Events
Japan Decides: The 2026 General Election and What Comes Next
September 28, 2026
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12:00PM - 1:00PM EDT
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Bowie-Vernon Conference Room (K262), CGIS Knafel Bldg., 1737 Cambridge St.
Speaker Daniel Smith, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania Moderator Christina L. Davis, Edwin O. Reischauer Professor of Japanese Politics, Department of Government; Director, Program on U.S.-Japan Relations, Harvard...
Seminar Title TBA
October 5, 2026
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12:00PM - 1:00PM EDT
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Bowie-Vernon Conference Room (K262), CGIS Knafel Bldg., 1737 Cambridge St.
Speaker Benjamin Ho, Assistant Professor and Coordinator at the China Programme, Nanyang Technological University Moderator Mark Wu, Henry L. Stimson Professor of Law, Harvard Law School This seminar is sponsored by the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies...
Filtering Special Interests: How Institutions Shape the Politics of Trade Securitization
October 19, 2026
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12:00PM - 1:00PM EDT
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Bowie-Vernon Conference Room (K262), CGIS Knafel Bldg., 1737 Cambridge St.
Speaker Timothy Cichanowicz , Japan Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow, Program on U.S.-Japan Relations, Harvard University Moderator Christina Davis, Edwin O. Reischauer Professor of Japanese Politics, Department of Government; Director, Program on U.S...
Beyond Common Ground: How Everyday Places Solve Big Social Challenges
October 26, 2026
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12:00PM - 1:00PM EDT
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Bowie-Vernon Conference Room (K262), CGIS Knafel Bldg., 1737 Cambridge St.
Speaker Daniel P. Aldrich , Professor of Political Science, Northeastern University Moderator Christina L. Davis, Edwin O. Reischauer Professor of Japanese Politics, Department of Government; Director, Program on U.S.-Japan Relations, Harvard University
Seminar Title TBA
November 2, 2026
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12:00PM - 1:00PM EST
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Bowie-Vernon Conference Room (K262), CGIS Knafel Bldg., 1737 Cambridge St.
Speaker Curtis J. Milhaupt, William F. Baxter-Visa International Professor of Law, Stanford Law School Moderator TBA This seminar is sponsored by the East Asian Legal Studies (EALS), Harvard Law School, and co-sponsored by the Program on U.S.- Japan...
Governing Technology in an Age of Geopolitical Risk: Economic Security and Public Contestation in Japan
November 16, 2026
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12:00PM - 1:00PM EST
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Bowie-Vernon Conference Room (K262), CGIS Knafel Bldg., 1737 Cambridge St.
Speaker Kristin Vekasi, Mansfield Chair of Japan and Indo-Pacific Affairs, University of Montana Moderator Christina L. Davis, Edwin O. Reischauer Professor of Japanese Politics, Department of Government; Director, Program on U.S.-Japan Relations, Harvard...
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