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
U.S.-Japan cooperation in defense, trade, and cybersecurity discussed at Fourth Annual Security Forum
Author: Hayley Aron
Categories: Sasakawa USA Blog
Sasakawa USA’s Fourth Annual Security Forum brought together government officials, academics, and security experts for a day-long conference on Asian security within the context of the U.S.-Japan alliance. The event provided diverse views on challenging issues with panel discussions on topics such as congressional views on trade, U.S.-Japan defense policies, the North Korean threat, and cybersecurity cooperation.
Tags: Annual Security Forum, China, Congress, cybersecurity, Diet, DPJ, Japan, LDP, missile defense, North Korea, North Korea missile, South Korea, TPP, Trans-Pacific Partnership
A Pacific Rim trade pact is Japan’s best option, says Sasakawa USA’s Tobias Harris
Author: Washington Post
Categories: In the News, Sasakawa USA Blog
During his visit to Japan, Vice President Mike Pence raised the possibility of a bilateral trade agreement between the U.S. and Japan. But, reviving the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact may be the best option for Japan, says Sasakawa USA Fellow Tobias Harris, quoted in the Washington Post.
Tags: economics, Japan, Mike Pence, Pacific, Pacific Rim, rcep, TPP, trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership, U.S.-Japan trade
Book Discussion: Japan-Russia Relations: Implications for the U.S.-Japan Alliance
Date: May 24, 2016
Sasakawa USA held a discussion on Japan-Russia Relations: Implications for the U.S.-Japan Alliance, a new volume based in part on a conference convened last year to explore the triangular relationship among the United States, Japan, and Russia.
Tags: bilateral defense guidelines, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, daniel bob, Economy, eugene rumer, event, Foreign Affairs, foreign policy, gilbert rozman, james schoff, Japan, kuril islands, northern territories, Russia, security, Shinzo Abe, TPP, Trans-Pacific Partnership, us-japan alliance
Twenty-Five Years of U.S.-Japan Relations: Baseball, Bashing, and Bilateral Cooperation
Date: May 12, 2016
Sasakawa USA and The National Bureau of Asian Research looked back on the past 25 years of the U.S.-Japan relationship with an emphasis on the unlikely role of the Seattle Mariners.
Tags: Asia, baseball, bilateral cooperation, daniel bob, event, hiroshi yamauchi, jeff smulyan, major league baseball, mariners, mlb, national bureau of asian research, nbr, Nintendo, richard ellings, seattle, seattle mariners, senator slade gorton, slade gorton, TPP, Trans-Pacific Partnership, us-japan relations