Japan's Arduous Rejuvenation as a Global Power -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Chapter 1: The Rejuvenation of Japan -- The Problem of Understanding Japan's Rejuvenation -- Understanding Japan's Foreign Policy: A Conceptual Survey -- Contradictory Tendencies, Democratic Resilience and Japan's Difficult Rejuvenation -- The Idea of Normalization and Rejuvenation -- Beyond Zero-Sum Games and Binary Choices: Transcending the US-China Divide -- Chapter Overview and Synopsis -- References -- Chapter 2: Japan's Rejuvenation: Origins, Debates and Concepts -- Japan's Political and Philosophical Traditions: Equality, Hierarchy and Exceptionalism -- The China Dilemma -- Japan's Exceptionalism -- The San Francisco System and the Making of an "Abnormal" Japan -- Mainstream Conservatism in Japanese Politics During the Cold War -- The Rise of Neo-Conservatism: From Normalization to the Rejuvenation of Japan -- The Contours of the Debate on Japan's Rejuvenation -- The Central Pillars of Rejuvenation -- Theme One: Constitutional Revisionism -- Theme Two: The Nature and Tone of the US-Japan Alliance -- Theme Three: Pacifism, the Use of Force and Global Engagement -- The Fusion of Democracy and Pacifism -- The Subjugation of the Military -- Hiding in Plain Sight: Nationalists and Conservatives in Postwar Japan -- Pacifism and Spectator Democracy: Becoming Peace-Loving Global Citizens -- The Erosion of Pacifism: Can Democracy and Historical Revisionism Co-Exist? -- Neo-Conservatism and the Paradoxes of Japanese Democracy -- References -- Chapter 3: Japan's Rejuvenation and the US-China Divide -- Japan's Asia Strategy and the US-China Challenge -- Cautioning America's Unilateralism -- Is the "Anti-China" Position Necessarily Conducive to Japanese Interests? -- The Contestation in Southeast Asia: Winning Hearts and Minds -- References.

Chapter 4: Peacekeepers But Not Quite Peacebuilders: Japan's Evolving Role in the Middle East Peace Process -- Japan's Foray into the Middle East -- A Brief Synopsis of the Arab-Israeli Conflict -- Japan's Involvement in the Arab-Israeli Conflict -- The Need to Revamp Japan's Peacebuilding Strategy -- Fostering Better Socio-Economic Conditions -- Japan's Undisputable Credentials as a Peacemaker -- Losing Sight of the Forest for the Trees -- The Neo-Conservatives' Peacebuilding Efforts in the Trump Era -- References -- Chapter 5: The Provision of International Public Goods: Japan's Anti-Piracy Operations in the Gulf of Aden -- Piracy as a Security Challenge -- Genesis of Japan's Anti-Piracy Efforts -- Piracy in the Gulf of Aden: An Overview -- International Law and the Piracy Problem -- Japan's Response to the Piracy Problems in the Gulf -- Working with the Chinese PLAN and the Multilateral Provision of International Public Goods -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: Recalibrating Japan's Foreign Policy -- Japan's Rejuvenation from the Perspective of the US and China -- The US: The Preservation of Pre-Eminent Status -- Between Revisionism and Realpolitik: China's Japan Problem -- Resistance from Below: Democratic Resilience and Rejuvenation -- Challenges for the Future -- Putting Japan's Self-Interest First: Asia and Beyond -- Pre-Requisites for Global Leadership: Gaining Respect of Asian Neighbors -- Working with US in the Asia-Pacific and with China Beyond -- References -- Index.

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