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▶ Thoughts at Guryongpo Sunset
ARAKI KazuhiroJanuary 21, 2020
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| No.126 | ▶ Yemen Situation Will Be the Key to the US-Iran Relations Breakthrough
SHINODA HideakiNovember 26, 2019
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| No.125 | ▶ Japan Needs Its Own Diplomacy Towards Iran
FUNADA HajimeSeptember 30, 2019
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| No.124 | ▶ ASEAN Seek Opportunities In “Indo-Pacific”
NABESHIMA KeizoJuly 10, 2019
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| No.123 | ▶ Looking
Back the Japan-Russia Peace Treaty Negotiation
MATSUI AkiraMay 21, 2019
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International Symposium "New World Order and the Indo-Pacific"
The Japan Forum on International Relations (JFIR), under the co-sponsorship byWestern Sydney University, organized International Symposium "New World Order and the Indo-Pacific" at the "Lecture Hall," International House of Japan in Tokyo on December 6, 2019...more
Japan-India -Korea Trilateral Strategic Dialogue
The Japan Forum on International Relations (JFIR), under the co-sponsorship by Observer Research Foundation (ORF) and Korea National Diplomatic Academy (KNDA), organized Japan-India -Korea Trilateral Strategic Dialogue at the Conference Room of JFIR in Tokyo on November 28, 2019...more
Moving Target: China Policy Coordination for the United States and Japan
TThe Japan Forum on International Relations (JFIR), under the co-sponsorship by Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, organized International Workshop ”Moving Target: China Policy Coordination for the United States and Japan” at the Conference Room of Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington D.C. on October 23, 2019...more
Japan-China-Mekong Roundtable Meeting ”Japan-China-Mekong-Potentiality of the New Regional Collaboration” Held
The Japan Forum on International Relations (JFIR), under the co-sponsorship by the National Institute of International Strategy (NIIS), Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS), organized Japan-China-Mekong Roundtable Meeting ”Japan-China-Mekong-Potentiality of the New Regional Collaboration” at the Conference Room of JFIR in Tokyo on August 5, 2019...more
- February 20
- February 20, 2020, Vol.13, No.1 (Issue 77) "JFIR E-Letter"
- January 21
- JFIR Commentary:
Thoughts at Guryongpo Sunset - December 20
- December 20, 2019, Vol.12, No.6 (Issue 76) "JFIR E-Letter"
- December 18
- International Symposium "New World Order and the Indo-Pacific"
Conference Papers - December 10
- Japan-India -Korea Trilateral Strategic Dialogue
Conference Papers - December 6
- Moving Target: China Policy Coordination for the United States and Japan
Video - November 26
- JFIR Commentary:
Yemen Situation Will Be the Key to the US-Iran Relations Breakthrough - November 20
- Japan-China-Mekong Roundtable Meeting ”Japan-China-Mekong-Potentiality of the New Regional Collaboration”
Conference Papers - October 18
- October 20, 2019, Vol.12, No.5 (Issue 75) "JFIR E-Letter"
- October 18
- Alliance Policy Coordination Brief:
China Risk and China Opportunity for the U.S.-Japan Alliance - September 30
- JFIR Commentary:
Japan Needs Its Own Diplomacy Towards Iran - August 20
- August 20, 2019, Vol.12, No.4 (Issue 74) "JFIR E-Letter"
- July 10
- JFIR Commentary:
ASEAN Seek Opportunities In “Indo-Pacific” - June 20
- June 20, 2019, Vol. 12, No.3 (Issue 73) "JFIR E-Letter"
- June 3
- ANNOUNCEMENT:
JFUR's New Administration Under Chairman ITO & President WATANABE - May 21
- JFIR Commentary:
Looking Back the Japan-Russia Peace Treaty Negotiation - April 20
- April 20, 2019, Vol. 12, No.2 (Issue 72) "JFIR E-Letter"
- April 19
- Foreign Policy Luncheon
"Economic Outlook of Japan and the World 2019" Held - March 22
- JFIR Commentary:
The End of US Engagement Policy for China - February 20
- February 20, 2019, Vol. 12, No.1 (Issue 71) "JFIR E-Letter"
- January 29
- JFIR Commentary:
The End of US Engagement Policy for China - December 20
- December 20, 2018, Vol. 11, No.6 (Issue 70) "JFIR E-Letter"
- December 20
- Japan-US Roundtable Meeting on "The North Korean Nuclear Issue and the Changing Balance of Power in the Asia Pacific"
- November 30
- JFIR Commentary:
The Caspian Summit and Japan’s International Awareness in Question - October 20
- October 20, 2018, Vol. 11, No.5 (Issue 69) "JFIR E-Letter"
- October 1
- JFIR Commentary:
Discussion regarding the Death Penalty and Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan - August 20
- August 20, 2018, Vol. 11, No.4 (Issue 68) "JFIR E-Letter"
- August 20
- The JFIR International Colloquium on "Japan-China Relations in the Era of Power Transition”
- July 10
- JFIR Commentary:
Japanese Diplomacy in post US-North Korea Summit - June 20
- June 20, 2018, Vol. 11, No.3 (Issue 67) "JFIR E-Letter"
- May 15
- JFIR Commentary:
Participation in The Dialogue with the World: Eurasia 2025 - April 20
- April 20, 2018, Vol. 11, No.2 (Issue 66) "JFIR E-Letter"
- April 12
- U.S.-Japan Joint Policy Report 2018
"STRONGER THAN EVER, BUT MORE CHALLENGED THAN EVER" Released - March 29
- JFIR Commentary:
Kim Jong Un Will Never Let the “National Treasure” Nuclear Missile Taken Away - February 20
- February 20, 2018, Vol. 11, No.1 (Issue 65) "JFIR E-Letter"
- January 30
- JFIR Commentary:
The Changing Eurasian International Strategic Environment and Japan’s Response - December 20
- December 20, 2017 Vol. 10, No.6 (Issue 64) "JFIR E-Letter"
- December 19
- 30th Anniversary Symposium “Japan’s Diplomacy in an Era of Power Transition”
- November 27
- JFIR Commentary:
The Challenges that the 4th Abe Administration Must Tackle - October 20
- October 20, 2017, Vol. 10, No.5 "JFIR E-Letter"
- September 29
- JFIR Commentary:
A Grand Strategy to Avoid the Sino-American War - August 20
- August 20, 2017, Vol. 10, No.4 "JFIR E-Letter"
- August 7
- JFIR’s Comprehensive Research Project on“Japan’s Diplomatic Strategy in the Era of Power Transition”
- July 26
- JFIR Commentary:
United States' Withdrawal from the Paris Agreement - June 20
- June 20, 2017, Vol. 10, No.3 "JFIR E-Letter"
- May 25
- JFIR Commentary:
Coolheaded Military Analysis is What We Need - April 20
- 20 April 2017, Vol. 10, No.2 "JFIR E-Letter"
- April 20
- International Symposium on
"International Order in the Asia-Pacific and Japan-ASEAN Cooperation" - March 24
- JFIR Commentary:
The Dangerous Nature of America First - February 20
- 20 February 2017, Vol. 10, No.1 "JFIR E-Letter"
- February 13
- The Japan-U.S.-China Trilateral Dialogue
”The Changing Balance of Power in the Asia-Pacific and the Trump Administration” - January 26
- JFIR Commentary:
Survive the Trump Administration with High Alert
2020
2019
2018
2017
U.S.-Japan
Joint Policy Report 2018
The 37th Policy Recommendations
ITO Kenichi
The Japan Forum on International Relations, Inc. (JFIR) was founded on March 12, 1987, and this year 2017 marks its 30th anniversary. Back in those days in Japan, there prevailed an atmosphere that public issues like diplomacy and ... more
WATANABE Mayu
It is my honor to assume the role of President of The Japan Forum on International Relations (JFIR). Enlisting your support and advice, I wish to endeavor with all my might to carry out the duties expected of me at this organization. ... more
Speech of ITO Kenichi, President of JFIR, at the Budget Committee of the House of Representatives
I am Ito Kenichi, President of the Japan Forum on International Relations, Inc., and I am greatly honored to have been granted... more