Congressional Program on U.S.-Japan Relations and the Indo-Pacific (CPUSJ) Winter 2023

Throughout February to March 2023, the East-West Center in Washington, with support from Sasakawa USA, held seven sessions with prominent speakers on the Hill.

Session 1: Japanese Domestic Politics

Tuesday, February 7, 2023

• Satohiro Akimoto, Chairman and President, Sasakwa Peace Foundation USA
• Minister Tomoaki Ishigaki, Minster of Congressional Affairs, Embassy of Japan

Session 2: The U.S.-Japan Alliance as the Cornerstone of Indo-Pacific Peace, Security, and Stability

Thursday, February 9, 2023

• Lieutenant General Wallace “Chip” Gregson, Distinguished Senior Fellow (Non-Resident), Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA, USMC (Ret.)
• Emma Chanlett-Avery, Specialist in Asian Affairs, Congressional Research Service

Session 3: U.S.-Japan Technological Partnership and Competition

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

• James L. Schoff, Director of the U.S-Japan NEXT Alliance Initiative, Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA
• Shihoko Goto, Director for Geoeconomics and Indo-Pacific Enterprise and Deputy Director, Asia Program, Wilson Center

Session 4: Economic Challenges & Areas of Cooperation

Thursday, February 16, 2023

• Matthew Goodman, Senior Vice President for Economics, CSIS
• David Boling, Director, Japan & Asian Trade, Eurasia Group

Session 5: U.S.-Japan Engagement with ASEAN and APEC

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

• Ambassador Ashok Kumar Mirpuri, Embassy of Singapore
• Ellen Frost, Senior Advisor and Fellow, East-West Center

Session 6: U.S.-Japan Defense Cooperation Under New Strategies

Thursday, March 2, 2023

• Zack Cooper, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
• Jeffrey W. Hornung, Senior Political Scientist, RAND Corporation

Session 7: Great Power Competition

Tuesday, March 7, 2023

• Bonnie S. Glaser, Director, Asia Program, The German Marshall Fund of the United States
• Patrick Cronin, Asia-Pacific Security Chair, Hudson Institute

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