Two-event series: Exploring the Future of US-Japan Relations Under New Leadership on Feb 14 and Feb 21

Tokyo College is pleased to announce a two-part series exploring how U.S. policies under President Trump may affect Japan’s economy, politics, and global standing.

This timely and thought-provoking series is moderated by Tokyo College Director Takeo HOSHI and Columbia University Professor Takatoshi ITO. Co-hosted with Columbia University’s Center on Japanese Economy and Business (CJEB), the series brings together leading experts to explore these pressing issues.

Panel Discussion 1 “US-Japan Economic Relations under the New Leaders”

Friday, 14 February 2025 9:00 - 10:15 JST/ Thursday February 13, 19:00 - 20:15 EST
Pre-registration required (Register here)
Speakers:
David WEINSTEIN (Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy, Columbia University; Director, Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School)
ITO Keiko (Professor, Graduate School of Social Sciences, Chiba University)
TODO Yasuyuki (Professor, Faculty of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University)

Panel Discussion 2 “US-Japan Political Relations under the New Leaders”

Friday, 21 February 2025 9:00 - 10:15 JST/ Thursday February 20, 19:00 - 20:15 EST
Pre-registration requires (Register here)
Speakers:
Gerald L. CURTIS (Burgess Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Columbia University, Chairman of the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation, and Distinguished Research Fellow at the Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research)
Mireya SOLÍS (Director, Center for Asia Policy Studies; Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Center for Asia Policy Studies; and Philip Knight Chair in Japan Studies, Brookings Institution)
SUZUKI Kazuto (Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Tokyo; Director, Institute of Geoeconomics)