Retired SDF officers counter Trump’s remarks on security ties
August 31, 2016Author: Asahi Shimbun & Sankei Shimbun
Categories: In the News
Japan’s self-defense forces play a large role in sustaining and enhancing the U.S.-Japan alliance, several SDF officers and others explained at a July 30 conference co-hosted by Sasakawa USA and the PHP Institute that recently was featured in articles in The Asahi Shimbun and Sankei Shimbun.
Tags: admiral dennis blair, Asahi Shimbun, China, Defense, Dennis Blair, donald trump, Japan, JSDF, masayuki hironaka, php institute, sankei shimbun, security, security alliance, Senkaku, us-japan alliance, us-japan relations
Symposium: The U.S.-Japan Alliance and Roles of the Japan Self-Defense Force
July 30, 2016Date: July 30, 2016
Sasakawa USA and PHP Institute co-hosted an event in Tokyo at the ANA Intercontinental Hotel bringing together three senior former Japan Self-Defense Force members to discuss the role of the JSDF within the U.S.-Japan Alliance.
Tags: admiral dennis blair, Japan, JSDF, masanori yoshida, masayuki hironaka, military, role, ryoichi oriki, security, us-japan alliance, us-japan cooperation, yoshikazu watanabe
Japan’s ambitious push for broader military role
April 4, 2016Author: Al Jazeera America
Categories: In the News
Although legislation enabling Japan to broaden its military role officially went into effect last week, don’t expect to see a large increase in overseas combat operations anytime soon, Sasakawa USA’s Dr. Jeffrey Hornung said March 28 in an on-air interview with Al Jazeera America. “There needs to be one caveat to the whole discussion
Tags: Al Jazeera America, Asia Pacific, Collective Self-Defense, combat operations, donald trump, Japan, jeffrey hornung, JSDF, legislation, security, self-defense, Shinzo Abe
Report Roll-Out: U.S. Bases in Okinawa: What Must Be Done, and Quickly
January 14, 2016Date: January 14, 2016
On January 14, 2016, Sasakawa USA celebrated the release of “U.S. Bases in Okinawa: What Must Be Done, and Quickly,” a new report co-authored by Sasakawa USA Chairman Admiral Dennis Blair and Fellow James Kendall, with a roll-out breakfast.
Tags: admiral dennis blair, Asia, Australia, east Asia, Futenma, futenma replacement facility, Guam, Hawaii, James Kendall, Japan, JSDF, Okinawa, okinawa consolidation plan, okinawa report, Pacific, u.s. bases in okinawa, us-japan alliance