Contents

List of Figures and Tables

Preface

Note on Asian Family and Place-Names

List of Abbreviations and Acronyms

Map of Japan and Its Region

Chapter One
Japan’s Twenty-First-Century Security Renaissance

Chapter Two
The Gradual Awakening

Chapter Three
Japan’s Relative Decline and New Security Challenges in a Multipolar Asia

Chapter Four
Domestic Power Transitions and Japan’s Evolving Strategic Posture, 2006 to 2012

Chapter Five
The New Conservative Mainstream and New Security Policies Under Prime Minister Shinzō Abe, 2012 to 2016

Conclusion: Implications and Next Steps in Japan’s Security Renaissance

Appendix 1: Japanese Prime Ministers and Party Affiliations, 2000 to 2016

Appendix 2: Percentage of Party Vote and Seats in National Elections, 2005 to 2016

Appendix 3: Selected Historical Apology Statements by Japanese Officials, 1993 to 2015

Notes

Bibliography

Index