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
Trump, Abe to discuss free and rules-based trade
Author: Politico
Categories: In the News
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is likely to talk investments and jobs, but may not go so far as to commit to a bilateral trade negotiation while visiting President Donald Trump this weekend in Washington and Florida, Sasakawa USA’s Daniel Bob said in a news story by Politico.
Tags: Abe, abe-trump, bilateral trade, daniel bob, donald trump, economics, in the news, Japan, politico, Shinzo Abe, TPP, trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership, trump, washington dc, west palm beach
Japanese public’s unease about U.S.-Japan relationship grows, but so does support for efforts to preserve it
Author: Tobias Harris
Categories: Japan Political Pulse
A new round of public opinion polls shows that public anxiety about the future of the U.S.-Japan relationship has worsened since Trump was inaugurated on January 20. However, just because the Japanese public expects the relationship to worsen does not mean that voters will not support a bid by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to find common ground with the Trump administration.
Tags: Abe, donald trump, election, international relations, kyodo, Nikkei, political standing, polling, public opinion, Shinzo Abe, stability, TPP, trade, Trans-Pacific Partnership, trump, us-japan alliance, us-japan relations, yomiuri