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Monday Asia Events November 14, 2022
FUTURE OF DEVELOPMENT FORUM. 11/14, 8:30am-12:30pm (EST), ONLINE WEBCAST. Sponsor: Center for Global Development (CGD). Speakers Include: Minouche Shafik, Director, London School of Economics; Masood...
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Monday Asia Events December 5, 2022
VOICES FROM JAPAN: JAPAN’S NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY IN THE ERA OF STRATEGIC COMPETITION. 12/5, 8:30–9:30am (EST), WEBINAR. Sponsor: Stimson. Speakers: Nobukatsu Kanehara, Professor, Faculty of Law,...
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Monday Asia Events December 12, 2022
MAPPING CHINA’S PATHWAY TO A CARBON-NEUTRAL FOOD SYSTEM. 12/12, 9:00–10:15am (EST), WEBINAR. Sponsor: Wilson Center. Speakers: Min Hu, Principal and Co-Founder, iGDP; Meian Chen, Program Director and...
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Kishida's audience with Biden
No Big Deal, but Small ProgressBy Takuya Nishimura, Chief Editorial Writer, The Hokkaido ShimbunThe views expressed by the author are his own and are not associated with The Hokkaido ShimbunJanuary 23,...
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Monday January 30, 2023 Event on Asia
WESTERN AID FOR THE WAR IN UKRAINE AND RUSSIAN MILITARY SHAKE-UP. 1/30, 10:00am (EST), ONLINE. Sponsor: Washington Post Live. Speaker: Gen. David H. Petraeus (U.S. Army, Ret.), Partner, KKR &...
View ArticleAsia History Events February 2023
KENNAN: A LIFE BETWEEN WORLDS. 2/6, 4:00-5:30pm (EST), ZOOM. Sponsor: Washington History Seminar, Wilson Center. Speaker: author, Frank Costigliola, University of Connecticut; Beverly Gage, Yale...
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Monday Asia Events May 16, 2022
TAIWAN’S ECONOMY DURING A TIME OF GLOBAL UNCERTAINTY. 5/16, 8:30-11:00am (EDT), WEBINAR or IN PERSON, Washington DC. Sponsor: US-Taiwan Business Council; Brookings. Speakers: Ryan Hass, Senior Fellow,...
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Coffee
favorite brands of the late 1970sUS Ambassador to Japan Mike Mansfield (1977 to 1988) endeared himself to the Japanese and others by making coffee for anyone who visited him. The former Marine, miner,...
View ArticleAbe Government's War on the Press
Biased Pressure on BroadcastersBy Takuya Nishimura, Chief Editorial Writer, The Hokkaido ShimbunThe views expressed by the author are his own and are not associated with The Hokkaido ShimbunMarch 12,...
View ArticleRescinding Japan's War Apology
What Will Kishida Say on August 15 at Japan’s National Memorial Ceremony for the War Dead?Kishida has an opportunity to demonstrate his independence now that Abe is gone. Will he return to the legacy...
View ArticleKishida's non-surprise
The Not Surprising VisitBut was it constitutional?By Takuya Nishimura, Editorial Writer, The Hokkaido ShimbunThe views expressed by the author are his own and are not associated with The Hokkaido...
View ArticleWhat did the G7 achieve?
A World Still with Nuclear WeaponsBy Takuya Nishimura, Editorial Writer, The Hokkaido ShimbunThe views expressed by the author are his own and are not associated with The Hokkaido ShimbunMay 22, 2023...
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LGBTQ Rights in Japan Falter
Slow Progress in Japan’s LGBTQ LegislationBy Takuya Nishimura, Editorial Writer, The Hokkaido ShimbunThe views expressed by the author are his own and are not associated with The Hokkaido ShimbunJune...
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Monday Asia Events June 19, 2023
BOOK TALK: COOPERATING FOR THE CLIMATE: LEARNING FROM INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS IN CHINA'S CLEAN ENERGY SECTOR. 6/20, 9:30-11:00am (EDT), HYBRID. Sponsor: Wilson Center. Speakers: Joanna Lewis,...
View ArticleKishida's population strategy
Introduced Without A Firm BasisBy Takuya Nishimura, Editorial Writer, The Hokkaido ShimbunThe views expressed by the author are his own and are not associated with The Hokkaido ShimbunJune 19, 2023....
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Monday Asia Events June 26, 2023
REFLECTIONS ON U.S.-ROK ALLIANCE IN THE HUMANITIES. 6/26, 8:30am-5:30pm (EDT), IN PERSON ONLY. Sponsor: Korean Library Association (KLA); Library of Congress. Speakers: Dr. Stella Xu, John Turbyfill...
View ArticleMy Number, Not
Japanese Skeptical about National ID NumberBy Takuya Nishimura, Editorial Writer, The Hokkaido ShimbunThe views expressed by the author are his own and are not associated with The Hokkaido ShimbunJune...
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Monday Asia Events July 10 2023
A CONVERSATION WITH SAN FRANCISCO FED PRESIDENT MARY DALY. 7/10, 10:30-11:30am (EDT), HYBRID. Sponsor: Brookings. Speaker: Mary C. Daly, President and Chief Executive Officer - Federal Reserve Bank of...
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Japan's Ruling Coalition Cracks
Game of Chicken within Japan’s Ruling CoalitionBy Takuya Nishimura, Editorial Writer, The Hokkaido ShimbunThe views expressed by the author are his own and are not associated with The Hokkaido...
View ArticleFukushima's Muddy Waters
Kishida Administration Provokes an International Dispute on Nuclear ContaminationBy Takuya Nishimura, Editorial Writer, The Hokkaido ShimbunThe views expressed by the author are his own and are not...
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