Centre for Japanese Research:
Twists and Turns of Japan's Neighbourly Relations
Speaker: Dr. Yoshihide Soeya
October 10th, 12-2PM
C.K. Choi Building, Room #120
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During the past two decades, how have Japan's neighbourly diplomacy gone through twists and turns? How can they be accounted for? What was the role and place of the United States in these shifting relations?
Relations between Tokyo and Seoul are now said to be the worst since diplomatic normalization in 1965. In recent weeks, the rift has spilt over into economic and security domains. Japan's relations with China now appear improving, but their security and geopolitical interests still diverge. Twenty years ago, however, the Japan-South Korea relationship was at its best, triggered by the historic reconciliation between Prime Minster Keizo Obuchi and President Kim Dae-jung in October 1998. In January 2000, the Prime Minister's Commission on Japan's Goals in the 21st Century recommended Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi to prioritize "neighborly relations (rinko)" with China and South Korea.
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