International Conference on Social Sciences and Humanities Research · Vol. 2 No. October Issue (2026)

The Role Of Japan’s Prime Ministers In Promoting The Foreign Policy Of Regionalism That Made Possible The Establishment Of Asean+3

Authors

  • Artur Le

Keywords

ASEAN+3 Japanese foreign policy Asian Development Bank Asian and Pacific Council Fukuda Doctrine regionalism prime ministers Yoshida Shigeru Kishi Nobusuke Sato Eisaku Takeo Fukuda Hashimoto Ryutaro

Abstract

This article examines the role of Japan in the regionalisation of East Asia: the background of East Asian cooperation, how Japanese foreign policy towards the ASEAN countries made possible the creation of the ASEAN+3 framework, and what role the prime ministers of Japan played in regional cooperation and integration. It considers the policy of the Japanese prime ministers towards ASEAN integration, which institutions were established on their initiative, and how Japanese foreign policy evolved in the course of regional cooperation from pure economic assistance to broader cooperation and, finally, to the creation of the ASEAN+3 framework.

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