Japan’s interests in the Arctic region and prospects for cooperation with Russia

Japan has a number of specific interests in the Arctic region, which in their current form emerged near the end of the 2000s. Firstly, the authors discuss using the transport capabilities of the Northern Sea Route, which can potentially have a significant positive effect on the development of the Ja...

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Main Authors: Korneev K.A., Kistanov V.O.
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Language:English
Published: Russian Academy of Sciences, Institute of China and Contemporary Asia (ICCA RAS) 2024-12-01
Series:Восточная Азия: факты и аналитика
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Online Access:http://eastasiajournal.ru/wp-content/uploads/2024/ea_2024_4_80-92.pdf
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description Japan has a number of specific interests in the Arctic region, which in their current form emerged near the end of the 2000s. Firstly, the authors discuss using the transport capabilities of the Northern Sea Route, which can potentially have a significant positive effect on the development of the Japanese economy not only by diversifying hydrocarbon supply routes, but also as a shorter logistics leg for the export of goods, mainly to European countries. Secondly, the exploitation of the natural resources of the Arctic is of great importance for Japan – whereas it is a resource-deficient country, participation in such projects is always relevant. It is obvious that Japanese interests in the Arctic region will be far from practical implementation without interaction with Russia, despite the serious deterioration of bilateral relations due to Japan’s accession to anti-Russian sanctions imposed by Western countries in connection with the Special military operation in Ukraine. Cooperation with Russia in the Arctic region is still ongoing, mostly within the framework of the joint implementation of the Arctic LNG-2 energy project. However, there are other areas, which will also be discussed in this article.
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spelling doaj-art-1e30379e0e47401b8ebdba2be7a457662025-01-18T09:33:29ZengRussian Academy of Sciences, Institute of China and Contemporary Asia (ICCA RAS)Восточная Азия: факты и аналитика2686-77022024-12-014809210.24412/2686-7702-2024-4-80-92Japan’s interests in the Arctic region and prospects for cooperation with RussiaKorneev K.A.0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3930-6309Kistanov V.O.1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2377-0000Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of SciencesInstitute of China and Contemporary Asia of the Russian Academy of SciencesJapan has a number of specific interests in the Arctic region, which in their current form emerged near the end of the 2000s. Firstly, the authors discuss using the transport capabilities of the Northern Sea Route, which can potentially have a significant positive effect on the development of the Japanese economy not only by diversifying hydrocarbon supply routes, but also as a shorter logistics leg for the export of goods, mainly to European countries. Secondly, the exploitation of the natural resources of the Arctic is of great importance for Japan – whereas it is a resource-deficient country, participation in such projects is always relevant. It is obvious that Japanese interests in the Arctic region will be far from practical implementation without interaction with Russia, despite the serious deterioration of bilateral relations due to Japan’s accession to anti-Russian sanctions imposed by Western countries in connection with the Special military operation in Ukraine. Cooperation with Russia in the Arctic region is still ongoing, mostly within the framework of the joint implementation of the Arctic LNG-2 energy project. However, there are other areas, which will also be discussed in this article.http://eastasiajournal.ru/wp-content/uploads/2024/ea_2024_4_80-92.pdfjapanrussiathe arctic regionthe northern sea routecooperationhydrocarbons
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japan
russia
the arctic region
the northern sea route
cooperation
hydrocarbons
title Japan’s interests in the Arctic region and prospects for cooperation with Russia
title_full Japan’s interests in the Arctic region and prospects for cooperation with Russia
title_fullStr Japan’s interests in the Arctic region and prospects for cooperation with Russia
title_full_unstemmed Japan’s interests in the Arctic region and prospects for cooperation with Russia
title_short Japan’s interests in the Arctic region and prospects for cooperation with Russia
title_sort japan s interests in the arctic region and prospects for cooperation with russia
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russia
the arctic region
the northern sea route
cooperation
hydrocarbons
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