The Inter-American Dialogue and the Japan Association of Latin America and
the Caribbean (JALAC) are pleased to publish this report by Mikio Kuwayama,
managing director and senior analyst for JALAC, and Margaret Myers, director
of the Dialogue’s China and Latin America Program. One of Japan’s premier
experts on Latin America, Kuwayama was formerly head of the International
Trade Unit in the International Trade and Integration Division of the
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). Myers, a
widely recognized authority on Asia’s evolving relations with Latin
America, has worked for the US government in both Japan and China.
The findings in this report are a product of the “Japan-LAC Relations: Then
& Now” meeting held in Washington, DC, in September 2015. The meeting,
co-hosted by the Dialogue and JALAC, brought together public and private
sector representatives for a wide-ranging discussion on Japan’s evolving
foreign and economic policies in Latin America. The authors describe a
long-standing relationship that has sustained decades of political and
economic turmoil in both Japan and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
The report distinguishes Japanese engagement with LAC from that of other
East Asian nations and points to considerable potential for stronger
relations in the coming years. Enhanced ties will, indeed, be critical as
growth slows on both sides of the Pacific.
JALAC was founded in 1958 as a Japanese forum for public and private sector
engagement with Latin America and the Caribbean. Based in Tokyo, the
organization’s membership includes approximately 100 companies and
organizations and 260 individuals. Following on their successful
collaboration in September 2015, the Dialogue and JALAC will continue to
work together to promote mutual understanding between Japan and Latin
America and the Caribbean through joint seminars, roundtable meetings, and
publications.
The Dialogue and JALAC are grateful to Mitsubishi Americas, NEC, Mayekawa,
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, and Prudential for their support of this work.
MICHAEL SHIFTER President, Inter-American Dialogue
AKIRA KUDO Executive Director, Secretary General, Japan Association of
Latin America and the Caribbean (JALAC)
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