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The Langtang Collapse

On the morning of 26 August 2026, a collapsing glacier above Nepal's Langtang valley set off a flood that reached China within minutes and Nepal's plains within hours, killing more than nine hundred people. This article lays out the verified record: what happened, why disasters like it are striking this corridor more often, what science and policy have so far done about it, and what preparedness, justice and financing now require of both governments.

By The Langtang Collapse

September 3, 2026

Strengthening Japan’s Defense Diplomacy: An SPF Policy Proposal

Strengthening Japan’s Defense Diplomacy draws on research conducted by the Sasakawa Peace Foundation’s Defense Diplomacy Project to offer proposals on urgent issues confronting Japan’s defense and foreign policy. The nine proposals presented here have been drafted by seven authors with diverse areas of expertise and points of view—including former senior officials of the Ministry of Defense and the Self-Defense Forces—following a process of extensive debate and mutual review.

By Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Security Studies Program

March 22, 2022

Gender Lens Incubation and Acceleration (GLIA) Toolkit 2.0

The GLIA Toolkit 2.0, released this time, now includes impact indicators to measure the effectiveness of support projects that incorporate a gender perspective.

By Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF) / YGAP

February 15, 2022

Gender Lens Incubation and Acceleration (GLIA) Toolkit

The Gender Lens Incubation and Acceleration Toolkit (GLIA Toolkit) is an instructional guide for incubators, accelerators, and other entrepreneurial support organizations operating in Southeast Asian countries with the aim of improving the various issues surrounding working women in Southeast Asia.

By Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF) / Frontier Incubators

February 15, 2022

Trustworthiness of Nuclear Energy Questioned: 10 years after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident

Ten years after the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident, SPF's International Peace and Security Department conducted a "Study on the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident" and compiled this final report.

By Sasakawa Peace Foundation, International Peace and Security Department

November 5, 2021

Trustworthiness of Nuclear Energy Questioned: 10 years after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident

By Sasakawa Peace Foundation, International Peace and Security Department

November 5, 2021

Jeffrey Hornung "Allies Growing Closer: Japan–Europe Security Ties in the Age of Strategic Competition"

This report describes the different types of cooperation in the security domain between Japan and European countries, the two most reliable allies for the United States in light of the current resurgence of great power competition.

By Jeffrey Hornung, Rand Institute

February 16, 2021

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The Langtang Collapse

Strengthening Japan’s Defense Diplomacy: An SPF Policy Proposal

Gender Lens Incubation and Acceleration (GLIA) Toolkit 2.0

Gender Lens Incubation and Acceleration (GLIA) Toolkit

Trustworthiness of Nuclear Energy Questioned: 10 years after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident

Trustworthiness of Nuclear Energy Questioned: 10 years after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident

Jeffrey Hornung "Allies Growing Closer: Japan–Europe Security Ties in the Age of Strategic Competition"

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