Asia & the
Indo-Pacific

Japan

Projects

A unique opportunity for Japanese security experts to conduct policy research in Washington, D.C.

Creative approaches to Japan’s most significant international security and foreign policy challenges

Improving U.S. and Japanese policymakers’ understanding of shared security and political challenges as both countries face new regional dynamics

Recent Publications

Commentary

Japan as a Member of the Defenders of the Liberal International Order

Exploring the evolution of Japan's role in reconciling the East and West while catering to the Global South to promote liberal democracy internationally

Yuichi Hosoya • Yuki Tatsumi • Chelsea Wells

Commentary

PM Kishida’s State Visit to Washington: Impact on the Alliance and the Indo-Pacific

Now that Biden and Kishida have shown their vision for the future of the US-Japan alliance, the real hard work begins to bring this vision into reality

Yuki Tatsumi

Commentary

Takeaways from the China-Japan-South Korea Trilateral Summit

Stimson experts weigh in on the recent China-Japan-South Korea Ninth Trilateral Summit and what it means for Northeast Asia

Yun Sun • Yuki Tatsumi • Jenny Town

Policy Memo

Mitigating Japan’s Nuclear Dilemma

Japan is forced to grapple with a “nuclear dilemma” rooted in its historical trauma and contemporary security challenges

Nobumasa Akiyama

Commentary

From “The Cornerstone of Peace and Stability in the Indo-Pacific” to “The Cornerstone of an International Liberal Order”

President Biden and Prime Minister Kishida's new vision of a US-Japan alliance resets the balance of equal partnership

Yuki Tatsumi

Policy Memo

Fight Against Economic Coercion: Opportunities and Challenges for Japan

The rise of “economic coercion” has presented complex challenges and opportunities to Japan for fostering a free and open economy

Kotaro Shiojiri

Report

Japan’s Strategic Future and Implications for the US-Japan Alliance

Examining Japan’s 2022 nuclear debate and its implications for the U.S.-Japan alliance with actionable recommendations for extended deterrence in Japan

Yuki Tatsumi • Pamela Kennedy • Kenji Nagayoshi