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▶ What is Putin's Strategy on Japan? Vigilance needed on Russia's 'Peace Treaty'...
TOKIWA ShinAugust 2, 2021
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| No.135 | ▶ Time To Have a Strong Interest in Digital Society Policy
ITO YoJune 7, 2021
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| No.134 | ▶ What Japan Should Do for the Tokyo Olympics: Now is the Time for
Japan's...
WATANABE HirotakaApril 7, 2021
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| No.133 | ▶ Who Knows Whether China Supports The ‘Kim Regime’ To The
End?
ARAKI KazuhiroJanuary 31, 2021
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| No.132 | ▶ Originality, Not Succession ---Policy Recommendation for PM
Suga’s Diplomacy...
HAKAMADA ShigekiNovember 30, 2020
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JFIR-CHOICE Dialogue “17+1 between China and Central and Eastern European countries”
On July 2, 2021, the Japan Forum on International Relations (JFIR) and the China Observers in Central and Eastern Europe (CHOICE) co-hosted the dialogue on “17+1 as in Cooperation between China and Central and Eastern European countries.”...
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The Japan-U.S. Dialogue "Managing China: Adapting U.S.-Japan Coordination Amid Political Transition"
On February 3, 2021, the Japan Forum on International Relations (JFIR) and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (CEIP) co-hosted the U.S.-Japan Dialogue on “Managing China: Adapting U.S.-Japan Coordination Amid Political Transition.”... more
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
- September 9
- JFIR-CHOICE Dialogue “17+1 between China and Central and Eastern European countries”
- August 23
- August 20, 2021, Vol.14, No.4 (Issue 86) "JFIR E-Letter"
- August 2
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JFIR Commentary:
What is Putin's Strategy on Japan? Vigilance needed on Russia's 'Peace Treaty' Proposal - July 21
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U.S.-Japan Four Leaders’ Urgent Recommendations:
Proposed Basic Principles of a U.S.-Japan Strategy for China - July 7
- Studygroup:
An Essay on Maritime Security: Focus on a Multi-Level Approach - June 23
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Studygroup:
China's Economic Sanctions: Its Features and Effectiveness - June 23
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Studygroup:
Reconsidering the Sphere of Influence Concept from the Perspective of Regionalism of Russia and China - National Power, Involvement, and Empathy - - June 23
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Studygroup:
Eurasian Dynamism and U.S. Diplomacy: A Study of Supply Chains for Mineral Resources - June 23
- Studygroup:
Eurasian Geopolitics and China - June 23
- Studygroup:
Second Nagorno-Karabakh War:Analysis from the Present Situation and Geopolitical Meaning - June 23
- Studygroup:
Cyber Great Game and Two Heartlands - June 20
- June 20, 2021, Vol.14, No.3 (Issue 85) "JFIR E-Letter"
- June 18
- Studygroup:
COVID-19 and China’s Belt and Road Initiative in Southeast Asia - June 18
- Studygroup:
Future of Marine Research from the Perspective of Biodiversity Conservation and Fishery Resources Management - June 18
- Studygroup:
Enactment of the Coast Guard Law of the People’s Republic of China and Japan’s Response - June 18
- Studygroup:
Vessel Charter / Shipping Company Nationality - June 7
- JFIR Commentary:
Time To Have a Strong Interest in Digital Society Policy- April 20
- April 20, 2021, Vol.14, No.2 (Issue 84) "JFIR E-Letter"
- April 7
- JFIR Commentary:
What Japan Should Do for the Tokyo Olympics: Now is the Time for Japan's “Insight Diplomacy”- February 19
- February 20, 2021, Vol.14, No.1 (Issue 83) "JFIR E-Letter"
- February 9
- The Japan-U.S. Dialogue
Video- January 31
- JFIR Commentary:
Who Knows Whether China Supports The ‘Kim Regime’ To The End?2020
- December 18
- December 20, 2020, Vol.13, No.6 (Issue 82) "JFIR E-Letter"
- December 18
- “Trilateral Cooperation during & after COVID-19 Pandemic”
- December 18
- "Japan’s Diplomatic Strategy in the Age of 'Multilayer Globalism'" opened
- November 30
- JFIR Commentary:
Originality, Not Succession ---Policy Recommendation for PM Suga’s Diplomacy on Russia- October 20
- October 20, 2020, Vol.13, No.5 (Issue 81) "JFIR E-Letter"
- September 23
- JFIR Commentary:
A Strategic Vision Required for Suga Diplomacy- August 20
- August 20, 2020, Vol.13, No.4 (Issue 80) "JFIR E-Letter"
- July 17
- JFIR Commentary:
Convicting the Historic Figures Is A Movement Gone Too Far- June 19
- June 20, 2020, Vol.13, No.3 (Issue 79) "JFIR E-Letter"
- June 3
- JFIR Commentary:
Geoeconomic Observation on COVID-19- April 20
- April 20, 2020, Vol.13, No.2 (Issue 78) "JFIR E-Letter"
- April 13
- JFIR Commentary:
Japan’s Grand Strategy in the 21st Century- February 20
- February 20, 2020, Vol.13, No.1 (Issue 77) "JFIR E-Letter"
- January 21
- JFIR Commentary:
Thoughts at Guryongpo Sunset2019
- 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 China2018
- 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 Response2017
- 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 - JFIR Commentary:
2021
U.S.-Japan Four Leaders’ Urgent Recommendations:
Proposed Basic Principles of a U.S.-Japan Strategy for China
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