Japan and Israel: an evaluation of relationship-building in the context of Japan's Middle East policy

Author: Raquel Shaoul¹

Source: Israel Affairs, Volume 10, Numbers 1-2, Numbers 1-2/October/December 2004 , pp. 273-297(25)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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Abstract:

This article evaluates relationship-building between Israel and Japan from 1952 to the present in the context of Japan's Middle East policy as a whole, while focusing on the period in which this relationship became closer and complementary, from the mid-1980s to the present. Two central elements are detected as major influences on Israeli-Japanese relations: Japan's compliance with the Arab boycott of Israel, and Japan's bilateral relations with the US. Nevertheless, in contrast to previous studies, which have emphasized these variables, this article argues that a proper understanding of their relative influence on Japan's foreign policy towards Israel can be detected only within the framework of Japan's overall Middle East policy.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1080/13537120412331321461

Affiliations: 1: East Asian Studies Department at Tel Aviv University

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