2025 National Conference on “Japan, the United States and the World”

Conference Agenda:

Welcome Remarks (2:00-2:10PM)

  • John D. Ciorciari (Dean and Professor of International Studies, Hamilton Lugar School, Indiana University)
  • Adam P. Liff (Professor of East Asian International Relations and 21JPSI Founding Director, Hamilton Lugar School, Indiana University)

Panel 1: “Japan’s Major Power Relations Beyond the USA: Implications for the U.S.-Japan Alliance” (2:10-3:20PM)

  • Leif-Eric Easley (Professor of International Studies, Ewha University (Korea)) on Japan and the Korean Peninsula
  • Jeffrey Hornung (Japan Lead and Senior Political Scientist, RAND Corporation) on Japan and Europe
  • Kristin Vekasi (Associate Professor and Mansfield Chair of Japanese and Indo-Pacific Affairs, University of Montana) on Japan and China
  • (Moderator) Adam P. Liff (Professor of East Asian International Relations and 21JPSI Founding Director, Hamilton Lugar School, Indiana University)

Keynote speaker (3:30-4:10PM)

  • Ambassador (ret) David Shear (Senior Adviser, McClarty & Associates; former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Asian and Pacific Security Affairs)

Panel 2: “U.S.-Japan Business and Economic Relations in Turbulent Times” (4:15-5:25PM)

  • William Chou (Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Japan Chair, Hudson Institute) on U.S.-Japan trade and economic security 
  • Ambassador (ret) Hans Klemm (Councilor, U.S.-Japan Council; former Governor, American Chamber of Commerce in Japan) onperspectives of the U.S. business community in Japan
  • Hiroyuki Nakashima (Resident Executive Officer and Regional Head for the Americas, Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)) on Japan-U.S. business ties and Japanese investment in the USA
  • (Moderator) Hilary Holbrow (Assistant Professor of Japanese Politics and Society, Hamilton Lugar School, Indiana University)

Unless otherwise noted, all 21JPSI events are 100% in-person.