Article
Article name The arctic policy of Tokyo: history and modernity
Authors Gutenev M.. candidate of philosophical sciences, assistant professor, gutenevmi@susu. ru
Bibliographic description Gutenev M.Y. The arctic policy of Tokyo: history and modernity / / Transbaikal State University Journal, 2017, vol. 23, no. 9, pp. 75-83. DOI: 10.21209/2227-9245-2017-23-9-75-83.
Category Politology
DOI 327.7
DOI 10.21209/2227-9245-2017-23-9-75-83
Article type Original article
Annotation The article discusses the emergence and development of the Arctic strategy of Japan. The author analyses the key historical moments that influenced the emergence of the modern Arctic policy of the country. Largely on the revitalization of Japan in the Arctic has affected an intense and increasing activity of its neighbors — the Republic of Korea and China. So, not being an Arctic state, China through the expansion of investment projects in the Arctic countries and the development of research activities with countries in the region laid the foundations of its influence on the region. The peculiarity of the Japanese Arctic policy is its commitment to “global interest”, as opposed to private interests of the Arctic countries. Not having its own Arctic coast of Japan will seek to influence the process of making key political decisions in the Arctic by strengthening the existing system of international law. In the near future Japan will be one of the most active players that strive for internationalization of the region
Key words Arctic; Japan; Russia; Arctic Council; Northern sea route; continental shelf; polar research; maritime policy; “World interest”; climatic and ecological balance
Article information
References 1. Arkticheskiy region: Problemy mezhdunarodnogo sotrudnichestva (The Arctic region: the problems of international cooperation) / under the general. ed. I.S. Ivanova. Moscow: Aspect Press, 2013, vol. 1, 360 p. 2. Dogovor o Shpitsbergene ot 9 fevralya 1920 g. (Treaty on Spitsbergen on February 9, 1920). Available at: http://www.docs.cntd.ru/document/902038168 (Date of access: 02.08.2017). 3. Zhuravel V. P. Arktika i Sever (Arctic and North), 2016, no. 24, pp. 112-144. 4. Kolegova A. K. Rossiya i ATR (Russia and the APR), 2016, no. 1 (91), pp. 83-95. 5. Kurmazov A. A. Tamozhennaya politika Rossii na Dalnem Vostoke (Russia’s Customs Policy in the Far East), 2016, no. 2 (75), pp. 3-10. 6. Polutov A. V. Rossiya i ATR (Russia and the ATR), 2016, no. 1 (91), pp. 69-82. 7. Romanova N. P., Bagin V. V., Romanova I. V. Delovoj jetiket na Vostoke. (Business etiquette in the East). M.: Vostok-Zapad, 2005. 295 р. 8. Severny morskoy put mozhet stat mezhdunarodnym (The Northern Sea Route can become an international). Available at: https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/170938 (Date of access: 02.08.2017). 9. Streltsov D. V. Sravnitelnaya politika Igeopolitika (Comparative politics and geopolitics), 2017, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 93-103. 10. Fokin Yu. E, Smirnov A. I. Kirkenesskaya Deklaratsiya o sotrudnichestve v Barentsevom/Evroark- ticheskom regione: vzglyad iz Rossii 20 let spustya (Kirkenes Declaration on Cooperation in the Barents EuroArctic Region: a view from Russia 20 years later). Moscow, 2012. 88 p. 11. Yaponiya natselilas na Arktiku (Japan set its sights on the Arctic).Available at: http://www.inosmi.ru/ arctica/20151112/231333827.html (Date of access: 22.07, 2017). 12. Yaponskiy bank profinansiruet «Yamal SPG» (The Japanese bank will finance Yamal LNG). Available at: http://www.arctic-info.ru/news/20-10-2016/yaponskiy-bank-profinansiruet--- yamal-spg (Date of access: 01.08.2017). 13. Abe’s Nordic Tour and Japan’s Arctic Ambitions (Abe’s Nordic Tour and Japan’s Arctic Ambitions). Available at: http://www.thediplomat.com/2017/07/abes-nordic-tour-and-japans-arctic-ambitions (Date of access: 03.08.2017). 14. Basic Plan on Ocean Policy (Basic Plan on Ocean Policy). Available at: http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/ singi/kaiyou/kihonkeikaku/130426kihonkeikaku_e.pdf (Date of access: 25.07.2017). 15. Green Network of Excellence (Green Network of Excellence). Available at: http://www.grene.jp/ english/about (Date of access: 07.05.2017). 16. Japan’s Arctic Policy (Japan’s Arctic Policy). Available at: http://www.kantei.go.jp/jp/singi/kaiyou/ arcticpo]icy/jpn_arcticpoiicy/Japans_Arctic_Policy%5BENG%5D.pdf (Date of access: 24.07.2017). 17. Ohnishi Fujio. The Process of Formulating Japan’s Arctic Policy: From Involvement to Engagement (The Process of Formulating Japan’s Arctic Policy: From Involvement to Engagement). Available at: http:// www.isn.ethz.ch/Digital-Library/Publications/Detail/?lang=en&id=174278 (Date of access: 05.05.2017). 18. Taisakulkeshima. Polar Science (Polar Science), 2016, no. 10, pp. 458—462.
Full articleThe arctic policy of Tokyo: history and modernity