The book provides a comprehensive analysis of the emergence, political economy and foreign relations of Japan¿s relations with the Middle East, with an emphasis on its relations with the states in the Gulf Region.

It offers both country specific case studies and thematic chapters, providing comprehensive study on Japan¿s relations with the Gulf and the wider Middle East. Japan enjoys a strategic partnership with the Arab Gulf countries in terms of its energy trade, yet this has morphed into a wider trading relationship with the wider Middle East. The book studies Japan¿s relations with Israel, Egypt and Turkey, covering security, the oil sector and the LNG sector Middle East. This will allow this book to go beyond its rich analytical and empirical content.

Introduction and Theory.- Chapter 1: Introduction and Theoretical Framework.- Japan's Relations with the Gulf-Region.- Chapter 2: Qatar-Japan Relations.- Chapter 3: Saudi Arabia-Japan Relations.- Chapter 4: The UAE and Japan.- Chapter 5: Iran and Japan.- Japan's Relations with the Wider Middle East.- Chapter 6: Egypt and Japan relations.- Chapter 7: Turkey-Japan relations.- Chapter 8: Israel-Japan relations.- Key Contextual Themes.- Chapter 9: LNG market and supply: Middle East and Japan.- Chapter 10: Oil market and supply.- Chapter 11: Investment promotion.- Chapter 12: Japan's security and diplomacy in the Middle East.- Concluding Observations.- Chapter 13: Conclusion: Synchronicity, Variety, and Dynamics in the Relations between the Middle East countries and Japan.

Dr Steven Wright is an Associate Professor of International Relations and an Associate Dean for Student Affairs in the College Humanities and Social Sciences at Hamad bin Khalifa University, Qatar.

Dr Satoru Nakamura is a Professor at Kobe University, Japan. He is also a research fellow at IHEID (Institut de Hautes Etudes Internationales et du Devèloppement, 2015) and visiting scholar to the College of Law and Politics at King Saud University (2015).