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The Week of 13 September 2020
Suga Yoshihide was elected as leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) in an overwhelming victory on 14 September. Two days later, he was selected by the Diet as Japan’s ninety-ninth prime...
View ArticleBritish Chamber of Commerce Japan, 7 September
On 7 September (US)/8 September (Japan), I gave a book talk at an event hosted by the British Chamber of Commerce Japan and co-hosted by the BCCJ’s Australian, New Zealand, Irish, and Spanish...
View ArticleAustralian Institute of International Affairs, 14 September
On Monday, 14 September, I woke bright and early in the suburbs of Washington, DC to join Bryce Wakefield, the executive director of the Australian Institute of International Affairs in conversation...
View ArticleAsia Society, 15 September
I was really pleased to have an opportunity to give a book talk to the Asia Society and its global chapters on Tuesday, 15 September. James Kondo, chairman of the International House of Japan, read...
View ArticleHeritage Foundation, 16 September
On 16 September, the day that Suga Yoshihide was officially chosen by the Diet as Japan’s ninety-ninth prime minister, I joined the Brookings Institution’s Mireya Solis and the RAND Corporation’s...
View ArticleStimson Center, 17 September
For my final event of the week of 13 September, I joined Keio University’s Hosoya Yuichi and the Stimson Center’s Yuki Tatsumi for a conversation that looked both at Abe’s record as prime minister and...
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The Week of 20 September 2020
Suga Yoshihide has completed his first full week as Japan’s prime minister. His schedule this week included both his first calls with foreign leaders and his first domestic trip at prime minister (to...
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The Week of 27 September 2020
Another week is finished for Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide. This week includes new chart showing the week-over-week change in the number of minutes the prime minister devotes to different activities...
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Bookplates now available!
As I readied The Iconoclast for publication, I had hoped that I would be able to have a proper book tour that would allow me to meet readers in the US, Japan, and elsewhere in person.Unfortunately, an...
View ArticleUpcoming events
The torrid pace of events that followed Abe’s resignation and Suga’s elevation has slowed this month, but I’ve still been busier than usual (I’ve gotten behind posting links to webinars and podcasts,...
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