2021.03.09
Ideas and Analyses
Webinar Video Available: "Japan’s Changing Role in Asia: Opportunities and Challenges" Hosted by the Japan Society of Northern California
Mr. Hiroyuki Akita
Commentator, Nikkei
Prof. Thomas Berger
Professor of international relations, Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University
A video from the webinar "Japan’s Changing Role in Asia: Opportunities and Challenges" hosted by the Japan Society of Northern California is avialable 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.
A webinar was hosted by the Japan Society of Northern California on Tuesday, February 9 at 9AM JST (Monday, February 8 at 4PM PST).
Event Information
Geostrategy in the Grassroots2020
1. About the program
2. Previous webinars
- #1 Japan-America Society of Central Ohio, "Geostrategy in the Grassroots" (November 18, 2020)
Speakers: Prof. Kent Calder and Ms. Aiko Doden
https://www.spf.org/jpus-insights/ideas-and-analyses-en/20200113_01.html - #2 Japan America Society of St. Louis, "The Security Situation in North Asia in a Post COVID World" (December 3, 2020)
Speakers: Prof. Ken Jimbo, Hon. Randall Schriver and Sen. Jim Talent
https://www.spf.org/jpus-insights/ideas-and-analyses-en/20200113_02.html - #3 Japan America Society of Michigan and Southwestern Ontario, "US-Japan-China Relations Post 2020 & Implications for the Auto Industry" (December 11, 2020)
Speakers: Prof. Yasuhiro Matsuda, Ms. Bonnie Glaser and Mr. Bernard Swiecki
https://www.spf.org/jpus-insights/ideas-and-analyses-en/20200113_03.html - #4 Japan Society of Northern California, "Japan’s Changing Role in Asia: Opportunities and Challenges" (February 9, 2021)
Speakers: Prof. Thomas Berger and Mr. Hiroyuki Akita
https://www.spf.org/jpus-insights/ideas-and-analyses-en/20210205_01.html - #5 Japan America Society of Greater Cincinnati, "The Impact on Japan of Geostrategic Challenges in Asia: Two Perspectives" (March 3, 2021)
Speakers: Mr. Jacob Schlesinger and Mr. Hiroyuki Akita
https://www.spf.org/jpus-insights/ideas-and-analyses-en/20210209_01.html - #6 Japan Society of New Orleans, "Geostrategic Challenges Facing the US & Japan in 2021+" (March 5, 2021)
Speakers: Mr. Richard Fontaine and Dr. Tomohiko Satake
https://www.spf.org/jpus-insights/ideas-and-analyses-en/20210209_02.html - #7 Japan-America Society of Pennsylvania, "A Resilient U.S. - Japan Alliance In 2021 And Beyond" (March 19, 2021)
Speakers: Prof. Toshihiro Nakayama, Mr. Abraham Denmark and Dr. Kay Shimizu
https://www.spf.org/jpus-insights/ideas-and-analyses-en/20210311_01.html - #8 Japan-America Society of Greater Austin, "Indo-Pacific Security and Multilateral Strategic Cooperation: Present and Future" (March 25, 2021)
Speakers: Amb. David Shear and Prof. Nobukatsu Kanehara
https://www.spf.org/jpus-insights/ideas-and-analyses-en/20210312_01.html - #9 Japan-America Society of Georgia, "US-Japan Now: Geostrategic Impacts on a New World" (March 26, 2021)
Speakers: Dr. Sheila Smith and Prof. Koji Murata
https://www.spf.org/jpus-insights/ideas-and-analyses-en/20210312_02.html
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Voices from the States
A series of video interviews with Asian American state legislators who visited Japan in the past through the Asian American Leadership Delegation (AALD) Program, organized in cooperation with the U.S.-Japan Council
https://www.spf.org/jpus-insights/views-from-inside-america-en/
Voices from the States
A series of video interviews with Asian American state legislators who visited Japan in the past through the Asian American Leadership Delegation (AALD) Program, organized in cooperation with the U.S.-Japan Council
https://www.spf.org/jpus-insights/views-from-inside-america-en/
