Chairman's Message
The Common Economic Agenda for the United States and Japan (and Europe)
With the conventional military power of China and the nuclear threat from North Korea both increasing, the security environment in Asia is becoming more challenging. For the United States and Japan, national security must begin with economic performance. Growing economies provide the resources needed to maintain adequate defense forces and to support foreign policy goals around the world.
Press Releases
Cyber Experts Detail Results of Simulated Cyberattack in Japan
WASHINGTON D.C. — Sasakawa USA released a report on November 30 of its recent “tabletop exercise” in Tokyo, which simulated a major cyberattack during the 2019 World Rugby Cup.
U.S.-Japan alliance working in Texas
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S.-Japan alliance serves as a foundation for deeper U.S.-Japan relations in areas such as economic growth, energy, and even disaster relief, as seen in the Japan Society of Houston’s JAPAN STANDS WITH HOUSTON fund, created to support Houston’s recovery after Hurricane Harvey.
In the News
Admiral Blair quoted in Financial Times article on Trump-Kim summit
Sasakawa USA Chairman Adm. Dennis Blair, former Director of National Intelligence and previous Commander in Chief of the U.S. Pacific Command, shared his thoughts on the recent Trump-Kim summit and its resultant agreement in an interview with the Financial Times. “Democrats accuse Trump of doing ‘anaemic’ deal with Kim,” published on June 12, addresses the preliminary outcomes of the summit and future prospects for negotiation.
Diplomat article examines PM Abe’s G7 2018 dilemma
Tobias Harris, Fellow for Economy, Trade, and Business at Sasakawa USA, published a June 8 article in The Diplomat examining various aspects of the Abe-Trump relationship.
From Nippon.com
Steps Toward Restoring the Medium- to Long-Term Sustainability of Social Security
Japan’s public finances are facing an unprecedented situation in both historical and international terms. The debt to GDP ratio of general government (central and local) has exceeded 200%, an all-time high surpassing the level recorded in fiscal 1944 toward the end of World War II.
Fiscal 2018 Tax Reforms Aim at Overcoming Deflation
The Liberal Democratic Party and Kōmeitō announced a tax reform package for fiscal 2018 that will affect the income tax, the corporate tax, and the tax on business succession (inheritance tax) as well as establish such new taxes as a departure tax for travelers leaving Japan.