Heritage Event: Security, Alliance, and the Japanese Political Landscape

INVITATION Security, Alliance, and the Japanese Political Landscape   Featuring Keynote Remarks by The Honorable Motohiro Oono Former Parliamentary Secretary of Defense and Parliamentary Secretary of Cabinet Office, Member of the House of Councillors, Japanese Diet, and Member of the Democratic Party of Japan   Introduction by Randy Shriver President, Project 2049   Followed by a Panel Discussion with Major General Yoshihide Yoshida Director, Public Affairs, Joint Staff, Ministry of Defense of Japan   Dr. Tomohiko Taniguchi Professor, Graduate School of System Design and Management, Keio University   Yukio Tada President and Chief Executive Officer, Sojitz Research Institute   Bruce Klingner Senior Research Fellow, Northeast Asia, Asian Studies Center, The Heritage Foundation   Hosted by Walter Lohman Director, Asian Studies Center, The Heritage Foundation   The United States and Japan continue to share interests in regional security and stability.  The U.S.-Japan alliance is ever more important as North Korea continues to pose threats to the region and China increases its military strength and aggressively presses its own interests. Join us as our distinguished guests explore the impact of Japanese politics on the U.S.-Japan alliance and regional security.    Tuesday, January 8, 2013 – 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.   The Heritage Foundation’s Lehrman Auditorium   RSVP online | or call (202) 675-1752 Terms and conditions of attendance are posted at heritage.org/Events/terms.cfm All events may be viewed live at heritage.org News media inquiries, call (202) 675-1761   214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE | Washington, DC 20002 | (202) 546-4400 You are subscribed to this as mike.farrand.libera@blogger.com. If you want to receive other Heritage Foundation newsletters or opt out of these messages please click here to update your subscription preferences.