Strengthening the US-Japan Alliance: A Conversation with Senator Bill Hagerty

December 2022

Past Event

Strengthening the US-Japan Alliance: A Conversation with Senator Bill Hagerty

Past Event

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December 19, 2022

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a visit to the New York Stock Exchange on September 22, 2022. (Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images)

December 2022

Past Event

Speakers:

Senator Bill Hagerty

US Senator, Tennessee

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The US-Japan alliance is vital to preserving a free and open Indo-Pacific. With China’s rapid military buildup and North Korea’s belligerent behavior, Japan remains the indispensable anchor in maintaining a prosperous and peaceful region that is critical to the security of the US and its allies. Moving forward, how should the US-Japan partnership evolve to meet and defeat the authoritarian challenge?

Please join Hudson Japan Chair H.R. McMaster and Senator Bill Hagerty, a former US ambassador to Japan, as they discuss how to deepen the US-Japan relationship, including through greater defense cooperation, expanded science and technology collaboration, and stronger energy security and supply chain resilience.

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