Международная общественная организация «Федерация мира и согласия» (стр. 4 )

A. Gubin

The main trends of the current defense policy of Japan

In the terms of changing paradigm of the global security Japan has to confront new challenges and be more adequate in regional context especially in protecting national interests. Tokyo craves to abandon peaceful status and use military power and military influence both in world politics and world economy. First of all, it needs valuable and self-efficient Department of Defence with broad competences and rich capabilities. Japan strongly reforms its defence potential balancing to adopting offence concept that was proved by sending maintenance troops to Iraq and deploying supply sea patrol in the Indian Ocean. Furthermore, new plans of building strong fleet and system of anti-ballistic missile defence are estimated in neighbour countries (especially in PRC) as evidently destabilizing. Nevertheless, Japan cannot afford to confront openly with China so they try to create new areas of mutually profitable economic cooperation.

L. Rasputnaya

Role and place of Japan in formation

of the collective security system in Northeast Asia

One of the main reasons of periodical tension flares in Northeastern Asia is a nuclear crisis on the Korean peninsula. Japan is a single country in the world, that became a victim of a nuclear hit, therefore, people here most sharply and anxiously apprehend the nuclear ambitions of Pyongyang. The nationalistic forces of the country step forth activating military policy, denying the three non-nuclear principles and nuclear arming of Japan. The high scientific and technical potential of Japan - in case of making a corresponding political step - lets the country create a nuclear weapon in short period, countable in months. But there’s a huge rank of factors, telling, that the possession of nuclear weapon, won’t give guarantees of safety to Japan, along with the safety in the region. That is why, in response to the North Korea nuclear blackmail, the policy of Japan’s government is directed to leading in the strong sanctions against North Korea. Japan accepts the existing point that the non-nuclear status of the Korean peninsula needs to be saved.

L. Zabrovskaya

Japan – North Korean relations today: the view from Russia

       

The presentation highlights the process of transformation of Japan relations with DPRK and other countries of East Asia. The author considers the history of DPRK as a state that passed the way from dependent country relying on the external support to the assertion of its identity and independence in domestic and foreign policy. The balance of powers on the Korean peninsula in 60-s and 70-s is also described in this presentation. The author also reveals explicit and covert political goals of each party of the six-party talks. The advantage of Russia’s position in these talks is that it can become open-minded coordinator of the process of nuclear conflict peaceful resolution. USA and DPRK convergence will become the main challenge for the mediator of the talks. If Japan and DPRK make mutually acceptable decisions in the course of the talks, and official partnership ties are established, it will significantly ease the strains in military and political relations in East Asia. Russian public believes that Article 9 of Japan Constitution can become the basis for collective security in East Asia and Japan pacifist experience can be used by other countries.

N. Alepko

The northern territories issue and interpretation of historical data by

Japanese and Russian historians

The article deals with the problem of the Northern Territories which is a matter unsettled. It influences the formation of Japanese views of Russia and the course of foreign trade and policy towards Russia in the end of the 18th century and the 19th century. The events of the 18th century and the beginning of the 19th century furthered activity of Japanese exploration and development of the Northern Territories. Meiji government of Japan adhered to this course in the second pert of the 19th century.

E. Shapovalova

The northern territories issue in foreign policy of Japan (2000-2008)

The article is devoted to the Northern territories problem in the foreign policy of Japan during the 2000-2008 period. According to the analysis of Policy Speeches by Prime Ministers of Japan, official statements, documents and publications the steps towards the settlement of the territorial conflict between Japan and Russia are shown.

V. Buraya

On dissemination of information on Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan

in Primorsky region of Russia

The present article covers the role and activity of non-governmental organizations in dissemination of information on Article 9 of the Constitution of Japan among citizens of Primorsky region. Being a country with unique Constitution, Japan should share its pacifist experience with other countries in order to prevent armed conflicts on global level.

E. Plaksen

Public opinion on Japan and Japanese

in the southern part of Russian Far East

The author analyzes public opinion on Japan and Japanese in the southern part of Russian Far East. When RF emerged as a result of democratic and market reforms new Russia – Japan relations development started. One of the challenges is to overcome the problems of the past in order to develop bilateral relations respecting international law and principles of justice and legality. The author of the presentation analyzed perception of modern Japan through the prism of public opinion of the Russian Far East southern part population and concluded that Russians estimate Japan much higher than Japanese estimate Russia and USSR. The USSR collapse attracted increased interest in our country and promoted higher estimation. Alteration of Japanese Constitution is concern of Japan, but we can express our wish to keep Article 9 of our neighboring country Constitution unchanged. We should also focus on following Article 9 of joint Soviet-Japanese Declaration of 1956. 

P. Ryachapova

On the role of regional printed media in shaping public attitude

in Sakhalin region toward Japan

The present article covers the role of regional printed media in shaping public attitude in Sakhalin region toward Japan. The author considers that the absence of peace treaty with Japan do not prevent Russia from development of mutually beneficial trade and economic parative analysis of materials published in mass media in 1946 and 2006 revealed a number of general and specific features of printed media activity shaping public attitude in Sakhalin region toward Japan. Having examined the content of articles about neighboring country, the presenter notes that thematic scope of articles forming Sakhalin reader opinion on Japan has significantly changed for six decades. Now the readers have an opportunity to form their opinion on Japan after having read about its culture, life of Japanese people and joint Russia-Japan activities.

L. Larina

Comparative analysis of interests and values of Russian and Japanese youth

( Vladivostok - Osaka)

The article represents a comparative analysis of Russian and Japanese students’ interests and values made on the basis of questionnaire conducted in some Vladivostok and Osaka (Japan) Universities in 2007. The research demonstrates the common features as well as different approaches of the two countries’ young people to the main problems of their societies and their individual perceptions of present world and the future.

V. Garbuzova

Development of high-speed railroad transport

in Japan and Russian Far East

The article is about the development of passenger’s railway transportation in Japan and in the Russian Far East, and also outlooks and factors, influencing the lever of its development.

L. Kolesova

Russia and Japan: comparative evaluation of tax systems

The peculiarities of tax system of Japan have been parative analysis of Russian and Japan taxation systems has been made.

1 Подробнее о "Всемирной кампания по статье 9 в интересах запрещения войн" можно узнать на сайте http://www. article-9.org (на английском и японском языках) и сайте Центра международных исследований МГУ им. адм. http://cis. msun. ru (на русском языке).

2 Копии вырезок из газетных публикаций представлены на внутренней стороне обложки сборника. 

3 Информация о токийской конференции представлена на сайте

http://www. article-9.org/en/conference/A9.html (на английском и японском языках).

4 Взаимные приветствия от имени председателей организационных комитетов московской и владивостокской секций конференции в приложении 1.

5 О Федерации мира и согласия см. на сайте http://www. ifpc. ru

6 О Морском государственном университете имени адмирала см. на сайте http://www. musn. ru

7 Текст заявления в приложении 2