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Japan and the Middle East: An Overview

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  • Srabani Roy Choudhury

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As an introduction to this special issue, this article examines the shaping of Japan’s foreign policy; looking at how Japan has risen to the demand of the international community to assume more responsibility in conflict situations, circumventing a pacifist constitution that it had been dealt with. It then explains relations between Middle East and Japan and shows how the latter has been balancing its national interest in order to conform to its alliance with the United States. With more Asian powers having stake in the Middle East, Japan has become proactive about its role in the region. However, with limited hard power options, Japan would have to concentrate on its soft power capabilities and on using its economic strength to mark its presence in the Middle East.

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  • Srabani Roy Choudhury, 2018. "Japan and the Middle East: An Overview," Contemporary Review of the Middle East, , vol. 5(3), pages 181-198, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:crmide:v:5:y:2018:i:3:p:181-198
    DOI: 10.1177/2347798918776711
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