The EU and Japan in the Process of Building Creative/Progressive Cultural Relations
The EU and Japan in the Process of Building Creative/Progressive Cultural Relations

Summary/Abstract: The EU is promoting cultural relations with Asian countries. While building interpersonal and institutional connections, the EU pays special attention to Japan. The image of the EU and its mutual relations with Japan aregenerally recognised as predominantly good and trust worthy. This paper will examine the process of building creative/progressive cultural relations between the EU and Japan based on two hypotheses; fi rst: despite the factthat the EU tried to develop cultural relations within Japan, the embassies of the EU Member States are far more active in cultural programs than the EU Delegation; and secondly: the reception of the EU as a historic and cultural project is rather fragmented (as opposed to being holistic) inJapan. The aim of this research is to analyse, compare, and evaluate boththe effort and achievements made by the EU and Japan in the process of building creative cultural relations. The research will demonstrate an analytical approach in the political sciences discipline.

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