaties Human migration patterns Indonesia Japan Philippines Vietnam
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