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09
September 2024
Past Event
Insights from Okinawa: Governor Denny Tamaki on Building a Sustainable US-Japan Relationship
Featured Speakers:
Kenneth R. Weinstein
Denny Tamaki
Okinawa Prefecture Governor Denny Tamaki is seen at the prime minister's official residence on March 19, 2019, in Tokyo, Japan. (The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)
09
September 2024
Past Event
Insights from Okinawa: Governor Denny Tamaki on Building a Sustainable US-Japan Relationship

Hudson’s Japan Chair will host Governor Denny Tamaki of Okinawa Prefecture for an address on rising regional tensions and the importance of putting bilateral defense on a more sustainable footing, with an emphasis on building trust among US Forces Japan, the Japanese government, and the Okinawan prefectural government. Following his address, the governor will sit down for a fireside chat with Hudson Japan Chair Kenneth R. Weinstein before responding to questions from the audience.

Okinawa Prefecture Governor Denny Tamaki is seen at the prime minister's official residence on March 19, 2019, in Tokyo, Japan. (The Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Kenneth R. Weinstein
Denny Tamaki
28
August 2024
Past Event
AUKUS Pillar 2: New Partners and Opportunities
Featured Speakers:
Chris Brose
Phoebe Greentree
David Byrd
Masashi Murano
Moderator:
Kenneth R. Weinstein
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III, Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles, Japanese Minister of Defense Kihara Minoru convened a Trilateral Defense Ministerial Meeting at U.S. Indo-Pacific Command headquarters, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, May 2, 2024.
28
August 2024
Past Event
AUKUS Pillar 2: New Partners and Opportunities

Hudson’s Japan Chair will host a panel with Chris Brose of Anduril, Phoebe Greentree of the Australian Embassy, and Hudson’s David Byrd and Masashi Murano to discuss the challenges and opportunities for Japan’s potential participation in AUKUS Pillar 2, how the program may need to evolve, and the wider security and technological implications of Japanese involvement in the program.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III, Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles, Japanese Minister of Defense Kihara Minoru convened a Trilateral Defense Ministerial Meeting at U.S. Indo-Pacific Command headquarters, Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii, May 2, 2024.
Featured Speakers:
Chris Brose
Phoebe Greentree
David Byrd
Masashi Murano
Moderator:
Kenneth R. Weinstein
22
July 2024
Past Event
Deterring an Axis of Aggressors: A Conversation with H.R. McMaster
Featured Speakers:
H.R. McMaster
Jeremy Hunt
.Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping interacting in Beijing on October 17, 2023. (Sergei Savostyanov/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
22
July 2024
Past Event
Deterring an Axis of Aggressors: A Conversation with H.R. McMaster

Join Chair of the Hudson Institute Japan Chair Advisory Board and former National Security Advisor LTG (Ret.) H.R. McMaster and Media Fellow Jeremy Hunt for a discussion on this topic.

.Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping interacting in Beijing on October 17, 2023. (Sergei Savostyanov/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
H.R. McMaster
Jeremy Hunt
12
July 2024
Past Event
Ray Donovan on the Fentanyl Crisis and Strategic Law Enforcement
Featured Speakers:
David Asher
Raymond Donovan
Ray Donovan, chief of operations of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), stands in front of "The Faces of Fentanyl" wall in Arlington, Virginia, on July 13, 2022.  (Agnes Bun/AFP via Getty Images)
12
July 2024
Past Event
Ray Donovan on the Fentanyl Crisis and Strategic Law Enforcement

David Asher and Raymond Donovan, former director of operations of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and a strategic law enforcement expert, will discuss how America should hold the perpetrators accountable by strategically targeting them from the top down.

Ray Donovan, chief of operations of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), stands in front of "The Faces of Fentanyl" wall in Arlington, Virginia, on July 13, 2022.  (Agnes Bun/AFP via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
David Asher
Raymond Donovan
27
June 2024
Past Event
Japanese Automakers: Driving Investment in the US and Strengthening Bilateral Ties
Featured Speakers:
Anita Rajan
Hideaki Fujisawa
Moderator:
William Chou
(Photo by Mira Oberman/AFP via Getty Images)
27
June 2024
Past Event
Japanese Automakers: Driving Investment in the US and Strengthening Bilateral Ties

Hudson’s Japan Chair will welcome Hideaki Fujisawa, economic minister (METI) at the Embassy of Japan, for a keynote address on the state of the US-Japan economic relationship and the role that the private sector plays in deepening ties.

(Photo by Mira Oberman/AFP via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Anita Rajan
Hideaki Fujisawa
Moderator:
William Chou
24
April 2024
Past Event
A Conversation with Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell: The New Era in the US-Japan Relationship
Featured Speakers:
Kurt Campbell
Patrick M. Cronin
President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attend  at the White House on April 10, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chen Mengtong/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images)
24
April 2024
Past Event
A Conversation with Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell: The New Era in the US-Japan Relationship

Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell will join Patrick Cronin, Hudson’s Asia-Pacific security chair, to examine the new outlook for the US-Japan alliance.

President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida attend  at the White House on April 10, 2024, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Chen Mengtong/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Kurt Campbell
Patrick M. Cronin
09
April 2024
Past Event
China’s Interference in Taiwan’s Election and Implications for America
Featured Speakers:
Chihhao Yu
Billion Lee
John Fuisz
Moderator:
Riley Walters
Election workers count ballots on January 13, 2024, in Taipei, Taiwan. (Photo by Annabelle Chih/Getty Images)
09
April 2024
Past Event
China’s Interference in Taiwan’s Election and Implications for America

Join Hudson for a panel with some of the leading organizations combating the PRC’s influence operations in Taiwan and around the world.

Election workers count ballots on January 13, 2024, in Taipei, Taiwan. (Photo by Annabelle Chih/Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Chihhao Yu
Billion Lee
John Fuisz
Moderator:
Riley Walters
05
April 2024
Past Event
Stronger Together: The Importance of US-Japan Economic Relations
Featured Speakers:
Governor Eric Holcomb
Satoshi Miura
Kazumi Nishikawa
Anita Rajan
Thomas J. Duesterberg
Paul Sracic
David Rader
Moderators:
Kenneth R. Weinstein
William Chou
Japanese Cherry Blossom trees bloom along the National Mall on March 28, 2021 in Washington, DC. The Japanese cherry trees were gifted to Washington, DC, by Tokyo Mayor Yukio Ozaki in 1912 and draw tens of thousands of daily visitors around peak bloom every year. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images)
05
April 2024
Past Event
Stronger Together: The Importance of US-Japan Economic Relations

Hudson’s Japan Chair will welcome Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb to make a major economic announcement.

Japanese Cherry Blossom trees bloom along the National Mall on March 28, 2021 in Washington, DC. The Japanese cherry trees were gifted to Washington, DC, by Tokyo Mayor Yukio Ozaki in 1912 and draw tens of thousands of daily visitors around peak bloom every year. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Governor Eric Holcomb
Satoshi Miura
Kazumi Nishikawa
Anita Rajan
Thomas J. Duesterberg
Paul Sracic
David Rader
Moderators:
Kenneth R. Weinstein
William Chou
19
March 2024
Past Event
Representative Young Kim on America’s Commitment to Defend Taiwan
Featured Speakers:
Representative Young Kim
Kenneth R. Weinstein
American aircraft  participate in an “elephant walk” at Misawa Air Base, June 22, 2020. (US Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Bulow-Gonterman)
19
March 2024
Past Event
Representative Young Kim on America’s Commitment to Defend Taiwan

Representative Young Kim (R-CA) joins Hudson to analyze the array of threats China poses to the United States and its allies in the Indo-Pacific. 

American aircraft  participate in an “elephant walk” at Misawa Air Base, June 22, 2020. (US Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Bulow-Gonterman)
Featured Speakers:
Representative Young Kim
Kenneth R. Weinstein
18
March 2024
Past Event
Furthering US-Japan Collaboration on Communications Security
Featured Speakers:
Yoshikazu Okamoto
Mark Cullinane
Hisashi Inoue
Moderator:
Riley Walters
The H2A-43 carrying date relay satellites lifts off from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Tanegashima Space Center on November 29, 2020, in Minamitane, Japan. (Photo by the Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)
18
March 2024
Past Event
Furthering US-Japan Collaboration on Communications Security

Join Hudson for a discussion on how the US and Japan can work together to build the future of communications security.

The H2A-43 carrying date relay satellites lifts off from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Tanegashima Space Center on November 29, 2020, in Minamitane, Japan. (Photo by the Asahi Shimbun via Getty Images)
Featured Speakers:
Yoshikazu Okamoto
Mark Cullinane
Hisashi Inoue
Moderator:
Riley Walters
07
March 2024
Past Event
Growing Expectations for the US-Japan Alliance
Featured Speakers:
Shigeru Kitamura
Brigadier General James Wellons
Sugio Takahashi
Moderator:
Kenneth R. Weinstein
Gen. Hiroaki Uchikura, chief of staff of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, and Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman participate in an Honor Guard ceremony at the Ministry of Defense in Tokyo Japan, Sept. 25, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Stephanie Serrano)
07
March 2024
Past Event
Growing Expectations for the US-Japan Alliance

The Japan Chair will host a panel with senior Japanese and American security professionals to discuss Japan’s growing security challenges.

Gen. Hiroaki Uchikura, chief of staff of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, and Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman participate in an Honor Guard ceremony at the Ministry of Defense in Tokyo Japan, Sept. 25, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Stephanie Serrano)
Featured Speakers:
Shigeru Kitamura
Brigadier General James Wellons
Sugio Takahashi
Moderator:
Kenneth R. Weinstein
04
October 2023
Past Event
Japanese Security in an Uncertain Indo-Pacific
Featured Speakers:
Minoru Kihara
Kenneth R. Weinstein
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force paratroopers assigned to the 1st Airborne Brigade move to follow-on locations after landing at JGSDF East Fuji Maneuver Area, Japan, Jan. 31, 2023, (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
04
October 2023
Past Event
Japanese Security in an Uncertain Indo-Pacific

Hudson’s Japan Chair will host Japanese Minister of Defense Minoru Kihara to discuss Japan’s alliance with the United States.

Japan Ground Self-Defense Force paratroopers assigned to the 1st Airborne Brigade move to follow-on locations after landing at JGSDF East Fuji Maneuver Area, Japan, Jan. 31, 2023, (U.S. Air Force photo by Yasuo Osakabe)
Featured Speakers:
Minoru Kihara
Kenneth R. Weinstein