Book Cover -- Title -- Contents -- Series editor's preface -- Preface to the English edition -- Preface to the Japanese original -- Philosophies of history -- The early stirrings of internationalism -- The birth of the United Nations -- The use of armed force -- The enactment of Japan's Peace Constitution -- From the world's United Nations to the United Nations as no man's land -- The revival of the UN -- Japan's international role and the Constitution -- A UN-centred foreign policy and bilateral relations -- The restructuring and strengthening of the UN: A survey of the issues -- Wanting to throw off a nasty burden, but suppressing the urge -- Contributions, yes, but geared to the complex needs of a complex world -- To die for high principle? -- Economic and cultural rather than military contributions -- The need to wait for a generation change -- Limits on the spirit of self-sacrifice -- The advantages of diversity -- The fork in the road -- Notes -- Index.