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A man walks near the headquarters of the Russian Central Bank in Moscow on February 13, 2026. (Getty Images)
At A Glance
The Japan Chair expands economic ties, enhances defense cooperation, and promotes closer scientific and technological collaboration between the US and Japan.
Chair
Kenneth R. Weinstein
Japan Chair
Advisory Board
H.R. McMaster
Chair of the Advisory Board
Media Inquiries
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“America needs strong, committed, forward-looking allies like Japan to help ensure a free and open Indo-Pacific” — Japan Chair Kenneth R. Weinstein
The US-Japan alliance is America’s cornerstone alliance in the Indo-Pacific.
For over six decades, Hudson Institute has championed a strong Japan and the enduring importance of the US-Japan alliance. Hudson’s founder was among the first to predict Japan's emergence as a leading global economic power.
Today, as security challenges across Northeast Asia and the Indo-Pacific continue to intensify, the alliance is more vital than ever.
To help address these challenges and seize new opportunities, Hudson launched the Japan Chair in 2019 under the leadership of Lieutenant General H.R. McMaster. Now led by Kenneth R. Weinstein, the Japan Chair builds on Hudson's longstanding relationships in Washington and Tokyo to strengthen economic ties, enhance defense cooperation, and promote closer scientific and technological collaboration between the United States and Japan.
Featured Research
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US Commerce Secretary Howard William Lutnick and Japanese Minister for Economic Revitalization Ryosei Akazawa shake hands on on September 4, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Getty Images)
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The exterior of the US Steel Clairton Coke Plant on March 20, 2024, in Clairton, Pennsylvania. (Jeff Swensen via Getty Images)
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Guests hold Japanese and American flags as they wait for the arrival ceremony for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Mrs. Yuko Kishida of Japan at White House on April 10, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Andrew Harnik via Getty Images)
