Japan's Arctic Policy: Status and Future Prospects

IF 1.3 Asia Policy Pub Date : 2023-01-01 DOI:10.1353/asp.2023.0004
Sakiko Hataya
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In the Arctic, temperatures are rising three times as fast as the global average. Global warming has caused rapid and widespread changes in sea and land ice (glaciers and ice sheets), permafrost, snow cover, and other geological elements. Warmer Atlantic and Pacific waters flowing into the Arctic Ocean and reduced sea ice cover are resulting in the northward range expansions of sub-Arctic fish and marine mammals.1 These swift environmental changes have also led to increased use of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) through the polar region and greater resource development in the Arctic Ocean as international interests in the region continue to develop rapidly. Japan is not an Arctic state, but it is easily affected by the climate change taking place in the high north through oceanic and atmospheric circulation. It is the closest Asian country to the Arctic Ocean and as a result enjoys many opportunities in the region’s economic and commercial sectors, such as access to the Arctic sea routes. Japan has been participating in and contributing to the Arctic Council discussions since it first gained observer status in 2013, and it has continued its observation and research activities on environmental changes in the Arctic. Japan expects to continue to actively contribute to the Arctic region. This essay reviews the history of Japan’s Arctic policy and discusses the extent of the country’s involvement in the Arctic region in recent years. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, international relations in the Arctic have been rapidly changing. The functioning of the Arctic Council has all but ceased, and international research cooperation and data sharing with Russia have also been discontinued. Amid such complicated international relations, this essay outlines how Japan should be involved in the Arctic region.
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日本的北极政策:现状与未来展望
在北极,气温上升的速度是全球平均速度的三倍。全球变暖导致了海洋和陆地冰(冰川和冰盖)、永久冻土、积雪和其他地质元素的迅速和广泛的变化。流入北冰洋的大西洋和太平洋海水变暖,加上海冰覆盖减少,导致亚北极鱼类和海洋哺乳动物的活动范围向北扩大这些迅速的环境变化也导致通过极地地区的北方航道(NSR)的使用增加,以及北冰洋资源的更大开发,因为该地区的国际利益继续快速发展。日本虽然不是北极国家,但由于海洋和大气环流的影响,很容易受到高北地区气候变化的影响。它是离北冰洋最近的亚洲国家,因此在该地区的经济和商业领域享有许多机会,例如进入北极航道。日本自2013年获得北极理事会观察员地位以来,一直参与北极理事会讨论并作出贡献,继续开展北极环境变化的观察和研究活动。日本希望继续为北极地区作出积极贡献。本文回顾了日本北极政策的历史,并讨论了近年来日本在北极地区的参与程度。在俄罗斯入侵乌克兰之后,北极地区的国际关系发生了迅速变化。北极理事会的运作几乎停止,与俄罗斯的国际研究合作和数据共享也停止了。在如此复杂的国际关系中,本文概述了日本应该如何参与北极地区。
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期刊介绍: Asia Policy is a peer-reviewed scholarly journal presenting policy-relevant academic research on the Asia-Pacific that draws clear and concise conclusions useful to today’s policymakers.
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