Connecting People & Ideas to Advance Mutual Interests in U.S.-Asia Relations

Roundtable: Communication is Power for the Nuclear Industry in Japan

On December 2, 2022, the Mansfield Foundation convened a roundtable discussion with Dr. Mariko Nishizawa (Founding Director, Litera Japan) and Mr. Paul Dickman (Senior Policy Fellow, Argonne National Laboratory) who spoke on the challenges of recruiting a new...

The Future of U.S.-Japan Trade

The Mansfield Foundation hosted a Capitol Hill Asia Policy Dialogue on the topic of “The Future of U.S.-Japan Trade.” on Tuesday, August 7th. Mireya Solis, Director at Center for East Asia Policy Studies, Brookings Institution presented on Japan’s...

Ira Shapiro Book Discussion

On August 1st, the Mansfield Foundation hosted a reception featuring Ira Shapiro, an expert on international trade law and policy who has been deeply involved in U.S.-Japan relations for three decades. Mr. Shapiro discussed his new book, “Broken: Can the Senate Save...

Plutonium in Northeast Asia

On June 28, 2018, the Mansfield Foundation hosted “Taking Stock: Plutonium in Northeast Asia,” a public seminar examining critical questions related to the future of nuclear energy and the closed nuclear fuel cycle in Northeast Asia.  The event, part of a George...

Mansfield Fellows Launch Kumamoto University Lecture Series

The first lectures showcased two members of the twenty-second class of Mansfield Fellows – Charles Mahaffey (U.S. Department of State) and Ian Hurdle (United States Air Force.  As both are working to strengthen U.S.-Japan cooperation, they were able to draw from...