Talk:Foreign policy of Japan

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I created this article as part of the Library of Congress Country Studies Japan Integration Project (LOCCSJIP). But I am unhappy with it. Two problems:

1. US centrism: there is some 170 independent states and nations in the world, but this text is 50% about Japan-United States relations. While the US is of course the most important ally and trade partner / competitor, there should be much more to be said.
2. The text ends in 1993, the last 10 years of foreign policy have to be added.

So, what has to be added is:

• Policy on the European union
• Policy on Australia / New Zealand
• Policy on the emergence of the PRC as an economic power and its alliance (?) with Russia
• Policy on the People's Republic of China / Taiwan issue
• Discussion that led to the deployment of troops to Iraq
• Current policy on Russia
• Position in the Six party talks
• The Campaign for a permanent seat in the United Nations Security Council
• participation in the ASEAN plus Three
• Policy on Immigration issues

... -- Mkill 01:46, 31 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Suggested merge

The difference between these two topics is very ambiguous. Even the lead sentence of the "Relations" article has the word "policy" in bold. Does anyone have any other thoughts? johnpseudo 20:40, 1 May 2008 (UTC)