Book Discussion: Peak Japan: The End of Great Ambitions
July 31, 2019On Wednesday, July 31, 2019, Sasakawa USA hosted Mr. Brad Glosserman, Deputy Director and Visiting Professor at the Center for Rule Making Strategies at Tama University and Senior Advisor at Pacific Forum International, for a candid discussion of his new book Peak Japan: The End of Great Ambitions. Sasakawa USA CEO Ambassador James Zumwalt moderated the on-the-record discussion and Q&A.
Tags: 3/11, Abe administration, Japan, Japanese demographics, Japanese politics, Peak Japan, u.s.-japan relations
Japan’s Upper House Election Results: Implications for U.S.-Japan Relations
July 22, 2019On July 22, 2019, Sasakawa USA hosted Tobias Harris, Fellow for Economy, Trade, and Business at Sasakawa USA, and Dr. Andrew Oros, Professor of Political Science and International Studies at Washington College, for a policy lunch series event examining the results of Japan’s House of Councillors election and analyzing its impact on Japanese policy and U.S.-Japan relations. Ambassador James Zumwalt, CEO at Sasakawa USA, moderated the on-the-record discussion.
Tags: Abe administration, Japanese Diet, Japanese elections, LDP, Liberal Democratic Party, us-japan relations
PM Abe’s drive to amend the Constitution: Can he overcome the hurdles?
October 2, 2017Author: Takenaka Harukata
Categories: In-Depth with Nippon.com
Prime Minister Abe is aiming to amend the Constitution of Japan by 2020. But support for his administration has declined sharply, and if he insists on pushing ahead with the amendment process according to his intended schedule, he runs the risk of failing both at revising the Constitution and at holding on to power.
Tags: Abe, Abe administration, amendment, constitution, constitutional revision, Diet, Japan, LDP, nippon.com, Politics, Shinzo Abe, snap election
Japan Update: Upper House Elections and Implications for the Abe Administration
July 13, 2016Date: July 13, 2016
This event brought together several Sasakawa USA experts for a special Speakers Series event to discuss results of the July 10 House of Councillors elections and what they will mean for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s administration.
Tags: Abe, Abe administration, admiral dennis blair, capitol hill, constitutional revision, election, election results, event, house of councillors, jeffrey hornung, masayuki hironaka, Sasakawa USA Speaker Series, Shinzo Abe, speaker series, tobias harris
Fiscal Concerns Grow as Abe Again Postpones Consumption Tax Hike
June 24, 2016Author: Nippon.com
Categories: In-Depth with Nippon.com
Prime Minister Abe Shinzō announced on June 1 that he would postpone raising the consumption tax from 8% to 10% until October 2019. The decision marks the second time for Abe to delay the hike, putting it a full four years later than planned. During the press conference announcing the postponement Abe pointed to risks to the world economy from such factors as a slowdown in emerging and developing economies, saying his decision was necessary to prevent a drop in domestic demand.
Tags: Abe, Abe administration, abe approval, abe shinzo, demographic challenge, fiscal concerns, g7 summit, global slowdown, japanese economy, tax increase, tax postponement, world economy