| 研究概要 |
・Definition of the outline of the research's structure, objectives, plan, and methodology :
・In the broader context of Japan's contribution to the shaping of postwar Asia, clarify the role that Japan has played since the 1970s in the shaping of Southeast Asia order (in light of structural changes in the region in the aftermath of the Vietnam War and in the growing regional influence of players such as the Soviet Union and China) and, again, in the post-Cold War period (in light of new structural changes like : collapse of Soviet Union, rise of China, and regional concerns about the US' commitment to its role for regional security).
・Initial months of the research to be dedicated to the analysis of primary and secondary sources in Japan and to interviews with relevant people
・Investigation of Japan's role in the shaping of Southeast Asia's order during the Cold War period
・Analysis of declassified documents from Japan's Ministry of Affairs and from foreign sources
・Analysis of oral histories
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, speeches by prime ministers and foreign ministers, other primary sources
・Analysis of previous studies on this topic
・Particular attention to Japan's role in the context of international relation's and balance of power dynamics in Asia involving the United States, the Soviet Union, China, and Southeast Asian countries
・Investigation of Japan's role in the transitional phase in terms of the waning of the Cold War structure from the late 1980s to the early 1990s
・Analysis of declassified documents from Japan's Ministry of Affairs and from foreign sources
・Analysis of oral histories, speeches by prime ministers/foreign ministers, other primary sources
・Analysis of previous studies on this topic
・Particular attention to Japan's role in the context of the changing structure of international relations in Asia in the face of the gradual disappearance of the Soviet Union
・Analysis of the US-Japan-China triangle of relations in this phase
・Analysis of relations between Japan and Southeast Asian countries in the new post-Cold War environment, with focus on security and political affairs and on Japanese diplomatic initiatives in these fields 隠す
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| 今後の研究の推進方策 |
From April 2014, in addition to continuing the same activities described above, I will carry out research abroad (in Asia and possibly in the United States), both in archives and conducting interviews. I am also planning to start writing a paper.
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