OVERVIEW実施概要
- Date & Time
- 10:30-12:00, Thursday, December 18, 2025
- Application Deadline
- 12:00, Wednesday, December 17
- Theme
- Will the US Defend Japan? The History of and Outlook for the Japan-US Alliance
- Briefer
- Dr. Yasuaki Chijiwa, Chief, International Conflict Division, Center for Military History, National Institute for Defense Studies, Ministry of Defense
Brief Bio: He studied international politics at Hiroshima University (BA) and Osaka University (MA and PhD). He was a Visiting Research Associate at George Washington University, COE Research Fellow and JSPS Research Fellow (PD) at Kyoto University, Fellow at NIDS, Assistant Councilor at the Cabinet Secretariat (National Security and Crisis Management), Senior Fellow at NIDS and Visiting Scholar at Columbia University. His research interests include the postwar history of Japan’s defense policy and war termination studies. His publications include Senso wa Ikani Shuketsu Shitaka [Termination of Wars] (Chuokoron Shisha, 2021) and Nichibei Domei no Chiseigaku [Geopolitics of the Japan-U.S. Alliance] (Shincho Sha, 2024). His publications in English include “Insights into Japan-U.S. Relations on the Eve of the Iraq War,” Asian Survey Vol. 45 No. 6 (November-December 2005) and “Reconsidering the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the United States,” Security and Strategy Vol. 5 (January 2025). He won the 43rd Tanzan ISHIBASHI Award.
- Language
- Japanese, with consecutive English interpretation
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Over nine months have passed since the beginning of the second Trump administration. In response to the President's successive statements regarding the Japan-US security treaty , there are concerns about the future of the alliance between the two countries. The Japan-US alliance, which formed the basis for Japan’s security policy since World War II, has reached a new turning point.
The FPCJ has invited Dr. Yasuaki Chijiwa, chief of the International Conflict Division of the Center for Military History of the National Institute for Defense Studies, to discuss the topic “Will the US Defend Japan? The History of and Outlook for the Japan-US Alliance.” He will speak from a historical perspective on the formation and changes to the Japan-US security structure from the postwar period to the present, the current state of the Japan-US alliance as it changes under the second Trump administration, and what direction should be taken going forward for Japan’s security policy.
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).
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 Monday, December 15.
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.
*We will not be accepting applications by email.
