Sasakawa USA sponsors Congressional Study Group tour to Tokyo and Sapporo
March 27, 2018Categories: Congressional Outreach
Seven members of the U.S. House of Representatives participated on a tour of Japan in late February through the Congressional Study Group on Japan (CSGJ), sponsored by Sasakawa USA. The delegation arrived in Tokyo on February 18 to embark on a week-long trip to enhance their understanding of Japan. The trip included meetings with Japan’s
Tags: Abe, Congressional Study Group, Japan, Tokyo, us-japan alliance, us-japan relations, Yokosuka
Cybersecurity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Challenges and Opportunities in Japan
January 22, 2018On January 22, Sasakawa USA held a special roundtable discussion with participants of the December 2017 Sasakawa USA Emerging Experts Delegation (SEED) trip to Japan who were selected in partnership with the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). The roundtable centered on “Cybersecurity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Challenges and Opportunities in Japan” and the discussion was led by two of the SEED delegates.
Tags: cyber attacks, cybersecurity, Entrepreneurship, innovation, Japan, Kyoto, osaka, Tokyo
Cyber3 Conference Tokyo 2017: 2020 and Beyond
October 5, 2017Date: October 5-6, 2017
The annual Cyber3 Conference focused on Japan’s cybersecurity goals for 2020 and global cooperation on cybersecurity. The conference took place at Keio University’s Mita Campus in Tokyo on October 5th and 6th, 2017.
Tags: c3, cyber, cyber security, cybersecurity, Tokyo
Japan, the United States and Democracy Promotion
April 7, 2017Date: April 7, 2017
Sasakawa USA and the Genron NPO hosted a forum discussion on the differing approaches taken by the United States and Japan to promoting democracy around the world, and the potential to leverage the work of both countries through cooperative projects and programs.
Tags: admiral dennis blair, daniel bob, democracy, democracy promotion, Democracy Support, event, Forum, genron, genron npo, james zumwalt, Japan, mitsugi endo, Tokyo, yasunobu sato, yasushi kudo
First polls after Trump’s victory show uneasy Japanese public
November 15, 2016Author: Tobias Harris
Categories: Japan Political Pulse
As the Japanese government scrambles to react to Donald Trump’s upset victory in the November 8 United States presidential election—and with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expected to be the first world leader to meet with Trump this Thursday, November 17—new opinion polls suggest the Japanese public is uneasy about the impact of the election on the U.S.-Japan relationship.
Tags: approval ratings, Asahi Shimbun, budget, donald trump, Japan, japan political pulse, Japanese, jpp, military, NHK, opinion poll, Politics, poll, president trump, Shinzo Abe, Tokyo, trump, us elections, US Forces, us forces in japan, us-japan alliance, us-japan relations, Yomiuri Shimbun