Japan soon turned its attention to the Middle East. The first Japanese official probably visited Iraq in 1880.\u00a0 But diplomatic relations between the two countries began in 1939, and in 1939 Japan opened its embassy in Baghdad. The exchange of Ambassadors between the two countries in January 1960, the boom in economic relations between the two countries in the seventies decade of the last century, Japan\u2019s position as the second largest exporter to Iraq was part of the past relations.
\nDuring the 1991-1991 war, political relations between Tokyo and Baghdad deteriorated dramatically. 213 Japanese hostages were released through various channels following Japan\u2019s efforts for their freedom. In August 1990, Iraq invaded Kuwait and the Japanese government provided $ 13 billion in aid to confront Baghdad.
\nThen, while Japan called Saddam a \u201cviolator of international order,\u201d and Iraq claimed that Japan was \u201chostile to Iraq.\u201d In March 1998, Japan \u00a0became the first country to support Operation Desert Fox.
\nIn fact, the level of political and economic relations between Tokyo and Baghdad declined from the end of the 1991-91 war to the Iraq war in 2003, and with variables such as Japan\u2019s cooperation with the plan to put Iraq under sanctions, and its share in the 2003 Iraq war, the two side\u2019s relations got worse. On March 20, 2003, the United States, which launched the Iraq war, announced its support for Japan.
\nPolitical and Geopolitical Dimensions of Japan\u2019s foreign policy\u2019s focus on Iraq
\nAfter the end of World War II and during the bipolar structure that governed the international system, Japan\u2019s foreign policy was practically a mere follower of US foreign policy.\u00a0 In the 1980s, the Japanese government pursued the idea of internationalization as a fundamental principle of its foreign policy.
\nThe goals and priorities of such foreign policy in the Japanese Constitution are generally mentioned in the provisions of Articles 7, 9, 41, 72, 73 and 98. In the years following the US military invasion of Iraq, Japan\u2019s foreign policy distanced itself somewhat from full compliance with US foreign policy. Political and security issues also found a new place after the 1990s.
\nHowever, Japan\u2019s security policy in the Middle East is largely influenced by variables such as its strategic alliance with the United States, the supply of fossil fuels, and its peace-seeking foreign policy and counter-terrorism policy.<\/p>\n
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