On Tuesday, October 8, 2024 the Hamilton Lugar School’s 21st Century Japan Politics & Society Initiative* (21JPSI) hosted a conference on the “The US-Japan Alliance as a Global Partnership” with Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA.
Held just days after the launch of Japan’s new Cabinet under newly elected Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, this event convened leading experts from Japan and the United States for a series of discussions on the alliance’s future and political and social challenges for Japan’s new leadership.
As a testament to the degree of interest in Japan and U.S.-Japan relations at Indiana University (IU), more than 100 students, faculty, staff, and community members turned out on a Tuesday afternoon to listen to and participate in this important discussion between IU faculty and Sasakawa USA’s visiting delegation. Following welcome remarks from Hamilton Lugar School Dean John Ciorciari, 21JPSI Founding Director and Associate Professor Adam Liff, and Sasakawa USA’s Chairman and President Dr. Satohiro Akimoto, Prof. Liff chaired and moderated two panels.
**This page is an archive of a past conference. A full recap can be found here.**