Ⅰ General Report
1 Retrospect and Prospect of Japan in 2010 ....................... Li Wei/001
Ⅱ Politics and Security
2 The Impact of Senate Election on Japan’s Politics
................................................ Gao Hong, He Xiaosong/023
3 The Democratic Party Delegate Selection and the Naoto
Kan Regime ................................... Lin Xiaoguang, Zhou Yan/042
4 The Security Strategy of the Democratic Party of Japan ... Yang Bojiang/059
5 Review on Japan’s new “National Defense Program Outline”
......................................................... Wu Huaizhong/073
Ⅲ Foreign Relations
6 Sino-Japanese Relations in 2010: Ups and Downs .......... Liu Jiangyong/088
7 The Crisis of Northeast Asia under the Adjustment of
Japan-US Relations ........................................ Lv Yaodong/115
8 New Trends of Japan’s Relations with ASEAN Countries ...... Bai Ruchun/129
Ⅳ Economy, Society and Culture
9 Analysis on Japan’s Economic Trends in 2010 ............. Zhang Jifeng/141
10 Japan’s Industry Trends in 2010 ........................... Hu Xinxin/157
11 Issues and Reform Trends of Social Security ................. Wang Wei/174
12 Analysis on the “National Mood”from Hot Social Issues .. Fan Zuoshen/186
Ⅴ Special Topi: Diaoyu Islands
13 The Sovereignty Disputes over Diaoyu Islands ........... Liu Jiangyong/199
14 “Diaoyu Islands Incident”and Japan’s Diplomacy of Democratic
Party Regime toward China ................................ Zhang Yong/229
Ⅵ Appendix
15 Japan’s Major Events in 2010 ............................... Zhu Ming/241
This book is co-authored by experts on Japan from Chinese Academy of Social Science, Central Party School, Tsinghua University, Institute in International Relations, and other research institutes and universities. The book focus on evident changes in Japanese political, diplomatic, security, economic and social cultural sectors since 2010, especially the latest moves in Sino-Japanese relationship for profound and comprehensive analysis on today’s Japan and prospects of its future development. 2010 Japan Events are also collected in this book.