Tokyo Outpost

The Asia Group's Senior Associate discusses how the Middle East conflict is affecting Japan and reverberating through domestic politics. Tokyo Outpost is JAPAN Forward's new interview series, delivering sharp conversations with global thinkers, strategists, and experts. Recorded on location in Tokyo, each episode offers a front-row seat to the key debates and decisions shaping our world today.

Tokyo is trying to reposition itself as a global hub for innovation, investment, and next-generation industry. Governor Yuriko Koike discusses how initiatives such as SusHi Tech Tokyo and Tokyo Innovation Base fit into that strategy, and why she believes the capital can compete for talent, startups, and international business. Tokyo Outpost is JAPAN Forward's new interview series, delivering sharp...

In a wide-ranging interview, Hudson Institute's Dr. Satoru Nagao discusses Bangladesh's general election, South Asia's strategic calculus, and Japan after the lower house election. Tokyo Outpost is JAPAN Forward's new interview series, delivering sharp conversations with global thinkers, strategists, and experts. Recorded on location in Tokyo, each episode offers a front-row seat to the key debate...

As Japan looks ahead to 2026, key political and policy questions remain unresolved—from coalition stability to the pace of institutional reform. In this year-end edition of Tokyo Outpost, Sankei Shimbun journalists Yoshihisa Komori and Makiko Takita offer their outlook for the year ahead, assessing the prospects of the Takaichi administration, the strengths and vulnerabilities of the LDP–Ishin coa...

Japan faces a shifting global landscape — from trade realignment to new security challenges. Dr William Chou, Senior Fellow and Deputy Director of the Japan Chair at the Hudson Institute, discusses how Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's leadership could reshape Japan's economic-security agenda and the future of the US–Japan alliance. Tokyo Outpost is JAPAN Forward's new interview series, delivering s...

South Korea finds itself navigating a challenging global landscape — from Trump tariffs to its ties with Japan. Former presidential advisor Moon Chung-in offers his insights. Tokyo Outpost is JAPAN Forward's new interview series, delivering sharp conversations with global thinkers, strategists, and experts. Recorded on location in Tokyo, each episode offers a front-row seat to the key debates and...

What’s really behind Japan’s whaling debate? Journalist and researcher Jay Alabaster joins Tokyo Outpost to discuss life inside Taiji, clashes with Sea Shepherd, Paul Watson’s arrest, media bias in Japan and the West, and whether common ground can ever be found between tradition and activism. Tokyo Outpost is JAPAN Forward's new interview series, delivering sharp conversations with global thinkers...

What’s behind the collapse of Japanese studies in American universities? Harvard Law Professor J. Mark Ramseyer joins Tokyo Outpost to discuss the decline of expertise, the comfort women controversy, and why academic integrity matters in today’s history debates. Tokyo Outpost is JAPAN Forward's new interview series, delivering sharp conversations with global thinkers, strategists, and experts. Rec...

What does it take to lead and grow one of the world's greatest global cities? Governor Yuriko Koike joins Tokyo Outpost to discuss Tokyo's global strategy, how her metropolis fosters innovation, collaboration, entrepreneurship and startups, all while promoting youth and women, and the livelihoods of its 14 million residents. Koike shares her vision for a stronger, smarter, and more resilient metro...

What happens when diplomacy fails — and the missiles launch? Former CIA analyst Fred Fleitz joins Tokyo Outpost to explain why the U.S. struck Iran, how Israel's intelligence operation shocked the world, and what Japan can do as threats from North Korea and China intensify. Tokyo Outpost is JAPAN Forward's new interview series, delivering sharp conversations with global thinkers, strategists, and...