Takako Hikotani reflects on the G7 Hiroshima Summit and shares her analysis and insights on the outcome as well as roles the future of G7.

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.

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.

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.

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.

January 12, 2023 — CALL4 director Motoki Taniguchi discussed the potential that judiciary cases have in bringing positive changes to Japan’s society.

Recap and photos of the screening of Come Back Anytime and conversation with the director John Daschbach and producer Wataru Yamamoto.

February 14, 2023 — long-term Japan investor Andrew McDermott and influential Japanese financial journalist Leo Lewis presented different views on capitalism made in Japan.

Takako Hikotani discusses the three important questions on Japan’s new security strategy that are important not only for Japan but also for the US and the alliance: who fights, who pays, and who decides.