
Fifth Annual Security Forum focused on ties between U.S. and Japan in time of many Northeast Asia security challenges
May 16, 2018Categories: Sasakawa USA Blog
Sasakawa USA’s Fifth Annual Security Forum focused on ties between the United States and Japan in a time of many security challenges in Northeast Asia and globally. The day-long conference, held May 2, 2018 at the Willard InterContinental Hotel in Washington, DC, attracted nearly 300 attendees from the private sector, NGOs, academia, the media, and more.
Tags: Abe, admiral dennis blair, Collective Self-Defense, cybersecurity, Defense, Dennis Blair, foreign policy, Japan, Korea, military, North Korea, Nuclear, security, Shinzo Abe, South Korea, us-japan alliance, us-japan relations

Japan Today article examines debate over Japan’s defense strategy
May 3, 2018Categories: In the News, Sasakawa USA Blog
Brittney Washington, Program Assistant for Sasakawa USA, and Kangkyu “David” Lee, former Program Assistant for Sasakawa USA, have published an article in Japan Today about the Japan Self-Defense Forces, and Japanese PM Abe’s efforts to constitutionally redefine Japan’s national defense strategy.
Tags: Abe, Asia, Collective Self-Defense, in the news, Japan, Korea, maritime security, military, self-defense forces

Sasakawa USA’s Fifth Annual Security Forum: The U.S.-Japan Alliance: Deepening Ties while Confronting New Challenges
May 2, 2018Date: May 2, 2018
Sasakawa USA’s Fifth Annual Security Forum took place at the Willard InterContinental in Washington, D.C. on May 2, 2018. This day-long conference brought together a range of experts from government, business, academia, and think tanks to discuss Asian security from the context of the U.S.-Japan alliance.
Tags: Abe, Annual Security Forum, Collective Self-Defense, energy, foreign policy, Japan, North Korea, security, Shinzo Abe, trade, us-japan alliance, us-japan relations, us-japan-korea

Japan’s Changing View of Collective Self-Defense: Past, Present, and Future
September 15, 2017Date: September 15, 2017
Sasakawa USA held an on-the-record policy lunch focused on “Japan’s Changing View of Collective Self-Defense: Past, Present, and Future.” The discussion featured a talk given by Koji Murata, professor of political science at Doshisha University, and was moderated by Daniel Bob, director of programs and senior fellow at Sasakawa USA.
Tags: Collective Self-Defense, Defense, Japan, japanese constitution, military, security

Japan’s ambitious push for broader military role
April 4, 2016Author: Al Jazeera America
Categories: In the News
Although legislation enabling Japan to broaden its military role officially went into effect last week, don’t expect to see a large increase in overseas combat operations anytime soon, Sasakawa USA’s Dr. Jeffrey Hornung said March 28 in an on-air interview with Al Jazeera America. “There needs to be one caveat to the whole discussion
Tags: Al Jazeera America, Asia Pacific, Collective Self-Defense, combat operations, donald trump, Japan, jeffrey hornung, JSDF, legislation, security, self-defense, Shinzo Abe