PERLUASAN EKONOMI JEPANG DI WILAYAH AFRIKA MELALUI STRATEGI GEOPOLITIK

Basically, this study aims to comprehensively analyze the economic expansion carried out by Japan in the African region by applying a geopolitical strategy. Africa is a continent known for its very promising natural resources and economic potential. Japan has shown great interest in investing in Africa and has taken several initiatives to strengthen economic ties with the continent. This study will use the Geopolitical framework to analyze the expansion of the Japanese economy in Africa. In its definition, geopolitics is a study that collaborates between geography and political science to study the interaction between geographical and political factors in a phenomenon. Currently, agreements and economic cooperation are very intensively carried out by various countries because they are more effective in opening trade doors and investment fields as wide as possible in order to maintain and improve their respective economies. In implementing cooperation with other regions, Japan uses a lot of geopolitical strategies, especially in the African region. Africa was chosen by Japan as a regional strategy to expedite its economic expansion based on various considerations and a long process. With the geopolitical potential possessed by the African region, it will provide benefits for Japan, both to increase the country's economic strength on the international stage, to fulfill energy needs, and to make it easier for Japan to expand to countries in the African region by providing assistance through grants, investments. directly, as well as loans to developing countries in the African region.