Challenges of Japan’s Foreign Policy in Asia Pacific

Seventy years after the end of World War II, Japan confronts today a set of new challenges that will determine the course of its international projection as well as its role in Asia and the Pacific.

2016
10
March
10:00h

Performed activity

Location:

Sala Jordi Maragall, CIDOB, Elisabets 12, 08001, Barcelona

Organized by:

CIDOB and InterAsia Research Group (UAB) with the support of the Consulate General of Japan in Barcelona and the collaboration of Japan Airlines (JAL) and the East Asian Studies & Research Centre (CERAO-UAB)

The main challenges that Japan will need to address concern regional and international security, international trade and domestic economy, political relations with other powers in supranational forums and, finally, international projection and recognition of the Japanese culture. In this context, the aim of the seminar will be to analyse: 

  • The legal framework that today leads Japan’s defense and foreign affairs policies, as well as its historical roots and the possibility of a reform that could provide the country with new capacities in both areas.
  • Challenges posed by North Korea to the regional security
  • The evolution of Regional economy and the expected impacts of the new Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)
  • New paths for domestic policy and economic measures that could improve Japan’s international projection and influence
  • Soft power strategies that can promote positive perceptions of Japan and strengthen its cultural and entertainment industries