Japan, the United States and Democracy Promotion
Date: April 7, 2017
Sasakawa USA and the Genron NPO hosted a forum discussion on the differing approaches taken by the United States and Japan to promoting democracy around the world, and the potential to leverage the work of both countries through cooperative projects and programs.
Tags: admiral dennis blair, daniel bob, democracy, democracy promotion, Democracy Support, event, Forum, genron, genron npo, james zumwalt, Japan, mitsugi endo, Tokyo, yasunobu sato, yasushi kudo
Book Launch: U.S.-Japan Approaches to Democracy Promotion
Date: March 24, 2017
Sasakawa USA hosted a luncheon book launch and discussion on the differing approaches taken by the United States and Japan to promoting democracy around the world, and the potential to leverage the work of both countries through cooperative projects and programs.
Tags: book launch, Common Challenges, conflict, democracy, democracy promotion, Democracy Support, international peace, liberal democracy, peace, promoting democracy, security, security treaty, us-japan cooperation
Democracy promotion forum in Tokyo focuses on current challenges and opportunities
Categories: Sasakawa USA Blog
On April 7, 2017, Sasakawa USA and the Genron NPO co-hosted the Japan, the United States and Democracy Promotion forum in Tokyo, Japan. The forum drew its focus from Sasakawa USA’s recently published book “U.S.-Japan Approaches to Democracy Promotion.”
Tags: democracy, democracy promotion, genron npo, Japan, U.S.-Japan
Japan’s Realism and Liberalism
Author: Junjiro Shida
Categories: Sasakawa USA Forum
Sasakawa USA Forum Issue No. 6
In 2011, under the Thein Sein administration, the global community welcomed a “newborn” Myanmar. Now, the future course of the country is receiving attention from various actors in the global arena. As a global player, cooperating with its allied partner the United States, Japan is ready to assist Myanmar’s efforts at all levels. In tackling challenges in Myanmar through the mechanism of the U.S.-Japan alliance, Japan’s well-balanced realism and liberalism are required.
Tags: democracy, Japan, liberalism, Myanmar, realism, sasakawa usa forum, us-japan cooperation
New book explores U.S.-Japan cooperation in democracy promotion
Categories: Sasakawa USA Blog
Sasakawa USA is proud to publish a new book that recommends practical ways in which the United States and Japan can support democratic development in countries that are emerging from autocratic regimes and those that have achieved a measure of democracy, but are in danger of regressing.