Japan in 2018 - Energy's Role in U.S.-Japan Relations and Japan's Foreign Policy
Channel: Carnegie Live
Date: 2018-01-18

In 2018 Japan continues to face both domestic and international issues of critical importance. Meanwhile, the U.S.-Japan alliance remains solid as energy trade becomes an important new area of bilateral cooperation.

James L. Schoff is a senior fellow in the Carnegie Asia Program. His research focuses on U.S.-Japan relations and regional engagement, Japanese politics and security, and the private sector’s role in Japanese policymaking.

Jane Nakano is a senior fellow in the Energy and National Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.

Shinichi Hori is general manager of Mitsui & Co.'s Washington, D.C. office.

Jonathan Elkind is a fellow and senior adjunct research scholar at the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University

Matthew P. Goodman is senior adviser for Asian economics and holds the William E. Simon Chair in Political Economy at CSIS. He is also the chairman of the Japan-America Society of Washington, DC.

Julie Chung is director of the Office of Japanese Affairs in the Bureau of East Asia and Pacific Affairs at the U.S. Department of State.

Taisuke (Tai) Mibae is a visiting senior fellow with the Asia Security Initiative of the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security. 

Eric Sayers is adjunct fellow in Asian security at CSIS. Previously, he was a consultant to U.S. Pacific Command where he served as special assistant to the commander.