対北連携　実用的な意義/The Practical Importance of Cooperating to Counter North Korea

-The Yomiuri Shimbun-

US-Japan NEXT Alliance Initiative Senior Director James Schoff spoke with the Yomiuri Shimbun on the G7 and trilateral coordination between the U.S., Japan, and South Korea in a story published by the newspaper on May 22, 2023. The interview covered practical benefits that trilateral coordination would have, including information sharing on North Korean missiles, cooperation on munitions stockpile, and supply chain management. They also discussed how relations between Japan and South Korea might improve through trilateral dialogue on counterstrike capability development.

Read more.

From May 27 to June 3, 2023, a bipartisan delegation of eight Congressional Chiefs of Staff traveled to Okinawa and Tokyo, Japan as part of the Congressional Study Group on Japan, a program of the U.S. Association of Former Members of Congress (FMC), which is supported by Sasakawa USA. The delegation met with political leaders such as the mayors of Naha and Urasoe in Okinawa, members of the Diet, officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the U.S. Embassy to discuss geopolitical issues of mutual interest between the U.S. and Japan. The delegation members enjoyed opportunities to deepen their political, economic, historical, and cultural knowledge of Japan through meetings with government officials, professors, business leaders, journalists, students, and cultural experts in Tokyo and Okinawa.

Sasakawa USA is proud to have sponsored this trip in which delegates gained a much deeper understanding of U.S.-Japan relations and is looking forward to continuing its fruitful relationship with the Congressional Study Group on Japan.

Photo (L-R): Mr. Genta Koja, Vice-Mayor of Naha; Mr. Micah Ketchel, Office of Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL); Mr. Robin Chand, Office of Rep. Rick Larsen (D-WA); Mr. James Langenderfer, Office of Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL); Mr. Satoru Chinen Mayor of Naha; Ms. Jess Carter, Office of Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-WA); Ms. Mary Rosado, Office of Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY); Mr. Patrick Mocete, Office of Rep. Young Kim (R-CA); Ms. Wendy Clerinx, Office of Rep. Jill Tokuda (D-HI); Mr. Jesse Connolly, Office of Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME)