The Impossible State Live Podcast: What to Expect? New Leadership in Japan

October 8, 2025 • 3:00 – 3:45 pm EDT

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Please join The Impossible State podcast for a timely discussion on Japan’s new leadership and its implications. The conversation will be moderated by Dr. Victor Cha and will feature Dr. James Brady, Vice President at Teneo, and Mr. Tobias Harris, Founder and Principal of Japan Foresight.

In this episode of The Impossible State, we will discuss the newly elected leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Sanae Takaichi—who is likely to become the next prime minister following a parliamentary vote in mid-October—as well as trilateral relations among the United States, the Republic of Korea, and Japan, foreign policy views, and more.

This event is made possible by the generous support of CSIS.

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Contact Information

  • Minchi Hyun
  • Special Assistant to the President, Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and Program Manager, Korea Chair
  • MHyun@csis.org
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Victor Cha
President, Geopolitics and Foreign Policy Department and Korea Chair