Subject: Sasakawa USA Newsletter: New Fellow Jeffrey Hornung, Upcoming Event on AIIB
From: "Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA" <[email-masked]>
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Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2015 08:04:22 -0400 (EDT)

July 2015 - In This Issue:

SASAKAWA USA'S NEW SECURITY FELLOW
UPCOMING EVENT ON AIIB
BLOG: TRUE STORIES FROM JAPAN
ARTICLE: OPPOSITION STANCE ON SECURITY POLICY
ARTICLE: SECURITY LEGISLATION FOR JAPAN

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Sasakawa USA Welcomes New Security Fellow:
Jeffrey Hornung
Sasakawa USA's research team is an expanding group of experts focused on U.S.-Japan
relations bilaterally, regionally and globally. Sasakawa USA is pleased to announce
the addition of a new member of this dynamic team: Dr. Jeffrey Hornung joined Sasakawa
USA in July, 2015 as Fellow for Security and Foreign Affairs. His work at Sasakawa
USA will encompass Japan's security policies, the U.S.-Japan alliance and other 
key regional security and foreign policy matters.
Read the full story on our website. [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001JKM_2uCfyuZPRv84MaqNnLBGIemRXlOPhkYkZDPpqUsUKJ3NxShOnFIpkWA-aU2ZCfqPNk4bSlti05lunB0yefI0D6Z9XaXjvPNmhZDv_vdC5-TkyQsmEf9LmXkx49Qgqh42piTft_znQyq2qowA3si_DiozecpcXUi6CxjhRVAeAMqzSl_ha6esHWXanZD3LDkHE9eE7uTOLRyW5Et8PsLKnGLIU_DVsyPbSgzWB0c=&c=DPFmaBuizrFCLBqDYY0Lt4N4jF9VoWpC9VJ_v1VKED0qSiERWyGmDg==&ch=KPvtNDVC_Ac6WuZ6SbBgBb-5sRu3J_VgnjgC-HeKOGNuLm2wb6oJVQ==]
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Upcoming Event: Regional and Institutional Perspectives on the Asian Infrastructure
and Investment Bank
July 22, 2015 from 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Cosmos Club, Washington, D.C.
Sasakawa USA will host a half-day public panel discussion on the Asian Infrastructure
and Investment Bank (AIIB), the new multilateral development bank initiated by China.
The conference will include regional perspectives on the creation and role of the
bank by experts from Japan, China and the United States along with views on the 
AIIB from the perspective of the White House, Congress and World Bank.
See details on agenda, panelists and registration on our website. [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001JKM_2uCfyuZPRv84MaqNnLBGIemRXlOPhkYkZDPpqUsUKJ3NxShOnFIpkWA-aU2Zwktjym2QeBs-cAhr75Gew3sKG-h_empr2LPqDq-ZEu1fQT2gT5KhqgE1lS5K1bT4v-dSHbJLih9UMLJ407SqG5YN-YJxKb-2OaeTaeZDZpaEx4K903TP6i7sWmcMyaCMUii2fSj45XCMnz9WErXfnOdnRIlF8OOGggIS0ZkZ9oU=&c=DPFmaBuizrFCLBqDYY0Lt4N4jF9VoWpC9VJ_v1VKED0qSiERWyGmDg==&ch=KPvtNDVC_Ac6WuZ6SbBgBb-5sRu3J_VgnjgC-HeKOGNuLm2wb6oJVQ==]
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True Stories from Japan
This week's entry on Sasakawa USA's alumni blog, "True Stories from Japan", comes
from Brian Harding of the Center for American Progress. In his post, Harding discusses
Japan as a strong, confident and globally active country.
Read the story on our website. [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001JKM_2uCfyuZPRv84MaqNnLBGIemRXlOPhkYkZDPpqUsUKJ3NxShOnKXnPAXcKdWpFUARP17CmbZ6TF4y2KL5n1hqXTvVYegQvduxE-o673MN6HUXCIvyrrhB_LFgBmFIFTibdSpgJojlEyhrLQKSyEdYqP9btQs7l2Wz_qqTP4FpBRAw4tGUC_4rmdnHG5obz9w0veLEhV8=&c=DPFmaBuizrFCLBqDYY0Lt4N4jF9VoWpC9VJ_v1VKED0qSiERWyGmDg==&ch=KPvtNDVC_Ac6WuZ6SbBgBb-5sRu3J_VgnjgC-HeKOGNuLm2wb6oJVQ==]
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Article: The Opposition Stance on Security Policy
Nippon.com Interview with DPJ Legislator Akihisa Nagashima

In an interview with Nippon.com, Akihisa Nagashima, an expert on security issues
 from the Democratic Party of Japan, explains why his party is not opposed to the
idea of Japan exercising the right of collective self-defense, the DPJ will not 
support the security legislation proposed by the Abe administration.

Read the full story on our website. [http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001JKM_2uCfyuZPRv84MaqNnLBGIemRXlOPhkYkZDPpqUsUKJ3NxShOnFIpkWA-aU2ZDWa2RvVzdXhs2aXagMkAmgtBRpjriX5orTHAXKYsGRAX4FfRlH34TiPYKeedyUHXUKYMcficygPFq76iZS_RL0pW2tDoJQi7YxOmMnmWlGYMXx6haDIErNgJI1dWmoKwtn_o9JiPO_3CRGZ1Y6jFIMbtjhFMFb3VIJbVBurVguk=&c=DPFmaBuizrFCLBqDYY0Lt4N4jF9VoWpC9VJ_v1VKED0qSiERWyGmDg==&ch=KPvtNDVC_Ac6WuZ6SbBgBb-5sRu3J_VgnjgC-HeKOGNuLm2wb6oJVQ==]
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Article: Creating "Seamless" Security Legislation for Japan
Nippon.com Interview with LDP Legislator Takeshi Iwaya

Nippon.com staff interviews Takeshi Iwaya, chair of the LDP's Research Commission
on Security, to get his opinions on the Abe administration's recent moves to draw
up security legislation aimed at dealing "seamlessly" with situations ranging from
peacetime to conflict. Iwaya discusses what will change under the new guidelines
 and touches upon revision of the Constitution.

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