Japan Chair
The mission of the CSIS Japan Chair is to be the leading source of analytic insight and policy-relevant research on Japan, the U.S.-Japan alliance, and Japan’s leadership on the global stage.
About Us
The Japan Chair was established to provide a venue in Washington, DC for the study of U.S.-Japan relations and to increase mutual understanding. As Japan's role in Asian and global affairs continues to grow, the Japan Chair is charting a strategic agenda for the U.S.-Japan relationship. The Japan Chair is a unique platform to raise awareness of U.S.-Japan policy issues in a bilateral, regional and global context.
Contact Information
- Lauren Mosely
- Program Coordinator, Japan Chair
- lmosely@csis.org
Media Queries
- H. Andrew Schwartz
- Chief Communications Officer
- 202.775.3242
- aschwartz@csis.org
- Paige Montfort
- Assistant Director of Communications, External Relations
- 202.775.3173
- pmontfort@csis.org
Featured Event
Supply Chain Resiliency and the Outlook for Economic Growth in the Indo-Pacific
Featured Analysis

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Can Japan’s ‘New Dimension’ Measure Reverse Its Low Fertility Rate?
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida introduced a package of policy measures to reverse Japan’s declining fertility rate. CSIS Japan Chair visiting fellow Yohei Kobayashi analyzes this approach and other economic policy prescriptions critical to realizing sustainable growth.
Commentary by Yohei Kobayashi — November 9, 2023

Kishida in Control? Trend Lines in Japanese Politics
Commentary by Yuko Nakano — October 3, 2023

Reviewing the Camp David Trilateral Summit
Transcript — August 29, 2023

Building Defense Cooperation with Japan: Acquisition and Industry
Commentary by Gregg Rubinstein — August 28, 2023

The Camp David U.S.-Japan-Korea Trilateral Summit: An Exchange among CSIS Japan and Korea Chairs
Commentary by Victor Cha Christopher B. Johnstone Ellen Kim and Nicholas Szechenyi — August 23, 2023
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2023 U.S.-Japan Security Seminar
Event — March 21, 2023
Japan’s Prime Minister Visits Ukraine
Critical Questions by Christopher B. Johnstone and Nicholas Szechenyi — March 21, 2023
The Kishida-Yoon Summit Meeting: A New Start for Japan-Korea Relations
Critical Questions by Ellen Kim Nicholas Szechenyi Victor Cha and Christopher B. Johnstone — March 15, 2023
Japan and South Korea Turn the Page
Commentary by Victor Cha and Christopher B. Johnstone — March 6, 2023
U.S.-China Strategic Competition and Japan's Role in 2023
Commentary by Hiroyuki Suzuki — February 21, 2023
What’s New in Japan's Three Strategic Documents
Commentary by Watanabe Tsuneo — February 13, 2023
Assessing the Future Trajectory of China-Japan Relations
Event — January 31, 2023
Japan’s New Defense Buildup Plan and Its Defense Industrial Base
Commentary by Gregg Rubinstein — January 26, 2023
A Readout of the U.S.-Japan Leaders' Meeting
Event — January 17, 2023
A Readout of the U.S.-Japan Leaders' Meeting
Transcript — January 17, 2023