On April 16, 2024 the Foreign Ministry of Japan released its Diplomatic Bluebook
for the year 2024. The book gives a roundup of Japan’s diplomatic profile in the
past year and it also puts forth the Japanese perspective regarding the
international developments and its own policy direction. The Bluebook describes
the international situation as being “a major turning point in the history”
particularly in the context of war in Gaza and the Russia-Ukraine conflict.1
Additionally, through the book, Tokyo focuses on the notions like “human
dignity” , “rule of law”, and efforts for promoting a “Free and Open Indo-Pacific
(FOIP).2 Although the policy document covers a lot of areas like the Japan-U.S.