Front Cover -- The Dynamics of Japan's Relations with Africa -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Series editors preface -- List of tables and figures -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Glossary of abbreviations and Japanese terms, and note on the text -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The historical dimensions of Japan's relations with sub-Saharan Africa -- 3. South Africa: strategic raw materials and Japan's economic security -- 4. Japanese investment in Nigeria: ignoring the resource potential -- 5. Voting for economic security: Japan and the apartheid debate at the UNGA -- 6. Japanese aid to Tanzania: an assessment of the political marketing of Japan in Africa -- 7. Conclusion -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- Index.