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2026 U.S.-Japan Security Seminar

January 23, 2026 • 2:30 – 3:30 pm EST

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President Trump and Prime Minister Takaichi met in Tokyo in October 2025 and agreed to take further steps to realize a new golden age for the U.S.-Japan alliance. How will this relationship evolve in the months ahead?

Join the CSIS Japan Chair, in collaboration with The Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA), for a readout of an annual dialogue on the bilateral relationship featuring analysis of the regional security environment, the foreign policy priorities of both countries, and opportunities for cooperation in the realm of economic security. 

Agenda


Video Greeting

The Honorable Motegi Toshimitsu, Minister of Foreign Affairs for Japan
 

Panel Discussion

Kristi Govella, Senior Adviser and Japan Chair, CSIS; Associate Professor, University of Oxford

 

Tetsuo Kotani, Chief Research Fellow, JIIA; Professor, Meikai University

 

Adam Liff, Professor of East Asian International Relations, Indiana University

 

Kazuto Suzuki, Professor, The University of Tokyo

 

Moderated by Nicholas Szechenyi, Vice President, Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and Senior Fellow, Japan Chair, CSIS
 

This event is made possible with support from the Government of Japan.

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Contact Information

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Nicholas Szechenyi
Vice President, Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and Senior Fellow, Japan Chair
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Kotani

Tetsuo Kotani

Chief Research Fellow, JIIA; Professor, Meikai University
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Liff

Adam Liff

Professor of East Asian International Relations, Indiana University
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Suzuki

Kazuto Suzuki

Professor, The University of Tokyo
January 23, 2026 • 2:30 – 3:30 pm EST
2026 U.S.-Japan Security Seminar