Japan’s Foreign Policy and Regionalism : Current

Japan’s Foreign Policy and Regionalism
: Current Dynamisms and Future Prospects
June 15, 2006
Regional Anatomy I
Ken JIMBO
Final Presentation
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Purpose of Presentation
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Present your research plan on your final report
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Discover your own issue areas (of any kind that related to
regional governance/anatomy) to analyze the dynamics of
regionalism.
Dates
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title/objective/background/research methods/expected results
June 29th / July 6th / July 10th
Format
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Presentation (10 min.)
Q & A (3-5 min.)
PPT / Handouts / Other Materials
Overall Review
1) April 13
Overview and Introduction: What is Regionalism?
2) April 20
Regionalism & Regional Integration
3) April 27
Regionalism in Asia
4) May 11
East Asian Community and East Asian Summit
5) May 18
New Dynamics of Security in East Asia
6) May 24
Terrorism and Counter-Terrorism: Regional Perspective
7) June 1
Japan’s Foreign Policy and Regionalism
8) June 8
Special Lecture “US-Japan Alliance and the Role of USFJ”
9) June 15
Japan’s Foreign Policy and Regionalism
Review 1)
Historical Perspective of Japan and Regionalism
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Historical Perspective I (Pre WWII)
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Early Meiji Era: Territorial Sovereignty
Sino-Japan / Russo-Japan War
WWII: Greater Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere
Historical Perspective II (Post-WWII)
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San Francisco System (1951-)
Post-War Economic Outreach (1960-)
Nixon Doctrine and the Rise of “East Asia” (1969-)
Plaza Accord and Asia Production Network (1985-)
Review 2)
“1955 Regime” and Divided Concept of Region
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Conservatives vs Reformist
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Liberal Democratic Party
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Japan Socialist Party
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Yoshida Doctrine / Japan-US Security Treaty
Non-Military / Neutrality
Logic of ‘Stability’ in ‘55 Regime’
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Pre-Determined Harmony
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Cf. Post-War Italian Politics
 Christian Democratic Party
 Italian Communist Party
Economic Development / Low-key Posture on
Defense Policy
Re-Distribution Policy
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Sub-urban develoment, social security,
progressive taxation
Sources of Japanese Foreign Policy Tools
and Regionalism
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Economic Power
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Trade and Investment
Official Development Assistance (ODA)
Financial Cooperation
Political and Security Power
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Japan-US Alliance
Multilateral Security Cooperation
Ad-hoc Cooperation
Japan’s Foreign Policy Tools I
Trade Relations
Japan’s Foreign Policy Tools II
Total Amount of ODA
Japan’s Foreign Policy Tools II
Geographical Distribution of ODA
Japan’s Foreign Policy Tools II
ODA towards China
Japan’s Foreign Policy Tools III
Financial Cooperation
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Assistance measures for Asia
(Approx. $44 billion, Nov. 1998)
"New Initiative to Overcome the
Asian Currency Crisis" (New
Miyazawa Initiative)
"Special Yen Loan Facility as
Assistance for Economic
Structural Reforms of the Asian
Countries“
Obuchi Initiative: Major
Proposals at the ASEAN+3 and
ASEAN + 1 (Japan) Summit
Meetings in Manila
Japan’s Foreign Policy Tools III
Financial Cooperation
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Initiatives under the
ASEAN+3 Framework
 Chiang Mai Initiative
(CMI)
 Monitoring of ShortTerm Capital Flow
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Economic Review
and Policy Dialogue
(ERPD)
 Asian Bond Markets
Initiative (ABMI)
 ASEAN+3 Research
Group
Japan’s Foreign Policy Tools IV
Political and Security Cooperation
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Japan-US Alliance
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Japan-US Joint Declaration on Security (1996)
“Common Strategic Objectives” (2005)
Multilateral Security
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ASEAN Regional Forum
Six-Party Talks
Ad-hoc Cooperation
Japan’s Foreign Policy Tools IV
Political and Security Cooperation
Geographical / Functional Focus of NDPG
Global
Regional
Bilateral
National
International terrorism
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Guerrilla and special
operation units attack
North Korea
Invasion against
outlying islands
China
Far Eastern Russia
WMD・Missile Proliferation
Ballistic Missile Attack
Region across Middle East to
East Asia
Japan-US Security Cooperation
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Strategic ODA
UN Reform
Joint Operation
Capability
Intelligence
Capability
ARF (CBM, PD)
International Peace
Operation
PKO Law
Anti-Terrorism Special
Measures Law
Iraq Special
Measures Law
Japan-US Defense
Cooperation Guideline
Law on Situations in the
Areas Surrounding Japan
JDF Law
Japan-US Security Treaty
Emergency Law
National
Protection Law
Japan’s International Security Cooperation
日英防衛交流
日露防衛交流
海上合同SAR
六者協議
日韓防衛交流
海上合同SAR
ゴラン高原PKO
イラク部隊派遣
日中防衛交流
日米同盟関係
日米韓防衛実務者協議
日印防衛交流
コブラ・ゴールド参加
タイ・空幕長訪問
イ・シ・マ
長官訪問
比・長官訪問
ASEAN+1,3
インド洋部隊派遣
ARF
防衛当局フォーラム
日豪防衛交流
ピッチ・ブラック参観
China’s International Security Cooperation
中英海上
SAR(04)
中露戦略対話
合同軍事演習
中仏戦略対話
中仏海上SAR
SCO
中蒙防衛安全協議
六者協議
米中対話
国防部長訪問(03)
中・キルギス・カザフ戦略的協議
中パ防衛・安全協議
中パ軍事演習(04)
リ
ベ
リ
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P
K
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中日防衛部門安全協議
ハ
イ
チ
P
K
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中タイ安全協議
米タイ「コブラ・ゴールド」参観
印・国防部長訪問(03)
中・パ・印海上共同SAR(03)
コ
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P
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ASEAN+1,3
ARF
中豪戦略的防衛協議
中豪海上SAR(04)
出典:『2004年の中国の国防』
『東アジア戦略概観』(各年度)
『アジアの安全保障』(各年度)
各種報道等
Foreign Policy Institutions
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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North American Affairs Bureau
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ASEAN+3, ASEM
Coordination Gaps?
APEC
Foreign Policy Bureau
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Japan-US Security Relations
Economic Cooperation Bureau
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Ministry of Economics and Trade
Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau
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Ministry of Finance
ARF
Japan Defense Agency
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Bureau of Defense Policy
Chief of Staff, Joint Staff Office
Lacking Concept of ‘Region’
Rise of Bilateral Networks?
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Flawed Effectiveness of ‘Open
Regionalism’
 Inclusiveness vs. non-criteria
 Consensus vs. ineffectiveness
Rise of Bilateral Rational Choice of
Government
 Bilateral FTAs
 Ad-hoc Cooperation
 Functional Cooperation
How has Japan
responded to this
trend?
Rise of the Third Wave of Regionalism?
Level of
Cooperation/
Integration
Third Wave Regionalism ?
Second Wave Regionalism
Timelines
Globalism / Regionalism / Bilateralism
and the ‘Recursion’ of the Region
Economic Sphere
Security Sphere
Global Framework
GATT / IMF
UN / Multinational
Mega-Regionalism
APEC
ARF / OSCE
Regionalism
Coalition
Bilateralism
EU / ASEAN +3
Multilateral FTAs
Bilateral FTAs
EU / ASEAN
Anti-Terrorism
Bilateral Alliance