"An East gate book." Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-286) and index.
Contents:
Introduction: the story of Japan after World War II -- The catalyst for change -- The problem and the questions -- The literature -- Elite Interviews -- The variables -- Objectives and expected significance of the book -- Ouline of the book -- The legacy of the occupation: an abnormal foreign policy -- Historical background -- Japanese foreign and security policy 1952-1990 -- The Gulf War requires change -- The Gulf War and Japanese foreign policy -- The peace keeping operations law (PKO) -- Towards a security council seat and beyond -- Theorectically speaking: realism and alternative security -- Japanese limitations -- Alternative security -- The theoretical foundations of foreign policy restructing -- Alternative views of Japanese security -- Foreign-policy restructuring in Japan -- A model of foreign-policy restructuring -- Talking to the policy makers themselves -- What are the foreign-policy makers thinking -- Planning for Japan's future security -- Japan's national security -- Abandonment -- Japan's options -- The myth of Gaiatsu: how Japan views its place in the world -- Adjusting to the post-cold war world -- Gaiatsu -- The myth of Gaiatsu -- What is Japan doing? -- Triangulating politics: America, China, and Japan -- The China question -- The question of North Korea -- Japanese policy: action and reaction -- Where is Japan going? -- The wide view of Japanese security -- Future sources of foreign policy: the diet -- Constitutional reform: potential for constitutional revision -- The SDF in Japanese foreign policy -- World leadership -- Japan's limitations -- Japanese hegemony? -- Japan's future -- Suggestions for foreign policy normalization -- Implications for Hermann's model: what have we learned? -- Concluding observations.
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