Subject: Welcome to Sasakawa USA's Newsletter
From: "Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA" <[email-masked]>
To: <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2015 08:03:13 -0500 (EST)

March 2015 - In This Issue:

WELCOME TO OUR NEWSLETTER
WORKSHOP: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
JAPAN PROGRAM FOR EMERGING EXPERTS
CONGRESS: DISCUSSION ON TRADE AND SECURITY
ANALYSIS: ABE'S THIRD ARROW FINDS ITS MARK
UPCOMING EVENTS: FORUM ON MYANMAR

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WELCOME TO SASAKAWA USA'S NEWSLETTER

Welcome to Sasakawa USA's Newsletter, which will periodically keep you up to date
on what we are doing here in Washington, DC and around the globe to further our 
goal of research, analysis and better understanding of the U.S.-Japan relationship.
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a daily dose of news on the U.S.-Japan relationship.
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Workshop: U.S.-Japan Collaboration on Science and Technology
Last month, around forty experts from the United States and Japan met at Stanford
University for a closed-door workshop about current and future challenges and opportunities
for collaboration between the two countries in science & technology. The workshop,
co-hosted by Sasakawa USA and the Institute for Defense Analyses, was held over 
two days and included such guest speakers as former Secretary of Defense William
 Perry and former Ambassador to Japan Michael Armacost.
See details of the workshop on our website. [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Eu_I2d1_rOyDurp4NN6652Y9Fz-wrab7MTp74LGoI7YRm1FxXFHPwchvm8uk_HU5INqEyysE1qgOggWaJWP2UiTcM4TaCmTpJkF4PK_NRkHhP574cHbueLwHa2rODEUmYyeW_dOp8SLboe2IiDHdIsBqNZeZjNz2-E98l-2Xp0oB28PmpL8E9-BQDoa2xkm3e2tkby6OO63yFnCOHDM8O9Td4quokWG0mOe9CVoxsEpFJzrf8Fh7NHZSzQjkV1acB5WWOzWi_K0=&c=bKq47CMTVegwCsoMV-xmUaggpXe_jtk0qEpgiuIiws43c3UbHDweeQ==&ch=uIF737jjpyfSwM7u2xuJqtQnX7mZEG5WsRq4nGjL_zANI7qUsCW3LQ==]
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Japan Program for Emerging U.S. Policy Experts:
Sasakawa USA-CAP Delegation Visit to Japan
In January-February 2015, Sasakawa USA partnered with the Center for American Progress
(CAP) to implement an educational program for a cohort of eight national security
experts to expose them to various aspects of the U.S.-Japan relationship. The program
targets up-and-coming experts with extensive experience in public service but little
prior opportunity to work on Japan, who will benefit from the program as they pursue
and assume important roles in public service in the future.
Continue reading on our website. [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Eu_I2d1_rOyDurp4NN6652Y9Fz-wrab7MTp74LGoI7YRm1FxXFHPwUHxpKBgK98OG2kgRrUm22T63tAFOKBJIJgmRhmG1tCtDy6UpbW6k1hyy4yBLAf2Ps5jm0b_t1z4H0r_wKapyHIBeF8r0ywjHMkzjCHbylmA-bDq9Dl0f8fHFcdOidGd3EhRwbqmj57COf6ILnMjzp8B-3Yaz-miA5WQFjasz4D_aPfLspxIkmcKg1m1-AuKSsXzv9XvQkXZ&c=bKq47CMTVegwCsoMV-xmUaggpXe_jtk0qEpgiuIiws43c3UbHDweeQ==&ch=uIF737jjpyfSwM7u2xuJqtQnX7mZEG5WsRq4nGjL_zANI7qUsCW3LQ==]
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Congressional Outreach:
Discussion on Trade and Security
Last week, Sasakawa USA and The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) brought 
together two panels of experts for a lively discussion with Congressional staffers
on key developments in U.S.-Japan economic and security relations.  Experts included
Wendy Cutler, Acting Deputy United States Trade Representative; Dave Helvey, Deputy
Assistant Secretary of Defense for East Asia; Ed Gresser, Senior Advisor at Fontheim
International, LLC and the Director of the Progressive Economy; Jeffrey Schott, 
Senior Fellow for International Trade Policy and Economic Sanctions, Peterson Institute
for International Economics; and Mike Mochizuki, Professor and Japan-U.S. Relations
Chair in Memory of Gaston Sigur at the Elliott School of International Affairs, 
George Washington University.
See details of the panels on our website. [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Eu_I2d1_rOyDurp4NN6652Y9Fz-wrab7MTp74LGoI7YRm1FxXFHPwfDKF6XMpO5LH8NDjeyd3JWbJ4iWHm0gEl3YjkIUHojVUSJ9qI_HXsoODfM3xWDg_-HSCnuFYloVt_Y3cVrXz_Vh5GMSHseB9L-qkjON_wOvh79jbXWSWwBFui6q-5t_6gmQkM6S3ydezGzoTj5GkkM6aeZvQzbDi8KViZV40BpHZyZ-1yCP96kxtPa4KY-vBU0w5-fC6s8M&c=bKq47CMTVegwCsoMV-xmUaggpXe_jtk0qEpgiuIiws43c3UbHDweeQ==&ch=uIF737jjpyfSwM7u2xuJqtQnX7mZEG5WsRq4nGjL_zANI7qUsCW3LQ==]
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Analysis: Abe's Third Arrow Finds Its Mark
by Tobias Harris
Sasakawa USA Economy, Trade and Business Fellow
Published by Wall Street Journal February 2, 2015
Tobias Harris, Sasakawa USA Economy, Trade and Business Fellow, presents original
views and reporting on the current state of Japanese economics, policy and financial
trends.
At the start of the year, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared that the spring
session of Japan's Diet would be the "Diet to carry out reforms." On Monday, Mr.
 Abe cleared the way for the first and perhaps most significant of the session's
 structural reforms when the Central Union of Agricultural Cooperatives (commonly
known as JA-Zenchu) agreed to legislation that would reduce the organization's role
in overseeing local cooperatives and in representing the agricultural sector in 
deliberations in Tokyo. Read more on WSJ.com. [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Eu_I2d1_rOyDurp4NN6652Y9Fz-wrab7MTp74LGoI7YRm1FxXFHPwchvm8uk_HU5zSVNwX3H2ccSDpJKWUoGxissUXms9jEIApU_jw-lzhDA-hB94ShmLLdVIYq_37LpwD6L9y8BlQ7MmwKXyAReVTTEdQrsmBqwa2RGDPsiReb6duorX8yZCYX3BYWe4P08jryh3Gkif87_Uc1XjR2xEVDwtt-2tf-1FHd69nDmrAL4YcbVz_JONC2TA_YhTeKG&c=bKq47CMTVegwCsoMV-xmUaggpXe_jtk0qEpgiuIiws43c3UbHDweeQ==&ch=uIF737jjpyfSwM7u2xuJqtQnX7mZEG5WsRq4nGjL_zANI7qUsCW3LQ==]
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Upcoming Events: Public Forum on Myanmar
March 25, 2015
The Cosmos Club, Washington DC

Myanmar is in the midst of significant socio-political and economic change, and 
in 2015 will hold national elections, which could lead to greater democratic evolution.
There has been a flow of foreign aid and investment into the country since Myanmar
began its transition from decades of military rule. Although positive changes are
apparent, overall progress has been uneven and many challenges remain. Myanmar is
attempting to solve decades-long conflicts among ethnic tribes and with the national
government, raise the living standards of its people through economic development
and move toward greater democratic governance.

Sasakawa USA will host a full-day conference on current conditions in Myanmar, ongoing
Japanese and U.S. programs in the country, and the primary remaining challenges 
in Myanmar's transition to a prosperous, democratic state.

Find information on Sasakawa USA's conference on Myanmar on our website. [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Eu_I2d1_rOyDurp4NN6652Y9Fz-wrab7MTp74LGoI7YRm1FxXFHPwUHxpKBgK98OkGc-lGxpnQlni99fVsS73QOMEjDbvCKwr8pVhn5q6ZWzwLNgjZ_n06XdJxndJ4olPYCnsVWQsNrX9Tlh6VNNnL5C6twrP9Nce46AkmTMtvFsBFUZvNokLpe22fU6XH7iTRGC59QYWc8xKr63KYA1eSwAiFCEXzHk4t3qmRLzp-4jHfaXkEvfpK5TbzJjyaus&c=bKq47CMTVegwCsoMV-xmUaggpXe_jtk0qEpgiuIiws43c3UbHDweeQ==&ch=uIF737jjpyfSwM7u2xuJqtQnX7mZEG5WsRq4nGjL_zANI7qUsCW3LQ==]
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