Join the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation for this panel discussion with four leading experts on U.S.-Japan relations. The panel will share views from the United States on the future of the alliance in a post-Trump/Abe world. Discussion will focus on the political, social, and security implications of current policy on future cooperation between the two allies.

The speakers represent diverse views from American government, academia, and policy research sectors and are all members of the U.S.-Japan Network for the Future, an ongoing program developed by the Mansfield Foundation and funded by the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership.

When:
Friday, October 25, 2019     2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Where:
Hall “SAKURA”, The Japan Foundation Headquarters Main Building 2F
4-4-1 Yotsuya, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0004
Access: https://www.jpf.go.jp/e/access/map.html

Language:                  English

Admission is free; Please RSVP at <tokyoadmin@mansfieldfdn.org> with Name, Affiliation, and Contact Information. *Due to limited space, seating will be first come, first served

Program

Opening Remarks: Benjamin Self, Vice President, The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation

Remarks: Junichi Chano, Executive Director, The Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership

Panelists:

Emma Chanlett-Avery, Cohort 2, Specialist in Asian Affairs, Congressional Research Service

Benjamin Goldberg, Cohort 3, Japan Analyst, U.S. Department of State

Kenneth McElwain, Cohort 2, Professor, Institute of Social Science University of Tokyo

Nathaniel Smith, Cohort 3, Assistant Professor of East Asian Studies, University of Arizona

Moderator: Benjamin Self, Vice President, The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation

Closing Remarks: Frank Jannuzi, President and CEO, The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation