Stimson’s Japan program disseminates nuanced analyses of developments in Japan to the Washington policy community and to corporate decision-makers while also striving to assist experts and officials within the Japanese government and military to engage effectively in a changing Washington policy space. We aim to improve bilateral and multilateral communication, and to advance cooperation between the United States and Japan — and among other interested parties — in a regional and global context that addresses implications of new technologies and evolving geopolitical challenges.
Joint US-Japan cooperation on military shipbuilding and repair at Pearl Harbor could send a powerful signal while boosting strength and prosperity
March 20, 2026
North Korea is attempting to deter war by possessing tactical nuclear weapons; the U.S. should counter this policy with its own
March 16, 2026
Japan’s Prime Minister Takaichi faces a test in Washington to return North Korea to the US and US-Japan alliance agendas
March 13, 2026
Efforts at “risk reduction” should be pursued together with maintaining the goal of complete denuclearization of North Korea
March 10, 2026
Understanding the nature of Chinese economic coercion is critical for the U.S., Japan, and Taiwan to coordinate and counter the threat
August 28, 2025
Trump’s green light to Nippon Steel hints at new momentum for U.S.-Japan shipbuilding cooperation
June 4, 2025
Honoring the legacy of Joseph Nye Jr., another key architect and champion of the U.S.-Japan alliance
May 13, 2025
