Post-Summit Evaluation: The United States, Japan and Southeast Asia
Date: November 15, 2017
On November 15, immediately following President Trump’s first visit to Southeast Asia, Sasakawa USA hosted a public panel discussion on “Post-Summit Evaluation: The United States, Japan and Southeast Asia.”
Tags: ASEAN, Japan, Southeast Asia
Japan-ASEAN cooperation: A central element of East Asia’s regional architecture
Author: Ōba Mie
Categories: In-Depth with Nippon.com
Japan’s ties with ASEAN over the past 40-plus years have been through various changes and have been affected by the major growth of China’s presence in the region. But Japan continues to be a key partner for the association and its members. Formerly focused on economic affairs, Japan-ASEAN cooperation now extends to the political and security spheres as well.
Tags: ASEAN, Japan, South China Sea, Southeast Asia, trade
The U.S., Japan and ASEAN in 2016
Date: January 14, 2016
Sasakawa USA hosted a private conversation with Mr. Scot Marciel, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, on U.S.-Japan-ASEAN relations moving forward in 2016.
Tags: ASEAN, bureau of east asian and pacific affairs, Japan, rebalance to Asia, Sasakawa USA Speaker Series, scot marciel, speaker series, u.s. department of state, United States
True Stories from Japan: Warmth, generosity and hospitality
Categories: Sasakawa USA Alumni, Sasakawa USA Blog, True Stories from Japan
Ken Sofer is the Associate Director for National Security and International Policy at the Center for American Progress. He wrote this blog reflecting on a trip to Tokyo. Tokyo is an incredible, if overwhelming city. I think this trip was the first time I ever felt like I had a good understanding of the true
Tags: ASEAN, Japan, Tokyo, true stories from japan
Perspectives: Breaking the ice in Northeast Asia, by Kent C. Calder
Author: Mainichi Shimbun
Categories: Views
While top world leaders spent their time surrounding the G-20 and APEC meetings travelling around the region and making ties with ASEAN and other leaders, Japan’s struggle remains in Northeast Asia.
Tags: APEC, ASEAN, China, diplomacy, foreign policy, G-20, human rights, Japan, Kent Calder, Kono Statement, Korea, Northeast Asia, region, regional disputes, Russia, territorial disputes, trilateral diplomacy, United States