Sasakawa USA’s Taniguchi says negotiating a revived Trans-Pacific Partnership may be challenging
Author: New York Times
Categories: In the News, Sasakawa USA Blog
A July 14 New York Times article on Japan’s efforts to revive the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact drew on insights from Sasakawa USA Distinguished Non-Resident Fellow Tomohiko Taniguchi.
Tags: in the news, New York Times, tomohiko taniguchi, TPP, Trans-Pacific Partnership
In Japan, right-wing school scandal entangles two women close to Abe
Author: New York Times
Categories: In the News
Japanese Defense Minister Tomomi Inada may have a difficult time regaining public trust after a scandal involving a right-wing education group, and another related to the role of Japanese Self Defense Forces operating in South Sudan, Sasakawa USA’s Jeffrey Hornung told the New York Times in an article on March 21.
Tags: Akie Abe, cnbc, controversy, in the news, jasdf, jeffrey hornung, LDP, Liberal Democratic Party, moritomo gakuen, motoko rich, New York Times, scandal, self-defense forces, Shinzo Abe, south sudan, tobias harris, tomomi inada
N.S.A. appears to have missed ‘big red flags’ in suspect’s behavior
Author: New York Times
Categories: Cyber beat, In the News
The National Security Agency’s measures to prevent unauthorized activity by employees broke down in the case of Harold T. Martin III, the former contract worker who removed classified material in bulk over a period of decades, Sasakawa USA’s Adm. Dennis Blair told the New York Times in an October 30 article.
Tags: cybersecurity, harold martin, in the news, jo becker, national security agency, New York Times, nsa, scott shane, snowden
Rodrigo Duterte, in Japan, calls for U.S. troops to exit Philippines in two years
Author: The New York Times
Categories: In the News
Although President Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines is voicing his desire to remove American troops from the country, American allies in Japan who are hosting Duterte this week are in a position to possibly influence that mindset, Sasakawa USA’s Dr. Jeffrey Hornung said in a New York Times article on October 26.
Tags: base-hosting agreements, duterte, in the news, Japan, New York Times, Philippines, Politics, president, rodrigo duterte, Shinzo Abe, troops, US
Constitutional revision still not a sure bet despite LDP wins
Author: Tobias Harris
Categories: In the News
While Japan’s ruling coalition secured victory in key parliamentary elections Sunday, that doesn’t mean constitutional revision will be an easy win for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Sasakawa USA’s Tobias Harris explained in several media outlets following the election. According to an article by Kirk Spitzer in USA Today, “Sunday’s vote was a ‘solid victory, as
Tags: constitutional revision, election, Japan, Komeito, LDP, Liberal Democratic Party, los angeles times, New York Times, Shinzo Abe, the guardian, tobias harris, usa today