Japan Memo

Author: The International Institute for Strategic Studies

The Japan Memo is a monthly podcast series that analyses why Japan matters in todays regional and global geopolitical landscape. In each episode, Robert Ward of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Japan Chair Programme, will bring in strategists, experts and practitioners from around the world to examine how Japan is using its diplomatic, economic and military tools to achieve its strategic goals, and what lessons it offers to other countries. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Japan’s Foreign and Security Policy in 2026 with Professor Taniguchi Tomohiko
Episode 1
Tuesday, 3 February, 2026

Robert Ward hosts Professor Taniguchi Tomohiko, Chairman of Nippon Kaigi and Specially Appointed Professor at the University of Tsukuba. They discuss the outlook of Japan’s foreign and security policy in 2026. Together, they explore:  · The upcoming Japanese snap election· The Takaichi government’s security and defence reforms· Japan’s foreign and security relations with the US· Japan’s security and economic relations with China Recommended materials from our guests:  · Agawa Naoyuki, Friendship Across the Seas: The US Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defence Force, (Tokyo: Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture, 2019), 308pp.We hope you enjoy the episode. Please follow, rate, and subscribe to Japan Memo on your preferred podcast platform. If you have any comments or questions, please contact us at japanchair@iiss.org.Date recorded: 28 January 2026Japan Memo is recorded and produced at the IISS in London. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.