And the Middle East economic situation under the global recession ...
Of the Japanese economy, the Middle East oil-producing countries, it can be said that the lifeblood of the energy resources. Is an important countries that depend on the near split of crude oil imports of Japan, crude oil of the majority of the world is in the region.
On the other hand, the Middle East, Iraq, faces many of the conflict areas such as the Palestinian problem, and there is Iran with concern the nuclear issue, have an unstable risk.
In recent years, it started China is the United States and Europe, is showing a vigorous movement towards the securing of energy resources in the Middle East. Japan, while how to avoid the risk of the region, Europe and the United States, or overcome the resource competition with China, strategic response is being questioned that public and private sectors. In its part, the oil-producing countries of projects that contribute to economic development, in terms of industrialization and environmental improvement that aims to de-oil-producing countries for the job security of the rapidly growing young people, such as providing Japan's advanced technology, etc.