Japan's Arduous Rejuvenation As a Global Power : : Democratic Resilience and the US-China Challenge.

• Author: Teo, Victor.
• Place / Publishing House: Singapore : : Springer Singapore Pte. Limited,, 2019.; ©2019.
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (249 pages)

Table of Contents

• 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.