Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s recent comment about what the security of Taiwan means for Japan has made headlines. Meanwhile, many governments, including the United States, are increasingly concerned about peace and stability around Taiwan and what China’s growing militarism could mean for the Indo-Pacific.
Yasutaka Nakasone, representative in Japan’s lower house for the first district of Gunma Prefecture and a member of the Liberal Democratic Party Youth Division, leads unofficial communications between Japan and Taiwan. His family, including former Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone, has a close connections to the island nation.
After visiting Taiwan twice this year, Representative Nakasone will join Hudson to discuss the US-Japan alliance, how Washington and Tokyo should think about a Taiwan contingency, ways Japan and Taiwan can increase cooperation, and what Japan should do to bolster its own defense capabilities.
This is the third installment in a series of Hudson events with prominent Japanese politicians looking at Japan and Taiwan. You can find the past events here:
Join Senior Fellow Dr. Rebeccah Heinrichs and Senator Rick Scott (R-FL) for a fireside discussion on how Congress can guide American strategy, the need to modernize the defense industrial base, and the vital role of allies and partners in an unstable international environment.
Join Hudson Institute Senior Fellow Robert McDowell for a discussion of the book and communications law with the authors, Harold Furchtgott-Roth, Kirk Arner, and Arielle Roth.
Please join Congressman Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) and Senior Fellow Ken Moriyasu for a discussion on Central Asia’s economic and strategic significance and why updating US trade policy is key to unlocking the region’s potential in an era of renewed great power competition.
