Articles

The Progress and Troubles in the Struggle Against Terrorism in Japan

Vostok/Oriens '2016, №2

 
Article tackles the problem of contemporary terrorism in Japan, which includes domestic and international components. Domestic terrorism is represented by underground militant groups mainly of Japanese origin, which practice terrorist methods of struggle to reach their political objectives, primarily aimed at influencing domestic policies of the government. International terrorism targets Japan and Japanese in order to modify Japan's foreign policy so that Japan stops supporting the USA in its struggle with the jihadist branches of the Islamic State (IS) throughout the world.

Keywords: terrorism, extremism, Japan, Middle East, USA, foreign policy

Pages: С. 129–140