Join us at the 2026 CSIS-Nikkei Symposium "The Future of the Indo-Pacific Order: Navigating Strategic Competitions" this Friday, October 23 at 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM JST. 🔴 Opening Dialogue | "U.S.-Japan Partnership in an Uncertain World" Joseph. F Dunford (@CSIS), @MikioSugeno (@nikkei) 🔴 Keynote Address Kenji Wakamiya (LDP) 🔴 Session I | "The U.S.-China-Japan Triangle — How Will It Evolve?" @edgardkagan (@CSISFreeman), Heino Klinck (CSIS), @MiraRappHooper (@TheAsiaGroup), and Akio Takahara (@twcuPR) Moderator: @Hiroakitanikkei (Nikkei) 🔴 Session II | "Indo-Pacific Perspectives on Regional Challenges" Deborah Elms (@hinrichfdn), @DrMichaelJGreen (@USSC), Lili Yan Ing (IEA), and @Mie_Oba (Kanagawa University) Moderator: @KristiGovella (CSIS) 🔴 Special Address Shinjiro Koizumi (Government of Japan) bit.ly/4hAwAFJ

Don't miss the 2026 CSIS-Nikkei Symposium "The Future of the Indo-Pacific Order: Navigating Strategic Competitions" next Friday, October 23, at 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM JST! Speakers include Joseph. F Dunford, @MikioSugeno, @edgardkagan, Heino Klinck, @MiraRappHooper, Akio Takahara @Hiroakitanikkei, Deborah Elms, @DrMichaelJGreen, Lili Yan Ing, @Mie_Oba, @KristiGovella More Information: global-nikkei.com/csis26en/

News on Japan: Japan's Cabinet on Friday approved a bill to allow police to remotely access smartphones used by crime ring members, in a bid to detect planned robberies and scams. Read More: bit.ly/3VSGFq7

News on Japan: Japan is not expected to set a 3.5 percent of gross domestic product defense spending target, which the Trump administration is demanding of its allies, in the national security documents to be revised this year, sources said. Read More: bit.ly/4ytk2X4

News on Japan: Defense Minister Koizumi said enhancing the country's defense posture in the Pacific is an "urgent" task, including for information gathering and surveillance, after the recent sailing of the Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning in waters off Okinawa. Read More: bit.ly/4ySfz17

News on Japan: The number of foreign nationals who entered Japan on a business manager visa plummeted by about 80 percent after the government tightened requirements a year ago, according to the Immigration Services Agency. Read More: asahi.com/ajw/articles/16970…

News on Japan: Okinawa Gov. Genta Koja said Friday he accepts the deployment of U.S. military MV-22 Osprey transport aircraft at the Futenma air station, reversing the southern Japan prefecture's longstanding opposition to their presence. Read More: bit.ly/3UsM1bi

CSIS Japan Chair has released a new publication on Japanese elite attitudes towards nuclear weapons acquisition. Read me: csis.org/analysis/behind-hea…

News on Japan: A preliminary survey of a city near Tokyo to gauge its suitability as a potential disposal site for highly radioactive waste began Thursday, the Nuclear Waste Management Organization of Japan said. Read More: bit.ly/3TJt1oK

News on Japan: The IMF says Japan's economy is likely to fall to 6thplace in global rankings next year, behind India and the UK. In its latest economic outlook, the IMF estimates Japan's nominal gross domestic product will amount to 4.467 trillion dollars in 2027. Read More: bit.ly/4yK8aAK

News on Japan: US contract chipmaker GlobalFoundries says it will work with two Japanese firms to expand production in America. It says the cross-border team will build two semiconductor plants in the state of New York. Read More: www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/news…

News on Japan: Chinese fighter jets took off from and landed at the country's Liaoning aircraft carrier Wednesday after the vessel sailed between the main island of Japan's southernmost prefecture of Okinawa and Okinawa's Miyako Island. Read More: jen.jiji.com/jc/eng?g=eco&k=…

News on Japan: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi appointed Arata Takebe as her new farm minister, seeking to minimize disruption to her governing agenda following the effective dismissal of scandal-hit lawmaker Kazuo Yana from the post a day earlier. Read More: bit.ly/4hODfxb

How will shifting U.S.-China relations reshape the Indo-Pacific strategic landscape? Amid growing uncertainty, the 2026 CSIS-Nikkei Symposium will bring together leading voices across Japan, the United States, and the wider Indo-Pacific to explore the future of the U.S.-China-Japan triangle, Japan's evolving security strategy, and regional perspectives on the next phase of a "Free and Open Indo-Pacific." bit.ly/4hAwAFJ

🔔 Deadline Approaching | We invite you to the 2026 CSIS-Nikkei Symposium: "The Future of the Indo-Pacific Order: Navigating Strategic Competitions." In-person Registration Deadline: October 15 (JST) Online Registration Deadline: October 23 (JST) global-nikkei.com/csis26en/r…

News on Japan: The communications ministry said Wednesday disaster information services have been halted in parts of Japan amid fears of a personal data breach due to unauthorized access to a service provider's system. Read More: bit.ly/4jfRn3I

News on Japan: Major telecommunications provider NTT Inc. is considering building the first core data center for U.S. artificial intelligence startup Anthropic in Japan, a source familiar with the matter said Wednesday. Read More: bit.ly/4s8UFZ4

News on Japan: Following calls for change by staff members, the Supreme Court decided to allow female clerks and officials to perform nighttime court duties in Japan. Read More: bit.ly/4B5ccFj

News on Japan: Russia’s FSB security agency said on Tuesday it had detained a Japanese ‌journalist for alleged espionage, and Moscow’s Foreign Ministry said it regretted that Tokyo was ⁠using correspondents to carry out spying. Read More: bit.ly/4ewbKWW

News on Japan: Minister Yana tendered his resignation to PM Takaichi to take responsibility for a series of scandals, including one about his remarks suggesting he had “cut” road budgets for municipalities whose leaders did not support him in the latest election. Read More: bit.ly/47oKO7M