Introduction : Japan's twenty-first-century security renaissance -- The gradual awakening -- Japan's relative decline and new security challenges in a multipolar Asia -- Domestic power transitions and Japan's evolving strategic posture, 2006-12 -- The new conservative mainstream and new security policies under PM Shinzo Abe, 2012-15 -- Conclusion : implications and next steps in Japan's security renaissance -- Appendix 1: Japanese prime ministers and party affiliations, 2000-2015 -- Appendix 2: Percentage of party vote and seats in national elections, 2005-2014 -- Appendix 3: Major historical apology statements by Japanese officials, 1993-2015.
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