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Book SynopsisThis volume examines Japan’s new foreign policy frontiers in South Asia, Africa, and Eastern Europe. The contributors analyze Japan’s ongoing relationships with the United States and the ASEAN states as China’s influence expands.
Table of ContentsIntroduction: 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