Identifying constraints such as an inflexible constitution, inherent antimilitarism, and its position as a U.S. security client, Japan as a 'Normal Country'? goes on to analyse factors that could make Japan a more effective regional and global player. These essays ultimately consider how Japan could leverage its considerable human, cultural, technological, and financial capital to benefit both its citizens and the world.
Yoshihide Soeya is a professor in the Faculty of Law at Keio University.
David A. Welch is CIGI Chair of Global Security in the Balsillie School of International Affairs at the University of Waterloo.
Masayuki Tadokoro is a professor in the Faculty of Law at Keio University.