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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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Sasakawa Peace Foundation and Surin Pitsuwan Foundation hold art exhibition in Thailand to reflect on the tragedies of war in efforts to promote a peaceful society
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Sasakawa Peace Foundation and Surin Pitsuwan Foundation hold art exhibition in Thailand to reflect on the tragedies of war in efforts to promote a peaceful society

Professional artists and A-bomb survivor share artworks at Jim Thompson Art Center

The Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF) partnered with the Surin Pitsuwan Foundation in Thailand to organize “Echoed Tranquility,” an exhibition bringing together several artists, including a survivor of the Hiroshima atomic bombing, to display works evoking images of past conflict and exploring the impact of war and the recovery that comes after.

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February 16, 2024

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07Mar2024

UN Ocean Decade ECOP Japan Symposium

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29Feb2024

Climate Change Adaptation Strategies for Small Island Developing States: Lessons from Artificial Island Development in the Maldives

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16Feb2024

The 197th Ocean Forum: The Arctic Sea and Asia – What are the challenges for CJK cooperation?

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16Dec2023

Why do we need women's perspectives? Female Foreign Ministers of Japan and Indonesia Talk

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14Dec2023

Public Seminar: Investing in Gender Equality for a Sustainable Future for All

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02Dec2023

Public Lecture on Changes in Marine Ecosystems in the Tohoku Coastal Region and the Future of Fisheries

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Reports and Publications

SPF Policy Proposal: Shaping Pragmatic and Effective Strategy Toward China

Sasakawa Peace Foundation's project " Shaping the Pragmatic and Effective Strategy toward China" (2020-) aims to deter Chinese military adventurism, maintain a rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific region, continue the current economic prosperity of the United States and Japan, and guide China toward becoming a rules-oriented player in the region. The members of the project have discussed topics such as China's domestic politics and economy and future prospects, export control of sensitive technologies, the security environment in the East Asian region, and challenges to U.S.-Japan alliance cooperation. As a result of this research, we are now issuing policy proposal, "Shaping Pragmatic and Effective Strategy Toward China”.

February 15, 2024
Essays and Commentary

IINA: The ASEAN policies of the Biden administration in the United States ― The basic stance which emerges from its jumbled messages

It has been nearly three years since the Biden administration in the United States was inaugurated in January 2021. As a global power, the United States is (forced to be) involved in international problems arising throughout the world such as in China, Ukraine, Gaza, and many more, but the Biden administration has advanced the strengthening of relations with Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) mainly as part of its Indo-Pacific Strategy.

February 15, 2024
Essays and Commentary

SPF China Observer: Satellite Imagery Analysis - North Korean LWR Achieves Criticality Can LWRs Produce Weapons-Grade Plutonium?

In late December 2023, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi issued a statement revealing that there were indications that the light water reactor (LWR) under construction in Yongbyon, North Korea had reached criticality.

February 14, 2024
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Japan–U.S. Program

Japan–U.S. Program

Acting as a hub of experts and intellectual information to strengthen the Japan–U.S. relationship and maintain regional peace and stability
Security Studies Program

Security Studies Program

Helping to bring peace and stability to Japan and the greater Indo-Pacific region
Scholarship Program

Scholarship Program

Providing study abroad scholarships for future leaders in Japan
Asia and Middle East Program

Asia and Middle East Program

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

Peacebuilding Program

Pursuing resolutions to lingering conflicts and the establishment of peace
Gender Investment and Innovation Program

Gender Investment and Innovation Program

Envisioning a society where women in Asia can realize their full potential
Sasakawa Japan-China Friendship Program

Sasakawa Japan-China Friendship Program

Working toward a future of lasting peace and mutual understanding
The Ocean Policy Research Institute

The Ocean Policy Research Institute

Pioneers for a sustainable ocean, developing an innovative ocean governance
Pacific Island Nations Program

Pacific Island Nations Program

Building mutual trust between Japan and Pacific island nations and promoting peace and prosperity in the region through targeted research and localized projects

Essays and Commentary

Security Studies Program

IINA: The ASEAN policies of the Biden administration in the United States ― The basic stance which emerges from its jumbled messages

By Tomotaka Shoji, Director, Regional Studies Department National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS)

It has been nearly three years since the Biden administration in the United States was inaugurated in January 2021. As a global power, the United States is (forced to be) involved in international problems arising throughout the world such as in China, Ukraine, Gaza, and many more, but the Biden administration has advanced the strengthening of relations with Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) mainly as part of its Indo-Pacific Strategy.

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February 15, 2024

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Security Studies Program

SPF China Observer: Satellite Imagery Analysis - North Korean LWR Achieves Criticality Can LWRs Produce Weapons-Grade Plutonium?

In late December 2023, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi issued a statement revealing that there were indications that the light water reactor (LWR) under construction in Yongbyon, North Korea had reached criticality.

By Yuki Kobayashi, Research Fellow, Sasakawa Peace Foundation

February 14, 2024
Security Studies Program

Japan U.S. Alliance Study: Essay Wargaming in Japan’s Policy Think Tanks ―Thoughts at the End of First-Term Activities of SPF Wargaming Seminar―

The new global wargaming boom supposedly triggered by the U.S.’s Third Offset Strategy announced in 2015 continues even today. This has gone beyond the frameworks of military and defense agencies in various countries, and even policy think tanks are now actively engaged in wargaming.

By Hiroyasu Akutsu, Research Fellow, Sasakawa Peace Foundation

February 2, 2024
Security Studies Program

Japan U.S. Alliance Study: SPF Wargaming Seminar Closing Report

The Sasakawa Peace Foundation Security Studies Program has previously conducted Tabletop Exercises (TTX) “Challenges for a Japan-U.S. Combined Response to a Taiwan Crisis Triggered by a Large-Scale Disaster”, “A Contingency in Taiwan Triggered by Cyberattacks”, “Taiwan Contingency Scenario: Escalation from Low-Intensity Hybrid Warfare” and has utilized them for policy recommendations.

By Takuma Matsu, Research Fellow, Sasakawa Peace Foundation

February 2, 2024
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SPF News

How Japan Can Meet Global, Domestic Challenges and Develop Human Resources Needed for a Brighter Future

The Sasakawa Peace Foundation and The Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research, both of which are affiliated with the Nippon Foundation, spoke passionately on the role Japan can play at the crossroads of the rapidly changing world and the human resources that are in demand. This was the first joint symposium by the two foundations.

January 22, 2024
How Japan Can Meet Global, Domestic Challenges and Develop Human Resources Needed for a Brighter Future
"WHOLE" Film Screening and Cross Talks with Producer and Key Actors
Asia and Middle East Program

"WHOLE" Film Screening and Cross Talks with Producer and Key Actors

In collaboration with Kobe Foreigners Friendship Center, we held a screening of "WHOLE," which honestly depicts the complexities of identity and feelings toward Japanese society through the daily lives of "half" youth, as well as cross talks (discussions) with the director and key actors. This event aimed to deepen the meaning of "self-support" for citizens with foreign roots to support each other by feeling and understanding "differences" that were not only expressed in words but also transmitted and expressed by the people concerned.

December 5, 2023
Report Launch
Peacebuilding Program

Report Launch 'Beyond Engaging Men: Masculinity, (Non)Violence, and Peacebuilding'

On October 30, 2023, the Sasakawa Peace Foundation, in cooperation with the Permanent Missions of Japan and the United States to the United Nations, hosted the public launch event for the report "Beyond Engaging Men: Masculinity, (Non)Violence, and Peacebuilding" at the UN Headquarters in New York. This report brings findings from collaborative research conducted by the foundation's Peacebuilding Program in partnership with various international institutions.

December 5, 2023
195th Ocean Forum "Current ocean noise issues and guidance – European, American and Asian cases" (August 24, 2023)
Ocean Policy Research Institute

195th Ocean Forum "Current ocean noise issues and guidance – European, American and Asian cases" (August 24, 2023)

In this forum, ocean acoustics experts from Europe, the U.S. and Asia presented on current ocean noise issues and related guidance, and discussed potential ways forward for the sustainable use of the ocean as well as mitigating ocean noise.

August 31, 2023
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Reports and Publications

SPF Policy Proposal: Shaping Pragmatic and Effective Strategy Toward China

SPF Policy Proposal: Shaping Pragmatic and Effective Strategy Toward China
Urgent Proposal on the Discharge of ALPS Treated Water: An Analysis Based on Scenario Planning

Urgent Proposal on the Discharge of ALPS Treated Water: An Analysis Based on Scenario Planning
Photobook “Tak Bai 2004: Taste of Memories” (Thai and English)

Photobook “Tak Bai 2004: Taste of Memories” (Thai and English)
Impact Report: Gender Lens Incubation and Acceleration (GLIA)

Impact Report: Gender Lens Incubation and Acceleration (GLIA)
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