Proceedings of the 7th Asian Security Conference hosted by the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses of New Delhi in January 2005. The special focus on Japan underscores the profound changes that the country is effecting to its security and foreign policies and their likely impact on the rest of the region. The papers from an international panel of contributors have been organised into five major sections in this volume: 1) Asia and the international security environment; 2) Strategic challenges and opportunities; 3) Japan's changing strategic and security profile; 4) Regional perspectives on East Asian security; 5) Geo-economic transformation and energy compulsions.