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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The Abe Funeral and Kishida’s Road Ahead
Commentary by Christopher B. Johnstone — September 23, 2022
Speaker Pelosi’s Taiwan Visit: Implications for the Indo-Pacific
Critical Questions by Jude Blanchette Charles Edel Christopher B. Johnstone Scott Kennedy Victor Cha Ellen Kim and Gregory B. Poling — August 15, 2022
Japan’s Vision for a Free, Open and Inclusive International Order Based on the Rule of Law
Transcript — August 1, 2022
Japan’s Vision for a Free, Open and Inclusive International Order Based on the Rule of Law
Event — July 29, 2022
Aiming for a Quasi-alliance
Report by Kojiro Tonosaki — July 27, 2022
Now the Real Work Begins: The U.S.-Japan Alliance Agenda
Event — July 20, 2022
Now the Real Work Begins: The U.S.-Japan Alliance after the Upper House Elections
Commentary by Christopher B. Johnstone — July 19, 2022
Japan’s Upper House Election: Kishida Clears Another Hurdle
Critical Questions by Christopher B. Johnstone Nicholas Szechenyi and Yuko Nakano — July 11, 2022
The Assassination of Shinzo Abe
Critical Questions by Christopher B. Johnstone Nicholas Szechenyi and Yuko Nakano — July 8, 2022
The Future of Economic Order in the Asia-Pacific Region
Event — June 23, 2022