戰後的台日經貿交流,依國際局勢的發展變遷可分為冷戰時期、後冷戰時期與區域經濟整合時期等三階段。冷戰結構下的台日經貿關係,乃是鑲嵌於美國的亞太戰略之中,屬於台美日三角貿易結構的一環。後冷戰時期,中國市場的快速成長與個人消費能力的提升,改變了台日間的垂直分工型態。到了區域經濟整合時期,台日經貿關係在東亞經貿整合的發展趨勢下,逐漸發展出制度化的策略聯盟關係。台日雙方在建構經貿策略聯盟時,一方面擁有長期且緊密的經貿關係、民主市場經濟的共同命運、社經文化發展的同質性等經濟共同利益;但也同時存在的雙方進出口貿易的失衡、中國市場上的競合關係、貿易保護政策的施行等經濟衝突利益。透過雙方的自我約束與制度化磋商,以經貿合作基礎的堅實化、經貿合作平台的常設化以及經貿合作架構的制度化為步驟階段,將可逐步朝向建構「台日經貿策略聯盟」的目標邁進。此一台日經貿策略聯盟所涵蓋的領域範圍,將會超越傳統的貿易概念,而朝向包括政治、外交、文化與安全保障領域的全方位交流發展。
The economic relationship between Taiwan and Japan could be divided into three phases: cold war era, post-cold war era and regional economic integration era. During the cold war era, the economic relationship between Taiwan and Japan was embedded in the Asia-Pacific strategy of U.S. During the post-cold war era, the development of China market changed the pattern of Taiwan-Japan industry cooperation. In regional economic integration period, Taiwan and Japan began to develop the relationship of institutional strategic alliance. While Taiwan and Japan construct economic strategic alliance relationship, the positive interests and the negative interests, both played important roles. However, Taiwan and Japan could accomplish the purpose of economic strategic alliance by self-constraint and institutional negotiation. Under the specific procedures of economic cooperation, economic platform frame and economic institution, the Taiwan-Japan strategic alliance will be not only a trade partnership, but also a comprehensive partnership including politics, diplomacy and national security.