Hindmarsh, Albert-E. Keywords: Japan | Asia | International politics | Mots clefs: Japon | Asie | Politique | ABSTRACT According to Albert Hindmarsh, the best method to explain Japan's foreign policy in a simple, a realistic, and an accurate way, and to understand the attitude of Japanese diplomacy in Japan with regard to China and the Western powers, is to highlight the close relations between the internal situation and the external action of the country. The author examines the formation of modern Japan, the pro…