“APEC” is Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, and the frame of the economic cooperation by the country and the region of 21 that surrounds the Pacific Ocean. Because various countries and regions participate in APEC, the country and the region that became the member of APEC are called “Economy”. About the half of the world is occupied, and the population, GDP, and the trade value assume the investment and the trade to be a mainspring and initiate the growth of the world.
The relation of economic interdependence in Asia Pacific region is assumed to be a base because economic growth, North America in Asia by the foreign capital introduction policy in the latter half of the 1980’s etc. , and the market integration of Europe progressed, and the necessity of “New frame” has risen. “Asia Pacific Ocean trade development society” was established in the Ministry of International Trade and Industry at that time, and the examination concerning Asia Pacific region over Japan was started in 1988.
There was an appeal for Japan, too Prime Minister Australia at that time developed the economy of Asia Pacific region, and it was advocated to found the meeting to cooperate in the region in 1989. And, the time when the APEC plan was achieved came gradually, and “The 1st APEC Ministerial Meeting” was held in Canberra in Australia in United States and ASEAN, etc. in the same year. “APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting” was held by the initiation of the United States in 1993.
Various frames exist in a heavy layer in Asia Pacific region now. Japan is doing various cooperation to economy in APEC in cooperation with advanced economy such as the United States and Australia at on the way to in Asia etc.Moreover, it keeps making an effort, it aims at the overall growth of APEC aiming at making smoothly and the liberalization of the investment and the trade, and it participates positively.