Japan’s Foreign Policy in the Mekong Region
The tenth Japan-Mekong Summit was held on October 9 in Tokyo. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe received Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, Laotian Prime Minister Thongloun Sisoulith, Myanmar’s civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha, and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc at the Akasaka State Guest House. Held annually since 2009, the Summit represents Japan’s increasingly proactive foreign policy toward Southeast Asia in general, and the five countries along the Mekong countries in particular.
