Intro -- Acknowledgment -- Contents -- Editors and Contributors -- Development: Which Ideas Now? -- 1 Sources of Development Ideas -- 2 How Did We Leave Behind Our Own Development Ideas? -- 3 Why Japan Matters -- 4 Overview of the Book -- Notes -- References -- Doboku: Changes in the Social Evaluation of Infrastructure Development in Japan -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Emergence of Doboku -- 3 The Lack of a Philosophy of "Doboku" -- 4 Negative Images of "Doboku" -- 5 Attempts to Establish a Philosophy of "Doboku" -- 6 Conclusion: "Doboku" Redeemed -- References -- Kaizen: Why is It so Difficult to Understand? -- 1 Introduction -- 2 What is Kaizen?-Continuous Operational Improvements Through a Bottom-Up, Hands-On, Participatory Approach -- 3 Why Has Kaizen Become a Vital Development Policy in Recent Years? -- 4 The Difficulty of Translating Kaizen -- 4.1 Can Kaizen Be Implemented Outside Japan? -- 4.2 Why Did These Differences in Content Arise? -- 4.3 The Distinctiveness of Japan's System of Business Management -- 4.4 The Context-Specific Nature of Kaizen -- 4.5 Criticisms of Kaizen -- 5 Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Genba-Shugi: Understanding Through a Hands-On Approach -- 1 What Gave Rise to Genba-Shugi? -- 2 The Discovery of "Japanese-Style" Engineers and Companies in Manufacturing -- 3 The Emphasis on Japanese Uniqueness -- 4 JICA's Pursuit of Autonomy -- 5 Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Asianism: Continuity and Divergence in Japan's Foreign and International Cooperation Policy -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Alliance-Style Asianism and Japan-China Cooperation -- 3 Leadership-Style Asianism and the Greater East Asia Co-prosperity Sphere -- 4 Reparations and the Commencement of Japanese ODA -- 5 The Bandung Conference and South-South Cooperation -- 6 The Fukuda Doctrine and Assistance for ASEAN.

7 The Pacific Basin Cooperation Concept and APEC -- 8 The East Asian Community Concept and ASEAN+3 -- 9 The Asian Gateway Initiative and TPP/RCEP -- 10 Conclusion -- References -- Hito-zukuri: It is Not Just Human Resources Development -- 1 The Concept of Hito-zukuri -- 2 The Popularization of Hito-zukuri -- 3 The Domestic Origin of Hito-zukuri -- 4 The Distinctiveness of Hito-zukuri -- 5 When the Hito-zukuri is Justified: An Ethics of Development -- Notes -- References -- Endogenous Development: Situating Kazuko Tsurumi's Work in International Development -- 1 Introduction -- 2 A History of Endogenous Development -- 2.1 Endogenous Development in International Development History -- 2.2 The Concept of Endogenous Development in Japan: Tsurumi's Contribution and Its Impact -- 2.3 Similarities and Differences -- 3 The Uniqueness of Tsurumi's Endogenous Development Theory -- 3.1 Balancing Value Pluralism and Normativity -- 3.2 The Relationship Between Changes in People's Lives and Social Change -- 3.3 The Philosophy that Humans are a Part of Nature -- 3.4 The Analytical View of Endogeneity as Creativity -- 4 Revisiting Tsurumi's Endogenous Development Theory in a Contemporary Context -- 5 Conclusion: Situating Tsurumi's Theory in International Development Studies -- Notes -- References -- Yōsei-Shugi: The Mystery of the Japanese Request-Based Aid -- 1 Introduction -- 2 What is Yōsei-Shugi? -- 3 Institutionalization of Yōsei-Shugi -- 4 Emerging Challenges to the Request-Based Principle -- 5 Reflecting on the Impact of the "Request-Based" Principle -- 6 Conclusion -- Notes -- References -- Jijodoryoku: The Spirit of Self-Help in Development Cooperation -- 1 Introduction: De-Constructing Jijodoryoku "Self-Help Efforts" -- 2 Jijodoryoku Shien as an Approach to Japan's ODA.

3 Distinguishing Jijodoryoku as Praxis in Japanese ODA Policy, from "Self-Reliance" as a Common International Development Goal -- 4 The Shifting Policy Logic of Jijodoryoku Shien as an Approach to Japan's ODA -- 4.1 Self-Help in the ODA Charter, from 2023→2015 -- 4.2 Self-Help in the ODA Charter, from 2015→2003 -- 4.3 Self-Help in the First ODA Charter in 1992 -- 5 Before the ODA Charters: "Self-Help" in OECD Policy Discourse -- 6 Back to Its Roots: Advocating Self-Help "Spirit" -- 7 Summary and Conclusions -- Notes -- References -- Ōnā Shippu: A Vestige of Japan's Ambition to Lead International Aid -- 1 Introduction -- 2 "Ōnā Shippu" as a Japanese Product Reflecting Its Development Experience and Aid Model -- 3 Japan's Ambition to Lead the International Aid Community -- 4 Struggle to Translate "Ōnā Shippu" into "Ownership" Under the Aid-Effectiveness Era -- 5 Fading Attempt to Promote "Ōnā Shippu" -- 6 Conclusion -- References -- Kokusai Kōken: Changing Perceptions of Japan's Status in the International Society -- 1 A Transient Buzzword -- 2 Emergence of the Concept of Kokusai Kōken -- 2.1 Awareness of Growing International Status -- 2.2 Awareness of Growing International Responsibility -- 2.3 Disseminating the Concept of Kokusai Kōken in Political Circles -- 3 The Dissemination of Kokusai Kōken to a Wider Japanese Society -- 3.1 The Overseas Deployment of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces -- 3.2 The Growing Involvement of Japanese Citizens in International Cooperation -- 4 Subsiding Enthusiasm for Kokusai Kōken -- 5 Conclusion: What Was Kokusai Kōken? -- References -- From Goa to Angola: Exploring Ideas and Mechanisms in Japan's Kaihatsu-Yunyū -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Understanding Japan's Goa Formula -- 2.1 The Goa Formula as Kaihatsu-Yunyū -- 3 "Trade or Die": Contextualising the Idea of Kaihatsu-Yunyū.

3.1 Kaihatsu-Yunyū as a Dual-Purpose Policy Tool for Japan's Post-War Economic Cooperation -- 3.2 Kaihatsu-Yunyū Enjo as "Aid for Trade" -- 4 Concluding Remarks: The Legacy and Significance of Kaihatsu-Yunyū -- Notes -- References -- Yen Loans: Between Norms and Heterodoxy -- 1 Yen Loans as a Symbol of Heterodoxy -- 2 Japan's History of Providing Loans -- 3 Criticism of Yen Loans from the Perspective of the Norm-Makers -- 4 Japan's Reaction -- 5 An Example of the Successful Establishment of Norms?-The Proposal of "Principles for Promoting Quality Infrastructure Investment" -- 6 Conclusion: The Significance of the Discord Between Norms and Heterodoxy -- Notes -- References -- The Trinity of Aid, Trade, and Investment: The Reemergence of a Japanese-Style Development Term as China Rises -- 1 A Term Transcending Borders Between China and Japan -- 2 The Birth and Decline of Trinity in Japan -- 2.1 The Trinity of MITI: A Declaration of Intent to Change Trade Relations -- 2.2 Challenges Faced by the Trinity in Practice -- 3 "The Trinity" in 1980s China: Limited Presence -- 3.1 Development Projects During the Diplomatic "Honeymoon" Period -- 3.2 A Swift Policy Introduction and Its Lack of Impact -- 3.3 The Mismatch Between China's Interest and Japan's Approach -- 4 Reevaluation of the Trinity as China Rises -- 4.1 Attention to Japan's Experiences in Light of China's Overseas Expansion -- 4.2 Revisiting the Trinity in Japan and Discovering Its Universal Value -- 5 Development Cooperation as Seen Through the Changing Concept of the Trinity -- Notes -- References -- Conclusion: Imagining Pluriversal Development Knowledge Production Via Japan as Method -- 1 Exploring the Semantics of Development Through Time and Space -- 1.1 A Contextual Approach to Changing Semantics.

2 Beyond the 'Myth' of Uniqueness: Development Knowledge Production in the Increasingly Polycentric Global Development Landscape -- 2.1 'Japan, the Ambiguous' and a Relative Absence of Decolonial Debates in Japanese IDS -- 2.2 A Decolonial Approach to the Uniqueness Myth -- 3 Concluding Remarks: Towards Pluriversal Knowledge Production -- Notes -- References.