Redefining Japan's Use of Force

Kiyoshi Sugawa serves as one of the most significant and senior policy analysts and advisors to the leaders of the Democratic Party of Japan and has just spent a sabbatical at Brookings researching U.S.­Japan security architecture questions and attempting to benchmark American attitudes and concerns about potential operational and constitutional changes in Japan's willingness to use force in international disputes. He has recently completed a paper which he plans to discuss at this meeting.

Sugawa, who had a significant hand in designing the Democratic Party's influential position on Japan's bank solvency plans, will also address general economic matters and issues related to Japan's upcoming election.

Participants

• Kiyoshi Sugawa, Senior Policy Advisor, Policy Research Committee, Democratic Party of Japan