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.
Japan
As the international system undergoes a major overhaul, Japan is emerging as one pillar of the multilateral rules-based order. Despite being often perceived as a declining country, it remains the world's third largest economy and, as a member of the RCEP, CP-TPP and the Japan-EU Economic Partnership Agreement, plays a key role in trade liberalization and norms shaping. In recent years, Tokyo has also demonstrated a proactive diplomacy, especially in the Indo-Pacific area where it is one of the core stakeholders. In this regard, Japan has become a major partner for Europe and for France.
Through its research activities, Ifri's Center for Asian Studies aims to provide a better understanding of Japan's action in the world and to foster the dialogue and cooperation between France and Japan.
Céline PAJON
Research Fellow, Head of Japan Research, Coordinator of the Program on Pacific Islands,
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John SEAMAN
Research Fellow, Center for Asian Studies
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Françoise NICOLAS
Senior Advisor, Center for Asian Studies
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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...
17/09/2018
In the last decade, the strengthening of the India-Japan strategic partnership has been primarily driven by geopolitical considerations, in an era of competing regional visions and influence.
Economy - Asia - India and South Asia - Japan
03
Dec
2018
from 10:00 to 15:30
- Conférences
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
- Conférences
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
- Conférences
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.
24
Jan
2018
from 09:30 to 12:00
- Conférences
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 - Taïwan
12
Dec
2017
from 09:30 to 17:30
- Conférences
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,...
15
Nov
2017
from 09:30 to 12:00
- Conférences
A Brave New World for Trade? Discussing the Trade Strategies of the US, EU, Japan and China
The global environment for trade is undergoing significant changes.
07
Nov
2017
from 08:30 to 10:00
- Dinners and Luncheons
Japan’s Approach to Developing Countries – as a Proactive Contributor to Peace. Breakfast debate with Shinichi Kitaoka, President, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Debate chaired by Thierry de Montbrial, Executive Chairman of Ifri.
By invitation only.
This event is aimed at Corporate Members of Ifri.
Working language: English.
10
Jul
2017
from 09:30 to 16:15
- Seminars and Round-table Conferences
Deepening the Franco-Japanese Cooperation in Africa: the Economic and Security Dimensions
It is now clear that some African countries are on their way to achieve a dynamic economic growth that will uphold the overall development of the continent. At the same time, they are still struggling with the lack of economic and social infrastructure, governance issues and a complex and...
06
Jun
2017
from 17:00 to 18:30
- Conférences
Japan's Relations with China and South Korea: The Way ahead
Japan-China relations and Japan-South Korea relations, both very important pillars of international relations in East Asia, are instable and often fraught with bitterness. Controversial...
Asia - China - Japan - Korean Peninsula
18
Oct
2016
from 09:45 to 17:00
- Conférences
Transforming Asia: What impact of international politics and grand strategies on regional stability?
As the regional balance of power in East Asia continues to evolve and tensions in a number of hot spots - from the East and South China Seas to the Korean Peninsula and the Taiwan Strait - either simmer or intensify, the future of regional stability is increasingly uncertain....
Asia - Southeast Asia - China - Japan - Korean Peninsula
21/05/2015
Yukiko Fukagawa, Professor at the Graduate School of Economics, Waseda University, explained Japan's role in the regional integration process.
18/05/2015
Intervention de Céline Pajon sur la politique de défense japonaise à l'émission CulturesMonde sur France Culture.
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28/04/2015
Le renforcement de l'alliance stratégique entre les États-Unis et le Japon, face à l'émergence économique de la Chine, a été décrypté par Claude Meyer, conseiller centre Asie de l’Ifri, enseignant à Sciences Po, auteur de "La Chine, banquier du monde" (Éd. Fayard), et "Chine ou Japon quel...
17/12/2014
Lancées début 2013 pour tirer l’Archipel de la déflation, les « Abenomics » sont d’ambitieux programme de relance du premier ministre, Shinzo Abe.
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10/08/2014
Une histoire commune douloureuse, des îles disputées, les relations entre la Chine et le Japon sont pour le moins compliquées. Les tensions entre les deux géants sont toujours intenses, et la montée du nationalisme, dans les deux pays, joue un rôle important.
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05/05/2014
Du 29 avril au 7 mai, Shinzo Abe, le chef du gouvernement conservateur japonais, effectue un tour d'Europe de neuf jours, se rendant successivement en Allemagne, en Angleterre, au Portugal, en Espagne, en France, et en Belgique.
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25/01/2014
A la tête du gouvernement depuis plus d’un an, Shinzo Abe entend redonner à son pays fierté et puissance face à la Chine. Entre politique de relance économique et regain de dynamisme diplomatique… en passant par un certain recours au nationalisme…le Japon muscle sa posture...
12/01/2014
La Chine et la Corée du Sud crient avec raison à la provocation du Japon dont le Premier ministre Shinzo Abe a effectué le 26 décembre 2013 une visite au sanctuaire Yasukuni.
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