Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Transitions in Japan's Strategic Landscape Chapter 2 The Outlier: Japan Between Asia and the West Chapter 3 Japan and the Emerging Free Trade Agreements in the Asia-Pacific: An Active Leadership? Chapter 4 Stirring Samurai, Disapproving Dragon: Japan's Growing Security Activity and Sino-Japanese Relations Chapter 5 New Breakthroughs and Enduring Limitations in Japan's Special Relationship with Taiwan Chapter 6 Japan-South Korea Relations: Slowly Lifting the Burden of History? Chapter 7 Japan's Post-Cold War North Korea Policy: Hedging Toward Autonomy? Chapter 8 Japan's Relations with Russia: The Painful Search of a New Paradigm Chapter 9 Japan's Relations with Southeast Asia: The Strong Silent Type Chapter 10 Japan-Australia Relations: Friends in Search of Binding Bonds Chapter 11 Japan and India After the Cold War Chapter 12 Japan and Asia: A Constrained Regionalist Meets Realist Neighbors

About the Author

Yoichiro Sato is associate professor at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies. Satu Limaye is director of research at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies.

Reviews

Written from a unique angle of studying Japanese foreign policy, [this] volume deserves wide readership among students not only of Japanese foreign relations, but also of international relations in the Asia-Pacific region.
*Contemporary Southeast Asia*

Readers will find this book a useful reference to Asian security, and even international relations in general, in the 21st century.
*Glocom Platform*