1 Introduction A Scandinavian neutral and a belligerent faraway
2 Neutrality and the problem of being friends with enemies
4 The long Second World War 1931–1945 7 Wartime diplomacy 9 Notes 11 2 In the beginning: Early Swedish–Japanese relations The impact of 1905 16 From the Great War to the interwar period 19 Institutions and decision makers 24 Notes 25