Challenges, opportunities, and major events await Japan in 2021. Recovery from the global pandemic, hosting of the delayed Summer Olympics, and the beginnings of the Suga and Biden administrations are likely to take center stage in the coming months. But what else lies on the horizon for Japan in this new year?
Join us as we ask our panels of experts to preview the coming year for Japan and the U.S.-Japan relationship.
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AGENDA
January 13, 2021
7:00 to 7:05 p.m. EST (9:00 to 9:05 a.m. JST, Jan 14)
Welcome Remarks
Ryan Shaffer, Japan-America Society of Washington DC
James L. Schoff, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
7:05 to 8:00 p.m. EST (9:05 to 10:00 a.m. JST, Jan 14)
Japan’s Domestic Political and Economic Prospects in 2021
Jon Shalowitz, Silicon Valley Japan Platform
Marie Anchordoguy, Jackson School of International Studies
Keiko Iizuka, Yomiuri Shimbun
Moderator: James L. Schoff, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
8:00 to 8:45 p.m. EST (10:00 to 10:45 a.m. JST, Jan 14)
Fireside Chat—A Look at the Year Ahead for the U.S.-Japan Relationship
Ambassador John Roos, Geodesic Capital
Ambassador Kenichiro Sasae, Japan Institute of International Affairs
Moderator: Sheila Smith, Council on Foreign Relations
January 14, 2021
8:00 to 8:05 a.m. EST (10:00 to 10:05 p.m. JST)
Welcome Remarks
James L. Schoff, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Ryan Shaffer, Japan-America Society of Washington DC
8:05 to 8:15 a.m. EST (10:05 to 10:15 p.m. JST)
The View from the Embassy
DCM Tamaki Tsukada, Embassy of Japan
8:15 to 9:15 a.m. EST (10:15 to 11:15 p.m. JST)
Fireside Chat—A Look at the Year Ahead for the U.S.-Japan Relationship
Glen S. Fukushima, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress
Yuka Koshino, Institute for International Strategic Studies
Gordon Flake, US-Asia Centre, Perth
Moderator: Emma Chanlett-Avery, Congressional Research Service
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