Part 1: Historical Overview
1. The Cold War and Japan-US Alliance as Backdrop
Keiji Nakatsuji
2. Post-Cold War Crises and A Search for a New Security Policy
Keiji Nakatsuji
3. Did Japan become a global security player again?
Keiji Nakatsuji
Part 2: Regional Issues
4. Japan and South Korea: Can the two countries cooperate over North Korea nuclear crisis?
Sachio Nakato
5. Layered Security on Okinawa: Engaging international, national, and subnational narratives
Ra Mason
6. How did Japan take the Taiwan Strait Crisis of 1995-6
Keiji Nakatsuji
Part 3: Security Policy by Function
7. Japan’s Energy Security
Eunjung Lim
8. Japan’s Food Security Policy
Hironori Sasada
9. Why Did Japan Engage in Human Security Diplomacy?
Kenki Adachi
Biography
Keiji Nakatsuji is a Professor of the College of International Relations at Ritsumeikan University, Japan.






