U.S., Japan both grappling with history issues
September 12, 2017Categories: In the News, Sasakawa USA Blog
Both the U.S. and Japan continue to face contentious history issues, Christopher Nelson, Sasakawa USA’s Fellow for U.S.-Asia Relations said in an opinion piece by Temple University’s Jeff Kingston published in the Japan Times.
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Asia on Air Episode 04: Chris Nelson on North Korea, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Drama
May 15, 2017Categories: Asia on Air, Sasakawa USA Blog
In Episode 4 of Asia on Air, Capitol Hill and Asia expert Chris Nelson discusses his decades of experience with and observations of the U.S.-Japan-DPRK drama.
The recent exchanges of threats between Kim Jong-Un and Donald Trump have brought North Korea’s nuclear weapons program back into the spotlight, but how much of the discussion is posturing and how much is progress? Chris Nelson gives us his take on these key questions.
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Sasakawa USA welcomes new Fellow for U.S.-Asia Relations
October 11, 2016Categories: Sasakawa USA Blog
Sasakawa USA is pleased to welcome to its team of U.S.-Japan experts Christopher Nelson, who is best known as editor and publisher of The Nelson Report, a daily insider’s look at foreign policy and trade issues published in Washington, D.C.
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