Diplomatic Bluebook 1995
Expectations of Japanese Diplomacy Toward the Creation of a New Era
CONTENTS
Introduction
Chapter I. The International Community in 1994
- (1) Overview
- (2) Regional Conflicts
- (a) Rwanda
- (b) The Former Yugoslavia
- (c) Haiti
- (d) The Middle East Peace Process
- (3) North Korea's Suspected Development of Nuclear Weapons
- (4) Development of Multilateral Cooperation
- (a) The Role of the United Nations
- (b) Trilateral Cooperation among Japan, the United States, and Europe
- (c) Cooperation with Developing Countries
- (5) Asia-Pacific Regional Cooperation
- (a) APEC
- (b) The ASEAN Regional Forum
- (6) Japan-U.S. Relations
- (a) Japan-U.S. Friendship
- (b) Japan-U.S. Economic Relations
- (c) Common Agenda for Cooperation in Global Perspective
- (d) Prospects for 1995
Chapter II. The International Situation and Japan's Foreign Policy
Part 1: Politics and Security
- (1) Ensuring Japan's Security
- (a) Japan-U.S. Security Arrangements
- (b) Improvement of Japan's Defense Capability
- (c) Diplomatic Efforts to Ensure International Peace and Security
- (2) A Comprehensive Approach to Regional Conflicts
- (a) Conflict Prevention
- (b) Political Settlements
- (c) Ceasefires and Election Monitoring
- (d) Dealing with Humanitarian Problems
- (e) Reconstruction and Development Assistance
- (3) Promoting Arms Control and Disarmament and Strengthening the Non-Proliferation Regime
- (a) Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Nuclear Disarmament Efforts
- (b) The Ban on Other Weapons of Mass Destruction
- (c) Conventional Weapons Transfers
- (d) The Smuggling of Nuclear Materials
- (e) Strengthening Export Controls
Part 2: The International Economy
- (1) Ensuring Sustainable Growth of the World Economy and Japan's Role
- (a) The WTO Agreement
- (b) The Unemployment Problem
- (c) New Policy Issues
- (d) Regional Integration and Regional Cooperation Movements
- (e) Bilateral Consultations
- (f) Energy Issues
- (g) Fishery Issues
- (h) Japan's Policy Initiatives
- (2) Support for Developing Countries and Countries in Transition
- (a) Tackling the Issues of Development
- (b) Support from the International Community for Countries in Transition
- (c) Official Development Assistance
Part 3: Global Issues and International Exchanges
- (1) The Environment
- (a) The Efforts of the International Community
- (b) Japan's Contribution
- (2) Population and AIDS
- (a) Population
- (b) AIDS
- (3) Human Rights and Humanitarian Issues
- (a) Human Rights Issues
- (b) Humanitarian Problems
- (4) Drugs and Terrorism
- (a) The Drug Problem
- (b) The Problem of Terrorism
- (5) International Cultural Exchanges
- (a) Promoting Mutual Understanding
- (b) Promotion of International Cultural Cooperation
- (c) Roundtable Discussions on International Cultural Exchanges
- (6) Cooperation in Science and Technology
- (a) International Relations and Science and Technology
- (b) Bilateral and Multilateral Cooperation in Science and Technology
Chapter III. Regional Developments
- (1) North America
- (2) Europe
- (a) European Integration
- (b) European Economic Recovery and Prospects
- (c) Developments in Former Socialist Countries in Central and Eastern Europe
- (d) Searching for a New Security Order in Europe
- (3) Russia and the New Independent States
- (a) Russia
- (b) The New Independent States
- (4) Asia and the Pacific
- (a) China and Neighboring Countries and Territories
- (b) The Korean Peninsula
- (c) Southeast Asia
- (d) Southwest Asia
- (e) Oceania
- (5) Latin America
- (6) The Middle East
- (7) Africa
Chapter IV. Foreign Policy Systems
- (1) The System for Implementing Foreign Policy
- (a) The Need to Strengthen the System for Implementing Foreign Policy
- (b) Efforts to Improve Organization, Personnel, and Budget
- (2) Consular Functions
- (a) Overseas Travel by Japanese and the Protection of Japanese Abroad
- (b) Generational Changes in Japanese Communities Overseas
- (c) Foreigners in Japan
- (3) Foreign Policy and Public Opinion
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