26/02/2020
The multilateral trading system under the World Trade Organization (WTO) has been of the utmost importance for Japan’s trade policy.
Japan
Françoise NICOLAS
Senior Research Fellow and Director of Ifri's Center for Asian Studies
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Céline PAJON
Research Fellow, Head of Japan Research
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John SEAMAN
Research Fellow, Center for Asian Studies
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Claude MEYER
Senior Advisor, Center for Asian Studies
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19/12/2019
What does Japan want in the Indo-Pacific? It can be tough to tell, because at the moment, Tokyo seems to be pursuing incompatible aims.
12/12/2019
South East Asia is an area of utmost importance for Japan’s economic, political and security interests, amounting to “a core strategic interest” for Tokyo.
Asia - Southeast Asia - Japan
26/06/2019
On June 26, French President Emmanuel Macron will make his first, what is deemed to be a long overdue visit to Japan, a year after his previous travels to Asia led him to China (January 2018), India (March 2018), and Australia (May 2018).
18/04/2019
Japan’s policies in post-Soviet Central Asia, similarly to its actions in other Asian subregions, have often been interpreted recently as reactions to China’s advances – in particular, the Belt and Road Initiative. This first impression can be misleading.
27/11/2018
For decades, the Franco-Japanese partnership has essentially been characterised by a vibrant cultural exchange as well as by sound economic relations. Today Japan is France’s second-largest trading partner in Asia (after China) and its leading Asian investor.
26/11/2018
The Trump Administration’s Indo-Pacific security strategy is a case study in foreign policymaking under a non-unitary executive.
16/11/2018
On the occasion of the conference held on the 22 November 2018 marking the 160th anniversary of Franco-Japanese diplomatic relations, Ifri publishes two parallel...
16/11/2018
On the occasion of the conference held on the 22 November 2018 marking the 160th anniversary of Franco-Japanese diplomatic relations, Ifri publishes two parallel...
08/11/2018
The Asia–Africa Growth Corridor (AAGC) — a Japan–India initiative to promote connectivity between Asia and East Africa and encourage joint projects in Africa — is often misrepresented. All too often, the AAGC is depicted as a political move aimed exclusively at countering China’s Belt and Road...
10
Dec
2019
from 09:30 to 12:15
- Ifri Conferences
The New EU-Japan Partnership: What Lies Ahead? Conference
In December 2018, the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) and Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA) were formally adopted, entering into force in February 2019 and opening an era of unprecedented cooperation between the two players.
07
Nov
2019
from 09:15 to 16:30
- Ifri Conferences
The US-China Rivalry: Adjusting Strategies in Asia and Europe Conference
The deepening strategic rivalry between the United States and China has repositioned geopolitics at the center of the international system today.
Asia - Southeast Asia - China - Japan - Korean Peninsula - Europe
06
Sep
2019
from 09:30 to 12:15
- Ifri Conferences
The Franco-Japanese Cooperation in Africa after the G7 and TICAD 7
If some African countries are on their way to achieving dynamic economic growth, many are also still struggling with a lack of economic and social infrastructure, latent governance issues and often complex and risky security environments.
05
Jun
2019
from 09:30 to 18:00
- Seminars and Round-table Conferences
G7 / Think Tank7 Summit G7 Engagement Group
The Think Thank 7 (T7) is an engagement group that brings together the leading Think Tanks from the G7 countries in order to analyze and make recommendations on key issues of the G7 presidency.
03
Jun
2019
from 09:30 to 12:30
- Ifri Conferences
Ahead of the G20 and G7 Summits: Debating Global Governance on Trade and Digital Affairs
This year Japan hosts the G20 Summit that will take place in Osaka on June 28-29 and France chairs the G7 Summit, to be held in Biarritz end of August.These two meetings will be of crucial importance, as multilateralism is undermined by unilateral and protectionist practices and new...
03
Dec
2018
from 10:00 to 15:30
- Ifri Conferences
Power Competition and Regional Stability in Asia
Annual Conference of Ifri's Center for Asian Studies
22
Nov
2018
from 09:15 to 13:15
- Ifri Conferences
The 160th Anniversary of the France-Japan Diplomatic Relations: A New Strategic Partnership International Conference
The year 2018 marks the 160th anniversary of Franco-Japanese diplomatic relations. This is the occasion to reflect upon the achievement of the partnership so far, but also to look ahead and discuss how the bilateral relationship can grow even closer in the future.
25
Sep
2018
from 09:00 to 11:30
- Ifri Conferences
Approaching the Indo-Pacific: American, French, Indian and Japanese Visions
The Indo-Pacific has become a buzzword since 2017, as it came to be used by all major players in the region stretching from East Africa to the Pacific.
Asia - Southeast Asia - China - India and South Asia - Japan
24
Jan
2018
from 09:30 to 12:00
- Ifri Conferences
Democracy in Asia: Models, Experiences and Challenges
Assessing the state of democracy in Asia is a challenge. While some countries, such as Japan and India, have been showing the way from early days, some others, such as in Southeast Asia are still struggling to ensure stable and sustainable democratic institutions and practices.
Asia - Southeast Asia - China - India and South Asia - Japan
12
Dec
2017
from 09:30 to 17:30
- Ifri Conferences
Competing Worldviews and the Changing Order in Asia
As the regional balance of power in Asia continues to evolve and tensions in a number of hot spots - from the Korean Peninsula to the East and South China Seas and the Taiwan Strait - either simmer or intensify, the future of regional stability is increasingly uncertain. Within this context,...
16/07/2019
Officially, Japan has “national security” concerns about technology exports to South Korea. Unofficially, World War II still casts an ugly shadow.
06/05/2019
The Think Thank 7 (T7) is an engagement group that brings together the leading Think Tanks from the G7 countries in order to analyze and make recommendations on key issues of the G7 presidency.
12/07/2018
A dialogue with Yoshiji NOGAMI, Vice-Chairman of the Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA).
09/02/2018
Tokyo is ramping up international partnerships and investments to offer an alternative to Beijing’s signature foreign-policy project. For the first time in 15 years, Japan’s foreign minister last month paid a visit to the tiny island nation of Sri Lanka, shepherding a dozens-strong delegation...
28/09/2017
On Thursday, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe dissolved Japan’s parliament, the starting pistol for the snap elections he called a year early to get over a “national crisis.”
08/02/2017
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was the first foreign leader to meet with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump after his election. On Friday, Feb. 10, he will meet with President Trump, before spending the weekend at Mar-a-Lago in Florida.
26/02/2016
Despite the political tensions that oppose Japan, China and South Korea, recent months have seen a certain rapprochement between Tokyo, Seoul and Beijing. The first trilateral summit in three years was held in November 2015.
Asia - China - Japan - Korean Peninsula
26/02/2016
Despite the political tensions that oppose Japan, China and South Korea, recent months have seen a certain rapprochement between Tokyo, Seoul and Beijing. The first trilateral summit in three years was held in November 2015.
Asia - China - Japan - Korean Peninsula
26/02/2016
Despite the political tensions that oppose Japan, China and South Korea, recent months have seen a certain rapprochement between Tokyo, Seoul and Beijing. The first trilateral summit in three years was held in November 2015.
Asia - China - Japan - Korean Peninsula