09
May 2022
Past Event
Virtual Event | Defense Transformation in Japan? Examining the LDP’s Recommendations

Virtual Event | Defense Transformation in Japan? Examining the LDP’s Recommendations

Past Event
Online Only
May 09, 2022
Japan's Self-Defense Forces conduct landing training on November 25, 2021, at Tanegashima, an island of Kagoshima Prefecture. (Getty Images)
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Japan's Self-Defense Forces conduct landing training on November 25, 2021, at Tanegashima, an island of Kagoshima Prefecture. (Getty Images)
09
May 2022
Past Event

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20004

Speakers:
Itsunori Onodera

Former Defense Minister, Japan, Member, House of Representatives of Japan

Masahisa Sato

Former State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Japan

Takashi Yamashita

Former Minister of Justice, Japan

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Kenneth R. Weinstein

Japan Chair

This event will premiere on this page at 12:00 p.m. EDT, Monday, May 9. Register for the event here

Last week, Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s Research Commission on Security presented pathbreaking recommendations to strengthen Japanese defense capabilities, including obtaining a "counterstrike capability" and aiming for a defense budget that is equivalent to 2% or more of GDP. These recommendations are designed to inform the new government’s strategy and have the potential to move Japan away from its traditional defense-only security posture. To examine the report and its recommendations, Hudson Institute will welcome Commission Chairman and former Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera, former State Minister for Foreign Affairs Masahisa Sato, and former Minister of Justice Takashi Yamashita ​​​​​​​, for a discussion with Walter P. Stern Distinguished Fellow Ken Weinstein. Please join us for this timely discussion.

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