Date : February 27, 2025
The Second Trump Administration and the Future of Japan-US Relations(Dr. Takayuki Nishiyama, Professor, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Law, Seikei University)
post date : 2025.02.06
On January 20, 2025, the Republican Party’s Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 47th president of the United States of America, beginning the second Trump administration. In his inauguration speech, he once again emphasized “America First,” and by signing huge numbers of executive orders on his first day is already quickly implementing significant policy changes from the previous Biden administration. The Japanese government would like to build a strong relationship of trust and cooperation with the Trump administration, further enhancing the Japan-US alliance and cooperating closely on working towards a free and open Indo-Pacific, and so there is significant interest in how the Japanese government will respond to whatever deals are offered by the Trump administration.
The FPCJ has invited Dr. Takayuki Nishiyama, an expert on US politics and comparative politics and a professor at the Seikei University Faculty of Law Department of Political Science, to discuss the second Trump administration and the future of Japan-US relations, including President Trump’s foreign affairs strategy, the impact of the new administration on Japan, and how the Japanese government should prepare.
Please note that you cannot physically attend this briefing, as it will be a Zoom webinar.
Embassy representatives and FPCJ supporting members may also participate in the briefing as observers (admission free).
Date: Feb. 27 (Thu), 2025, 14:00-15:30 (Deadline for application: Noon, Wednesday, Feb. 26)
■Theme: The Second Trump Administration and the Future of Japan-US Relations
■Briefer: Dr. Takayuki Nishiyama, Professor, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Law, Seikei University
■Language: Japanese, with consecutive English interpretation
As in our standard press briefings, there will be a Q&A session at the end.
*In principle, questions will only be accepted from members of the foreign press.
■Members of the Foreign Press:
Please send any questions for the briefer or topics you are interested in to cp@fpcjpn.or.jp by 12:00 on Friday, Feb. 21.
As there will only be a limited amount of time to ask questions during the briefing, we will collect questions and provide them to the briefer in advance.
■How to Apply: Please refer to the email we sent.
*We will not be accepting applications by email.