The Beauty of Limits: How Constraint Can Be Where Possibility Begins
Explore how scarcity, precarity and constraints have shaped innovation and ingenuity in Japan over the course of history.
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U.S.-Japan Relations and Japan’s Indo-Pacific Grand Strategy
Join us to hear how new challenges to Japan’s Indo-Pacific strategy under Trump 2.0 are reshaping Tokyo’s security and geoeconomic policies.
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Democratizing Luxury: Name Brands, Advertising and Consumption in Modern Japan
Annika Culver discusses how Japanese companies have used marketing to make luxury goods accessible to the mass market since the late 19th century.
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The Weeb Economy: Why Everyone Loves Japan, and Inward FDI Is the Missing Piece
Noah Smith will discuss his new book on Japan, exploring its contradictions across economics, soft power, big cities, and stagnation.
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After Japan’s Landslide Election: PM Takaichi’s Power, Policies and Limits
This Zoominar analyzes PM Sanae Takaichi’s historic 2026 LDP victory, her political leverage, and limits in advancing her major policy agenda.