Nationalism -- 1. Ambiguous Images. Images of the Past. Postwar Images. Contemporary Images -- 2. The Search for Identity. Learning from the West. Contemporary Self-Definition. Internationalization. Asian or Western? -- 3. Nationalism and Community. Uniformity and Centralization. Conformity and the Group. Collectivism and the State -- 4. Nationalism and the State. Japan, Inc. and Consensus -- 5. Japan's Role in the World. Japan as an International Leader. The Problems of Leadership. Asian Regionalism and Japanese Leadership. Pax Nipponica? Making Nationalism Subservient to Leadership -- 6. Conclusion.