Fukuda Doctrine

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The Fukuda Doctrine was a 1977 Japanese foreign policy initiative that emphasized peaceful cooperation, mutual trust, and equal partnership with Southeast Asian nations, moving Japan away from a purely security- and U.S.-oriented posture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Japanese foreign policy initiative
foreign policy doctrine
aimedTo alleviate Southeast Asian concerns about Japanese economic dominance
distance Japan from militaristic image in Asia
improve Japan–ASEAN relations
announcedAt ASEAN–Japan summit NERFINISHED
announcedBy Takeo Fukuda NERFINISHED
announcedByOfficeHolder Prime Minister of Japan NERFINISHED
announcedInCity Manila NERFINISHED
announcedInCountry Philippines NERFINISHED
announcedOn 1977-08-18
corePrinciple equal partnership
heart-to-heart relationship with Southeast Asian countries
mutual trust
non-military role for Japan in Southeast Asia
peaceful cooperation
rejection of becoming a military power
countryOfOrigin Japan
diplomaticStatus cornerstone of Japan’s policy toward Southeast Asia
followedBy intensified Japan–ASEAN economic interdependence
formulatedBy Government of Japan NERFINISHED
hasKeyActor Takeo Fukuda NERFINISHED
hasKeyAudience leaders of ASEAN member states
hasLanguage Japan will build a heart-to-heart relationship of mutual confidence and trust with Southeast Asian countries
Japan will cooperate with ASEAN as an equal partner
Japan will never again become a military power
historicalContext Cold War in Asia NERFINISHED
post–World War II Japanese pacifism
inception 1977
influenced Japan–ASEAN cooperation frameworks
subsequent Japanese Official Development Assistance policy toward Southeast Asia
longTermImpact enhanced Japanese development aid to Southeast Asia
institutionalization of regular ASEAN–Japan summits
namedAfter Takeo Fukuda NERFINISHED
policyEmphasis development assistance
economic cooperation
non-interference in internal affairs of Southeast Asian states
political dialogue with ASEAN
respect for ASEAN’s autonomy and unity
policyShiftFrom U.S.-oriented foreign policy posture
security-oriented diplomacy
regionTargeted Association of Southeast Asian Nations NERFINISHED
Southeast Asia NERFINISHED
relatedTo Japanese pacifist foreign policy
Japan–ASEAN relations
postwar Japanese economic diplomacy

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Yoshida Doctrine followedBy Fukuda Doctrine
Takeo Fukuda notableWork Fukuda Doctrine
Takeo Fukuda announced Fukuda Doctrine