The New Japan and Changing U.S.-Japan Relations - Insider Impressions from Tokyo 

Oct. 25, 2022: The New Japan and Changing U.S.-Japan Relations - Insider Impressions from Tokyo
A lot has changed in Japan since the 1990s, when policy-makers in Washington D.C. last paid very close attention to the country. Since then, Japanese politics, political economy, and geopolitical standing have evolved significantly. The former “junior colleague” of U.S. military interests in Asia is suddenly a partner with its own agenda and geostrategies. As Asian power dynamics are evolving, how has the interaction at the State Department level changed? What does the newly emerging partnership look like?
Speakers:
• John D. Nylin, Minister-Counselor for Political Affairs, U.S. Embassy Tokyo
• Ulrike Schaede, Professor and Director of the Japan Forum for Innovation and Technology, GPS UC San Diego
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This Japan Zoominar @ UC San Diego is organized by the Japan Forum for Innovation and Technology (JFIT) at the UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy. For more information on JFIT activities, as well as recordings of previous Japan Zoominars, please visit jfit.ucsd.edu.