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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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Autumn scene on the Stanford campus with a call to apply for APARC's 2022-23 fellowships for Asia schoalrs

Applications for Our 2022-23 Postdoctoral Fellowship Now Open

We invite junior scholars from a broad range of disciplines to apply for the 2022-23 Postdoctoral Fellowship on Contemporary Japan. Submissions are due by January 3, 2022.

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President Biden and President Suga walk through the Rose Garden colonnade at the White House

China Looms Large Despite Strong U.S.-Japan Alliance

From security to economics, trade, and human rights issues, the U.S.-Japan alliance has plenty to tackle with its policies towards China, writes Kiyoteru Tsutsui.

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Protesters hold signs and chant slogans during a Black Lives Matters Peaceful March on June 14, 2020 in Tokyo, Japan.

What Japan and the US Can Learn from Each Other

In his latest Nikkei Asia op-ed, Kiyoteru Tsutsui compares the costs of racial division and the costs of aversion to diversity in the United States and Japan respectively.