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The ASEAN-Japan Centre was established on May 25, 1981, through an agreement between ASEAN member countries and Japan, with the aim of fostering mutual understanding between Japan and Southeast Asia. Key initiatives including the promotion of Japanese companies trade and investment and facilitating the [[Ship for Southeast Asian and Japanese Youth Program|Ship for Southeast Asian and Japanese Youth Program (SSEAYP)]],<ref>[https://www8.cao.go.jp/youth/kouryu/en/sseayp/sseayp.html The Ship for Southeast Asian and Japanese Youth Program (SSEAYP)] {{Webarchive|url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230804232904/https://www8.cao.go.jp/youth/kouryu/en/sseayp/sseayp.html |date=4 August 2023}}, ''www.cao.go.jp''.</ref> alongside with Japanese language education, have been central to the Japanese foreign policy including the Centre's activities during 1980s.<ref>[https://jcie.org/analysis/books-reports/asean-japan/ ASEAN-Japan Cooperation: A Foundation for East Asian Community] {{Webarchive|url= https://web.archive.org/web/20231210133432/https://www.jcie.org/analysis/books-reports/asean-japan/ |date=10 December 2023}}, ''jcie.org''.</ref><ref>[https://brill.com/view/journals/hjd/16/4/article-p519_6.xml Then and Now: A Structured Approach Analysis of Japan’s Cultural Diplomacy Towards Thailand] {{Webarchive|url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230603021935/https://brill.com/view/journals/hjd/16/4/article-p519_6.xml |date=3 June 2023}}, ''brill.com''.</ref>
The Centre also plays a role in supporting outbound tourism, promoting ASEAN as a holiday destination to Japanese people. After attending an ASEAN heads-of-state meeting in Manila in 1987, then Japanese Prime Minister Noboru Takeshita pledged to double the voluntary contribution to the Centre to further promote tourism to ASEAN.<ref>
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