Coinciding with the release the English translation of Japan in an Era of Geopolitics: A New Foreign and Security Policy Direction (Michito Tsuruoka, ed.), the KAS Japan Office is hosting a panel discussion, looking back on the foreign and security policy of outgoing Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. The event will focus on its achievements amid the evolving global security landscape.

Russia’s aggression against Ukraine served as an ‘accelerator’ in boosting Japan’s defense capacity, leading to the amendment of its National Security Strategy in December 2022. Under Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s leadership, Japan has emerged as a guardian of international order.

In light of this, we will bring together leading experts to discuss and reflect on the main landmarks in Kishida’s diplomacy over the past three years and the changing climate of domestic politics. Furthermore, the panel will examine the trajectory of Japan’s foreign and security policy from a mid- to long-term perspective.

Date & Time:    Monday, September 30, 2024, 16:30 – 18:00 JST / 09:30 – 11:00 CEST

Format:              Hybrid

Speakers:

• Moderator & Panelist: Michito Tsuruoka, Associate Professor, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University
• Panelist: Yoshihide Soeya, Professor Emeritus, Keio University
• Panelist: Hiroyuki Akita, Commentator, Nikkei Newspaper (Nihon Keizai Shimbun)
• Panelist: Maiko Ichihara, Professor, Graduate School of Law, School of International and Public Policy, Hitotsubashi University

Language:          English and Japanese (Japanese-English simultaneous interpretation)

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