Past Event

Voices from Japan: Japan’s National Security Strategy in the Era of Strategic Competition

Join us for a special webinar in our “Voices from Japan: National Security Speaker Series,” featuring Hon. Nobukatsu Kanehara, former Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary, as he discusses what Japan’s national security strategy should look like in an era of intensifying strategic competition.

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December 5, 2022 from 8:30 - 9:30 AM (US Eastern) | 10:30 - 11:30 PM (Tokyo) (US Eastern)

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  • December 5, 2022
  • 8:30 - 9:30 AM (US Eastern) | 10:30 - 11:30 PM (Tokyo) (US Eastern)

Featured Speaker

Nobukatsu Kanehara, Professor, Faculty of Law, Department of Political Science, Doshisha University

Nobukatsu Kanehara is a former senior diplomat of Japan. He was Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary in the second Abe administration from 2012 to 2019, as well as the first deputy secretary-general of the National Security Secretariat from 2013 to 2019. He is the author of two books on Japanese national strategy and foreign policy.

Moderated by

Yuki Tatsumi, Director, Japan Program, Stimson Center

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