Understanding China-Japan Relations 1945-2019
Professor Ezra F. Vogel will speak on Sino-Japanese relations from World War II to the present at “Understanding China-Japan Relations 1945-2019” at 4:30 p.m. on October 10, 2019. Sasakawa USA is co-sponsoring this event with Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
Tags: China, Ezra F Vogel, Japan
Sasakawa USA alumna Bina Venkataraman publishes book, The Optimist’s Telescope
Categories: Sasakawa USA Alumni, Sasakawa USA Blog
Congratulations to Sasakawa USA Emerging Experts Delegation (SEED) Alumna, Bina Venkataraman (Director of Global Policy Initiatives, Broad Institute of MIT & Harvard; Senior Lecturer at MIT in the program on science, technology, & society), on the publication of her new book, The Optimist’s Telescope: Thinking Ahead in a Reckless Age.
Tags: Fukushima, Japan, SEED, seed delegation
Japan Matters for America: Japan Matters for Minnesota
On September 18, 2019, Dr. Satu Limaye, VP and Executive Director, East-West Center in Washington, spoke to a public audience in St. Paul, Minnesota, about the Japan-Minnesota relationship, and why the U.S.-Japan alliance matters for Minnesotans, through showcasing the East-West Center in Washington’s Japan Matters for America project.
Ensuring Unity and Inclusivity for Foreign Workers in Japan: A Student’s Perspective
Author: Ayano Nakamura
Categories: Sasakawa USA Blog
Ayano Nakamura, a first-year student from Japan studying at Bates College, addresses the challenges Japan faces today to ensure inclusivity and a sense of unity in Japanese society as the number of foreigners increases. Nakamura completed an internship at Sasakawa USA during the summer of 2019.
Tags: Japan
Book Discussion: Peak Japan: The End of Great Ambitions
On Wednesday, July 31, 2019, Sasakawa USA hosted Mr. Brad Glosserman, Deputy Director and Visiting Professor at the Center for Rule Making Strategies at Tama University and Senior Advisor at Pacific Forum International, for a candid discussion of his new book Peak Japan: The End of Great Ambitions. Sasakawa USA CEO Ambassador James Zumwalt moderated the on-the-record discussion and Q&A.
Tags: 3/11, Abe administration, Japan, Japanese demographics, Japanese politics, Peak Japan, u.s.-japan relations