During the 2021-22 academic year, the Program on U.S.-Japan Relations embarked on a new project focusing on digital governance, e-commerce, and cybersecurity, led by Director Christina Davis. The project aims to connect experts in government, the private sector, and think tanks in Japan and the U.S., and develop their networks with the faculty, students, and researchers at Harvard, the U.S., and globally. The project’s main goal is to develop best practices on digital governance, e-commerce, and cybersecurity from the perspective of U.S.-Japan cooperation. The project has involved six seminars open to the public, one public conference, and two off-the-record workshops with invited participants. With permission from the presenters, the public seminar videos are posted below.
09-20-2021
The Digital Transformation and Japan’s Business Reinvention
Ulrike Schaede (University of California, San Diego) and Moderator Christina L. Davis (USJP Director)
10-04-2021
Japan’s Changing Cybersecurity and the Future of U.S.-Japan Relations
Mihoko Matsubara (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone) and Moderator Christina L. Davis (USJP Director)
10-21-2021
Weaponized Supply Chains: How U.S.-China Race for AI Supremacy Shapes Japan-Korea Chip War
June Park (Princeton University) and Moderator Phillip Y. Lipscy (University of Toronto)
12-06-2021
Workshop: Cybersecurity Cooperation among Allies: Policy Agenda for Japan and the U.S.
James L. Schoff (Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA), Mihoko Matsubara (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone), Benjamin Bartlett (Miami University), and Moderator Christina L. Davis (USJP Director)
12-06-2021
High-Tech Alliance: Pursuing Economic Security through Closer U.S.-Japan Science and Technology Collaboration
James L. Schoff (Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA) and Moderator Christina L. Davis (USJP Director)
03-07-2022
Panel: Leveraging Digital and Technological Transformations: Lessons From America?
Daniel Aldrich (Northeastern University), Chinami Iokibe (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare), Shinichi Kijima (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry), Nobuhiro Mitsuoka (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone), Keisuke Sakanoue (National Police Agency), and Moderator Christina L. Davis (USJP Director)
03-21-2022
Japan's High-Tech Competitiveness in an Era of U.S.-China Decoupling
Kazuyuki Motohashi (University of Tokyo) and Moderator Christina L. Davis (USJP Director)
03-28-2022
Workshop: CPTPP, WTO, and Digital Trade Governance
Wendy Cutler (Asia Society Policy Institute), Lizhi Liu (Georgetown University), Stephen Weymouth (Georgetown University), and Moderator Christina L. Davis (USJP Director)
03-28-2022
Conference: Digital Globalization and Governance: East Asia and Beyond
Wendy Cutler (Asia Society Policy Institute), Lizhi Liu (Georgetown University), Stephen Weymouth (Georgetown University), and Moderator Christina L. Davis (USJP Director)