Japan’s Shinzo Abe, China’s Li Keqiang seek to shore up influence with Cuba on back-to-back visits
Author: South China Morning Post
Categories: In the News
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe prepared for a visit to Cuba last week as the nation “just gets started to cultivate a relationship with Cuba,” said Hiroko Maeda, a non-residential fellow at Sasakawa USA and research fellow at the PHP Institute.
Tags: China, cuba, economic cooperation, economic relations, Economy, Foreign Relations, hiroko maeda, Japan, japan-cuba, li keqiang, Shinzo Abe, south china morning post, us-cuba, us-japan
Little chance of thaw in Sino-Japanese ties at G20 summit
Author: South China Morning Post
Categories: In the News
Tokyo’s relationship with Beijing has fluctuated greatly in the past several years, and those tensions are likely to continue through the upcoming G20 Leaders Summit that China will host next month, Sasakawa USA’s non-resident fellow Hiroko Maeda said in an article by the South China Morning Post.
Tags: Abe, bilateral relations, china-japan, east china sea, g20, hiroko maeda, japan-china, Korea, maritime, Senkaku, senkaku islands, Shinzo Abe, south china morning post, South China Sea, South Korea, tension, Xi, Xi Jinping
Emperor Akihito’s wish to transfer the crown and the need for a national discussion
Author: Hiroko Maeda
Categories: Sasakawa USA Blog
Emperor Akihito was the first Emperor who took his position as a normal person, and he has devoted himself to fulfilling his duties. The majority of the Japanese public understand his desire to transfer the crown, but new legislation regarding the Imperial Family will be necessary if the government decides to grant the Emperor’s wishes.
Tags: abdicate, emperor, emperor akihito, government, hiroko maeda, Imperial family, Japan, Politics, Shinzo Abe
Maeda and Blair discuss the future of U.S.-Japan relations in Q&A-style post
Categories: Sasakawa USA Blog
Two Sasakawa USA experts came together recently to discuss the future of the U.S.-Japan relationship in a conversation now featured on the PHP Institute’s website. The Japanese-language feature is structured as a Q&A-style discussion between interviewer Hiroko Maeda , a Non-Resident Fellow at Sasakawa USA and a Research Fellow at the PHP Institute, and interviewee
Tags: admiral dennis blair, China, hiroko maeda, php institute, us-japan relations, us-japanalli ance
Assertive Engagement: An Updated U.S.-Japan Strategy for China
Author: Adm. Dennis Blair and Hiroko Maeda
Categories: In the News
The U.S.-Japan alliance requires a fresh new strategy of “Assertive Engagement” toward an increasingly ambitious China to assuage territorial uncertainties in the Asia-Pacific and maximize opportunities for economic influence. That’s the recommendation of “Assertive Engagement: An Updated U.S.-Japan Strategy for China,” an op-ed authored by Sasakawa USA Chairman and CEO Admiral Dennis Blair and Non-Resident Fellow Hiroko
Tags: admiral dennis blair, assertive engagement, China, diplomacy, Foreign Affairs, hiroko maeda, in the news, Japan, national interest, report, us-japan alliance