Robert Ward hosts Professor Suzuki Kazuto, Professor at the Graduate School of Public Policy at the University of Tokyo, and Dr Elli-Katharina Pohlkamp, Director at Agora Strategy Group, to explore Japan’s economic security policy.

Robert, Professor Suzuki and Dr Pohlkamp discuss:

Recent developments in Japan’s economic security strategy
The European perspective on Japan’s economic security policy
Key differences between Japan and Europe’s economic security approaches
The future of Japan-China economic relations

The following books are recommended by our guests to gain a clearer picture of the topics discussed:

Aoyama Michiko, What You Are Looking for Is in the Library, (New York: Doubleday, 2023), 256pp.
Okamoto Yukio, Japan and the United States: The Journey of a Defeated Nation - A Diplomat’s Memoir by Yukio Okamoto, (Vermont: Tuttle Publishing), 388pp.

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Date recorded: 30 January 2025

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Japan’s economic-security policy with Professor Suzuki Kazuto and Dr Elli-Katharina Pohlkamp