| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立中山大學 === 政治學研究所 === 95 === Five and half years in office, the former Japan Prime Minister, Junichiro Koizumi, has led Japan to progress toward a wholly new direction contrast to previous Japan. Domestically, financial, fiscal and administrative reforms were Koizumi regime’s primary concerns and also the core stage of Koizumi’s political performance, and those reforms did somewhat improve Japan’s lasting stagnant economic condition at all. Concerning of the legacy of Koizumi’s foreign policy, as been regarded as a fledgling in foreign affairs at the beginning, Koizumi at last shaped the current Japan to be confident as a major power in north east Asia and more capable of facing the north Korea’s threats and China’s various challenges. Moreover, Koizumi made his efforts and did upgrade the Japan-U.S. military alliance de facto. In region international affairs, Koizumi also contributed to push the economic and trading integration in east Aisa. On the global level, Koizumi’s Japan egaged in not only finance but also manpower contribution to the international society and eagerly did a lot to look for a leading political role in world politics than ever. Undoubtedly, the U.S. 911 attacks occurred in 2001 is the crucial agenda regarding the outcomes of Koizumi’s foreign policy and surely the turning point within the context of Koizumi’s foreign policy. Therefore, this paper would like to investigate“what things have been done in the Japan’s foreign policies as Koizumi in office？”within the following four periods,“Foreign Policy Review Era,”“U.S.-first Policy Era,”“International Consultation Era,”and“Post-Koizumi Era.”After the overall context of Koizumi’s foreign policies has been well realized, this paper will discuss the profound effects and impacts cuased by those outcomes of Koizumi’s foreign policy toward the three aspects of Japan domestic politics, Asia region, and the international system.
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