05
April 2024
Past Event
Stronger Together: The Importance of US-Japan Economic Relations

In-person attendance is by invitation only. 

 

Event will also air live on this page.

 

Inquiries: [email protected]

Stronger Together: The Importance of US-Japan Economic Relations

Past Event
Hudson Institute
April 05, 2024
Japanese Cherry Blossom trees bloom along the National Mall on March 28, 2021 in Washington, DC. The Japanese cherry trees were gifted to Washington, DC, by Tokyo Mayor Yukio Ozaki in 1912 and draw tens of thousands of daily visitors around peak bloom every year. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images)
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Japanese Cherry Blossom trees bloom along the National Mall on March 28, 2021, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Al Drago/Getty Images)
05
April 2024
Past Event

In-person attendance is by invitation only. 

 

Event will also air live on this page.

 

Inquiries: [email protected]

Speakers:
Governor Eric J. Holcomb
Governor Eric Holcomb

Governor of Indiana

Miura
Satoshi Miura

President, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) New York

Nishikawa
Kazumi Nishikawa

Principal Director, Economic Security Office, Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) of Japan

Anita Rajan
Anita Rajan

General Director, Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, USA

thomas_duesterberg
Thomas J. Duesterberg

Senior Fellow

Rader
David Rader

Senior Advisor, Office of the Secretary of Defense

Moderators:
Will Chou
William Chou

Senior Fellow and Deputy Director, Japan Chair

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On the eve of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s state visit to the United States on April 10, Hudson Institute will hold a half-day conference to examine the benefits of the deep and expanding US-Japan economic relationship. The event will focus on the importance of economic security and reliable supply chains; Japan’s significant and longstanding foreign direct investment across the US; and the potential benefits that an enriched US-Japan partnership offers to American workers and allied technological leadership.

Hudson’s Japan Chair will welcome Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb to make a major economic announcement. Following his address, the governor will sit down for a fireside chat with Hudson Japan Chair Kenneth R. Weinstein. Afterward, Hudson will host successive expert panels to discuss economic security cooperation between Washington and Tokyo and the importance of Japanese investment in the United States.

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