Table of Contents
Introduction: More Changes; More Continuity
Part I: “Three Pillars” of Japanese Foreign Policy: Member of the West, an Asian Country and UN-Centrism
- The Japan-US Alliance in the 21st Century: Indispensability of US Extended Deterrence
- Japan and Western Europe: From Post-war Acrimonious Conflict to Comprehensive Collaboration
- Tokyo’s Quest for a United Nations Security Council Permanent Seat
- Japanese Foreign Policy as an “Asian” Country
Part II: Domestic Sources of Japanese Foreign Policy
- Kantei Diplomacy Under the Abe Administration
- Much Ado about a Constitution
- “Opposition” in Power and their Foreign Policies 2009-2012: Legacy of DPJ through Policy Comparison
Part III: Japanese Diplomacy Old and New: Policy
- Tokyo’s Defense and Security Policy: Continuity and Change
- Addressing Territorial Disputes with Neighboring Countries: Continuity and Change from a Japanese Perspective
- Japan’s Foreign Aid: Continuity and Change
- Japan’s Human Security and Peacebuilding in the 21st Century
- Japan and the Governance of Global Fisheries
Part IV: Japanese Diplomacy Old and New: Regional Engagement
- Japan’s Quest for an Autonomous Role in East Asian Regionalism: Strengthening its US Alliance and Balancing China’s Rise
- From Cautiously Reactive to Eagerly Proactive: Japan’s Policy Towards Southeast Asia
- Japan-India Relations: Bilateral, Regional and Global Contexts
- Japan’s Value-Oriented and Resource Diplomacy in Central Asia: Before and After Belt and Road
- Japan’s Africa Engagement
