1. Introduction: Japan’s future and a New Meiji transformation: International reflections
Part1. Japan in a Changing World: Security, Economics and Politics
2. New Meiji’s economics and finance: Is Abenomics successful and sustainable? Most probably not
3. From Datsu A to development assistance as a way of reaching out to Asia
4. Japan’s "New Meiji" transformation through G7 and G20 governance
5. Japan’s emerging soft power in East Asia? Taiwan as a crucial case
6. Japan and security in East Asia: Finding connections with the West
7. Nuclear Crisis on the Korean Peninsula: Strategic adaptation, the Abe administration and extended deterrence in the face of uncertainty
Part2. Is There a Meiji Model for 21st Century Japan?
8. Japan’s grand strategy: In defense of the liberal western pacific order
9. Learning from Okinawa’s geopolitical history: How easing the burden of the bases makes good geopolitical sense
10. Meiji inspired diplomacy and politics for Japan’s future
11. Effective leadership in Japan: The case of Shibusawa Eiichi
12. Uses of Meiji: Redefining history to repeat a success story
Part3. Japan’s Strengths and Challenges: A Foundation for Re-innovation?
13. Japan and care in the community: Sharing evidence from policy experiments
14. Reviving Japan through internationalization of higher education: Is there a "New Meiji"?
15. Does rural Japan have a future?
16. Natural disasters and Japan
17. Planning for Japan’s 21st century economy and society