日本的FTA战略形成于 2 0世纪 90年代后期至本世纪初。这一战略的形成 ,标志着日本经济外交从原来的否定地区主义向利用地区主义的重大转变。日本推进FTA战略的重点地区是东亚地区和拉美地区 ,推进的步骤是首先选择最容易的突破口迅速取得成果 ,然后选择可以对日本经济产生巨大正面影响的国家作为优先的对象 ,使FTA战略为国家的经济发展战略服务 ,再进一步选择有可能达成自由贸易协定的国家和地区作为后备谈判的对象 ,根据形势的发展不断扩大签约国家或地区的范围。日本推进FTA战略除了受国际上地区主义潮流的影响以外 ,更有多方面的内在动机 ,但在实施FTA战略的过程中保护农业的政策成为一个重大障碍 ,为了使FTA战略取得更大成果 ,日本必须下决心对农业实行开放政策 Japan’s FTA strategy was formed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The formation of this strategy marks a major shift in Japan’s economic diplomacy from the original negation of regionalism to the use of regionalism. The key areas for Japan’s FTA strategy are East Asia and Latin America. The steps to be taken are first to select the easiest breakthrough to achieve rapid results and then to select those countries that can have a huge positive impact on the Japanese economy as priority targets, to make the FTA strategy a national And further select those countries and regions that are likely to reach a free trade agreement as the object of the back-up negotiations. According to the development of the situation, the scope of the countries or regions to be signed should be continuously expanded. In addition to being influenced by the international trend of regionalism, Japan’s FTA strategy has many intrinsic motives. However, the policy of agricultural protection in the implementation of the FTA strategy has become a major obstacle. To make the FTA strategy more effective, Japan We must make up our mind to implement an open policy on agriculture