Lunch Discussion with Sonja Schaefer on Global Steel Excess Capacity
On May 22, 2019, Sasakawa USA hosted Sonja Schaefer, a legislative assistant handling a portfolio of issues related to trade, labor, immigration, budget, and appropriations for a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, for a private luncheon. At the event, a group of experts discussed Schafer’s soon-to-be published paper on global steel excess capacity and how the United States and Japan can better align their policies to combat this issue.
Tags: Japan, steel, trade, United States, us-japan relations
Sixth Annual Sasakawa USA Security Forum
Join Sasakawa USA on April 24, 2019, at the Willard InterContinental Hotel in Washington, D.C., for the Sixth Annual Sasakawa USA Security Forum. The day-long event will feature key experts and officials from government, business, think tanks, and academia as they discuss and debate future challenges for the United States and Japan.
Tags: Abe, admiral dennis blair, Annual Security Forum, China, Defense, energy, foreign policy, indo-pacific strategy, Japan, maritime security, national defense program guidelines, North Korea, security, self-defense forces, Shinzo Abe, trade, us-japan alliance, us-japan relations
The 2018 Holiday Season – The Norm or a Calm Before the Storm?
Author: Admiral Dennis Blair
Categories: Chairman's Message, Sasakawa USA Blog
The G20 Summit in Argentina offered a glimpse of what international meetings of world leaders are supposed to be. The world public was treated to images of smiling statesmen and women in relaxed surroundings, communiques endorsing multilateral cooperation for peace and prosperity, and many eagerly awaited side meetings on individual issues. Heads of the world’s
Tags: China, Dennis Blair, Japan, security, Shinzo Abe, trade, us-japan alliance, us-japan relations
Admiral Blair quoted in The Economist about U.S.-Japan alliance
Categories: In the News, Sasakawa USA Blog
Admiral Dennis Blair, Chairman of Sasakawa USA, was quoted in The Economist on September 6. Blair’s comments were published in, “Japan is worried about its alliance with America,” which examines the current state of the U.S.-Japan alliance.
Tags: admiral dennis blair, Asia, Defense, Japan, security, Shinzo Abe, trade, us-japan alliance, us-japan relations
Sasakawa USA’s Fifth Annual Security Forum: The U.S.-Japan Alliance: Deepening Ties while Confronting New Challenges
Date: May 2, 2018
Sasakawa USA’s Fifth Annual Security Forum took place at the Willard InterContinental in Washington, D.C. on May 2, 2018. This day-long conference brought together a range of experts from government, business, academia, and think tanks to discuss Asian security from the context of the U.S.-Japan alliance.
Tags: Abe, Annual Security Forum, Collective Self-Defense, energy, foreign policy, Japan, North Korea, security, Shinzo Abe, trade, us-japan alliance, us-japan relations, us-japan-korea