?
Creating a minority: the views of Japanese intellectuals and Japan’s policy towards Ainu in the 18th and 19th centuries
Ch. 6. P. 128–140.
The article traces how the image of the Ainu formed by Japanese intellectuals in 18th and early 19th centuries influenced the formation of Japan’s policy towards this ethnic minority in the Meiji period (1868-1912).
Киреева А. А., Добринская О. А., Chizhevskaya M. et al., Японские исследования 2026 № 2 С. 157–181
The Middle East (ME) region is vitally important to Japan, as it accounts for
90% of Japan's oil imports. For many years, Japan has sought to build friendly relations
with all countries in the region, often having to balance its own interests with its strategic
alignment with the United States, its only military and political ally. The seminar ...
Added: August 19, 2026
M.P. Chizhevskaya, Russian Japanology Review 2026 Vol. 9 No. 1 P. 101–130
The article examines Japan's policy toward the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the aftermath of the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. A core dilemma in Japan's approach lies in balancing its loyalty to Arab nations, crucial for securing energy supplies and avoiding a repeat of the 1973 "oil shock", with its alignment to the ...
Added: August 19, 2026
Zelenev E., Korobochkina A., Russian Japanology Review 2026 Vol. 9 No. 1 P. 71–100
This article conducts a comparative historical analysis of the soft power strategies employed by Japan and China in Africa, emphasizing the utilization of cultural, educational, and economic instruments to augment their international
influence. Moving away from the traditional post-1990s perspective, this paper introduces an enhanced form of the timeline approach in order to examine the development process of their soft ...
Added: August 12, 2026
Starikova E., Старикова С. А., Юго-Восточная Азия: актуальные проблемы развития 2026 № 1 (70) С. 279–297
The article is devoted to a comparative analysis of measures to preserve and protect the intangible cultural heritage of ethnic minorities in the PRC and the SRV. These two states are close geographically, culturally, and ideologically; moreover, both China and Vietnam are multinational states. Both countries actively cooperate with UNESCO within the framework of the ...
Added: July 24, 2026
Emelyanova O., Восток. Афро-азиатские общества: история и современность 2024 No. 1 P. 153–164
Food security in Japan has been under observation of analytics in both Japan and abroad as it is one of the key national security issues. Leading academic researchers of this issue in Japan include Suzuki N., Takeya T.,Yamamoto R. and Oguchi H. However, the main focus of their analysis is the social aspect. The English ...
Added: July 16, 2026
Brambila F., Gribkova D. E., Проблемы Дальнего Востока 2026 № 3 С. 123–139
Contemporary studies on Japanese science and technology (S&T) policy often focus on the limitations of various government initiatives in addressing the nation's developmental stagnation, overlooking distinctive institutional and policy features of its public-private sector symbiosis. This deprives policymakers of critical insights into demand-side governance mechanisms, including policy instruments and coordination frameworks. This research article provides ...
Added: June 22, 2026
Kazenin K., Sergei Zakharov, Billingsley S., Population, space and place 2026 Vol. 32 No. 2 Article e70241
Russia's Maternal Capital policy initially increased total fertility rates, stimulating much discussion on whether it would result in more births or only earlier births. Effects of that policy upon different ethnic groups within Russia, however, have not received systematic attention. Varying demographic, socioeconomic and cultural characteristics of ethnic groups in Russia provide a unique opportunity ...
Added: May 5, 2026
Shaposhnikov S., Kiselev S., Азия и Африка сегодня 2026 № 4 С. 14–25
This article explores the nature of asymmetric interdependence in Sino-Japanese relations, analyzing trade flows, investment dynamics, technological cooperation, and geopolitical factors shaping bilateral ties. Japan is significantly dependent on China as its largest export market and key manufacturing base, while China remains reliant on Japan for critical technologies, precision equipment, and advanced materials. Both states ...
Added: April 29, 2026
Mozias P., Календарова М. Т., Россия и современный мир 2025 № 4 С. 73–91
Аннотация. В статье проводится комплексное исследование территориального конфликта между Китайской Народной Республикой и Японией в Восточно-Китайском море — спора о принадлежности архипелага Сенкаку (Дяоюйдао). Рассматриваются исторические предпосылки спора, включая последствия китайско-японской войны 1894–1895 гг., политику колониальной экспансии Японии, влияние решений, принятых по итогам Второй мировой войны и в ходе холодной войны. Подробно анализируется развитие конфликта с ...
Added: April 21, 2026
Emelyanova O., Shcherbakov D., Siberian Journal of Life Sciences and Agriculture 2025 Vol. 17 No. 5 P. 562–580
The paper is focused on the agricultural problems in Japan, precisely on the issue of sustainable agriculture. The sector contributes less than 1% to Japan’s GDP (27% comes from the industry and 73% from the service sector), which is a small share like in other developed countries, however the role of agriculture in Japan is ...
Added: March 20, 2026
Klimov A., Russian Japanology Review 2025 Vol. 8 No. 1 P. 5–27
The manuscript Tales of the Northern Barbarians (Hokuidan, 「北夷談」) by Matsuda Denjūrō (松田伝十郎, 1769–1843) is a valuable source on the history of Russian-Japanese relations, the development of the northern territories inhabited by the Ainu conducted by the Japanese, relations between the Ainu and the Japanese, their barter trade. The written source consists of seven notebooks. ...
Added: February 15, 2026
Klimova O., Японские исследования 2025 № 4 С. 5–23
This article presents new sources on the history of the study of Sakhalin, which are stored in state archives and private collections of Japan and are listed in Nihon hokuhen kankei kyūki mokuroku 日本北辺関係旧記目録 (An Annotated Catalog of Japanese Man- uscripts Sources). The author describes materials from 1763 to the first half of the 19th ...
Added: February 14, 2026
Нестерова К. А., Вестник РГГУ. Серия «Политология. История. Международные отношения» 2024 № 5 С. 84–98
The Japanese government has been focusing more and more on the involvement of women in the socio-economic life of the country. Thus female entrepreneurship in Japan is gaining momentum every year. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan and private economic funds note quite effective techniques and interesting innovations of female startups. Despite ...
Added: February 11, 2026
Нестерова К. А., Азия и Африка сегодня 2025 № 4 С. 57–64
There has been a negative phenomenon of significant gender gap in the educational environment, as well as gender-oriented specialties in recent decades in Japan. The article details the history of gender stereotypes in women’s higher education in Japan and their impact on the present day. The cultural and historical context also has a great influence ...
Added: February 11, 2026
Emelyanova O., Shcherbakov D., Восток. Афро-азиатские общества: история и современность 2025 № 5 С. 154–166
After the 1991 crisis, the Japanese economy entered a period of long-term stagnation, the problems of low fertility and population aging worsened in the social sphere, and the usual growth strategy aimed at increasing productivity reached its limit. In a production-oriented society, the economy was calculated based on the cost of physical capital and the ...
Added: February 3, 2026
Shaposhnikov S., В кн.: Восьмая международная конференция «Управление бизнесом в цифровой экономике»: сборник статей конференции, Санкт-Петербург.: СПб.: ИПЦ СПбГУПТД, 2025. С. 109–112.
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) account for 99.7 % of companies in Japan and employ 70 %
of the labor force. However, they face staff shortages, financial constraints and difficulty in innovating. Artificial
intelligence (AI), especially generative AI, could be a solution to these problems, but its adoption
in SMEs remains low (5.6 %) compared to developed countries ...
Added: January 12, 2026