1. Introduction
2. The Meaning of the East Asian Maritime History: From a Japanese Perspective
3. The Study of Maritime Asian History in Japanese Schools
Part I. Picturing Actors on the Sea
4. Japanese Daimyos as Sea Lords in the 15th and 16th Centuries: Their Involvement in the JapanMing Trade
5. The Origin of the Namban Trade: The Sea of Private Traders
6. Sino-Portuguese Negotiation and Collaboration: The Ming Naval Revolt of 1564
7. Edo Period Maps of the Old World: An Analysis on Their Textual Information of Ports and Trade
Part II. The Japanese Invasion of Korea
8. Another Altan Khan in Maritime Asia?: Controversies on the Revival of SinoJapanese Tributary Trade During the Japanese Invasion of Korea
9. Bloody Headcount: A Dispute over Reward and the Mutiny of the Ming Southern Soldiers in the First Stage of the Korea War (1592-1595)
10. The Diffusion of Japanese Firearms in the Ming Dynasty at the End of the 16th Century: From the Japanese Invasion of Korea to Yang Yinglongs Revolt in Bozhou
11. Repatriation of Korean Captives from Japan after Toyotomis Invasion.