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A think tank as well as a foundation, SPF believes that both words and actions are key to understanding the challenges of today and forging new paths toward a more harmonious, sustainable, and inclusive future. 
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Exploring the Balance Between Ocean Conservation and Economic Development: Blue Economy Week to be Held at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai Starting June 2
Press Release

Exploring the Balance Between Ocean Conservation and Economic Development: Blue Economy Week to be Held at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai Starting June 2

The Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF) will host Blue Economy Week from Monday, June 2 to Sunday, June 8 at the Blue Ocean Dome pavilion of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai. Over the course of seven days, a series of events will be held under the theme of “realizing a peaceful world through the ocean.” Experts and local government officials at the forefront of the blue economy will come together for panel discussions, lectures, and symposiums.

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May 26, 2025

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19Jun2025

Symposium on Creating a Multicultural Society with Foreign Communities

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02Jun2025

Toward Improving the Effectiveness of Extended Deterrence in the Japan-U.S. Alliance

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28May2025

Europe’s role in Indo-Pacific: Lithuania’s contribution

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14May2025

Policy Recommendation on Enhancing the Foundation for Human Resource Base of Defense Capabilities

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02May2025

Toward a Sustainable Ocean: Outcomes of the 10th Our Ocean Conference in Busan and Perspectives toward the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice

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17Apr2025

Special Seminar “Science and Policy Nexus and Stakeholder Engagement for A Sustainable Ocean”

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Essays and Commentary

SPF China Observer: Satellite Imagery Analysis - Russia to Restart Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant - Considerations Regarding Jurisdiction over Occupied Nuclear Power Plants

Since Russia took over the Zaporizhzhia NPP in southeastern Ukraine in March 2022, which has the largest power generation capacity in Europe, we have regularly observed its situation in this section.

May 22, 2025
Essays and Commentary

IINA: Make Shipbuilding Great Again? Navigating the U.S. Shipbuilding Industry Between Protectionism and Partnership

The preeminent status of the U.S. Navy faces an unprecedented threat. Naval power fundamentally relies on shipbuilding capacity, yet the U.S. civilian shipbuilding sector has sharply declined. The hegemony in shipbuilding, which transitioned from Great Britain to the U.S. in the mid-20th century, has subsequently migrated through Japan and South Korea before ultimately arriving in China. As of 2024, Chinese shipyards account for over 55% of global commercial vessel production, while the U.S. share has dropped to 0.1%. The American shipbuilding industry, once supported by more than 60 large shipyards, now operates with only 20 facilities.

May 22, 2025
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Ocean Shot Research Grant: Funding Commenced for Ocean Shot-2 Selected Projects

We are pleased to announce the initiation of funding for two projects selected under the second call for the Ocean Shot Research Grant, a program dedicated to advancing innovative research toward a better understanding of the ocean.

May 22, 2025
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Programs

General Affairs and Networking Program (Japan-U.S. and Security Studies Unit)

Japan-U.S. and Security Studies Unit
General Affairs and Networking Program

Contributing to the peace and stability of the international community while strengthening Japan's security capabilities
National Security and Japan-U.S. Program (Japan-U.S. and Security Studies Unit）

Japan-U.S. and Security Studies Unit
National Security and Japan-U.S. Program

Contributing to the creation of peace and a new international order in the face of drastic shifts in the security environment by cooperating with the United States, friends, and partners
Strategy and Deterrence Program (Japan-U.S. and Security Studies Unit）

Japan-U.S. and Security Studies Unit
Strategy and Deterrence Program

Assessing global shifts to contribute to the creation of a more advantageous security environment
Strategic Dialogue and Exchange Program (Asia and Middle East Unit)

Asia and Middle East Unit
Strategic Dialogue and Exchange Program

Building a foundation of trust between Japan, Asia, and the Middle East to fortify solidarity and engender peaceful coexistence
Peacebuilding Program (Asia and Middle East Unit)

Asia and Middle East Unit
Peacebuilding Program

Pursuing resolutions to lingering conflicts and the establishment of peace
Social Innovation Program (Asia and Middle East Unit)

Asia and Middle East Unit
Social Innovation Program

Envisioning a society where women in Asia can realize their full potential
Sasakawa Japan-China Friendship Program (Asia and Middle East Unit)

Asia and Middle East Unit
Sasakawa Japan-China Friendship Program

Working toward a future of lasting peace and mutual understanding
Division of Ocean Vision and Action (Ocean Policy Research Institute)

Ocean Policy Research Institute
Division of Ocean Vision and Action

Pioneers for a sustainable ocean, developing an innovative ocean governance
Division of Island Nations (Ocean Policy Research Institute)

Ocean Policy Research Institute
Division of Island Nations

Building mutual trust between Japan and Pacific island nations and promoting peace and prosperity in the region through targeted research and localized projects
Sasakawa Scholarship Program (Scholarship Unit)

Scholarship Unit
Sasakawa Scholarship Program

Providing study abroad scholarships for future leaders in Japan

Essays and Commentary

Strategy and Deterrence Program

SPF China Observer: Satellite Imagery Analysis - Russia to Restart Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant - Considerations Regarding Jurisdiction over Occupied Nuclear Power Plants

By Benedetta Berti, Director of Policy Planning in the Office of the Secretary General at NATO

Since Russia took over the Zaporizhzhia NPP in southeastern Ukraine in March 2022, which has the largest power generation capacity in Europe, we have regularly observed its situation in this section.

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May 22, 2025

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National Security and Japan-U.S. Program

IINA: Make Shipbuilding Great Again? Navigating the U.S. Shipbuilding Industry Between Protectionism and Partnership

The preeminent status of the U.S. Navy faces an unprecedented threat. Naval power fundamentally relies on shipbuilding capacity, yet the U.S. civilian shipbuilding sector has sharply declined. The hegemony in shipbuilding, which transitioned from Great Britain to the U.S. in the mid-20th century, has subsequently migrated through Japan and South Korea before ultimately arriving in China. As of 2024, Chinese shipyards account for over 55% of global commercial vessel production, while the U.S. share has dropped to 0.1%. The American shipbuilding industry, once supported by more than 60 large shipyards, now operates with only 20 facilities.

By Lee Sanghoe, Research Fellow, Sasakawa Peace Foundation

May 22, 2025
National Security and Japan-U.S. Program

IINA: Overview and Implications of the “Golden Dome” Missile Defense Plan for the U.S. Mainland

“Golden Dome for America” is a cross-border, next-generation missile defense concept announced by US President Trump to protect the US mainland. It essentially extends beyond traditional ballistic missile defense (BMD) with the aim to counter emerging airborne threats such as hypersonic glide vehicles (HGVs), cruise missiles, AI-equipped drone swarms numbering in the hundreds—reflecting the diversifying and increasingly complex nature of these aerial threats as part of an Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) system.

By Jun Nagashima, Senior Research Advisor, Nakasone Peace Institute,Lt. Gen, JASDF (Ret.)

May 19, 2025
National Security and Japan-U.S. Program

IINA: “On the Horizon”: Australia as a Maritime Power in the Indo-Pacific

Security challenges in the maritime domain are attracting increasing attention as strategic competition accelerates across the Indo-Pacific region. For Australia, this was brought into stark relief by the arrival of People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) warships in the Tasman Sea (separating Australia and New Zealand), where they proceeded to conduct an unannounced live-fire exercise on 21 February. Though such exercises are technically legal, they were viewed as “irresponsible” in Canberra since they occurred in a busy air corridor between the two countries and construed as part of a pattern of unsafe and unprofessional conduct by the Chinese armed forces.

By Thomas Wilkins, Senior Fellow, Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI)

May 8, 2025
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Videos

Peacebuilding Program

The Role of Parliamentarians for Advancement of WPS Agenda

On February 6, 2025, the Sasakawa Peace Foundation hosted a symposium titled "The Role of Parliamentarians for Advancement of WPS (Women, Peace and Security) Agenda." This symposium was organized, taking the opportunity of "Focal Point Network Meeting" to be held in Tokyo, co-chaired by the Japanese and Norwegian governments.

April 15, 2025
The Role of Parliamentarians for Advancement of WPS Agenda
Interview with Dr. Comfort Ero, President of the International Crisis Group
Security Studies Program

Interview with Dr. Comfort Ero, President of the International Crisis Group

What are the international crises facing the world today, and how will they impact Japan? Dr. Comfort Ero, President of the International Crisis Group and SPF Senior Research Fellow Ippeita Nishida tackle these questions with a wide-ranging discussion covering the ongoing conflicts in Europe and the Middle East, the intensifying U.S.-China rivalry and Trump 2.0, the implications for the Global South, and more.

April 8, 2025
Current State and Challenges of Youth Mental Health, w/ Dr. Joshua Gordon, Former Director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Japan-U.S. Program

Current State and Challenges of Youth Mental Health, w/ Dr. Joshua Gordon, Former Director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

The Sasakawa Peace Foundation’s Japan-U.S. Program hosted a lecture featuring Dr. Joshua Gordon, former Director of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) of the United States, on Wednesday, January 22, 2025.

February 21, 2025
Trends of Global Crisis in 2025 and Beyond
Security Studies Program

Trends of Global Crisis in 2025 and Beyond

Dr. Comfort Ero, President of the International Crisis Group, was the guest speaker for a keynote address on global conflict trends, with a focus on the Crisis Group's relevance to the Global South.

December 25, 2024
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Reports and Publications

The importance of shipping routes thrown up by the Panama Canal

The importance of shipping routes thrown up by the Panama Canal
War 3.0: the Rapid Change of Warfare - Deepening Deterrence in the New (Space and Cyber) Domains -

War 3.0: the Rapid Change of Warfare - Deepening Deterrence in the New (Space and Cyber) Domains -
Publication of the English Book “The Battles of Imphal and Kohima: Japanese Operations in Northeast India”

Publication of the English Book “The Battles of Imphal and Kohima: Japanese Operations in Northeast India”
Soft Recognition: Enabling Participation of Self-Determination Groups in Intergovernmental Organisations

Soft Recognition: Enabling Participation of Self-Determination Groups in Intergovernmental Organisations
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