RSVP In-Person RSVP Online Want to pose a question before or during the event? Go to stimson.org/questions/ Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will arrive in Washington for his first state visit on April 10. During his stay, the two leaders wi …
RSVP In-Person RSVP Online Want to pose a question before or during the event? Go to stimson.org/questions/ Over the past decade, the U.S.-Japan alliance has undergone significant evolution, shaped by Japan’s policy of “Proactive Contribution …
Examining Japan’s 2022 nuclear debate and its implications for the U.S.-Japan alliance with actionable recommendations for extended deterrence in Japan.
GEN Koji Yamazaki will engage in a conversation on the modernization of the U.S.-Japan alliance under his watch, addressing future opportunities and challenges he sees as the two countries work toward their shared vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific …
Published November 21, 2023 / Held December 7, 2023
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 …
Published November 18, 2022 / Held December 5, 2022
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues in Eastern Europe, and Taiwan grapples with renewed threats in East Asia, the U.S.-Japan alliance faces intensifying challenges to peace and stability within the Indo-Pacific region and around the world. With J …
Published September 9, 2022 / Held September 21, 2022
An ambitious 10-year modernization initiative, Force Design 2030 will impact how the Marines engage with allies. As the security environment in the Indo-Pacific evolves and Japan revises its defense policy, the role of the Marines in the alliance is cr …
Featured Speakers Riho Aizawa, Research Fellow, National Institute for Defense Studies Aizawa specializes in the U.S.-Japan security alliance and sea lanes in the Indo-Pacific region and the Arctic. She previously served as a Policy Research Fellow at …
https://youtu.be/_y8o2Vf-BCU James Kraska discusses the erosion of norms in East Asia as countries unilaterally adopt rules inconsistent with international law. https://youtu.be/5pAOsMZRW8w Yurika Ishii discusses the impact of countries changing their …
Published January 21, 2022 / Held February 4, 2022
Featured Speakers Ken Jimbo, Ph.D., Senior ResearchFellow, Canon Institute for Global Studies; Professor, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University Yuki Tatsumi, Director, Japan Program; Co-Director, East Asia Program, Stimson
Published January 19, 2022 / Held January 27, 2022
Featured Speakers Gen. Shunji “Bert” Izutsu, Chief of Staff, Japan Air Self-Defense Force Gen. Izutsu was previously the Commander of the Air Defense Command at Yokota and Commander of the Western Air Defense Force(Kasuga). He has also served as Direct …
Published October 29, 2021 / Held November 5, 2021
In May 2020, more than 40 world leaders urged the UN to act against cyberattacks on healthcare, and some experts say cyberattacks on COVID-19 related health facilities could qualify under the criteria for ‘use of force.’ The stability of healthcare systems is threatened by the overwhelming pandemic, but a more harmful risk is manmade collapse through malicious actions: cyberattacks.
Featured Speakers Koji Tomita, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to the United States of America (Opening Remarks) GEN Ryoichi Oriki (ret., JGSDF), 3rd Chief of Staff of the Joint Staff, JSDF ADM Patrick Walsh (ret. USN), 59th Vice …
Featured Speakers: MG Craig Q. “Lake” Timberlake, Ret., USMC In his decades of service, MG Timberlake held numerous positions across the operating forces, supporting establishment, and headquarters, including Chief of Staff of the Third Marine Division …
Speakers LTC Jasmin Cho, US Army Reserves; Foreign Service Officer, U.S. Department of StateLTC Satoko Torihata, Staff Officer, Public Affairs Office, Ground Staff Office, Japan Self-Defense Forces This event is co-sponsored by the Embassy of Japan:
Published February 18, 2021 / Held February 25, 2021
Japan’s 2021 defence budget is set to be its largest ever, continuing a near decade-long trend set in motion by former prime minister Shinzo Abe. Under Abe’s watch, Japan has increased its defence budget every year since 2005. The uptick in spending ha …
https://youtu.be/TAbQBGJ8Mn4 Emma Chanlett-Avery discusses the Pacific Deterrence Initiative. https://youtu.be/o39MR5IHAhk Kate Walsh discusses the concept of a maritime peacekeeping operation. https://youtu.be/aWMVhvVh5p0 Yurika Ishii discusses issues …
Published January 29, 2021 / Held February 10, 2021
Featured Speakers: MG Kazuo Tokito, ret. JASDF; Advisor, Defense Systems Group, Hitachi Ltd.; Visiting Fellow, JASDF Air Command and Staff College MG Tokito retired from JASDF in 2017 as a vice commander of the Northern Air Defense Command. At Matsushi …
Featuring 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 t …
Published November 9, 2020 / Held November 24, 2020
Speakers Abraham M. Denmark is Director of the Asia Program at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Denmark’s expertise is in the politics and security of the Indo-Pacific, and in U.S. strategy toward the region. He is the author of th …
Published September 28, 2020 / Held October 15, 2020
Japan finds itself in a challenging and complex security environment, managing a variety of threats while only spending roughly one percent of gross domestic product on defense and further negative demographic projections. Spurred on by changing threat …
Featuring ADM Scott Swift (USN. Ret.) former Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet ADM Scott Swift served in the U.S. Navy for more than 40 years, commanding at all levels and completing his uniformed career as the 35th Commander of U.S. Pacific Fleet in …