Contents -- Foreword -- Reference -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1: Unpacking Japanese Foreign Policy: The Case Against Conventional Wisdom -- 1.1 Cracking the Code: Discovering the Reality behind Japan's Diplomacy -- 1.2 Other Views, Other Voices: Debating Japan's Foreign Policy -- 1.3 A Different View: Has Japan Been Pursuing Leadership? -- 1.3.1 What is Leadership and Influence? -- 1.3.2 What Has Japan Been Pursuing and By Which Routes? -- 1.3.3 Operating in a Bounded Environment: The Role of Constraints on Japan's Diplomatic Behavior -- 1.3.3.1 Outward barriers: Facing external constraints International structure -- Dominant Americans -- 1.3.3.2 Domestic landmines: The politics of internal constraints Paci.sm -- Institutional barriers -- Domestic political structure -- Public sentiment -- 1.4 Mining the Coalface: Foreign Policy Sources -- References -- Part I: A Modern Historical Background -- Chapter 2: Tumultuous Japan: Regional Diplomacy 1868-1965 -- 2.1 Starting from Scratch: The Rise of Modern-Day Japan -- 2.2 Japan Tries Its Hand at Regional Dominance: The Road from Samurai to Soldier -- 2.3 Japan Attempts to Position Itself Strategically: Finessing US Cold War Diplomacy -- 2.4 No More Warrior Nation: Understanding Anti-Militarist Constraints -- 2.5 The Phoenix Economy: Pursuing Influence Through Other Means -- 2.6 Conclusion: Prospering Within the Realm of Peaceful Diplomacy -- References -- Chapter 3: A Junior Partner: Japanese Entanglements with the United States and Asia 1965-1980 -- 3.1 Life as a Second-String Player: Japan Searches for a Viable Diplomatic Role -- 3.2 Japan Tries to Make Its Mark: Operating Under US-Imposed Constraints -- 3.3 Japan Tries the Diplomatic Route: Practising the Art of Persuasion -- 3.5 Conclusion: Looking Toward a More Independent Japan -- References.

Chapter 4: Rising Power: Japan Attempts to Recapture Its Traditional Role in the 1980s -- 4.1 Seizing Opportunities: Japan Flexes Its Economic Muscles -- 4.2 No Shrinking Violet: Japan Deals with Its Security Issues -- 4.2.1 Dealing with Defense -- 4.2.2 'Comprehensive Security' Comes into Its Own -- 4.2.2.1 Applying the doctrine: The Case of South Korea and the Philippines -- Seriously Seoul -- Mainly Manila -- 4.2.2.2 The imprimatur of "comprehensive security" -- 4.3 Japan's Economic Diplomacy: Deploying Internationalism for Strategic Gain -- 4.4 Conclusion: Japan Transforms Its Diplomatic Policy -- References -- Part II: The 1990s - Case Studies in Diplomacy -- Chapter 5: Becoming a Full-Fledged Power in the 1990s: The Purpose Behind Peacekeeping Operations -- 5.1 Putting a Toe into the Ocean: Cambodia as a Test Case -- 5.2 Advancing New Tactics: Diplomatic Efforts in Cambodia -- 5.3 Prometheus Bound: Overcoming Intrinsic Limitations to Japanese Action -- 5.3.1 Embedded Pacifist Norms and Cold War Contributions -- 5.3.2 Paper Tigers: The Gulf War Fractures the Japanese Consensus -- 5.4 Letting Loose: Factors Creating a New Path for the Japanese -- 5.5 Japanese are not Economic Animals: Lessons Learned -- References -- Chapter 6: More Peacekeeping Operations: The Case of East Timor -- 6.1 East Timor: Opportunity or Pitfall -- 6.2 Conflict in East Timor: From Peripheral to Central Concern -- 6.3 Deviant Behavior: Japan's Stubborn Reluctance to Join the Party -- 6.3.1 Holding Off: The Story behind Japan's Initial Non-participation Decision -- 6.3.2 Better Late than Never: Explaining Japan's Enthusiastic Second Stage Involvement -- 6.4 Conclusion: Lessons from East Timor -- References -- Chapter 7: Hampered Diplomacy: Japanese Overtures to North Korea -- 7.1 Introduction: Mission Impossible -- 7.2 Diverging Streams: Japan Re-Examines US Intentions.

7.3 Koizumi's Pilgrimage: Shaking Off Conservative Constraints -- 7.4 Japan Trips over Its Own Feet: Backtracking on the Declaration -- 7.5 Abducting Japanese Policy: Factors Altering Japanese Behavior -- 7.6 Conclusion: The Limits to an Independent Foreign Policy -- References -- Chapter 8: Using Economic Diplomacy: Japan and the Asian Meltdown -- 8.1 Introduction: Japan's Ache for Recognition -- 8.2 Japan's First Attempt: The Multilateral Approach -- 8.2.1 East Collides with West: Japan's Rising Ambitions -- 8.2.2 Responding to a Crisis: The Asian Monetary Fund -- 8.2.3 Thwarted Hopes: The Demise of the AMF -- 8.2.4 Japan Agonistes: Constraints Limiting Japanese Initiatives -- 8.3 Japan's Second Attempt: Accepting a More Bilateral and Pragmatic Approach -- 8.3.1 Deus Ex Machina: The Miyazawa Initiative Rears Its Bilateral Head -- 8.3.2 Modesty and Deference: The Keys to a Successful Initiative -- 8.4 Conclusion: Lessons Learned -- References -- Chapter 9: Intellectual Leadership: Japan's Relationship with Vietnam -- 9.1 Introduction: The ABCs of Aid -- 9.2 Changes in International Aid Policy: The Japanese are Not Amused -- 9.3 A New Concept: A Bold Initiative for East Asian Development -- 9.4 Vietnamese Assistance: An Opportunity to Shine as Intellectual Leaders -- 9.4.1 Determined Pursuit: Japan's Hunger for Influence -- 9.4.2 Mitigating Constraints: Defusing Bureaucratic Turf Wars -- 9.4.3 Deviant Behavior: Japan's Mixed Messages -- 9.4.4 The Reality Behind the Shadow Players: The End of Disunity? -- 9.5 Conclusion: The Secret of Japan's Success -- References -- Chapter 10: The Consequences of Japanese Diplomacy -- 10.1 The Mysterious East: Making Sense of Japan's Foreign Policy -- 10.2 Constraints Versus Japan's Search for Political Power -- 10.2.1 Structural Constraints -- 10.2.2 Domestic Constraints -- 10.2.3 Casual Constraints.

10.2.4 Prospect of Future Constraints -- 10.3 Overcoming Confusion: Tentative Conclusions -- 10.4 Final Thoughts: The Meaning of Japanese Power -- References -- Part III: The Economic and Political Context of Japanese Foreign Policy -- Chapter 11: Tatemae and Honne: Understanding the Post-War Japanese Economy -- 11.1 Introduction: The Japanese Enigma -- 11.2 Political History -- 11.2.1 The closed country (Sakoku) -- 11.2.2 The Meiji restoration -- 11.2.3 Japan at war -- 11.2.4 Post-war occupation -- 11.2.5 The Post-War Japanese miracle -- 11.3 A Look at the Japanese Economy -- 11.3.1 Reforms and post-war trends -- 11.3.1.1 1945-1973 - the "miracle economy" -- Labor relations and corporate structure -- Government policy -- Household sector -- 11.3.1.2 1973-1992 - A period of dominance -- Labor relations and corporate structure -- Government policy -- Household sector -- The "bubble economy" -- 11.3.1.3 1992-2003 - The anorexic economy -- Response to the end of the "bubble" economy -- 11.3.1.4 Future prospects - 2003 and onwards -- 11.4 Problems and Outlook -- 11.5 Conclusions: Is There Life After Miracles? -- References -- Sources for Statistical Information -- Chapter 12: The Long Arm of the Japanese Economy: The Role of Foreign Direct Investment in Post-War Japan -- 12.1 The Story of Japanese Foreign Investment as an Odyssean Saga4 -- 12.2 Post-War Japan: Establishing a Low-Risk, Middle-Class Society -- 12.2.1 The Bubble Transition: A Drunken Sailor Paradigm of Overseas Investment -- 12.3 Not so Different After All: Recent Trends in Overseas Investment -- 12.4 Convergence: Looking Exactly Unlike Each Other -- Appendix: Data Summary -- References -- Index.