The article examines Japan's modern economic diplomacy. The aim of the study is to analyze the economic potential of the land of the rising sun, as well as its participation in international organizations. The main conclusion is that Japan's economic diplomacy is a powerful tool that combines trade, investment and development assistance to strengthen global and regional influence. The prospects for economic diplomacy are also associated with deepening digitalization, expanding green projects and strengthening regional structures, which will allow Japan to maintain competitiveness in a multipolar world.

The article analyzes the development of small business based on digital technologies globally and in Uzbekistan. Based on reports from international organizations, trends in digital trade development are studied. Problems of small business digitalization in developed and developing countries are identified. Reforms implemented in Uzbekistan to support small business are analyzed. Proposals and recommendations for further development of the sector have been developed.

In this article, from a philosophical and political point of view, transport corridors act as a means of institutionalizing its guiding vectors, and multimodal logistics centers act as "regulating valves" capable of increasing or limiting traffic along transport communications, play an important role in their regulation and, therefore, as a means of competition. Based on the above, it seems possible to define transport corridor zones as territories of mass transport flows organized on the basis of a single technical, managerial and legal infrastructure, important from the point of view of socio-economic development and promotion. and to determine national interests and the geopolitical landscape.

In this article, the embassy and diplomatic relations conducted between the Safavids of Iran and Russia during the reign of Shah Abbas I, the attempts of the two countries to form an alliance against the common enemy, the Ottomans, as well as the trade relations, the conflicts between the two countries in the Caucasus and their consequences are given.