碩士 / 國立中興大學 / 國際政治研究所 / 102 / Japan, located off the East coast of Asia, is an archipelago state which has highly relied on foreign trade due to its geographic constraints and the lack of resources. Japan’s foreign trade over 99.7% is seaborne; as a result, maritime security issues become the priority of its national interests. Due to the restriction of Article 9 of Japanese constitution, Japan’s national security has mainly relied on the US-Japan Alliance. Besides, “Ocean Liberty,” a traditional concept toward ocean which had been held by Japan over the past century, kept Japan performing a passive attitude and reaction while facing maritime issues.
In the early stage of 21st century, Japan’s maritime policy started to change. In 2007, Japan passed “Basic Act on Ocean Policy,” a new ocean strategy which believes to be a milestone representing the shift of Japan’s maritime policy from passive to active. The prosperity of this region relies on the peace and cooperation among the nations of East Asia. Japan’s maritime security policy under guidelines of Basic Act on Ocean Policy or even the reaction from nations concerned could affect the current East Asian Security.
Thus, this paper aims to present a clear background of the shift of Japan’s maritime policy. This paper also examines Japan’s recent maritime security policy, its attitude and diplomacy after enacting such Act. Furthermore, the reaction of nations concerned and current situation of maritime disputes would be discussed to understand the possible impact of Japan’s new maritime policy upon East Asian security.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:TW/102NCHU5692008 |
| Date | January 2014 |
| Creators | Kwan-Ju Lai, 賴冠汝 |
| Contributors | 蔡明彥 |
| Source Sets | National Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations in Taiwan |
| Language | zh-TW |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | 學位論文 ; thesis |
| Format | 175 |
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