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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Join Hudson for a panel with some of the leading organizations combating the PRC’s influence operations in Taiwan and around the world.
Hudson’s Japan Chair will welcome Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb to make a major economic announcement.
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.
The Japan Chair will host a panel with senior Japanese and American security professionals to discuss Japan’s growing security challenges.