JIIA -The Japan Institute of International Affairs-

Founded in 1959, The JAPAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS is Japan's foremost center for producing and disseminating ideas on international relations. As an academically independent institution affiliated with the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Institute is a source of authoritative interpretations of Japanese foreign policy. Building on its work of publication, international scholarly collaboration and policy recommendation, the Institute is a forum for informed public debate.

AJISS Commentary. seeks to inform world opinion of Japanese ideas on Japan and international affairs. AJISS-Commentary is an occasional op-ed type publication of The Association of Japanese Institutes of Strategic Studies (AJISS) consisting of three leading Japanese think tanks: Institute for International Policy Studies (IIPS), The Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA), and Research Institute for Peace and Security (RIPS). The commentary is available on this website and through free subscription.


No.86	The Army and Elections in Myanmar	Toshihiro Kudo	11 March 2010
No.85	The 'Economic' Implications of the Euro	Sahoko Kaji	8 March 2010
No.84	Japan's New Strategy toward the Mekong Region	Masahiko Ebashi	3 March 2010
No.83	Rice Policy Reforms in Japan: Seek Food Security through Free Trade	Kazuhito Yamashita	15 February 2010
No.82	We Need Both Hatoyama's Decision and Obama's Patience	Tsuneo "Nabe" Watanabe	9 February 2010
More Commentary

JIIA Forum.

	[Invitation to a public symposium] Public Symposium "Building an East Asian Community" is hosted by JIIA with support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan, on 17th March 2010. The symposium is open to public. Please see the program and send the application form. (4 March 2010)
	Dr. John Ikenberry Professor of Politics and International Affairs at Princeton University "The Next Fifty Years: Transforming the US-Japan Alliance for the 21st Century" (1 March 2010)
	Dr. Maram Stern Deputy Secretary General and Vice President of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) "Current Situation of Jewish Communities" (25 February 2010)
	Mr. Guy Milton Head of Unit, Directorate for Institutional relations, Legal Service, General Secretariat of the Council of the European Union "The Obama Administration¡Çs Human Rights Policy and its Challenges" (23 February 2010)

JIIA Report.

	U.S.-Japan-India Strategic Dialogue December 4 -6, 2009 Tokyo,Japan (2009-12-06).
	Maritime cooperation: challenges and opportunities. Dr Anthony Bergin, Director of Research Programs, ASPI (2009-08-20)
	Defence and security policy developments in Australia. Dr Mark Thomson, The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (2009-08-20)
	Obama's administration's foreign and security policy, and its implications for Australia. Dr Rod Lyon, The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (2009-08-20)

JIIA International Policy Conference.

February

JIIA-ACPSS (al-Ahram Center for Political and Strategic Studies) Roundtable, Cairo, Egypt.

The 6th JIIA-SWP (German Institute for International and Security Affairs) conference, Tokyo.

JANPEC (Japan National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation) National Committee Meeting, Tokyo.

CSCAP Study Group on Responsibility to Protect, Jakarta.

Kokusai Mondai (International Affairs).

Kokusai Mondai (International Affairs).-Japanese language journal of scholarship and analysis-

	No.588 January-February 2010. "Japanese Diplomacy in the Next Decade"
	No.587 December 2009. "The Evolution of the Laws of War"
	No.586 November 2009. "Structural Chagnes in International Politics"