East Asia Program
Events
Lessons Learned: Chemical and Biological Events in Japan
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Tomohiko Makino and Akihito Fukui will examine the Japanese response to health security incidents in recent years, and share their perspectives on Japan’s ability to respond to current CBRN threats.
US-Japan Alliance: How Can It Work Better for the Asia-Pacific Region?
Thursday, July 1, 2010
1111 19th Street NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20036
For the last 50 years, the US-Japan alliance has served as the cornerstone of peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region. In this context, the recent tension between Tokyo and Washington over the relocation of the US Marines Air Station in Futenma stirred concerns, although quiet, in the region. Now that the two governments have reached an agreement on the Futenma relocation and are moving forward, what tasks must both countries tackle to ensure that the US-Japan alliance continues to maintain peace and stability in the region? Mr. Mitchell, currently the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, and key author of the Clinton Administration’s 1998 East Asia Strategy Report, will share his perspectives.
The Future of Trans-Pacific Airpower Interoperability
Monday, June 14, 2010
Stimson Center
Colonel Hiroaki Uchikura will share his perspectives on the future of interoperability between the US Air Force and the Japan Air Self–Defense Force, in the light of lessons learned from the US air partnership with its allied air forces.
US-Japan Alliance at 50: Toward a Reenergized Partnership
Monday, June 7, 2010
Stimson Center
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the US-Japan Mutual Security Treaty. This one-day program will assess the current challenges that the US-Japan alliance faces, and explore how the alliance can be re-energized for the 21st century.
Japan’s Air Defense Capabilities for the New Decade - The “CHANGE” for the Success
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
The Stimson Center
With the evolving strategic environment abroad and the considerable political changes at home, Japan faces a significant challenge in rethinking its defense policy priorities, including the future direction of its defense capability build-up. Col. Koichi Nishitani of Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF), currently Stimson’s Visiting Fellow, will share his perspectives.
Fragile Partnership: Taiwan’s Pol-Mil Relations, 2000-2008
Friday, September 25, 2009
The Stimson Center
Dr. York Chen offers an original and telling analysis of Taiwan’s political-military relations over the course of Chen Shui-bian’s Administration.
Balancing Act - Upholding the Legitimacy of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Regime, Maintaining the Credibility of the Deterrence in the US-Japan Alliance
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
The Stimson Center
Public panel discussion featuring Brian Finlay, Senior Associate, Stimson Center, and Nobumasa Akiyama, Assistant Professor, Hitotsubashi University. The panel will be moderated by Yuki Tatsumi, Senior Associate, East Asia Program, Stimson Center.
US-Japan Alliance: Past, Present and Future
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
The Stimson Center
Lieutenant General Noboru Yamaguchi, recently retired from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, shared his perspectives on the US-Japan alliance.
Future Defense Exchange and Security Dialogue between Japan and GCC Countries
Friday, February 27, 2009
The Stimson Center
Roundtable discussion featuring Colonel Hitoshi Ishikawa, Visiting Fellow, Stimson Center, JASDF.
The New Paradigm in the Taiwan Strait and the Obama Administration
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Dr. Alexander Huang of Taiwan's Tamkang University discussed the recent evolution and prospects for cross-Strait relations as well as the future of U.S.-Taiwan relations.
The United States and Japan: Working Together on Global Challenges
Friday, March 14, 2008
The Henry L. Stimson Center
With generous support from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Japan, Stimson hosted a symposium entitled "The United States and Japan: Working Together on Global Challenges" on March 14, 2008.
Okinawa in the US-Japan Alliance in the 21st Century
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
The Henry L. Stimson Center
The Stimson Center, in partnership with the Okinawa Peace Assistance Center, hosted a group of Asian security policy experts in a day-long conference on the role Okinawa in the US-Japan security alliance. Keynote address by Dr. Kurt M. Campbell, Co-founder and CEO of Center for New American Security.
Mekong River System at Risk: Hydropower and the Development versus Environment Debate
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Henry L. Stimson Center
Richard Cronin discussed the conflict between development and the environment arising out of the rush to exploit the huge hydroelectric power potential of the Mekong River and its tributaries. The presentation drew upon the findings from his recent three-week research visit to Southeast Asia. The trip included meetings at the Asian Development Bank’s headquarters in Manila; the ADB Environmental Operations Center in Bangkok; the Mekong River Commission in Vientiane, Laos, and at Yunnan University in Kunming—the capital of China’s Yunnan Province.
The Dragon’s Shadow: The Rise of China and Japan’s New Nationalism
Tuesday, December 19, 2006
The Henry L. Stimson Center
Benjamin Self and Richard Cronin present upon the launch of a new Stimson Center publication on the Sino-Japanese standoff.
Japan's Defense Against Ballistic Weapons: Is Enemy Attack Capability Necessary?
Thursday, November 16, 2006
Stimson Center
Col. Kota Tanaka presented his research concerning the feasibility of enemy strike capability for Japan, given recent security concerns, in a discussion on November 16, 2006.
US Policy Toward Korean Peninsula (invitation-only)
Friday, October 20, 2006
Stimson Center Conference Room
Don Oberdorfer (Director, US-Korea Institute at SAIS) will discuss the issues salient to US policy toward the Korean Peninsula.
Maritime Dimensions of the Asia-Pacific Security (invitation-only)
Monday, September 25, 2006
Stimson Center Conference Room
Gary Roughead (Commander, US Pacific Fleet) shared the efforts by the US Navy to maintain the stability in the Asia-Pacific region.
China and Japan National Security: A Japanese Perspective
Friday, September 15, 2006
Dr. Yasuhiro Matsuda, Joji Konoshima Distinguished Scholar at the U.S.-Asia Institute, discusses the rise of China as perceived through a Japanese lens.
Richard Cronin lectures to more than 600 Cambodian university students about U.S. Foreign Policy toward Southeast Asia
Monday, August 14, 2006
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
s part of its American Speaker Series, the U.S. Embassy's Public Affairs Section hosted Dr. Richard Cronin for a series of lectures with university audiences in Phnom Penh.
PNTR and Deepening Vietnam-U.S. Ties: Historical Breakthrough or Geopolitical Continuity?
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
Conference Room
Dr. Brantly Womack from University of Virginia, Frances Zwenig from U.S.-ASEAN Business Council and Alexander Vuving from Harvard University will discuss the issue.
Stimson Center hosts a Roundtable Discussion on PNTR and Vietnam's Accession to the WTO
Wednesday, July 12, 2006
North Korea: An NGO's Perspective
Friday, June 23, 2006
Longworth House Building 1116
Steve Linton, head of the Eugene Bell Foundation, discussed the foundation’s recent work in the DPRK.
Stimson Center and US State Department Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR) co-hosts a Workshop on Japan and East Asian Integration with Kenneth Pyle and Richard Cronin
Thursday, April 6, 2006
Briefing on US-ASEAN Relations and the Political Situation in Thailand
Wednesday, March 15, 2006
Introduction to the People's Liberaltion Army: PLA 101 (invitation-only)
Thursday, February 9, 2006
Large conference room
Ken Allen's briefing on the People's Liberation Army (PLA).
Dr. Cronin publishes recommendation on TIFA in The Wall Street Journal Asia
Thursday, February 9, 2006
IIE Presentation
Tuesday, January 24, 2006
China and Internet Security
Friday, January 13, 2006
Andrew McLaughlin, Senior Policy Counsel for Google, discusses China's efforts to control the internet.
Southeast Asia and 'Rising' China: A Political Economy Perspective on US Interests and Policies
Monday, November 21, 2005
"Jointness" of the Japan Self-Defense Forces: Lessons from American Experience
Thursday, November 10, 2005
Board Room
Off-the-record discussion with Col. Koki Kaida (Visiting Fellow, The Henry L. Stimson Center)
Vietnam-China-United States Trilateral Dialogue in Nha Trang, Vietnam
Saturday, October 22, 2005
Nha Trang, Vietnam
Nationalism or realism?: Japan's new leaders' view toward China (invitation only)
Thursday, October 20, 2005
Board Room
Off-the-record discussion led by Tsuneo "Nabe" Watanabe (Senior Fellow, Mitsui Global Strategic Studies Institute.
Conference in Vietnam on the Role of Legislatures in Oversight of Public Finance
Friday, October 14, 2005
Southeast Asia and 'Rising' China: A Political Economy Perspective on US Interests and Policies
Wednesday, September 21, 2005
Dupont Circle Conference Room
With H.E. Chang Heng Chee, Ambassador of Singapore; Dr. Catharin Dalpino, Visiting Associate Professor, Georgetown University; Mr. William Zarit, Foreign Commercial Service, US Department of Commerce; Ms. Ellen Laipson, President and CEO, The Henry L. Stimson Center; and Dr. Richard Cronin, Director, Southeast Asia Program, The Henry L. Stimson Center
Network-Centric Warfare: its implications for Japan's defense posture
Thursday, August 18, 2005
Board Room
Presentation by the Stimson VF Col. Yukiya Yamakura.
Future of the US-Japan naval cooperation in East Asia: its prospects and challenges (invitation only)
Friday, July 29, 2005
Board Room
CAPT. Gojiro Watanabe (Visiting Fellow, Stimson Center) will present the result of his research.
Inaugural Event of the New Southeast Asia Project -- Roundtable on the July 23-29 ASEAN Meetings in Vientiane
Friday, July 29, 2005
The Politics of Yasukuni (invitation only)
Wednesday, June 22, 2005
Board Room
Tsuneo Watanabe (formerly senior fellow, CSIS) will discuss developments within Japan surrounding Koizumi's visit to Yasukuni Shrine.
Lessons of Iraq and the Future of the Japan Self-Defense Forces (invitation only)
Friday, March 11, 2005
Board Room
Col. Koichiro Bansho will discuss his experience in Iraq and the future of JSDF off-the-record.
US-Japan Alliance: the way forward (invitation only)
Tuesday, March 8, 2005
Board Room
Minister Kanehara will speak off-the-record about the future of US-Japan alliance.
Future of the US-Japan alliance: how Japan’s defense posture should change for a sustainable alliance
Monday, December 20, 2004
Board Room
Col. Katsuki Takata, Visiting Fellow, makes an exit presentation on the future of the US-Japan alliance.
Proliferation Security Initiative-a case study of US-Japan alliance cooperation within the coalition of willing
Tuesday, October 19, 2004
Board Room
CDR Daisuke Kajimoto, Visiting Fellow, Stimson Center will discuss US-Japan cooperation in the Proliferation Security Initiative.
Vulnerabilities and Challenges in Asia: Critical issues in U.S.-Japan Cooperation for Homeland Security and Nonproliferation
Tuesday, August 24, 2004
Board Room
Mr. Katsuhisa Furukawa (Senior Research Associate, Monterey Institute of International Studies), discussed his ideas on critical issues for U.S.-Japan cooperation in homeland security and nonproliferation of weapons of mass destruction.
Reconsideration of the US-Japan alliance
Thursday, August 19, 2004
Board Room
Col. Yasuo Kishimoto, Visiting Fellow, Stimson Center discussed challenges for US-Japan alliance in post-9/11 security environment.
Assessing the Upper House Elections in Japan: Is the political tide in Tokyo shifting?
Friday, July 16, 2004
Henry L. Stimson Center invited Mr. Tsutomu Watanabe (Correspondent, Asahi Shimbun) and Dr. Andrew L. Oros (Assistant Professor, Washington College) to share their perspectives on the July 11 Upper House election in Japan at a roundtable discussion.
The Changing Role of Japan's Self Defense Force in International Security and its Impact on Civil-Military Relations
Wednesday, March 31, 2004
Henry L. Stimson Center
Presentations by Major General Noboru Yamaguchi and Professor Takako Hikotani about the evolving role of Japan's Self Defense Forces followed by a roundtable discussion at the Henry L. Stimson Center.
Towards a New Paradigm in East Asian Security: Exploring Positive-Sum Strategic Relations between the US-Japan Alliance and China
Monday, February 2, 2004
Stein Room, 2nd Floor, Brookings Institution
The next phase of the ongoing project An Alliance for Engagement: Building Cooperation in Security Relations with China
Japan's Nuclear Option: Security Politics, and Policy in the 21st Century
Thursday, December 4, 2003
National Press Club (529 14th Street, Washington DC), First Amendment Lounge, on the 13th Floor
A panel discussion and book release of the Stimson Center US-Japan Task Force examining Japan's nuclear future.
The Role of the JSDF and the US-Japan Security Relationship in the Future
Wednesday, October 22, 2003
Board Conference Room, The Henry L. Stimson Center
Col. Nobuki Ito, who will soon be completing a two-month fellowship at the Stimson Center, will discuss his research on the changing role of the Japan Self Defense Forces (JSDF) in and outside of East Asia.
Japanese Security Policy: Continuity or Change?
Wednesday, August 27, 2003
Board Conference Room, Henry L. Stimson Center
Public roundtable discussion of Japan's security policy in the context of an uncertain Northeast Asian security environment.
Strategies for the War on Terrorism: a Japanese Perspective
Wednesday, December 4, 2002
At the Henry L. Stimson Center
A Presentation by Capt. Takamichi Takahashi, Visiting Fellow, and Senior Staff, the Plans and Programs Division of the Maritime Staff Office of the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF).
The Future Role of the Japan Self Defense Force in East Asia
Wednesday, November 13, 2002
At the Henry L. Stimson Center
A Presentation by Col.Sadafumi Fujii, Visiting Fellow, Chief Researcher, the Ground Research and Development Center of the Japan Ground Self Defense Force (JGSDF).
Panel Discussion/Publication Launch - The US-Japan Alliance and Building Cooperation in Security Relations with China
Thursday, September 12, 2002
At the Japan Foundation International Conference Hall (20th Floor, ARK Mori Building, 1-12-32 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo)
Panel Discussion/Publication Launch on An Alliance for Engagement.
Policy Recommendations for Japan's Future Security Strategy in East Asia
Thursday, May 30, 2002
At the Henry L. Stimson Center
A presentation by Katsuyuki Yakushiji, Visiting Fellow, and Editorial Writer, Asahi Shimbun
Japan's Evolving Security Policy: A Journalist's Perspective
Thursday, March 7, 2002
At the Henry L. Stimson Center
A presentation by Katsuyuki Yakushiji, Visiting Fellow, and Editorial Writer, Asahi Shimbun.
The US-Japan Alliance & Building Security Relations with China
Wednesday, February 27, 2002
At Japan Society, New York (333 East 47th Street, New York City)
A panel discussion featuring a group of foreign policy and security experts.
Security Outlook in Northeast Asia after September 11th: US Policy, China-Taiwan Relations, and Japan's Role
Tuesday, December 11, 2001
A presentation by Yasuhiro Matsuda, Senior Research Fellow,
National Institute for Defense Studies,
Defense Agency, Japan.
The Future of Japan's Contribution to International Security and the Role of the Ground Self-Defense Force
Tuesday, December 4, 2001
A presentation by Col. Tatsuhiro Tanaka,
Visiting Fellow, Henry L. Stimson Center
and Director, Third Research and Development Division of the Ground Research and Development Command, GSDF
The Impact of the Bush Administration's Asia Policy on US-Japan Security Relations: A Japanese Perspective
Thursday, August 23, 2001
A presentation by Koji Murata, Associate Professor Diplomatic History, Doshisha University, in which he assessed the impacts the newly-elected Bush administration has had on the US-Japan alliance.
Japan-China Relations in the Post Cold War Era: Toward a Sustainable Equal Partnership
Thursday, March 15, 2001
A presentation by Seiichiro Takagi, Director of Research, National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS).
Confidence-Building Measures and Japan's Security Agenda
Monday, February 26, 2001
A presentation by Hisayoshi Ina, Columnist, Nihon Keizai Shimbun.
Sino-Japanese Relations for the 21st Century
Wednesday, February 7, 2001
A presentation by Koichi Maruyama, First Secretary, Embassy of Japan, assessing the short-term and long-term scenarios for the future of China and how this future will affect Sino-Japanese relations.
Security Environment in the 21st Century and US-Japan Military Strategy for a Better Alliance
Wednesday, December 13, 2000
A presentation by Lt. Col. Kazuhiko Murakami, Research Staff, Air Staff College, Japan Air Self Defense Force.
Stabilization of the Korean Peninsula and Japan's Role
Friday, October 27, 2000
A presentation by Manabu Mannami, Assistant Director, Secretarial Division, Japan Defense Agency, proposing new measures to create stability on the Korean peninsula.
Dismantling Suspicion: Prospects for Cooperative Fissile Material Management in Northeast Asia
Wednesday, June 7, 2000
A presentation by Nobumasa Akiyama, Research Associate, Hiroshima Peace Institute about regional cooperation in fissile material management and its implications for US-Japan relations.