Security, Alliance, and the
Japanese Political Landscape
Japanese Political Landscape
Tuesday, January 8, 2013 – 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Asian Studies Center, The Heritage Foundation
Featuring Keynote Remarks by
The Honorable Motohiro Oono
Former Parliamentary Secretary of Defense and Parliamentary Secretary of Cabinet Office,
Member of the House of Councillors, Japanese Diet, and
Member of the Democratic Party of Japan
Introduction by
Randy Shriver
President, Project 2049
Followed by a Panel Discussion with
Major General Yoshihide Yoshida
Director, Public Affairs, Joint Staff, Ministry of Defense of Japan
Dr. Tomohiko Taniguchi
Professor, Graduate School of System Design and Management, Keio University
Yukio Tada
President and Chief Executive Officer, Sojitz Research Institute
Bruce Klingner
Senior Research Fellow, Northeast Asia, Asian Studies Center, The Heritage Foundation
Hosted by
Walter Lohman
Director, Asian Studies Center, The Heritage Foundation
The United States and Japan continue to share interests in regional security and stability. The U.S.-Japan alliance is ever more important as North Korea continues to pose threats to the region and China increases its military strength and aggressively presses its own interests. Join us as our distinguished guests explore the impact of Japanese politics on the U.S.-Japan alliance and regional security.