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The Asia-Pacific is a dynamic region that represents approximately fifty percent of global GDP and accounts for about forty percent of world trade. In the midst of the changing dynamics in the region's security architecture caused partly by the rise of China and India, international relations in the Asia-Pacific are characterized by both cooperation and competition. JIIA addresses economic, political, and security developments in the region and delves into Japan's role in the Asia-Pacific.

Research Projects

JIIA is engaged in a range of research on international and global issues. Our research emphasizes policy analysis and recommendation as well as the dissemination of information to stimulate informed public debate.

Ongoing Projects

The security order in Asia (in particular, the South China Sea and the Indian Ocean)(FY2012)

The present and future of regional integration(FY2012)

Research Outcomes

Medium- to Long-term Prospects for Japan-US-China Relations(FY2011)

Maritime Security and Safety(FY2011)

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Column / Keyword / Other Papers

AJISS-Commentary

AJISS-Commentary is an occasional op-ed type publication. It aims to present a variety of Japanese views on international relations to international intellectuals interested in Japanese external policy.

No.173
A Golden Opportunity for Japan's Regional Integration Policy: TPP, RCEP, and CJK - Takashi Terada 26 March 2013

No.169
Japan Should Strengthen Naval Cooperation with India - Hideaki Kaneda 17 January 2013

No.167
The Future of Japanese Domestic Politics and Japan's Path Ahead - Katsuyuki Yakushiji 13 December 2012

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JIIA Forum / Symposium

JIIA organizes some 30 forums annually in which we invites distinguished speakers from Japan and abroad to address germane issues and offer insights on international relations and Japanese foreign policy.


[Recent Forum / Symposium on Asia-Pacific]

JIIA Forum "TPP and Growth Strategies in the Asia-Pacific from the Perspective of Economic Outocomes Analysis"#1(open access)
(2013-03-19) Video

JIIA Forum "TPP and Growth Strategies in the Asia-Pacific from the Perspective of Economic Outocomes Analysis"#2(open access)
(2013-03-19) Video

JIIA Public Forum "Deepening Japan-US-India Security Cooperation"
Co-organaized by Okazaki Institute, Grant: Center for Global Partnerships, the Japan Foundation, and the Suntory Foundation
(2013-03-07) Video

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International Policy Conference

JIIA regularly organizes international conference to exchange opinions and discuss policies. We hold a variety of meetings at which officials, journalists, academics and other foreign-policy specialists debate world affairs.

March 2013

The US-Japan alliance in action: Threats to thwart, opportunities to seize, American Enterprise Institute (AEI), Washington, DC
(13 March 2013)
-SUMMARY(English)
-SUMMARY(Japanese)
-Video streaming(AEI-www.aei.org)

June 2012

The 3rd Japan-Russia-US Trilateral Conference on Security Challenges in Northeast Asia, Moscow

The 27th JIIA-IFANS Conference, JIIA

May 2012

The 3rd JIIA-SAIS-APF Japan-US-Canada trilateral conference (May 7-8,2012)

March 2012

The 18th Japan-U.S. Security Seminar, San Francisco(Mar 2012)
A Shift in Focus: the 18th Japan-US Security Seminar-A Conference Report (March 2012)


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Adjunct Fellow

Tsutomu Kikuchi (Professor of international political economy, Aoyama Gakuin University)
[Expertise] International political economy of the Asia-Pacific, APEC, Japanese foreign policy


Research Fellow

Nobuhide Hatasa
[Expertise] Political Economy in Asia and the Pacific, East Asian Economy