BECAUSE IT HAS MANAGED TO TURN ECONOMIC AID TO DEVELOPING COUNTRIES INTO A POWERFUL LEVER TO BUILD CONFIDENCE IN ITS POLICIES International experts consistently point out that in recent decades, the Country of the Rising Sun has developed and is gradually strengthening extremely positive relations with the vast majority of Asian and African states - both with those that belong to the developing world and with the poorest rogue countries of the modern world. These countries are willing to sign cooperation agreements with Japan in economic and other areas, accept Japanese consultants in various areas of administrative management, send their young people to study in Japan, support Japanese foreign policy initiatives, etc. What attracts the third world countries to this "Asian tiger", by the way, far from being young, and in recent years - and not the most successful among its" brothers", which also developed powerfully and rapidly in the 60s-80s of the last century? First of all, well-organized development assistance to dozens of Asian and African countries. This assistance is selective and is usually aimed at solving the most fundamental and acute problems of each State. In addition, it is very effective. The government of the country that has taken advantage of it knows that, for example, industrial enterprises built with Japanese help will produce modern products and begin to make a profit in a timely manner, and graduates of schools that will be trained according to Japanese programs will become good specialists - such as any third world country urgently needs. Japan's credibility in the third world countries was not immediately won. Recall that during the Second World War, its armed forces occupied the territories of a number of Asian countries, causing them enormous damage and causing incalculable disasters to their peoples. In the first post-war years in Asia, few people felt sympathy for the Japanese and believed in their goodwill towards former opponents. Acco ... Read more