Abstract 10

I. INTRODUCTION 12

1.1. Background of the Study 12

1.2. Japan-Southeast Asia Security Relations 13

Post-WWII and the Cold War 13

Post-Cold War 15

1.3. Conditions in the South China Sea 16

1.4. Recent Developments in Japan-Southeast Asian Security Relations 16

1.5. Statement of the Problem 17

1.6. Three Phases of Post-Cold War Japanese Security Policy in Southeast Asia 18

II. Review of Related Literature 21