Introduction and theory
Two competing security discourses, 1945-1960
Hypothetical enemies, 1960-1970
The historic experiment : refusing to become a great military power, 1970-1980
The emergence of the normal nation discourse, 1980-1990
Discursive rise and fall, 1990-2000
Japan as a responsible member of the international community, 2000-2010
Breaking out of the postwar regime, 2010-2019.