Tōgō Kazuhiko: Japan Should Rely on the Power of Its Culture (Interviewer Maria Chizhevskaya)
https://doi.org/10.55105/2687-1440-2022-51-370-383
Abstract
On March 30, 2022, Professor Tōgō Kazuhiko gave an interview in Tokyo. Professor is known as an expert on Russia and Europe, the author of many books, among which are The Inside Story of the Negotiations on the Northern Territories: Five Lost Windows of Opportunity [Tōgō, 2010], Japan’s Foreign Policy 1945– 2009: The Quest for a Proactive Policy [Tōgō, 2011]. Professor Tōgō shared his opinion on current complicated issues, including Japan’s relations with the US, Europe, and China, the Russia-Ukraine crisis, conflict between Russia and the West, as well as his view of the Western values and Japan’s position in the world.
Keywords
Tōgō Kazuhiko,
Japan-Europe relations,
Japan-US relations,
Japan-China relations,
Ukrainian crisis,
constitutional revision in Japan
Supporting agencies: This material was prepared with the help of the Japan Foundation fellowship program
About the Author
M. P. Chizhevskaya
HSE-University in St. Petersburg
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Chizhevskaya Maria P., senior lecturer
16, Soyuza Pechatnikov Street, St. Petersburg, 199008
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Chizhevskaya M.P. Tōgō Kazuhiko: Japan Should Rely on the Power of Its Culture (Interviewer Maria Chizhevskaya). Yearbook Japan. 2022;51:370-383. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.55105/2687-1440-2022-51-370-383
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