1. Transitions in Japan's strategic landscape / Yoichiro Sato -- 2. The outlier : Japan between Asia and the West / John Miller -- 3. Japan and the emerging free trade agreements in the Asia-Pacific : an active leadership? / Yoichiro Sato -- 4. Stirring Samurai, disapproving dragon : Japan's growing security activity and Sino-Japan relations / Denny Roy -- 5. New breakthroughs and enduring limitations in Japan's special relationship with Taiwan / Gregory W. Noble -- 6. Japan-South Korea relations : slowly lifting the burden of history? / Seongho Sheen -- 7. Japan's post-Cold War North Korea policy : hedging toward autonomy? / David Fouse -- 8. Japan's relations with Russia : the painful search of a new paradigm / Rouben Azizian -- 9. Japan's relations with Southeast Asia : the strong silent type / Anthony L. Smith -- 10. Japan-Australia relations : friends in search of binding bonds / Yoichiro Sato -- 11. Japan and India after the Cold War / Satu Limaye -- 12. Japan and Asia : a constrained regionalist meets realist neighbors / Satu Limaye
