Lottaz and Ottosson explore the intricate relationship between neutral Sweden and Imperial Japan during the latter's fifteen years of warfare in Asia and in the Pacific.

Sweden, Japan, and the Long Second World War is a valuable resource for scholars of the Second World War and of the history of neutrality.

Pascal Lottaz is Assistant Professor of International Relations at Waseda University, Japan.

Ingemar Ottosson is Associate Professor of History at Lund University, Sweden.

1. Introduction 2. In the Beginning: Early Swedish-Japanese Relations 3. Trade Under Protest: A War in all but Name 4. Fading Protest: Total War in China 5. Staying Relevant: Total War in Europe 6. Fully Engaged: Total War in the Pacific 7. In the End: Widar Bagge, Japan, and the End of the Second World War 8. Conclusion. Bibliography, Archive Materials, Official Publications, Swedish Publications, International Publications, Magazines, Newspapers, Databases, Literature. Appendix, List of Swedish and Japanese Cabinets, 1931-1945, Speech by Eliel Löfgren at the League of Nations Assembly, March 5, 1932, Reports by Niels E. Ericson on POW Camp Visits, 1942