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Japan s Drive in Central Asia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 May 2025

Hisane MASAKI
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Energy-poor Japan is revving up its diplomatic drive to strengthen relations with the oil and gas rich countries of Central Asia in response to stubbornly high oil prices. This comes at a time when the US, Russia and China are all flexing their political muscles in Central Asia, competing in an attempt to secure the region's precious energy resources.

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Asia-Pacific Journal , Volume 4 , Issue 4 , 16 April 2006 , e18
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