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Japan's aid to the ASEAN countries totaled US$1.9 billion in Japanese fiscal year (FY) 1988 versus about US$333 million for the United States during U.S. FY 1988. [168] As of the late 1980s, Japan was the number one foreign investor in the ASEAN countries, with cumulative investment as of March 1989 of about US$14.5 billion, more than twice ...
A member state of the United Nations since 1956, Japan is one of the G4 countries seeking reform of the Security Council. [126] Japan is a member of the G7, APEC, and "ASEAN Plus Three", and is a participant in the East Asia Summit. [127] It is the world's fifth-largest donor of official development assistance, donating US$9.2 billion in 2014 ...
Territorial disputes of Japan. Japan is currently engaged in several territorial disputes with nearby countries, including Russia, South Korea, North Korea, the People's Republic of China, and the Republic of China (Taiwan). Exclusive economic zone of Japan. Disputed areas are marked in lighter color.
Neighbouring countries and territories (Territories without full sovereignty [a] in italics) With both land and maritime boundaries unless marked (L) land-only or (M) maritime-only; Land Maritime Total Abkhazia [c] 2 3 3 Georgia Russia Turkey (M) Adélie Land [d] [e] 1 1 1 Australian Antarctic Territory [d] Afghanistan: 6 0 6
Japan–South Korea relations (Japanese: 日韓関係, romanized: Nikkan kankei; Korean: 한일관계; RR: Hanil gwangye) refers to the diplomatic relations between Japan and the Republic of Korea. As the Sea of Japan and the Korea Strait geographically separate the two nations, political interactions date back from the 6th century when the ...
4,470,000 km 2 (1,730,000 sq mi) Japan is an archipelagic country comprising a stratovolcanic archipelago over 3,000 km (1,900 mi) along the Pacific coast of East Asia. [ 8 ] It consists of 14,125 islands. [ 9 ][ 10 ] The four main islands are Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. The other 14,120 islands are classified as "remote islands" by ...
Japan–Russia border. The Russian-controlled Kunashir Island (background) seen from Japan's Shiretoko Peninsula (foreground) The Japan–Russia border is the de facto maritime boundary that separates the territorial waters of the two countries. According to the Russia border agency, the border's length is 194.3 km (120.7 mi).
He concentrated upon reconstructing Japan's domestic economy while relying heavily on the security alliance with the United States. The Yoshida Doctrine emerged in 1951 and it shaped Japanese foreign policy into the 21st century. First, Japan is firmly allied with the United States in the Cold War against Communism.