Japan's maritime territorial disputes and resolution strategies

Japan's Maritime Territorial Disputes and Resolution Strategies The South East Asia-Pacific region is often associated with the greatest threat, where large-scale military conflict could arise. The main threat arises from the growing economic power of the People's Republic of China (hereinafter referred to as China) and, in parallel, the processes of remilitarization of Japan. However, the positions of other states also pose a threat to the security of the region: Š. The Korea-South Korea conflict, the territorial disputes between Vietnam and China, and so on. At the heart of the disputes in the region are maritime territorial conflicts, which have arisen in the Asia-Pacific region since the end of the Second World War. The cross-border territorial conflicts in the region are characterized by the fact that the vast majority of them are of a maritime rather than a continental nature.China’s growing power is pushing Japan’s ruling elite to change the foreign policy they followed in the twentieth century. Focus on economic development, with confidence and on the basis of security guarantees provided by the United States. The country's economic stagnation in recent years has also allowed Japan to pursue a more active and stronger nationalist foreign policy. Japan’s main foreign policy issues are related to its territorial conflicts. Japan has territorial disputes with more than one country, they have been going on for more than a decade and are therefore extremely complex and complex and difficult to resolve. This is due to several factors: 1) Japan's territorial conflicts with other countries in the region date back to the 19th century.. – 20th century‘s legacy of imperial expansion which, unlike Germany after World War II, failed to abandon. 2) Growing nationalism in Japan and other societies and politicians in Southeast Asia and the Pacific contributes to the escalation and escalation of territorial conflicts. 3) Complex history of Southeast Asian countries in the 19th - 20th centuries. Lack of historical meeting between the countries of the region. 4) The growth of Chinese power and the pursuit of recovery in the 19th - 20th centuries. lost territories have failed. 5) Maritime territorial specificity compared to continental areas: economic benefits, security and strategic advantage