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Toward a New Parnership between Russia and Japan in Asia
15,500,000 yen (Self-operated/Commissioned Project)
The Sasakawa Peace Foundation, North Pacific Region Advanced Research Center (NORPAC, Japan)
Russian diplomatic policy has focused on the US and Europe. However, Russia is beginning to show a positive stance toward Asia by regularly attending top ASEAN meetings and expressing its will to participate in an East Asia Summit, and the Russian presence in the Pacific area is attracting attention. However, there are very few researchers who study Russia and Japan, or Russia and Asia relations. The project aims to foster young researchers with international outreach ability by supporting policy research activities including workshops and seminars, and preparing papers in the area of international relations among Russia, Japan and Asia.
Activities of the last year will be as follows.
- Research activities and capacity building of a Japanese research team
(1) Regular meetings: 4 times a year
(2) Publication of collaborative research papers in English (March, 2007)
(3) Special seminar for Russian studies (October, 2006 in Sapporo)
(4) Presentation by young Japanese researchers in Washington D.C. (November, 2006)
- Construction of human networks among Russian, Asian and Japanese researchers
A retreat meeting will be held with invited researchers from Russia, Japan, and Asian countries (3 researchers from each country) to construct a human network.
(1) Managing committee and preparatory meeting (April, 2006 in Tokyo)
A managing committee will be formed with Prof. Akihiro Iwashita of the Slavic Research Center, Hokkaido University, and Prof. Satoshi Mizohata of the Institute of Economic Research, Kyoto University.
(2) Retreat meeting will be held in August, 2006 in Kyoto.
(3) Discussion papers (March, 2007)
Leading Young researchers will prepare manuscripts on relations between Russia and Asia, and these manuscripts will be published as discussion papers.
- Other
(1) Business trips to find potential researchers
(2) Collection of information for the effective management of the project
(Final year of a 3-year project)
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