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Japan’s Senkaku Islands Defense Strategy｜Japan Times Special Coverage of SPF at UN Ocean Conference in Nice, France
July 2025 Vol. 1
Protection of Nuclear Plants During War, Geostrategy in the Grassroots, Courtesy Visit by Major General Huangfu Qunxing
SPF English Newsletter: April 2022 Vol. 1
We are pleased to share with you a selection of our most recent articles.
News
Courtesy Visit by Major General Huangfu Qunxing, Embassy of the People's Republic of China In response to exchanges being suspended between Japan and China due to the impact of COVID-19, both sides acknowledged the significance of deepening mutual understanding between nations.Continue reading »Announcing the launch of the Japan Center for Engagement and Remedy on Business and Human Rights (JaCER) Creating a Joint Platform for Grievance Mechanism “Engagement & Remedy Forum for Responsible Business Conduct 2022”Continue reading » The Sasakawa Peace Foundation partners on WE Rise – SheDisrupts Philippines, a women’s entrepreneurship training program launched on International Women’s Day 2022 SheDisrupts Philippines (SDP), founded by Creatella Impact and Villgro Philippines, will deliver a fully virtual training program for women entrepreneurs in the Philippines in partnership with Investing in Women (IW) and UN Women alongside SPF.Continue reading »
Essays and Commentary
Russia’s Ukraine Invasion and the Protection of Nuclear Plants during War — a First-Time Challenge Yuki Kobayashi, Research Fellow, Sasakawa Peace FoundationContinue reading »Further Legal Changes Needed to Enable Transport of Nonnationals: Ukraine’s Lessons for a Taiwan Contingency Susumu Nakamura, Senior Visiting Fellow (IINA Editor), Sasakawa Peace Foundation / Senior Researcher, Keio Research Institute at SFCContinue reading » AUKUS and Australia’s Nuclear Submarines — Challenges for NPT Safeguards Yuki Kobayashi, Research Fellow, Sasakawa Peace FoundationContinue reading »
Videos: Geostrategy in the Grassroots
"Geostrategic Outlook for Asia 2022″ Mr. James L. Schoff and Dr. Shino WatanabeContinue reading »"Geostrategy in the Grassroots: COMMON STRATEGIC CHALLENGES FOR THE UNITED STATES & JAPAN″ Amb. David Shear and Amb. Masafumi IshiiContinue reading »"GEOSTRATEGIC CHALLENGES FACING THE US & JAPAN IN 2022+″ Dr. Jennifer Lind and Dr. Ryo SahashiContinue reading »"US-Japan Now: Geostrategic Impacts on a New World″ Ms. Bonnie Glaser and Prof. Yasuhiro MatsudaContinue reading »
Reorganization Announcement
SPF is pleased to announce the following reorganization:
1. The Asia Program Unit and Islam Program Unit have been merged into the Asia and Middle East Program Unit.
2. The Asia and Middle East Program and the Peacebuilding Program have been established as part of the Asia and Middle East Program Unit.
3. The Pacific Island Nations Program has been transferred from the Security Studies Program to the Ocean Policy Research Institute