Fourth Annual Security Forum: Comments on North Korea and TPP capture media attention
May 9, 2017Categories: In the News, Sasakawa USA Blog
A range of media outlets reported on Sasakawa USA’s Fourth Annual Security Forum, featuring government officials, think tank experts, and private sector specialists speaking on the most pressing Asian security issues. Topics such as North Korea’s continued nuclear weapons program and the Trump administration’s policy in the region were of particular interest.
Tags: Annual Security Forum, Japan, Matthew Pottinger, North Korea, Shinzo Abe, South Korea, TPP, trade, trump, USA
Japanese voters happy with government stability, not looking for change
April 25, 2017Author: Quartz
Categories: In the News, Sasakawa USA Blog
Despite domestic concerns about economic growth and labor reform, Prime Minister Abe’s relatively long term has given Japanese citizens a sense of stability, says Sasakawa USA Fellow Tobias Harris in a recent Quartz article. This is particularly true at a time when other advanced democracies, such as the United States and South Korea, are facing shake-ups, and as North Korea continues to threaten Japan’s security.
Tags: Japan, North Korea, Politics, Shinzo Abe, South Korea, USA
When Trumpism met the East Asian wall
March 6, 2017Author: Teshima Ryūichi
Categories: In-Depth with Nippon.com
In his summit with Prime Minister Abe Shinzō, President Donald Trump shifted his East Asian security and diplomatic policy back toward the standard course set by his predecessors. Journalist Teshima Ryūichi takes a look at what Trump’s promises to defend the Senkakus and adhere to the “one China” policy mean for the East Asian diplomatic scene.
Tags: China, donald trump, Japan, one-China policy, senkaku islands, Shinzo Abe, Taiwan, us-japan relations, USA, Xi Jinping