Should Japan prioritize relations with its neighbors or the United States? (英検、2010 2_2 政治・国際関係)
[履歴] [最終更新] (2024/01/20 13:26:28)
最近の投稿
注目の記事

トピック

Should Japan prioritize relations with its neighbors or the United States? (英検、2010 2_2 政治・国際関係)

日本は近隣諸国との関係を優先すべきか、それとも米国との関係を優先すべきか？

意図や意味、具体例(政策、データ、時事ネタ事例、自分の経験持論)

世論の変化も踏まえつつ、都度バランスを取った政策が必要となる。

国家安全保障

近隣諸国による脅威:

日米安全保障条約で現在の日本は自国での武力を持たず、日本は憲法第9条で、国際紛争を解決する手段としての武力を放棄しているため、米国との関係は重要である。しかしながら、近年では自国での防衛力を高めようとする動きがある。

経済

米国は日本の最大の貿易相手国の一つ。一方、アジア諸国との貿易額は日本において5割を越えている。中国、韓国、東南アジア諸国との関係維持も重要である。

中国との貿易の規模、不安定さ

語彙

Japan-US alliance

日米同盟。1951年に結ばれた日米安全保障条約による。日米安全保障の基礎となっている。

Japan-US security treaty

日米安全保障条約

Northern Territories issue

北方領土問題。千島列島は英語ではクリル列島と呼ばれる。クリル列島の 4島に関する、日本とロシア間の領土問題。第二次世界大戦直後頃から。Kuril Islands dispute と表現されることもある。

security assistance for Ukraine

ウクライナ支援

Sanction Russia economically

ロシアを経済的に制裁する

Taiwan contingency

台湾有事

Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution

日本国憲法第9条

national security

国家安全保障

public opinion

世論

policy

政策

North Korean missile launch

北朝鮮によるミサイル発射

to renounce the use of force

武力放棄

  • The Japanese Constitution renounces the use of force as a means of settling international disputes.
  • The two countries signed a treaty renouncing the use of force against each other.

trading partners

貿易相手国

The United States is one of Japan's largest trading partners.

Trade volume

貿易額

Japan's trade volume with China reached a record high last year.

wastewater / contaminated water

処理水

Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station

福島第一原子力発電所

release of wastewater

処理水の放出

Russia and China banned the import of Japanese seafood

ロシアと中国は、日本産の水産物の輸入を停止した

My son is one and half years old.

一歳半の息子

My son is one and half years old.
I have a one-and-a-half-year-old son.

I am 49 years old.
I am a 49-year-old woman.

essential

重要

スピーチ例

I think that Japan should prioritize relations with the United States.
I have two reasons to support my opinion.

Firstly, Japan renounced military force as a means of settling international disputes in Article 9 of its Constitution.
And under the Japan-US security treaty, the US military is supposed to be deployed to defend Japan in the event that Japan is attacked by another country.
There are a variety of threats around Japan. North Korea, for example, has been repeatedly testing missile launches.
For national security, the relationship with the US is essential.

Secondly, the United States is one of Japan's largest trading partners.
Trade with neighboring countries like Russia and China is also significant.
However, the future continuity of trade is unstable.
As for Russia, the invasion of Ukraine is a concern, and as for China, the Taiwan contingency is a concern.

In the event of a contingency in Taiwan, if TSMC in Taiwan is affected, the impact will spread to the entire world.
Japan imports most of its semiconductors from China and Taiwan.
For the sake of economic security, the Japanese government provided subsidies to lure TSMC to Kumamoto Prefecture,
so that Japan can secure semiconductors domestically.

In conclusion, both are important, but given the choice between the two, Japan should prioritize its relationship with the United States over its neighbors.

(223words)

関連ページ