Diplomatic Bluebook

Diplomatic Bluebook 2017

Message from the Minister for Foreign Affairs

CHAPTER 1 International Situation and Japan's Diplomacy in 2016
CHAPTER 2 Japan's Foreign Policy that Takes a Panoramic Perspective of the World Map
CHAPTER 3 Japan's Foreign Policy to Promote National and Worldwide Interests
CHAPTER 4 Japan's Diplomacy Open to the Public

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Contents

Preface to the Diplomatic Bluebook 2017

1.Overview of the International Situation

2.Japan's diplomacy

Section 1 Asia and Oceania

1.Korean Peninsula

2.China / Mongolia, etc.

Japan-China film exchange puts the icing on the cake of the 45th anniversary of the normalization of Japan-China diplomatic relations

3.Southeast Asia

6.Regional and Inter-Regional Cooperation

Section 2 North America

1.United States

Section 3 Latin America and the Caribbean

1.Strengthening Relations and Cooperating with Latin America and the Caribbean Countries

2.Situation in Latin America and the Caribbean Region

Section 4 Europe

1.Regional Situation

2.European Regional Organizations and the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM)

Section 5 Russia, Central Asia and Caucasia

Visit to Japan by President Putin

2.Central Asian and Caucasian Countries

Section 6 The Middle East and North Africa

5.Middle East Peace Process

6.Countries in the Middle East and North Africa

Section 7 Sub-Saharan Africa

1.Holding the Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI)

2.Situation of Sub-Saharan Africa and Japan's efforts

TICAD Ⅵ: the interest of the private sector in Africa

Section 1 Efforts for Peace and Stability of Japan and the International Community

1.National Security Initiatives

2.Japan-U.S. Security Arrangements

3.Global Security

On the Frontlines of Space Diplomacy ~ Contributions from Space experts at the United Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space ~

4.Disarmament, Non-proliferation and the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy

5.Japan's Efforts at the United Nations (UN)

Activities as a Permanent Member of the United Nations Security Council

6.The Rule of Law in the International Community

Japan in the UN: 60th Anniversary

WAW! for Action ~ Our Individual Action Toward a Society Where Women Shine: Message from the WAW! 2016 Public Forum

Section 2 Japan's International Cooperation (Development Cooperation and Response to Global Issues)

1.Development Cooperation (ODA, etc.)

2.Response to Global Issues

3.Science and Technology Diplomacy

Applying Japanese Science and Technology to Diplomacy ~ Outlook for Activities by the Science and Technology Advisor to the Minister for Foreign Affairs

Section 3 Economic Diplomacy

1.Rule-Making to Bolster Free and Open Global Economic Systems

2.Support for Japanese Companies' Overseas Business Expansion in Promoting Public and Private Partnerships

Quality Infrastructure Investment

3.Promoting Resource Diplomacy along with Foreign Direct Investment in Japan

Adoption of the “Tokyo Declaration on the Energy Charter” ~ Outcome of Japan’s diplomacy in the energy sector in 2016 ~

Section 4 Efforts to Promote Understanding and Trust in Japan

1.Strategic Communications

2.Cultural Diplomacy

Section 1 Japanese Society and People Deepening Their Ties with the World

1.Linking the Energy of Foreign Nationals to the Growth of Japan

2.Japanese Taking Active Roles in the International Community

3.Cooperation with Local Government

Section 2 Supporting Japanese Nationals Overseas

1.Overseas Risks and Safety of Japanese Nationals

Calling on Golgo 13 ~Overseas Safety Measures for Japanese Businesses~

2.Consular Service and Assistance for Japanese Living Overseas

150th Anniversary of the Passpor ~Passports Past, Present and Future~

3.Cooperation with Emigrants and Japanese Descendants, Nikkei

4.The Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction (the Hague Convention) and its Implementation

Participating in the Asia Pacific Symposium on the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention

Section 3 Diplomacy with the Support of the Public

1.Proactive Communications to the Public

2.Strengthening Foreign Policy Implementation Structure

Messaging through the Foreign Media at the G7 Ise-Shima Summit

3.Role of Intellectuals, etc. in Diplomacy

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