日本外务省一位认为日本需要制订一项新的亚洲政策的年青官员感叹地说,“遗憾的是,我的许多同事误解了我们关于外交政策的崇高原则的声明”。根据这位外交官员的意见,日本的外交政策必须是现实的,既原则又具体,同时又必须保证并最大限度地扩大日本的国家利益,特别是经济上的利益。他说,“从这个意义上说,我们从来没有真正制订过一项符合要求的亚洲政策”。目前,在日本有一种普遍的看法,认为亚洲的形势已经从根本上发生了变化,因而,日本目前需要有一种比过去更为积极的外交政策。亚洲地区的巨大变化,概括地 A Japanese Foreign Ministry young official who believes Japan needs a new Asian policy laments, “Regrettably, many of my colleagues misunderstood our statement of the noble principles of foreign policy.” According to the diplomatic official, Japan’s foreign policy must be realistic, concrete and specific, and at the same time it must guarantee and maximize Japan’s national interest, especially its economic interest. He said: “In this sense, we have never really formulated an Asian policy that meets our requirements.” At present, there is a widespread view in Japan that the situation in Asia has fundamentally changed. Therefore, Japan now needs to have a more active foreign policy than in the past. The great changes in Asia, generally