The 21st Century US-Japan Relationship
About This Event
The United States and Japan are critical strategic allies in the Asia-Pacific and increasingly dependent on each other. That tightening bond will be highlighted in this April’s state visit by Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, which will include an address to a joint session of Congress and a trilateral leadership summit with US President Joe Biden and Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. But the modern US-Japan relationship runs far deeper than just the political-security alliance: the two countries are also bound together by their extensive economic, cultural, and educational exchanges. Join the Council and the United States-Japan Foundation for a wide-ranging discussion on the evolving US-Japan relationship, from the political and security issues making headlines today to the cultural, economic, and educational ties that grow stronger with each passing year. The event will also feature a screening of Baseball Behind Barbed Wire, a documentary short film about baseball and the WWII-era Japanese American incarceration.Â
Event Schedule
Time | Agenda |
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1:45 pm CT | Registration |
2:00 pm | Welcome remarks |
2:05 pm | Presentation and panel 1: Political and Security Relations |
3:00 pm | Film screening: Baseball Behind Barbed Wire |
3:40 pm | Panel 2: Cultural, Economic, and People-to-People Relations |
4:20 pm | Concluding remarks |
4:25 pm | Reception begins |
5:00 pm | Adjournment |
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