Revising Japan’s Security Policy for a Rapidly Changing World

US-Japan Short Takes

Wednesday, April 13, 2022
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (Eastern Time)

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This event is co-sponsored by the Consulate General of Japan NY Information Office

About the Event

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has added new urgency to the ongoing periodic review of Japan’s security policy. New tensions with Japan’s neighbor Russia join existing concerns over North Korea’s ballistic missile tests and China’s activities in the East China Sea. Responding to China’s pressure, enhancing the US-Japan alliance, addressing economic security challenges, and bolstering efforts to maintain Japan’s own defense capabilities have all assumed new importance. Yuki Tatsumi, director of the Japan Program at the Stimson Center in Washington, D.C., and a leading expert on Japan’s security policy, will discuss how recent events are affecting the process of revising Japan’s National Security Strategy and the likely direction of its new security policy. Bruce Aronson will moderate the discussion.

About the speaker

Yuki Tatsumi is a senior fellow, co-director of the East Asia Program, and director of the Japan Program at the Stimson Center. Before joining Stimson, Ms. Tatsumi worked as a research associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) and as special assistant for political affairs at the Embassy of Japan in Washington. In September 2006, she testified before the House Committee on International Relations. She is a recipient of the 2009 Yasuhiro Nakasone Incentive Award. In 2012, she was awarded the Letter of Appreciation from the Ministry of National Policy of Japan for her contribution to advancing mutual understanding between the United States and Japan. A native of Tokyo, Ms. Tatsumi holds a B.A. in liberal arts from the International Christian University in Tokyo, Japan, and an M.A. in international economics and Asian studies from the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at Johns Hopkins University in Washington.

About the moderator

Bruce Aronson has been a tenured professor of law at universities in the United States and Japan and has also served as a corporate partner at a major New York law firm. Professor Aronson is currently a research associate of the Japan Research Centre, SOAS, University of London (non-resident). He also serves as an outside director at a listed Japanese pharmaceutical company. His main area of research is comparative corporate governance with a focus on Japan.  Recent publications include Corporate Governance in Asia: A Comparative Approach (with J. Kim, Cambridge University Press, 2019)