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Project on Technology, Society, and Geopolitics: Japan in a Globalized Economy

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This page is under construction. Below are articles and events related to the project on Technology, Society, and Geopolitics: Japan in a Globalized Economy.

Governing Technology in an Age of Geopolitical Risk: Economic Security and Public Contestation in Japan

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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...

How Geopolitics Shape Policy Preferences of Firms: Experimental Evidence from Japan

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Speaker Megumi Naoi, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of California - San Diego Moderator Christina Davis, Edwin O. Reischauer Professor of Japanese Politics, Department of Government; Director, Program on U.S.-Japan Relations, Harvard...

Dominance through Division: Group-based Clientelism in Japan

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Speaker: Amy Catalinac (Associate Professor, Department of Politics, NYU) Moderator: Noah Nathan (Associate Professor, Political Science, MIT) This seminar is part of the Special Series on Technology, Society, and Geopolitics, supported by a grant from...

CANCELED: "The Geopolitics of U.S. Export Controls: Lessons from the Cold War"

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Please note that this seminar has been canceled. Speaker Jennifer Lind, Associate Professor of Government, Dartmouth College Moderator Christina Davis, Edwin O. Reischauer Professor of Japanese Politics, Department of Government; Director, Program on U.S...

"The Islands and the Stars: A History of Japan’s Space Programs"

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Speaker Subodhana Wijeyeratne, Assistant Professor of History, Purdue University Moderator Andrew Gordon, Lee and Juliet Folger Fund Professor of History, Harvard University This seminar is part of the Special Series on Technology, Society, and...

"Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World: A New Economics for the Middle Class, the Global Poor, and Our Climate"

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Speaker Dani Rodrik, Ford Foundation Professor of International Political Economy, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University Moderator Christina Davis, Edwin O. Reischauer Professor of Japanese Politics, Department of Government; Director...

Apply to become a Postdoctoral Fellow

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During the 2026–2027 academic year, the Program on US-Japan Relations at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs will offer two types of postdoctoral fellowships. For details, please see the ARIeS application sites linked below: Postdoctoral...

Seminar: "Trump, Takaichi, and the Geopolitics of Deterrence in the Indo-Pacific"

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Speaker Kenneth Weinstein, Japan Chair at Hudson Institute Moderator Christina Davis, Edwin O. Reischauer Professor of Japanese Politics, Department of Government; Director, Program on U.S.-Japan Relations, Harvard University This seminar is part of the...

Distinguished Visitor Lecture: Glen S. Fukushima, “The Trade Controversy in U.S. Foreign Policy: Issues and Prospects”

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Glen S. Fukushima Vice Chair, Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC); Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress. Moderator: Christina L. Davis Director, Program on U.S.-Japan Relations; Edwin O. Reischauer Professor of Japanese Politics...

Letter from the Director

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August 28, 2026 Dear Friends, I hope you have had a productive and enjoyable summer. As the new academic year begins, I am pleased to share an update from the Program on U.S.-Japan Relations. As the 75th anniversary of the signing of the San Francisco...

When and How States Restructure Alliances

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by Aki Nakai From the classical works of Thucydides, Kautilya, and Machiavelli, to the more contemporary writings of Hans Morgenthau and Kenneth Waltz, to name a few, all have discussed the subject of alliances among political units or sovereign states...