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.

With both militaries having to fight the pandemic alongside their existing operations, how can the U.S. and Japan keep deterrence robust?
May 29, 2020

The Japanese government needs to plan out steps for reopening by looking at examples and pitfalls other countries are facing
May 15, 2020

After mitigating an initial outbreak, Japan must now take stronger measures to address a new surge of cases
April 2, 2020

How the Japanese governments handles the aftermath of the outbreak, could redeem the initial missteps that were cause for criticism
March 24, 2020

Policy briefs by Japanese security experts on Japan’s core security issues, from emerging domains to enduring challenges
March 10, 2020
November 22, 2019
November 21, 2019
