CSIS Japan Chair

STARTING NOW: CSIS Japan Chair and CSIS Energy Security and Climate Change Program welcome Japanese and U.S. experts to discuss the recent statement made by President Trump and Prime Minister Ishiba affirming their determination to pursue a new golden age for U.S.-Japan relations. Watch: https://cs.is/41xWotK

News on Japan: "Japanese trade minister Yoji Muto met Monday with his U.S. counterparts to seek exemptions from new tariffs that President Donald Trump plans to impose on steel, automobiles and other imports, but he did not secure any assurances from them that Japan would be treated differently." Read more at Nikkei Asia: https://lnkd.in/eKZvXc5R

Energy cooperation is fundamental to the economic security of Japan and the United States. On February 7, 2025, President Trump and Prime Minister Ishiba issued a?United States-Japan Joint Leaders' Statement?affirming "their determination to pursue a new golden age for U.S.-Japan relations” including an intention to strengthen?energy?security. What are the prospects for a joint?energy?strategy? And might that include collaboration on clean?energy?? Join Jane Nakano and the CSIS Japan Chair for a discussion about the future of U.S.-Japan clean energy cooperation on March 12 from 2:00pm-3:30pm. Register here: https://lnkd.in/evTmPqt5

News on Japan: "The yen briefly reached the 147 range against the dollar on Thursday, the strongest level since early October, boosted by yen buying and dollar selling in anticipation of the Bank of Japan raising interest rates and narrowing the rate differential with the U.S." Read more at Nikkei Asia: https://lnkd.in/g9bqBp9R

News on Japan: "Japan on Wednesday pushed back against the demand by U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee for a top Pentagon policy post to boost its defense spending to 3 percent of its gross domestic product to tackle growing security challenges." Read more at Kyodo News: https://lnkd.in/drA3Jy6S

News on Japan: "Japan's House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a revised 115.2 trillion yen ($773 billion) draft budget for fiscal year 2025 after Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's minority government made concessions to win sufficient opposition backing." Read more at Nikkei Asia: https://lnkd.in/eqq4NFVy

News on Japan: "Japan will not attend a U.N. conference on the treaty banning nuclear weapons, a top government official in Tokyo said Monday, noting U.S. nuclear deterrence is crucial to the country's security and that its participation would send the "wrong message." Read more at Asahi Shimbun: https://lnkd.in/gsy8PTTk

News on Japan: "The ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito has reached an agreement on certain policies with the opposition Japan Innovation Party — including making high school education free — thereby ensuring the passage of the fiscal 2025 budget during the current Diet session." Read more at The Yomiuri Shimbun: https://lnkd.in/dFJfNzyB

News on Japan: "Japan's automobile industry association urged the government on Tuesday to try to shield Japanese automakers from tariffs that the United States may impose on imports of autos and parts." Read more at The Japan Times: https://lnkd.in/edDQNa-i

News on Japan: "Nippon Steel plans to use its current merger agreement to acquire U.S. Steel as a starting point for talks with the U.S. government, President Tadashi Imai said on Tuesday, as it aims to revive the deal." Read more at Nikkei Asia: https://lnkd.in/eQJTJP-J