Taking an interdisciplinary approach, comprising contributions from the fields of politics, sociology, history and gender studies, this handbook creates a comprehensive and innovative overview of the field, investigating the widening variety of interests, sometimes competing, that constitute Japanese foreign policy.

Introduction, Mary M. McCarthy Section I: The Evolving Landscape of Japanese Foreign Policy 1. Japanese International Relations and National Identity Gaps, Gilbert Rozman 2. Japan's 2015 Security Legislation: Change Rooted Firmly in Continuity, Jeffrey Hornung 3. Departing from the Postwar Regime: The Revision of the 'Peace Constitution' and Japan's National Identity, Yongwook Ryu 4. The Chrysanthemum and the Cool: Cultural Diplomacy and Soft Power in Japan's Foreign Policy, Nissim Kadosh Otmazgin Section II: The Global Environment and Sustainable Development 5. Global Environmental Problems and Japanese Foreign Environmental Policy, Miranda Schreurs 6. Japanese Foreign Policies on Global Climate Change: From Kyoto to Paris, Takashi Hattori 7. Push and Pull by Japan for Regional Environmental Cooperation: Transboundary Air Pollution in East Asia, Inkyoung Kim 8. Towards Sound Material-Cycle Society: History of Japanese Policy and its Interaction with International Norms, Wakana Takahashi 9. Sustainable Ocean Management and the Role of the Japanese Coast Guard, Miko Maekawa, Hiroshi Terashima, and Eka Higuchi Section III: International and National Security 10. Japan as a Maritime Power: Deterrence, Diplomacy, and Maritime Security, Alessio Patalano 11. Disarmament and Nonproliferation Policy of Japan, Nobumasa Akiyama 12. Japan's Territorial Disputes' Policy: Success or Failure?, Alexander Bukh 13. Smart Power and Japan's Trouble-Shooting Approach to Southeast Asia, Yee-Kuang Heng 14. Peacebuilding in Japan's Foreign Policy, Tadashi Iwami 15. National Security at the Crossroads: Security Interdependence and Japan's Arms Trade Ban Policy, Kyoko Hatakeyama Section IV: International Political Economy 16. Economic Diplomacy, Maaike Okano-Heijmans and Takaaki Asano 17. The Evolution, Politics, and Prospect of Japanese Trade Policy, Hidetaka Yoshimatsu 18. Japanese Foreign Direct Investment in Thailand: Promoting an 'Interactive' Institutional Approach, Sierk Horn, Chie Iguchi, and Bernard W. Wittek 19. Japanese Development Assistance as a Multipurpose Political Tool, Marie Soderberg Section V: International Norms and Global Civil Society 20. Japan as a Norm Entrepreneur for Human Security, Kaoru Kurusu 21. Gender Equality in Japan: Internal Policy Processes and Impact, and Foreign Implications under Prime Minister Abe's Womenomics, Joyce Gelb and Naoko Kumagai 22. Precarious Balances: History and Memory in Japan's Foreign Relations, Thomas U. Berger 23. The Power and Limits of the Transnational 'Comfort Women' Movement, Mary M. McCarthy 24. Japan's Whaling Diplomacy: Science, Morality, and International Norms, Michael Strausz