Asia & the
Indo-Pacific

Japan

Projects

A unique opportunity for Japanese security experts to conduct policy research in Washington, D.C.

Creative approaches to Japan’s most significant international security and foreign policy challenges

Improving U.S. and Japanese policymakers’ understanding of shared security and political challenges as both countries face new regional dynamics

Recent Publications

Commentary

From “The Cornerstone of Peace and Stability in the Indo-Pacific” to “The Cornerstone of an International Liberal Order”

President Biden and Prime Minister Kishida's new vision of a US-Japan alliance resets the balance of equal partnership

Yuki Tatsumi

Policy Memo

Fight Against Economic Coercion: Opportunities and Challenges for Japan

The rise of “economic coercion” has presented complex challenges and opportunities to Japan for fostering a free and open economy

Kotaro Shiojiri

Report

Japan’s Strategic Future and Implications for the US-Japan Alliance

Examining Japan’s 2022 nuclear debate and its implications for the U.S.-Japan alliance with actionable recommendations for extended deterrence in Japan

Yuki Tatsumi • Pamela Kennedy • Kenji Nagayoshi

Commentary

Making the Most of Japan-US Defense Industry Cooperation

Revamping Japan's industrial base and efforts to solidify the implementation of policy into practice will lift the alliance to new levels

Commander Jonathan Dorsey • Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan M. Walker

Commentary

The Evolution & Future of Japan-Europe Ties

A look back—and ahead—at the arc of cooperation between Japan and Europe

Yoko Iwama

Commentary

Japan endeavors to utilize space for defense purposes

Japan’s efforts to acquire defense-related space capabilities provide new opportunities for cooperation with the United States

Yasuhito Fukushima

Commentary

Deterrence by Denial: Japan’s New Strategic Outlook

In "the most severe and complex" Japanese security environment of the postwar period, new strategic documents outline a policy of deterrence by denial

Ken Jimbo