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Japan Looking Ahead: Japan’s Response to the Issue of Climate Change
In this piece for the "Japan Looking Ahead" program, Kazuo Matsushita examines Japan's strategy to address climate change and create a decarbonized society while encouraging economic growth.
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Report Now Available for Tabletop Exercise: Pacific Trident III
The digital version of the report for TTX Pacific Trident III, which explored challenges to the U.S.-Japan and U.S.-South Korea Alliances in the Indo-Pacific, is now available to read and download.
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Japan Looking Ahead: Can Japan Achieve Net-Zero Emissions?
Part of the "Japan Looking Ahead" program, this analysis by Yasuko Kameyama examines the history of climate change in Japan and how the country could overcome obstacles to take more ambitious action.
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Latest Analysis: 'Will Abe be able to keep Japan a COVID-19 outlier?'
Sasakawa USA Chairman Satohiro Akimoto analyzes Japan's response to COVID-19 as Prime Minister Abe attempts to combat the virus while maintaining individual rights and economic activity.
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Japan’s Response to the Issue of Climate Change: An Innovative Transition Towards a Zero-Carbon and Resilient Society
Since climate change is accelerating more rapidly than previously thought, we must swiftly take more robust action. At the same time, investment in sustainable energy sources, clean energy technologies, and infrastructure brings opportunities for innovation, sustainable and inclusive growth, competitiveness, and job creation. Accelerating the virtuous cycle of environmental protection and economic growth is urgent. As an advanced international economy, Japan has to take the lead in this endeavor.
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Activating the U.S.-Japan Alliance in 2020 – Starting with Medicines and Trade
The close alliance of the United States and Japan has made significant and positive contributions in tackling a variety of regional and global issues over the years. Now, facing the special challenges of 2020 and the coronavirus epidemic, can this powerful partnership once again be put to work to the benefit of broader humankind?
Japan Political Pulse
Japan Political Pulse aggregates major opinion polls conducted by Japanese media outlets in order to provide a more accurate picture of the public approval ratings of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his cabinet.
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Maritime Awareness Project
MAP, a new joint initiative of Sasakawa USA and The National Bureau of Asian Research, improves public understanding of critical maritime problems and possible routes to their peaceful resolution. MAP features a unique, interactive map that visualizes key data at the heart of ongoing maritime disputes and related issues, alongside analytical papers and discussions.
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JUMP
The Japan U.S. Military Program (JUMP) connects past and present service members, families, and government civilians who have served in Japan, providing a powerful foundation for continued engagement that will help sustain this important bilateral relationship.
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Sasakawa Forum
Sasakawa Forum provides a new platform for research and analysis related to Japan and U.S.-Japan relations in a bilateral, regional, and global context. Click through for the latest published work and details on how to submit.
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Issue Briefs
Ever wonder what Collective Self-Defense means? Or wanted to track the history of Abenomics policy? How about learning more about Japan's demographic crisis brought on by the combination of low birthrates and the world’s longest life expectancy? Find all that and more in our Issue Briefs section, which provides guides to the top issues affecting the U.S.-Japan relationship today.
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U.S.-Japan Resource Library
Sasakawa USA’s research fellows have curated a list of documents that are key to the U.S.-Japan relationship, from its inception to today. The U.S.-Japan Resource Library is the ultimate reference guide to the treaties, articles, laws, and statements that have helped build and shape the tenor of that bilateral relationship.