Japan and Africa: Regional Views and U.S.-Japan Cooperation
Date: April 4, 2017
Celebrating the beginning of a new season symbolized by the cherry blossoms, Sasakawa USA launched a new “Views of Japan” event series to explore perceptions on Japan in other regions around the world.
Tags: africa, Economy, education, humanitarian assistance, international development, Japan, national cherry blossom festival, ncbf, ncbf 2017, policy, security, ticad, United States, Views of Japan
Striking North Korean nuclear facilities is risky, says Admiral Blair
Categories: In the News, Sasakawa USA Blog
At a recent conference organized by the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, Sasakawa USA Chairman Admiral Dennis Blair told participants that using a surgical strike to eliminate North Korea’s nuclear facilities would be difficult for the United States due to the extensive system of tunnels in North Korea.
Tags: admiral dennis blair, North Korea, nuclear missiles, United States
The U.S., Japan and ASEAN in 2016
Date: January 14, 2016
Sasakawa USA hosted a private conversation with Mr. Scot Marciel, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, on U.S.-Japan-ASEAN relations moving forward in 2016.
Tags: ASEAN, bureau of east asian and pacific affairs, Japan, rebalance to Asia, Sasakawa USA Speaker Series, scot marciel, speaker series, u.s. department of state, United States
Second Annual Alumni Dinner looks at the role of think tanks
Author: Juliane Doscher
Categories: Sasakawa USA Blog
On March 23, 2017, Sasakawa USA held its Second Annual Alumni Dinner featuring a special panel discussion on “The Future Role of Think Tanks and Implications for U.S.-Japan Relations.” The private reception was an annual celebration of Sasakawa USA’s “Japan Alumni Program.”
Tags: education, Japan, Japan Alumni Program, Think tank, United States
Japan receives first U.S. shale gas shipment
Author: Dr. Phyllis Yoshida
Categories: Energy and Technology
On January 8, Jiji Press reported that “a tanker carrying 70,000 tons of shale-based LNG arrived at a thermal power plant in Joetsu, Niigata Prefecture, run by Chubu Electric Power Co. The gas was loaded in Louisiana on Dec. 7 and transported to Japan via the Panama.” This shipment is a major event in U.S.-Japan relations; it is the first U.S. shale gas to reach Japan.
Tags: crude oil, diversification, energy, energy costs, energy exports, energy security, exports, gas, Japan, jera, jiji press, oil, oil exports, phyllis yoshida, shale, shale gas, United States