Amidst the flux of the liberal international order, Japan’s public diplomacy, which relies solely on its cultural uniqueness, is inadequate. The author proposes new principles for an age where the diplomatic sphere is expanding from negotiation tactics to agenda setting and norm setting. In the fall of 2017 when there was a succession of major events—the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and US President Donald Trump’s visit to China—I visited Peking University and had an opportunity to exchange opinions with many experts and specialists. What impressed me in particular was that the Chinese side emphasized the negative aspect of democracy and used it in justification of the Communist Party’s monopoly on power. The Chinese experts and specialists said the following: Democracy could just consider short-term profits like companies operating under a capitalist system. The only interest of politicians and political ... [Read more]
“Celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Treaty of Peace and Friendship between Japan and the People’s Republic of China” (Aug 20, 2018)
TAKEDA Tomoki, Professor, Faculty of Law Department of Political Science, Daito Bunka University
“Multilayered Security Cooperation Through the New Type of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance” (Aug 06, 2018)
AKIMOTO Chiaki, Director of The Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) Japan
“Two years have passed since the Permanent Court of Arbitration released its ruling on the South China Sea: The current conditions in China” (Aug 06, 2018)
KODA Yoji, Former Maritime Self-Defense Force Fleet Commander
“Japanese “Armitage-Nye Report” Launched” (August 2, 2017)
Tanaka Akihiko, President, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
“Japan and the European migrant crisis: Not “someone else’s problem” (September 11, 2017)
Watanabe Hirotaka, Director, Institute for International Relations, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
“Interview: Foreign Minister KONO Taro
Japan’s Diplomatic Landscape in 2018 Pushing North Korea toward Denuclearization by Applying Continued Pressure” (May 29, 2018)
Interviewer: Editorial Desk of the Gaiko (Diplomacy)
“A Long-Lived, Unamended Constitution” (October 27, 2017)
Kenneth Mori McElwain, MAKIHARA Izuru
“An Inside View from the Advisory Council on Easing the Burden of the Official Duties and Public Activities of His Majesty the Emperor ― Looking back at seven months that decided the Emperor’s future” (May 21, 2018)
Mikuriya Takashi, Deputy Chair of the Advisory Council on Easing the Burden of the Official Duties and Public Activities of His Majesty the Emperor, Professor Emeritus of the University of Tokyo
“Prospects for the RCEP Negotiations: Protecting the Liberal Economic Order” (Aug 16, 2018)
OBA Mie, Professor, Tokyo University of Science
“The Durability of Abenomics: Seeds of Present Gains Sown in First Abe Administration” (Jun 21, 2018)
ITO Takatoshi, DOI Takero
“A Collection of Modern French Paintings on a Return Visit to Europe — Masterpieces from the Bridgestone Museum of Art Ishibashi Foundation —” (November 22, 2017)
Miura Atsushi, Professor, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo
WASHOKU, traditional dietary cultures of the Japanese
“It’s natural for food to change. Food is not something we can keep in old ways. It must and will keep changing. But I think...” (January 30, 2014)
KUMAKURA Isao, President of the Shizuoka University of Art
“Society and Science on iPS Cells ― Think about the next decade with a focus on the ethical, legal and social issues” (October 26, 2017)
Yashiro Yoshimi, Assistant to the President of the Japanese Society for Regenerative Medicine, Associate Professor in the Uehiro Research Division for iPS Cell Ethics, Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University
Amidst the flux of the liberal international order, Japan’s public diplomacy, which relies solely on its cultural uniqueness, is inadequate. The author proposes new principles for an age where the diplomatic sphere is expanding from negotiation tactics to agenda setting and norm setting. In the fall of 2017 when there was a succession of major events—the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and US President Donald Trump’s visit to China—I visited Peking University and had an opportunity to exchange opinions with many experts and specialists. What impressed me in particular was that the Chinese side emphasized the negative aspect of democracy and used it in justification of the Communist Party’s monopoly on power. The Chinese experts and specialists said the following: Democracy could just consider short-term profits like companies operating under a capitalist system. The only interest of politicians and political ... [Read more]
