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Ambassador ARIMA Yutaka, Director General of the North American Affairs Bureau in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Jesper Koll in discussion
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Japan-U.S. Relations and the U.S. Presidential Election (Recap)

Ambassador ARIMA Yutaka discusses Japan-US relations highlighting their historic strength and Japan's role in fostering partnerships and a rule-based order.
Founder & Chair of Monex, Oki Matsumoto, The Japan Society chair Bill Emmott, and Jesper Koll, Asia Society Japan policy committee chair
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Japan Macro Salon with Jesper and Bill October 2023 Edition

Recording of the sixth webinar of Japan Macro Salon with Jesper and Bill with a special guest, Founder & Chair of Monex Oki Matsumoto.
General YOSHIDA Yoshihide on podium talking to the audience
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Japan’s Security: The Implications of the War in Ukraine (Recap)

July 4, 2023 — General YOSHIDA Yoshihide, Chief of Staff, Joint Staff of the Japan Self-Defense Force, joined Asia Society Japan’s “Meet the General” series.
Israeli Ambassador to Japan H.E. Mr. Gilad Cohen speaking to the audience
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Ambassadors’ Circle with the Israeli Ambassador (Recap)

June 1, 2023 — Asia Society Japan welcomed H.E. Mr. Gilad Cohen Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the State of Israel to Japan.
Bill Emmott, Takako Hikotani, and Jesper Koll in discussion online
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Japan Macro Salon with Jesper and Bill July 2023 Edition

Recording of the fifth webinar of Japan Macro Salon with Jesper and Bill with a special guest Takako Hikotani, Japan ASPI Fellow and professor at Gakushuin University.
Cartan McLaughlin and Jesper Koll on stage
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High Risk Japan — How Vulnerable is Japan to Cyber Attacks? (Recap)

May 25, 2023 — Japan’s leading cyber security expert Cartan McLaughlin updated us on the current state of global cybersecurity and shared insights on how Japan can protect itself against the increasing wave of attacks.
Cabinet Secretary for Public Affairs at the Prime Minister’s Office of Japan Noriyuki Shikata engages in a discussion with Takako Hikotani, Japan ASPI Fellow
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G7 Hiroshima Summit: What to Watch, What to Expect (Recap)

May 10, 2023 — Cabinet Secretary for Public Affairs at the Prime Minister’s Office of Japan Noriyuki Shikata gave an overview and expected agenda of the G7 Hiroshima Summit 2023.
Yu Tazawa, Founder and CEO of BnA
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How BnA Is Using Hospitality to Empower Local Artistic Communities (Recap)

On April 17, 2023 — Yu Tazawa, Founder and CEO of BnA, took us through how he has designed and operated art hotels in the creative neighborhood of Koenji, Akihabara, Kyoto, and beyond.
Bill Emmott, Nobukatsu Kanehara, and Jesper Koll on Zoom session
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Japan Macro Salon with Jesper and Bill April 2023 Edition

Recording of the forth webinar of Japan Macro Salon with Jesper and Bill with a special guest Nobukatsu Kanehara, Deputy Secretary-General of the National Security Secretariat until 2019.
Rorry Daniels and Takako Hikotani on stage
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Managing China’s Rise without War (Recap)

March 27, 2023 — ASPI Managing Director Rorry Daniels discussed the current U.S.-China relations and provided insights into how China’s rise could be peacefully managed.