後冷戰時代，日本開始介入中亞地區事務，以尋求本身之利益。 日本對中亞外交政策可區分為奠基初期的「絲路外交」路線，以及現 階段的「中亞＋日本」對話機制路線，而其主要之政策目標有下列四 點：第一，開闢新的能源供應地；第二，避免該地區成為中國與俄羅 斯之「後院」；第三，擴大日本在中亞地區之影響力，為將來爭取聯 合國安理會常任理事國席位預作布局；第四，協助國際反恐，並將中 亞連結南亞區域建構成為「和平穩定走廊」。

In the post-Cold War period, Japan has started to take an interest in the regional affairs of Central Asia. Japan’s foreign policy for the region is divided into two stages, namely the “Silk Road Diplomacy” in the initial stage and the framework for “Central Asia plus Japan” Dialogue in the current stage. Their Central Asia policy has four major goals: 1. Secure new energy sources; 2. Prevent Central Asia from becoming the backyard of Russia or China; 3. Expand its diplomatic influence in the region in order to garner support for its bid to become a permanent member on the U.N. Security Council; 4. Cooperate with the international community on the war on terrorism by linking South Asia to Central Asia into a “Corridor of Peace and Stability”

大博弈;絲路外交;上海合作組織;中亞＋日本;和平穩定 走廊

Great Game; Silk Road Diplomacy; Shanghai Cooperation Organization; Central Asia Plus Japan; Corridor of Peace and Stability