The Alliance Working in America series debuts with large crowds, engaged leaders in Houston (video)
September 21, 2017Author: Joy Champaloux
Categories: Sasakawa USA Blog
From September 13-14, 2017, Sasakawa USA traveled to Houston, Texas with a group of foreign policy and energy experts to launch our newest series in the Education Program, The Alliance Working in America (TAWA). Through our inaugural TAWA Houston program, the delegation engaged local leaders, media, businesses and students on the importance of U.S.-Japan relations to American interests, both at the regional and national levels.
Tags: clara gillispie, David Shear, education, houston, james zumwalt, satu limaye, tawa, the alliance working in america
The U.S.-Japan Partnership on Energy, Business, and the Challenges of China and North Korea
September 13, 2017Date: September 13, 2017
Sasakawa USA is excited to announce the Alliance Working America (TAWA) event series, which highlights the ways in which U.S.-Japan partnership secures U.S. interests at the regional and national levels. The first TAWA event, “The U.S.-Japan Partnership on Energy, Business, and the Challenges of China and North Korea,” took place in Houston, Texas.
Tags: China, education, energy, North Korea, tawa, the alliance working in america, U.S.-Japan Alliance
Public remains undecided on constitutional revision
June 8, 2017Author: Tobias Harris
Categories: Japan Political Pulse, Sasakawa USA Blog
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe indicated that he would prioritize the revision of Japan’s constitution by 2020, reordering the political agenda and staking his government on the pursuit of the prime minister’s longtime goal. Yet, the need to win a referendum means that public opinion will cast a shadow over the entire process
Tags: abe shinzo, article 9, constitutional reform, constitutional revision, education, JSDF
European Views on Asia and Japan: A Relationship in Need of Engagement?
May 31, 2017Date: March 31, 2017
The second event of Sasakawa USA’s “Views of Japan” event series was “European Views on Asia and Japan: A Relationship in Need of Engagement?” The event covered the strengths of Europe-Japan engagement and assessed possible areas of improvement.
Tags: education, Europe, Japan, Views of Japan
Second Annual Alumni Dinner looks at the role of think tanks
April 5, 2017Author: Juliane Doscher
Categories: Sasakawa USA Blog
On March 23, 2017, Sasakawa USA held its Second Annual Alumni Dinner featuring a special panel discussion on “The Future Role of Think Tanks and Implications for U.S.-Japan Relations.” The private reception was an annual celebration of Sasakawa USA’s “Japan Alumni Program.”
Tags: education, Japan, Japan Alumni Program, Think tank, United States