This paper examines Japan’s foreign aid sanction policy toward China. The Japanese government seems to be reluctant to … take strict measures against China. Only due to strong criticisms from other aid donors did Japan cut aid to China. However … diplomatic interests have prevented Japan from using stern foreign aid sanctions against China. …

guidelines is expected to produce a certain effect on Japan’s foreign aid policy. This paper examines Japan’s aid sanctions … policy toward Latin American countries as a case study. Since new ODA guidelines were introduced, Japan implemented three … introduced twice, i.e. in Haiti and Guatemala. The findings indicate that Japan apparently pledges to promote human rights and …

In this paper, Japan’s positive and negative aid sanctions policy toward Asian countries since the introduction of new … aid guidelines will be examined and discussed. Japan can choose to impose negative aid sanctions (the suspension or a … increase in foreign aid) would be applied to aid recipients that conduct desirable polices in the light of Japan’s ODA Charter …

The reinforcement of the Non-governmental organisations’ role in Japan’s ODA program is a challenging task. However, if … the government could help enhancing the transparency of Japan’s foreign aid policy. Under the current system, bureaucrats … dominate the policymaking process so that it is difficult for outsiders to access the information on Japan’s ODA program. …

or indirectly to developing countries. Japan’s ODA can be divided into the following four groups: 1) Bilateral Grants, 2 …) Technical Co-operation, 3) Multilateral Aid, and 4) Bilateral Loans. In 2001, Bilateral Grants made up 19.3 percent of Japan …

During the Cold War, Japan seldom showed an interest in the political conditions in aid recipients. However, after the … Cold War, Japan has been actively imposing negative aid sanctions (the suspension or a decrease in foreign aid) on … applied to aid recipients that conduct desirable polices in the light of Japan’s ODA Charter. Overall, from 1986 to 2002, two …

In Japan, the aid administration system was very complicated. Although there were more than ten government agencies … involved in Japan’s ODA program, the aid administration had been dominated by three ministries and one agency – the Ministry of … ancien régime of Japan’s aid policy, there were three main aid-implementing institutions in Japan. The oldest is Japan …