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
Alumni Dinner: Continuing the Dialogue with Yasushi Kudo
Date: January 12, 2017
Sasakawa USA hosted a private dinner discussion exclusively for our alumni featuring Mr. Yasushi Kudo, President of The Genron NPO.
Tags: alumni, alumni dinner, China, genron, genron npo, Japan, poll results, South Korea, us-japan relations, yasushi kudo
Public Opinion on the Future of Northeast Asia
Date: January 11, 2017
Sasakawa USA joined with Genron NPO to examine the results of polls looking at views of the Japanese, Chinese, and South Korean public on the future of Northeast Asia and challenges facing the region. Experts discussed the findings and their implications for the region as well as for U.S.-Japan relations.
Tags: bilateral, China, genron, genron npo, james schoff, Japan, Korea, Northeast Asia, public polling, quadrilateral, richard bush, security, South Korea, Survey, trilateral, yasushi kudo
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
Commentary on denuclearization of North Korea cites Sasakawa USA’s Daniel Bob
Categories: In the News
A commentary article published in the Japan Times references a recent op-ed by Sasakawa USA’s Daniel Bob explaining why encouraging Japan to play the nuclear card won’t advance the denuclearization of North Korea. The February 25 article, by author Jeff Kingston, the director of Asian Studies at Temple University Japan, references other experts to support his argument that going nuclear “won’t make Japan safer and won’t lighten the American security burden.”
Tags: China, daniel bob, genron npo, Japan, japan times, jeff kingston, Korea, North Korea, Nuclear, South Korea, temple