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This policy brief focuses on Japan’s perspectives of the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM)-Plus, focusing mainly on its expectations and how Japan could contribute to the process. The main points discussed in this policy brief are: (1) Japan regards defense diplomacy as an important element of its foreign policy practice; (2) Japan values its relations with ASEAN and supports ASEAN’s centrality in the regional security architecture; (3) Japan fully supports the ADMM-Plus meeting and views this as a positive development for the regional security architecture; and (4) despite its strong support, Japan is fully aware of the limits of the ADMM-Plus meeting in addressing the key security challenges facing the region.