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<article article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.3" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xml:lang="ru"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">japanjournal</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="ru">Японские исследования</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="en"><trans-title>Japanese Studies in Russia</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="epub">2500-2872</issn><publisher><publisher-name>Association of Japanologists; Institute of China and Modern Asia of the Russian Academy of Sciences</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.55105/2500-2872-2023-4-117-132</article-id><article-id custom-type="elpub" pub-id-type="custom">japanjournal-418</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="section-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>Статьи</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>Отношения Японии с Мьянмой: тонкая политика или просто бизнес?</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="en"><trans-title>Japan’s relations with Myanmar: Subtle politics or just business?</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><contrib-id contrib-id-type="orcid">https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2377-0000</contrib-id><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Кистанов</surname><given-names>В. О.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Kistanov</surname><given-names>V. O.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Кистанов Валерий Олегович, доктор исторических наук, руководитель Центра японских исследований</p><p>117997, Москва, Нахимовский пр-т, 32</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Valerii O. Kistanov, Dr.Sc. (History), Head of the Center for Japanese Studies</p><p>32, Nakhimovsky Av., Moscow, 117997, Russia</p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">v_kistanov@list.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff-1"><aff xml:lang="ru"><institution>Институт Китая и современной Азии РАН</institution><country>Россия</country></aff><aff xml:lang="en"><institution>Institute of China and Contemporary Asia of the RAS</institution><country>Russian Federation</country></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date pub-type="collection"><year>2023</year></pub-date><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>18</day><month>01</month><year>2024</year></pub-date><volume>0</volume><issue>4</issue><fpage>117</fpage><lpage>132</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>Copyright &amp;#x00A9; Кистанов В.О., 2024</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2024</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Кистанов В.О.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Kistanov V.O.</copyright-holder><license xml:lang="ru" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.</license-p></license><license xml:lang="en" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.</license-p></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://www.japanjournal.ru/jour/article/view/418">https://www.japanjournal.ru/jour/article/view/418</self-uri><abstract><p>В статье рассматриваются отношения Японии с Мьянмой на современном этапе с упором на их особенности после военного переворота в этой стране 1 февраля 2021 г. Связи Японии с вооруженными силами Бирмы, созданными во время Второй мировой войны при японском содействии, сохранились на многие послевоенные десятилетия и до сих пор являются важным фактором, предопределившим особые отношения Японии с Мьянмой. В настоящее время поддержание неофициальных контактов с военными Мьянмы позволяют Токио претендовать на роль «моста» между Мьянмой и странами Запада и проводить в отношении этой страны собственный «сбалансированный курс» в условиях столкновения геополитических интересов основных международных акторов в Мьянме. Указанный переворот побудил Токио несколько дистанцироваться от правящего в стране режима. Однако при этом японское правительство проводит весьма гибкую политику, направленную на сохранение своих политических и экономических позиций в Мьянме. Этому не мешает то обстоятельство, что зачастую подходы Токио к Мьянме вступают в противоречие с позициями других стран Запада и вызывают критику со стороны не только этих стран и различных международных организаций, но и внутри самой Японии. В Японии на протяжении многих десятилетий действует мощное промьянманское лобби, олицетворением которого является Ассоциация Япония – Мьянма. Благодаря действиям этого лобби, а также так называемым особым отношениям с Мьянмой Япония стала крупнейшим в мире донором помощи этой стране и одним из ведущих иностранных инвесторов в ее экономику. Несмотря на то, что преобладающая часть американских и европейских компаний свернули свою деятельность в Мьянме после военного переворота, большинство японских фирм, не желая терять прибыльный бизнес, остались в стране, заняв выжидательную позицию в надежде на улучшение деловой конъюнктуры. Можно полагать, что накопленный за многие десятилетия богатый опыт развития отношений Японии с Бирмой/Мьянмой, а также сохраняющиеся связи с военной верхушкой страны, позволят правительству Японии адаптировать свои политические и экономические связи к Мьянме при любом властном режиме в этой стране.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="en"><p>The article examines Japan’s relations with Myanmar at the present stage with an emphasis on their features after the military coup in that country on February 1, 2021. Japan’s ties with the armed forces of Burma, which were created during the Second World War with Japanese assistance, have been preserved for many post-war decades and are still an important factor that predetermined Japan’s special relations with Myanmar. Currently, maintaining informal contacts with the Myanmar military allows Tokyo to claim the role of a “bridge” between Myanmar and Western countries and pursue its own “balanced course” in relation to this country in the face of a clash of geopolitical interests of the main international actors in Myanmar. This coup prompted Tokyo to distance itself somewhat from the ruling regime. However, at the same time, the Japanese Government is pursuing a very flexible policy aimed at preserving its political and economic positions in Myanmar. This is not hindered by the fact that Tokyo’s approaches to Myanmar often conflict with the positions of other Western countries and cause criticism from not only these countries and various international organizations, but also within Japan itself. A powerful pro-Myanmar lobby has been operating in Japan for many decades, personified by the Japan-Myanmar Association. Thanks to the actions of this lobby, as well as the so-called “special relationship” with Myanmar, Japan has become the world’s largest aid donor to this country and one of the leading foreign investors in its economy. Despite the fact that the majority of American and European companies curtailed their activities in Myanmar after the military coup, most Japanese firms, not wanting to lose profitable business, remained in the country, taking a wait-and-see attitude in the hope of the business environment improving. It can be assumed that the rich experience accumulated over many decades in the development of Japan’s relations with Burma/Myanmar, as well as continuing ties with the country’s military elite, will allow the Japanese government to adapt its political and economic ties to Myanmar under any regime in power in this country.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>Япония</kwd><kwd>Мьянма</kwd><kwd>военный переворот</kwd><kwd>официальная помощь развитию</kwd><kwd>торговля</kwd><kwd>инвестиции</kwd><kwd>иеновые займы</kwd><kwd>особые экономические зоны</kwd><kwd>санкции</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>Japan</kwd><kwd>Myanmar</kwd><kwd>military coup</kwd><kwd>official development assistance</kwd><kwd>trade</kwd><kwd>investment</kwd><kwd>yen loans</kwd><kwd>special economic zones</kwd><kwd>sanctions</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><back><ref-list><title>References</title><ref id="cit1"><label>1</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="ru">Кистанов В.О. 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