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.
Four policy briefs examine the scope and role of the U.S.-Japan alliance in the region, including alliance’s approach to regional threats, technology cooperation, economic security, and “minilateralism”
March 7, 2022
Suga’s unintended legacy may be catalyzing diversity – in terms of age and gender – within the LDP’s policy debates.
October 1, 2021
If Japan’s leaders were surprised to be left out, they shouldn’t be. The culture surrounding Japan’s defense industry is not ready for an AUKUS-like partnership.
September 28, 2021
The Japan-Taiwan renaissance seen in 2021 may not last, but one element will certainly stay: the public acknowledgment that Taiwan and Japan’s security are linked.
September 10, 2021
The new vision for the U.S. Marine Corps will impact cooperation with allies as well.
July 24, 2021
Japan’s ruling coalition failed to win a majority in the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election. Is this the beginning of a leadership vacuum in Japan?
July 8, 2021
Despite naming pandemic management his top priority, Prime Minister Suga has seen cases explode under his watch
June 3, 2021
Tokyo has finally begun to openly recognize that the peace and security of the Taiwan Strait directly impacts that of Japan
May 24, 2021
