Past Events
Daniel Kritenbrink, "America’s Future in East Asia"
November 18, 2024
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12:00PM - 1:00PM EST
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Bowie-Vernon Conference Room (K262), CGIS Knafel Bldg., 1737 Cambridge St., and Online (Zoom)
Daniel Kritenbrink Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, United States Department of State Moderator: Mark Wu Henry L. Stimson Professor, Harvard Law School Co-sponsored by the Harvard University Asia Center; the Harvard...
Laura Hein, "Distant Travels as Methodology: Japan Studies and Visual Artist Tomiyama Taeko"
November 4, 2024
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12:00PM - 1:00PM EST
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Bowie-Vernon Conference Room (K262), CGIS Knafel Bldg., 1737 Cambridge St., and Online (Zoom)
Laura Hein The Harold H. and Virginia Anderson Professor of History, Northwestern University Moderator: David Howell Acting Director, Program on US-Japan Relations; Robert K. and Dale J. Weary Professor of Japanese History, Harvard University Co-sponsored...
Charles McClean, "Silver Democracy: Youth Representation in an Aging Japan"
October 28, 2024
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12:00PM - 1:00PM EDT
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Bowie-Vernon Conference Room (K262), CGIS Knafel Bldg., 1737 Cambridge St., and Online (Zoom)
Charles McClean Assistant Professor of Political Science, Yale University Moderator: Mary Alice Haddad John E. Andrus Professor of Government; Director, Office of the Faculty Career Development; Professor of East Asian and Environmental Studies, Wesleyan...
Eric Heginbotham, "Airpower Options for Japan"
October 21, 2024
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12:00PM - 1:00PM EDT
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Bowie-Vernon Conference Room (K262), CGIS Knafel Bldg., 1737 Cambridge St., and Online (Zoom)
Eric Heginbotham Principal Research Scientist, Center for International Studies, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Moderator: Stephen Peter Rosen Beton Michael Kaneb Professor of National Security and Military Affairs, Harvard University Co-sponsored...
Jesús Solís, "Japan and America's Black Market Empire, 1945-1975"
October 7, 2024
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12:00PM - 1:00PM EDT
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Bowie-Vernon Conference Room (K262), CGIS Knafel Bldg., 1737 Cambridge St., and Online (Zoom)
Jesús Solís Postdoctoral Fellow, Program on US-Japan Relations, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University Moderator: David Howell Acting Director, Program on US-Japan Relations; Robert K. and Dale J. Weary Professor of Japanese...
Nick Kapur, "The Politics of Non-Politics in Post-1960s Japan"
September 30, 2024
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12:00PM - 1:00PM EDT
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Bowie-Vernon Conference Room (K262), CGIS Knafel Bldg., 1737 Cambridge St., and Online (Zoom)
Nick Kapur Associate Professor of History, Rutgers University Moderator: David Howell Acting Director, Program on US-Japan Relations; Robert K. and Dale J. Weary Professor of Japanese History, Harvard University Co-sponsored by the Edwin O. Reischauer...
Amy Borovoy, "Finding the Right Match: Kidney Donation and Transplantation as Family Welfare in Japan"
September 23, 2024
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12:00PM - 1:00PM EDT
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Bowie-Vernon Conference Room (K262), CGIS Knafel Bldg., 1737 Cambridge St., and Online (Zoom)
Amy Borovoy Professor of East Asian Studies, Princeton University Moderator: David Howell Acting Director, Program on US-Japan Relations; Robert K. and Dale J. Weary Professor of Japanese History, Harvard University Co-sponsored by the Edwin O. Reischauer...
Koichi Isobe, "From Operation Tomodachi to the China Challenge: New Frontiers in U.S.-Japan Alliance Cooperation"
September 18, 2024
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12:00PM - 1:15PM EDT
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Belfer Case Study Room (S020), CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge St.
Koichi Isobe Distinguished Senior Fellow (Non-resident), Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA; Lieutenant General (ret.), Japan Ground Self-Defense Force Discussant: Thomas Berger Professor of International Relations, Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies...
Ja Ian Chong, "Northeast Asia Is for Deterrence and Southeast Asia Is (Mostly) for Free-Riding: Understanding Divergent Responses to Maintaining Order"
September 9, 2024
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12:00PM - 1:00PM EDT
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Bowie-Vernon Conference Room (K262), CGIS Knafel Bldg., 1737 Cambridge St., and Online (Zoom)
Ja Ian Chong Associate Professor, Political Science, National University of Singapore Moderator: Mark Wu Henry L. Stimson Professor, Harvard Law School Co-sponsored by the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies; the Harvard University Asia Center; and the...
Sheila Smith, “Uncertain Boundaries: Northeast Asia’s Postwar Settlement and the Northern Territories”
May 6, 2024
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12:00PM - 1:00PM EDT
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Bowie-Vernon Conference Room (K262), CGIS Knafel Bldg., 1737 Cambridge St., and Online (Zoom)
Sheila Smith John E. Merow Senior Fellow for Asia-Pacific Studies, Council on Foreign Relations Moderator: Christina L. Davis Director, Program on U.S.-Japan Relations; Edwin O. Reischauer Professor of Japanese Politics, Department of Government, Harvard...
Alexander Zahlten, "Soft Power in the Age of AI and Immersive Media"
April 29, 2024
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12:00PM - 1:00PM EDT
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Bowie-Vernon Conference Room (K262), CGIS Knafel Bldg., 1737 Cambridge St., and Online (Zoom)
Alexander Zahlten Professor, Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University Moderator: Christina L. Davis Director, Program on U.S.-Japan Relations; Edwin O. Reischauer Professor of Japanese Politics, Department of Government...
Associates' Panel: "New Dimensions of U.S. Alliance Coordination in East Asia"
April 22, 2024
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12:00PM - 1:15PM EDT
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Bowie-Vernon Conference Room (K262), CGIS Knafel Bldg., 1737 Cambridge St., and Online (Zoom)
"Changing Perceptions of a ‘China Threat’ in the U.S. and Its Asian Allies” Chikako Kawakatsu Ueki Visiting Scholar, Massachuesetts Institute of Technology; Professor, Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University “Japan-US-ROK Trilateral...
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