Strategic Japan

An initiative showcasing scholarship by Japanese experts on regional and global challenges and implications for the U.S. and Japan.

Strategic Japan features analysis and recommendations from Japan’s leading foreign policy scholars on regional and global challenges and the implications for the U.S.-Japan alliance. Each year, the Japan Chair invites Japanese experts to CSIS as short-term visiting scholars, where they have the opportunity to interact with leading U.S. experts and policymakers and publish papers on key themes, such as Japan’s Free and Open Indo-Pacific concept and the future of the Japan-China relations.

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Countering Challenges from Autocratic Powers (2026)

Past Event

Strategic Japan 2026: Countering Challenges from Autocratic Powers

Presented by Japan Chair
March 18, 2026 • 2:30 – 3:30 pm EDT

Norms in New Technological Domains (2025)

Past Event

Strategic Japan 2025: Norms in New Technological Domains

Presented by Japan Chair
March 19, 2025 • 10:00 – 11:00 am EDT

Japan and the Global South (2024)

Past Event

Strategic Japan 2024: Japan and the Global South

Presented by Japan Chair
March 13, 2024 • 2:00 – 3:30 pm EDT

Japan's Realism Diplomacy (2023)

Past Event

Strategic Japan 2023: Japan's Realism Diplomacy

Presented by Japan Chair
March 29, 2023 • 10:00 – 11:30 am EDT

Competition in New Domains (2022)

The Future of Japan-China Relations (2021)

Past Event

Strategic Japan: The Future of Japan-China Relations

April 5, 2021 • 8:30 – 9:30 am EDT

Shaping the Rules-Based Order in the Reiwa Era (2020)

Past Event

Strategic Japan: Shaping the Rules Based Order in the Reiwa Era

January 8, 2020 • 2:00 – 4:00 pm EST

Implementing the Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy (2019)

The U.S.-Japan Alliance and Global Power Centers (2018)

Networking the U.S.-Japan Alliance (Strategic Japan 2017)

Japan's Contributions to the Postwar International Order (2016)

Key Themes in Japan's Economic and Security Strategies (2015)

Strategic Japan (2014)

This project is made possible by a grant from the Government of Japan.

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China and CRINK: Implications for Japan and the United States

China’s ties with Russia, Iran, and North Korea are deepening, but they do not yet constitute a unified alliance. Chikako Ueki examines how the U.S. and Japan can prepare for emerging security challenges without strengthening the very coalition they seek to counter.

Report by Chikako Kawakatsu Ueki — July 21, 2026

Japan’s Strategic Interests in the Global South: Africa

Japan has provided development assistance to Africa for decades but must contend with Chinese and Russian influence on the continent. This paper reviews Japanese development policy toward Africa and Japan’s efforts to encourage support for the rules-based global order.

Report by Shirato Keiichi — May 21, 2024

Strategic Japan 2024: Japan and the Global South

Strategic Japan is a CSIS Japan Chair initiative to introduce research from Japanese scholars on regional and global challenges and the implications for the U.S.-Japan alliance. This year explores Japan's engagement with the Global South.

Event — March 13, 2024

Kishida’s Realism Diplomacy: Nuclear Disarmament

Japan seeks to promote nuclear disarmament while facing a complex security environment. This paper describes the current government’s blueprint for Japanese leadership in this space.

Report by Akiyama Nobumasa — June 8, 2023