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Who We Are

The Japan Program at Stanford’s Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center cultivates multidisciplinary research and education on contemporary Japanese affairs. Through collaboration with experts from academia, government, business, and civil society, we engage in policy-relevant dialogue and scholarship to promote a comprehensive understanding of the internal and external political, economic, and social factors that influence the progress and development of Japan and its role within the Asia-Pacific region and on the world’s stage.

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IN THE SPOTLIGHT

Upcoming Webinar: The New Landscape of Economic Security and the U.S.-Japan Alliance

Join us on May 9 for our upcoming Japan Program Spring Quarter webinar discussing what roles the US-Japan alliance should play in formulating new foreign policies and economic frameworks

Postdoc Fellow Mary-Collier Wilks on Power Dynamics in International Organizations

Our Postdoctoral Fellow Mary-Collier Wilks unveils how distinct narratives shape the ways in which international organizations from the U.S. and Japan deliver services in Southeast Asia.

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Japan’s Top Envoy to the U.S. Discusses the State of Japan Studies in Higher Education

At a meeting with experts from Stanford and UC Berkeley, Japanese Ambassador to the US Koji Tomita stressed the importance of bilateral academic collaboration in the continual development of the U.S.-Japan partnership.

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