The Japanese UN Diplomacy:Ideal And Reality Of Diplomacy Centered On The United Nations

After the Second World War, Japan was under control of the United States for transformation. Then the United States established the pacifist constitution for Japan. In October 1945, the charter of the United Nations was taken effect. Japan was defined as the enemy. At such international background, Japan began the reconstruction of national politics and economy. The foreign policy of Japan was also unfolding at that context. Since the establishment and strengthen of the security alliance, and the abnormal state position of Japan in the UN charter, the diplomacy of Japan was embarrassing and dependent. After the recovery of economic, Japan started desiring to become a normal country and even powerful at political area. In order to demonstrate the power in the international arena, Japan made a great effort on UN diplomacy. However, due to historical, political, military, system, and international relations etc, under such restrictions and fetters, Japan’s UN diplomacy is doomed to be twists and turns.Japan’s UN diplomacy is an important part of Japan’s diplomacy. Early postwar, in order to get rid of the identity and status of the defeated country as soon as possible, Japan regarded to join the United Nations as an important symbol of to return to the international community. In December 1956, Japan officially joined the United Nations. The Diplomatic Bluebook published by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in September 1957 identified three principles for Japan’s foreign policy, “diplomacy centered on the United Nations" is one of them. "Diplomacy centered on the United Nations" is the basic principle of Japan’s diplomacy as well as the realistic way in pursuit of political superpower dreams. In the 60 years after Japan joined the United Nations, connotation and extension of "diplomacy centered on the United Nations" had had a great change. After the cold war, especially since the new century, groping the content of "New diplomacy centered on the United Nations" became a notable trend in Japanese political and diplomatic.For Japan’s UN diplomacy, both domestic and foreign experts and scholars had a lot of researches, but for the essence of Japan’s UN diplomacy to explore in-depth, especially for the new century Japan UN centralism diplomatic research is still in the blank stage. This paper aims to Japan’s UN centralism diplomatic footprint all-the-way tracking and analysis, and comes to the United Nations diplomatic strategy, implementation effect and the phase characteristics. In the 70 anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, Japan’s UN diplomacy presented new trends. The strengthening in the alliance at the same time, the intention to achieve "ordinary country", "political power" and "military power" through the UN diplomacy has become increasingly apparent. Study of Japan’s UN diplomacy for the Japanese political diplomatic trend not only has theoretical significance but also has practical significance; Analyzing the connotation and essence of Japan’s UN center ideology and explore the idea of “new diplomacy centered on the United Nations" of exploration and practice; Interpreting the Japan’s UN diplomacy and the development trend of the future; Through analysis of the position and role of the "diplomacy centered on the United Nations" strategy, clear the ideal and reality of the United Nations, Japan, the outlook for Japan’s UN diplomacy trends and results.This article according to the generation and development of Japan’s UN diplomacy, illustrate its implementation process and characteristic and make logic judgment for Japan’s UN diplomatic trend.The introduction part mainly expatiate the purpose and significance, domestic and foreign research present situation and the research of the paper structure, the emphases and difficulties of research methods, research and innovation etc.First of all, introduce the summary of the development of Japan’s UN diplomacy and evolution course. According to the division of three historical periods, cold war, after the cold war, the new century that Japan to join the United Nations and the diplomatic transitions. This part mainly focuses on analyzing different periods of time background, the demands and characteristics of Japan’s UN diplomacy.Secondly, the paper expounds the Japanese "diplomacy centered on the United Nations" thought connotation and development. Introduce the time background of "diplomacy centered on the United Nations” put forward in objective, and further interpret the basic connotation of Japan’s " diplomacy centered on the United Nations”. At last, trace the development process and the debate of Japan’s "diplomacy centered on the United Nations”. This part mainly analyzes the connotation of Japanese UN centralism; Make an objective evaluation for the debate of the “diplomacy centered on the United Nations".Third, the interpretation of Japanese UN center foreign policy practice and ideal pursuit. By summarizing and analyzing policies and measures of Japan’s United Nations diplomacy; introduce the basic claims and demands of Japan to join the permanent members of the Security Council and the UN reform. On the basis, analyze the ideal pursuit of Japan’s UN diplomacy, through that to enhance its international status and realize their dream of “political power".Fourth, in this part, introduce the strategic position and realistic considerations of diplomacy centered on the United Nations. By comparing the center of gravity of alliance foreign diplomacy with the United Nations center to analyze the relationship between Japanese UN center diplomatic strategic positions. And then through the analysis of active pacifism diplomacy with the United Nations center diplomacy to explore the relationship between Japan’s diplomacy in the new situation of the hub. Combined with the above content to explore the UN center of Japan’s diplomatic in today’s real strategic position in Japan’s foreign policy, whether is all in the name of for the center with the United Nations to achieve other purposes.Fifth, analyze development trend of the future of Japan’s UN diplomacy. First for the groping and discuss the connotation of the new concept "new diplomacy centered on the United Nations". Secondly, discuss the new trend and new progress about Japan’s UN diplomacy in recent years. Finally, the analysis of the difficulties and the effects that new diplomacy centered on the United Nations will face and bring.In short, Japan’s UN diplomacy center has its realistic side, and also reflects the idealistic side. Since Japan continue to strengthen "the alliance" relationship as the major premise, Japan is difficult to realize the UN center diplomacy. Especially if Japan continues to advocate "positive pacifist" the UN center diplomacy will be more difficult, the road to the "permanent" will be out of sight.