Retired SDF officers counter Trump’s remarks on security ties
Author: 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
Date: 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
Chairman’s Message: After Upper House elections, Abe administration should prioritize economy, TPP, China relations
Author: Admiral Dennis Blair
Categories: Chairman's Message
During his three-and-a-half years in office, Prime Minister Abe has often spent down his political capital on difficult initiatives that he believes are the right thing to do. Many of them have been important for the U.S.-Japan relationship, and there is no shortage of difficult immediate issues that will require expenditure of political capital for Japan and the United States.
Tags: Abe, Abenomics, admiral dennis blair, chairman's message, China, Collective Self-Defense, Dennis Blair, east china sea, election, japan political pulse, JSDF, Komeito, LDP, Liberal Democratic Party, prime minister shinzo abe, Shinzo Abe, South China Sea, state secrets protection law, TPP, trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership, un permanent court of arbitration, us-japan defense guidelines, us-japan relations
Japan’s ambitious push for broader military role
Author: 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
Date: 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