Fifth Annual Security Forum focused on ties between U.S. and Japan in time of many Northeast Asia security challenges
Categories: 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
Categories: 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
Date: 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.
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Japan’s Changing View of Collective Self-Defense: Past, Present, and Future
Date: 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
Chairman’s Message: After Upper House elections, Abe administration should prioritize economy, TPP, China relations
Author: Admiral Dennis Blair
Categories: Chairman's Message
During his three-and-a-half years in office, Prime Minister Abe has often spent down his political capital on difficult initiatives that he believes are the right thing to do. Many of them have been important for the U.S.-Japan relationship, and there is no shortage of difficult immediate issues that will require expenditure of political capital for Japan and the United States.
Tags: Abe, Abenomics, admiral dennis blair, chairman's message, China, Collective Self-Defense, Dennis Blair, east china sea, election, japan political pulse, JSDF, Komeito, LDP, Liberal Democratic Party, prime minister shinzo abe, Shinzo Abe, South China Sea, state secrets protection law, TPP, trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership, un permanent court of arbitration, us-japan defense guidelines, us-japan relations