PODCASTS

Japan’s Response to the Rise of China with Narushige Michishita

The fifth episode of the Asia in Washington podcast has been released! In this episode, host Evan Sankey discusses Japan’s response and the importance of the US-Japan alliance in the face of the global rise of China with Dr. Narushige Michishita, Vice President and Director of the Security and International Studies Program at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) in Tokyo.

Other topics of discussion include the current Japanese political landscape under Prime Minister Abe, political strategists’ perception of the US-Japan alliance, and what lies ahead for Japan’s future national security policy.

This episode was originally recorded in November 2019.

This episode was edited by Vivian Chen.