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A New Path for Japan By
Yukio Hatoyama
(New York Times, Aug. 27, 2009) Yukio Hatoyama heads the Democratic Party of Japan, and would
become prime minister should the party win in Sunday’s elections.
Government and Policy
The Ministry of Foreign
Affairs very useful site
Foreign Policy Page Japan Ministry of
Foreign Affairs
House of Councilors (National Diet of Japan,
Sangi-in)
House of Representatives (National Diet of Japan,
Shugi-in)
The Constitution of Japan English translated
version
Japan-China Relations, Ministry of Foreign
Affairs, Japan
Overview - Japan-ASEAN
Relations
Permanent Mission of Japan
to the United Nations Japan's
position on issues, Japan's
Policy and Press Releases
Information and Research
NIRA (National Institute
for Research Advancement, Japan)
Japan Institute of
International Affairs (JIIA)
Japanese Journal Information
Web
The National
Security-Archive U.S.-Japan Project Papers on diplomatic,
security, and economic relations between the U.S.
and Japan
Japan Center for International Exchange (A nonprofit and
non-governmental institution, Japan)
Japan Policy Research
Institute (JPRI) U.S.-Japan relationship and its implications for the Pacific Rim
Japan Economic Institute of
America (JEI) information on Japanese economy, politics, foreign policy
and U.S.-Japan relations
Kyodo News Web
Japan Times
Taiwan Claims Disputed
Islets in Japan, US Drill
(AFP,
Aug. 20, 2010) Taiwan
stressed its claim to a disputed island chain, reacting to reports of a
planned joint naval exercise between Japan
and the United States
in nearby waters.
Taiwan Vigilant in Face of
China’s Military Buildup: Ma
(CNA,
Aug. 19, 2010) President Ma Ying-jeou stressed the
importance of the Japan-U.S. security treaty signed in 1960, saying that it
has since formed the bedrock of peace and stability in East
Asia, during an interview with Sankei Shimbun.
Security Pact Covers
Tiaoyutas: US State Department Official
(CNA,
Aug. 18, 2010) A U.S. Department of State official said that the Japan-U.S.
security pact still applies to the Senkaku Islands
even if the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama has not stated so
explicitly.
Japan’s Cabinet Shuns Shrine
on Anniversary of War’s End
(New
York Tiems, Aug. 16, 2010) Angering his nation’s
conservatives, Japan’s
left-leaning new prime minister marked the 65th anniversary of the end of
World War II by shunning a religious shrine linked to Japan’s militaristic past.
Taiwanese Boat Seized by
Japan for Fishing EEZ
(Taipei
Times, Aug. 11, 2010) A Taiwanese fishing boat was detained by Japanese
authorities for fishing in its Economic Exclusive Zone (EEZ) but will soon be
released after it agreed to pay a fine, an official said.
Japan Panel Moots Major
Defense Policy Shift
(AFP, Jul. 26, 2010) A government panel will
recommend that Japan relax longstanding defense guidelines to prepare for
"contingencies" in the Korean Peninsula and Taiwan Strait, reports
said.
Ministry Concerned about
Japanese Deployment Plan
(Taipei Times, Jul. 23, 2010) The Ministry of Foreign
Affairs said it had voiced its concerns to Tokyo
after reports that Japan
planned to deploy Japan Self-Defense Forces personnel on two islands off Okinawa.
Japan Extends ADIZ into
Taiwan Space
(Taipei Times, Jun. 26, 2010) Japan has extended its Air Defense
Identification Zone (ADIZ) so that it now overlaps with sections of a zone
controlled by Taiwan.
China, Japan Launch Prime
Ministerial Hotline
(Xinhua, Jun. 13, 2010) Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and Japanese Prime
Minister Naoto Kan
held a telephone conversation, marking the official activation of the
China-Japan prime ministerial hotline.
Japanese Leader Tells Obama
He’ll Work to Fulfill Base Pact
(New York Times, Jun. 7, 2010) Japan’s new prime minister, Naoto Kan,
told President Obama on Sunday that he would work to fulfill an agreement to
relocate an American air base.
U.S. and Japan Reach Okinawa
Deal
(New York Times, May 28, 2010) Japan and the United
States issued a statement saying an American air base
on Okinawa would be relocated to a new site
on the island, moving to officially end a dispute between the allies.
Japan’s Air Defense
Identification Zone Request Confirmed
(CNA, May 27, 2010) MOFA has been notified by Japan about a request to re-draw the Air
Defense Identification Zone over Japan's
Yonaguni lsland just to
the east of Taiwan.
Foreign Ministry to Clear Up
Taiwan Status to Japan
(Taipei Times, May 21, 2010) Vice Minister of
Foreign Affairs David Lin said that the ministry would instruct its office in
Japan
to declare the government’s position on the status of the country to the
Japanese government following a recent statement by a Japanese government
official.
Taiwan and Japan Sign
Bilateral Relations MOU
(Taipei Times, May 1, 2010) Taiwan and Japan
yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the enhancement of
exchanges and cooperation to further bilateral collaboration in 15 areas.
Taiwan Protests Japanese
Plan to Mine Metals Near Disputed Islands (DPA, Apr. 27, 2010) Taiwan
complained to Japan over Tokyo's plan to search for rare metals near the Diaoyu Islands, which are claimed by China, Taiwan
and Japan,
officials said.
Japan: Protest Over Chinese Helicopter
(Reuters, Apr. 21, 2010) Japanese officials lodged
a protest with Beijing over a Chinese
helicopter they say flew too close to a Japanese destroyer in the waters off Okinawa, the Foreign Ministry said.
President Ma Will Meet with
Visiting Ex-Japanese PM Aso
(China
Post, Apr. 6, 2010) President Ma Ying-jeou will
meet privately with former Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso,
who arrived in Taiwan
on a four-day private visit, political sources said.
Japan Offers New Plan in
Okinawa Dispute
(New York Times, Mar. 4, 2010) The Japanese
government has approached United States
officials with a new proposal for resolving a festering dispute over an
American air base in Okinawa, the Japanese
news media reported.
Japan May Take China to
Tribunal Over East China Sea Gas Field
(Bloomberg, Feb. 22, 2010) Japan may take a
dispute with China over developing a natural gas field in the East China Sea
to an international maritime tribunal, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirofumi
Hirano said.
Ma Meets Japan Envoy, Calls
for FTA
(Taipei Times,
Feb. 5, 2010) President Ma Ying-jeou met the new
Japanese representative to Taiwan,
Tadashi Imai, and expressed the hope that Taipei
and Tokyo
could sign a free-trade agreement (FTA).
New Joint Study Fails to
Bridge Divide between Japan and China on Nanjing (AFP, Feb. 1, 2010) Japanese and Chinese academics published the
results of a three-year joint study that showed they could not resolve
differences on controversial modern events including the 1937 Nanjing
Massacre.
Japan, U.S. Vow to Expand
Ties Despite Base Feud
(Reuters, Jan. 19, 2010) They will work with
China and also jointly deal with North Korea's nuclear and missile threats,
the two countries' foreign and defense ministers said in a statement to mark
the 50th anniversary of the U.S.-Japan security treaty.
Japan Threatens Action on
China Gas Project: Report
(Reuters, Jan. 17, 2010) Japan warned China
that it would take action if Beijing starts gas
production in a disputed field in the East China Sea, Japan's Kyodo news agency
reported.
Japan Leader Wants More
Equal Ties with U.S.
(AP, Jan. 4, 2010) Japan's
prime minister said he will press for more equal ties with Washington
this year, the 50th anniversary of a joint security treaty that grants many
special privileges to U.S.
troops stationed in the country.
Japan Is Alone Over Yen By
Michael Casey
(Wall Street Journal, Aug. 13, 2010) The chances
of any joint intervention by the Bank of Japan and the Federal Reserve this
time are highly remote. Why? Because the Japan-U.S. trading relationship is
nowhere near as important as the U.S.-China relationship.
Time for Leadership for the US-Japan Relationship By
Sheila A. Smith (PacNet
#35, Jul. 29, 2010) Together, the US president and the Japanese
prime minister should also remind their publics that we can resolve our
differences with respect and with conviction, and if necessary – correct our
mistakes.
The Japanese Archipelago
through Chinese Eyes By Toshi Yoshihara and James Holmes (China Brief 10(16), Jamestown Foundation, Aug. 5, 2010) To
Chinese thinkers of neo-Mahanian leanings, naval
power is a blunt instrument of statecraft that Beijing appears to be brandishing with increased
frequency. Such strategists appear to attach vast importance to managing
affairs along the Asian seaboard—particularly the Japanese archipelago.
Japan Takes a Shot at China-
via Taiwan By Jens Kastner and Wang Jyh-Perng (Asia Times, Jul.
7, 2010) A look out of the box of Taiwan's
partisan politics reveals that Japan
isn't short of motives to step up its military presence in the East China Sea other than to react to the KMT's pro-China course.
Ties to U.S. Played Role in
Downfall of Japanese Leader By Martin Fackler and Mark Lander (New York Times, Jun. 3, 2010) When Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama of Japan
abruptly stepped down, he was essentially admitting he had not won popular
support for a prominent campaign pledge: ending Japan’s
postwar dependence on the United
States for its security.
Japanese Prime Minister
Yukio Hatoyama Resigns By Blaine Harden (Washington
Post, Jun. 2, 2010) Having squandered a historic
electoral mandate in nine months, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama
resigned Wednesday.
Japan Relents on U.S. Base
on Okinawa By Martin Fackler
(New York Times, May 24, 2010) Reneging on a
prominent campaign promise, Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama
told outraged residents of Okinawa that an American air base would be moved
only to the north side of the island rather than off the island.
Deal Seems Near on U.S. Base
in Japan By Martin Fackler
(New York Times, May 21, 2010) Major Japanese
newspapers reported that Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama
has decided to largely accept Washington’s
demands that he honor an existing agreement to relocate an American air base
on Okinawa.
Japanese Leader Backtracks
on Revising Base Agreement By Martin Fackler and Hiroko Tabuchi (New York
Times, May 5, 2010) Backtracking on a prominent campaign pledge, Prime Minister
Yukio Hatoyama told angry residents of Okinawa that
it was unrealistic to expect the United States to move its entire Marine
Corps air base off the island.
Breaking Point for the Alliance? By
Brad Glosserman
(PacNet #19, Pacific Forum, CSIS, Apr. 12, 2010) The real
risk is from the US:
It looks like the new Japanese government is taking the alliance for granted
and that could trigger a backlash.
Japan Moves to Settle
Dispute with U.S. Over Okinawa Base Relocation By
John Pomfret (Washington
Post, Apr. 24, 2010) The Japanese government indicated that it would broadly
accept a plan to relocate a U.S. Marine Corps base on Okinawa, a move that
could ease months of discord between the two allies, U.S. and Japanese, officials said.
Okinawa and Security in East
Asia By Richard C. Bush III
(Brookings,
Apr. 16, 2010) Richard Bush discussed the impact of Japan’s recent political changes on the
U.S.-Japan alliance and base realignment in Okinawa, and how the alliance and
Okinawa are important to security in East Asia as a whole, not just Japan and the U.S.
U.S. Reaches Out to Tokyo’s
Real Power By Martin Fackler
(New York Times, Mar. 8, 2010) At
a time of turmoil in Washington’s ties with Tokyo, American
officials are reaching out directly to that power behind the throne.
A 21st Century Vision for the Alliance By
Yoichi Funabashi
(PacNet #7, Pacific
Forum, CSIS, Feb. 18, 2010) In redefining the Japan-US alliance for the
challenges posed by this century, the pact needs to evolve from being
“against” something to one that is “for” something.
Will Japan Emerge from Its
Shell?—Part II By Daniel Sneider
(YaleGlobal, Feb. 5,
2010) Japan’s new tack not only has caught the US flat-footed, but also has
other countries in the Asia Pacific worried. Most importantly, Tokyo seems to be making uncharacteristically friendly
overtures to Beijing.
But it would be wrong to assume that Sino-Japan relations are really much
improved.
Transatlantic, Meet Pacific:
China’s Bold Stance at Munich Security Conference By
Robert Marquand (Christian Science Monitor,
Feb. 5, 2010) In front of 300 diplomats, Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said the US was violating international law by a
proposed arms sale to Taiwan, and defended Chinese TV and radio as more
reliable than Western media.
Economic Realities Limit Japan’s Security Options By
Robert Madsen and Brad Glosserman (PacNet #2, Pacific Forum, CSIS, Jan.
19, 2010) The Hatoyama government’s desire to
“rebalance” Japan’s foreign policy have triggered alarms and raised fears of
a rupture, but those fears are misplaced.
In Japan, U.S. Losing
Diplomatic Ground to China By Martin Fackler
(New York Times, Jan. 24, 2010) American experts
say the Obama administration has been slow to realize the extent of the
change in Japan’s thinking about its traditional protector and its
traditional rival.
Has the Obama Administration
Been Too Tough on Japan?
(Editorial, Washington Post, Jan. 5, 2010) Japan's
nascent two-party system is a democratic achievement, not a diplomatic
nuisance; give it a little time to find its course.
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