Toward sustainable Japan-ROK security cooperation: Lessons from Japan’s security cooperation with Australia
By Tomohiko Satake [Associate Professor, Aoyama Gakuin University]
► Challenges in Japan-ROK Relations: Leadership changes in both Japan and South Korea pose risks to their improving security cooperation, with concerns over historical issues and political agendas.
► Japan-Australia Model: The Japan-Australia security partnership offers lessons for Japan-ROK cooperation, showing how institutionalized and comprehensive collaboration can endure despite leadership changes.
► Future Cooperation: Japan and South Korea should build a shared vision for the Indo-Pacific, institutionalize security cooperation, and gain bipartisan support to ensure lasting relations.
