@article{oai:tsukuba.repo.nii.ac.jp:00040507,
 author = {GLISIC, Jelena},
 journal = {国際日本研究, Journal of International and Advanced Japanese Studies},
 month = {Mar},
 note = {This article aims to use Japan’s relations with Yugoslavia as a case in point to examine the character of Japan’s development of relations with the communist countries of Eastern Europe during the Cold War. This article employs previously unused archival sources from both Japan and Yugoslavia in an attempt to reveal how Japan’s development of relations with countries outside of the Western bloc represented rational pursuit of her national interests, and a tactic of balancing among superpowers. Furthermore, this article shows the character of Japan’s foreign policy towards the communist countries of Eastern Europe. It also attempts to assess the relative importance of external influences, influences of the superpowers, on the development of Japan’s diplomatic relations with communist countries. This article reveals the motives behind the development of relations from both sides, as well as the nature of relations and merits/demerits which arose. This study represents a valuable asset in deepening the understanding of the character of Japanese Cold War diplomatic relations with the communist countries of Eastern Europe, and its position in the broader Japanese diplomatic history. It is argued here that Japan was developing relations with the communist Yugoslavia, in spite of the differences in ideologies and economic systems, with a goal to pursue her national interests and to balance the influence of the superpowers on foreign policy.},
 pages = {145--156},
 title = {<Article>Balancing among Superpowers : Japan-Yugoslavia Relations during the Cold War},
 volume = {8},
 year = {2016}
}