The Program on U.S.-Japan Relations periodically organizes a major conference to advance its research agenda, in partnership with other research institutions. Please check Events for any upcoming conferences and seminars. In the past few years, the Program has sponsored the following conferences:
- "Geopolitical Risks and the Future of Capitalism: How Should Japanese Firms Respond?" (July 6, 2023)
- "Prosperity and Human Security: Japan and Asia's 21st Century Governance Challenges" (February 6, 2023)
- "Digital Globalization and Governance: East Asia and Beyond" (March 28, 2022)
- "Japan in the World: A Symposium in Honor of Susan J. Pharr, Edwin O. Reischauer Professor of Japanese Politics, Harvard University" (May 25, 2021)
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"Japanese Economic Statecraft in an Era of U.S.-China Rivalry" (February 22, 2021)
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- "Japan by 2030: The Decade Ahead" (November 8, 2019)
- "Harvard Symposium on Japanese Politics" (August 29, 2018)
- "Is Demography Destiny? Japan in Comparative Perspective" (November 17, 2017)
- "East Asia: Where Are Things Headed?" (April 29, 2016)
- “Advancing the Status of Women in a Globalizing Japan: A 70-Year Retrospective” (May 7, 2015)
- “Examining Lessons from Japan’s Lost Decades: Economics, Security, and Society” (May 1, 2015)
- “Great Power Politics and the Future of Asian Regionalism” (May 11, 2012)