| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立政治大學 === 日本研究學位學程 === 107 === This thesis focuses on Japan's Official Development Assistance(ODA)for the Philippines from the perspective of the national interest.It will analyze the importance of Japan's assistance to the Philippines according to Japanese government documents and various statistics. First, the concept of national interest and it’s relationship with the aid given will be examined, to gain understanding. Then an organized view of Japan’s concept of “national interest” will be presented, using past examples to illustrate the various benefits that Japan has achieved thus far through ODA policy.Second, since Japan is the largest aid donor to the Philippines, this thesis reviewed the context of Japan-Philippines relations, and understood the key reasons for its transition from "anti-Japanese" to "pro-Japanese", as well as the changes of diplomatic relations between the Philippines and Japan in recent years.To realize the benefits for both donor and recipient, this thesis will try to explain The Post-War Reparations and Japan’s Philippine ODA policy nowadays.This thesis also supplemented the explanations in recent years with aid case examples, and finally a summary of Japan’s assistance to the Philippines, results in what kind of national interests, to emphasize the significance of aiding the Philippines.In addition, since The United States has special significance for both Japan and The Philippines, this thesis also describes the U.S. factors in Japan-Philippines relations.
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