Democracy promotion forum in Tokyo focuses on current challenges and opportunities
April 26, 2017Categories: 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, the United States and Democracy Promotion
April 7, 2017Date: 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
Commentary on denuclearization of North Korea cites Sasakawa USA’s Daniel Bob
February 27, 2017Categories: 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
Event reveals issues arising from public opinions within Japan, Korea, and China
January 17, 2017Author: Juliane Doscher
Categories: Sasakawa USA Blog
On January 11, Sasakawa USA, in partnership with The Genron NPO — a Japanese think-tank dedicated to promoting democracy in Japan — hosted a public forum to present its bilateral, trilateral, and quadrilateral survey poll results for the first time in the United States. The forum was an opportunity to discuss political and diplomatic issues that will arise in Northeast Asia based on the region’s public opinions of each other.
Tags: bilateral relations, China, Dennis Blair, education, event, genron, genron npo, james schoff, Japan, Korea, poll, poll results, public opinion, public outreach, recap, richard bush, South Korea, summary, Survey, trilateral relations, yasushi kudo
Alumni Dinner: Continuing the Dialogue with Yasushi Kudo
January 12, 2017Date: 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