Ken Coates is Canada Research Chair in Regional Innovation, Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan, Canada.Kimie Hara is a Professor and the Renison Research Professor in East Asian Studies, University of Waterloo.Carin Holroyd is Associate Professor, Department of Political Studies, University of Saskatchewan, Canada.Marie Söderberg is a Professor and Director of the European Institute of Japanese Studies at the Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden.

• 1. Introduction: Japan’s future and a New Meiji transformation: International reflections Part 1. 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 Part 2. 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 Part 3. 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

Ken Coates is Canada Research Chair in Regional Innovation, Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan, Canada.Kimie Hara is a Professor and the Renison Research Professor in East Asian Studies, University of Waterloo.Carin Holroyd is Associate Professor, Department of Political Studies, University of Saskatchewan, Canada.Marie Söderberg is a Professor and Director of the European Institute of Japanese Studies at the Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden.

• 1. Introduction: Japan’s future and a New Meiji transformation: International reflections Part 1. 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 Part 2. 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 Part 3. 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

Ken Coates is Canada Research Chair in Regional Innovation, Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan, Canada.Kimie Hara is a Professor and the Renison Research Professor in East Asian Studies, University of Waterloo.Carin Holroyd is Associate Professor, Department of Political Studies, University of Saskatchewan, Canada.Marie Söderberg is a Professor and Director of the European Institute of Japanese Studies at the Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden.

• 1. Introduction: Japan’s future and a New Meiji transformation: International reflections Part 1. 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 Part 2. 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 Part 3. 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