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The narrowing distance between Japan and Europe: Online event discusses new report on Japan-European security ties and implications for U.S. policy

As strategic competition ramps up across the Indo-Pacific region, countries in Europe have begun to shift their focus toward the region by deepening security ties with likeminded partners, including Japan. As part of this trend, earlier this year Japan’s foreign minister was invited for the first time to discuss the country’s Free and Open Indo-Pacific policy at the European Union's Foreign Affairs Council, and European navies including France and the U.K. have resumed sending warships for exercises in the Pacific with Japan. Germany, a county with less historical involvement in the region, also presented its first ever guidelines for Indo-Pacific policy in September 2020 and is weighing plans to send a naval frigate to Japan during the summer of 2021.

Webinar Video Available: "A Resilient U.S.-Japan Alliance In 2021 And Beyond" Hosted by Japan-America Society of Pennsylvania

A video from the webinar "Geostrategy in the Grassroots" hosted by the Japan America Society of Pennsylvania is available now. In 2020-2021, the Sasakawa Peace Foundation is partnering with the National Association of Japan America Societies (NAJAS) to organize a public affairs program "Geostrategy in the Grassroots". This is a series of seminars hosted by local Japan-America Societies in the U.S. focusing on the geostrategic challenges Japan and the U.S. face in a changing Asia.

International Women’s Day 2021: Launch of the Gender Lens Incubation and Acceleration Toolkit (GLIA) 2.0, a new resource to support female entrepreneurs

To celebrate International Women’s Day 2021, the Gender Investment and Innovation Department of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF) launched the Gender Lens Incubation Acceleration Toolkit (GLIA) 2.0 on March 9, 2021, as part of a webinar organized with the Asian Venture Philanthropy Network (AVPN).

OPRI-SPF Virtual Seminar on “Climate Security” in the Indo-Pacific

In recent years, the emerging concept of "Climate Security," which focuses on the security implications of climate change, has been gradually gaining recognition. This seminar was held to deepen the knowledge of the relationship between climate change and regional security, especially from the perspective of maritime security, with three experts from Australia, France and Japan on the panel, and with the participation of government officials and defense personnel.

Webinar Video Available: "Japan’s Changing Role in Asia: Opportunities and Challenges" Hosted by the Japan Society of Northern California

A video from the webinar "Geostrategy in the Grassroots" hosted by the Japan Society of Northern California is available now. In 2020-2021, the Sasakawa Peace Foundation is partnering with the National Association of Japan America Societies (NAJAS) to organize a public affairs program "Geostrategy in the Grassroots". This is a series of seminars hosted by local Japan-America Societies in the U.S. focusing on the geostrategic challenges Japan and the U.S. face in a changing Asia.