U.S.-Japan relations seem to be off to a good start following Prime Minister Ishiba’s successful visit to the White House on February 7. With U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth anticipated visit to Japan for a defense ministerial meeting with his Japanese counterpart, Defense Minister Gen Nakatani, the two countries will devise plans to uphold the commitments articulated in Trump-Ishiba joint leaders’ statement. This is when real hard work begins.
This discussion will feature three next-generation experts and a Retired Marine Corps General on U.S.-Japan relations for a set of topics on the “watch list” in U.S.-Japan alliance, moderated by Yuki Tatsumi.
Featured Speakers
Satake Haruka, Former Research Fellow, Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies, SAIS
Satake Haruka is a research fellow at John Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies as part of the Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies. There she has recently conducted comparative research on the semiconductor industry in South Korea and Japan. She previously interned at the Council on Foreign Relations researching Japanese and Northeast Asian politics, security, economics, and energy. Satake has held numerous positions at East-Asian focused organizations.
Mizumi Dutcher, Research Fellow, Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies, SAIS
Mizumi Dutcher is a research fellow at John Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies as part of the Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies. She previously served as an American Political Science Fellow for the House Foreign Affairs Committee on the Indo-Pacific Subcommittee. As a Resident Fellow for the Indo-Pacific Program at the German Marshall Fund, Mizumi analyzed potential Taiwan contingencies and the sustainability of the Xi Jinping Regime.
Ret. General David Berger, Retired General of the 38th Commandant of the Marine Corps
Hirohito Ogi, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Geoeconomics (Remote Speaker)
Yuki Tatsumi, Senior Fellow and Co-Director of the East Asia Program and Director of the Japan Program, Stimson Center (Moderator)