History has told numerous stories on how mankind used brute force and arms to impose their different ideologies and vision unto others. But, as time progresses, Man started to denounce war as an instrument of policy and relied heavily on peaceful ways to settle dispute and discrepancies. Gone are the days where war was considered as a standard measure to ensure posterity. Non coercive approaches like Soft Power started to gain grounds as a mean of diplomacy and negotiation amongst states. Japan, known for being a nation rich in imperial dynasties that ruled throughout its existence, is one of the frontrunners in successfully employing soft power, from the mythic rule of Emperor Jimmu Tenno down to Emperor Akihito, Japan has set its eyes on establishing …show more content…
This started a trend that propelled Japan into Mainstream popularity, thus the Start of Japan’s Soft Power. Though the term Soft Power was coined by Joseph Nye in 1990 the idea and concept of it started to emerge during the Cold War, Japan and Germany were amongst the first nations who employed the said concept, with them being defeated in World War 2, they were nations who underwent rigorous rehabilitation in the field of local and international arena in order to cope up with society. With its industrial and economic success, it didn’t took too long for other nations to observe and emulate the ways of the