2024 - Past YCAPS Events

War in Ukraine - 3 years on YCAPS-JIFUC Indo-Pacific Policy Dialogue. February 24, 2025.

Nuclear Japan. Getting to Know Japan Webinar Series. December 11, 2024.

NATO and the Indo-Pacific - Evaluating Words versus Actions YCAPS-JICUF Indo Pacific Policy Dialogue. November 26, 2024.

Gamblers, Fraudsters, Dreamers and Spies: The Outsiders Who Shaped Modern Japan. Getting to Know Japan Webinar Series. November 12, 20234.

EU-Taiwan Cooperation in A New Geopolitical Reality YCAPS-JICUF Indo Pacific Policy Dialogue. October 16, 2024.

Off the Top Rope in Nagatacho: Pro Wrestling & Japanese Politics. Getting to Know Japan Webinar Series. October 3, 2024.

Indian Ocean Security: An American Perspective YCAPS-JICUF Indo-Pacific Policy Dialogue. August 22, 2024.

Russia’s Domestic and International Policies - Implications for the Indo-Pacific Region YCAPS-JICUF Indo-Pacific Policy Dialogue. July 22, 2024.

An Englishman in the Shogun's Service: The Remarkable Story of William Adams. Getting to Know Japan Webinar. July 16, 2024.

AI Cooperation - Prospects for collaboration between Australia, Japan, and the United States YCAPS-JICUF Indo-Pacific Policy Dialogue. June 27, 2024.

A Primer on Deaf Communities in Japan: Identity, Sign Language and Diversity. Getting to Know Japan Webinar Series. June 20, 2024.

South Korea’s Indo-Pacific Strategy - A Diplomatic Lame Duck? YCAPS-JICUF Indo-Pacific Policy Dialogue. May 20, 2024.

Demarcating Japan: Imperialism, Islanders, and Mobility, 1855-1884. Getting to Know Japan Webinar Series. May 7, 2024.

India's Role in the Indo-Pacific. YCAPS-JICUF Indo-Pacific Policy Dialogue. May 6, 2024.

Wings for the Rising Sun: A Brief Survey of Japan's Aviation History. Getting to Know Japan Webinar Series. April 18, 2024.

Men in Metal: Publica Statuary in Modern Japan. Getting to Know Japan Webinar Series. March 14, 2024.

The Security Enviornment Surrouding Japan and Trends in the Development and Regulation of AI Weapons. Community Conversations. March 8, 2024.

Dream Super-Express: A Cultural History of the World's First Bullet Train. Getting to Know Japan Webinar Series. Tuesday, March 5, 2024.

Japan's International Development Cooperation. Getting to Know Japan Webinar Series. Thursday, February 29, 2024.

What threat does Russia pose to Japanese security? Community Conversations. February 28, 2024.

Spaces of Democratization: Envisioning the Allied Occupation of Japan. Getting to Know Japan Webinar Series. February 27, 2024.

The Art of Manga. Getting to Know Japan Webinar Series. February 20, 2024.

An Introduction to Sexuality in the Japanese Context. Getting to Know Japan Webinar Series. February 15, 2024.

Japanese Soft Power and Public Diplomacy. Community Conversations. February 8, 2024.

A Conversations with Ambassador Sergiy Korsunsky. YCAPS-JICUF Indo-Pacific Policy Dialogue. February 8, 2024.

The Problem of Disinformation. YCAPS-JICUF Indo-Pacific Policy Dialogue. February 7th, 2024.

Shinto in Japan. Getting to Know Japan Webinar Series. February 1, 2024.

Japan-ASEAN Relations. YCAPS-JICUF Indo-Pacific Policy Dialogue. January 30, 2024.

Further Strengthening of the Japan-U.S. Alliance at Sea. Community Conversations. January 25, 2024.

The Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF). Getting to Know Japan Webinar Series. January 23, 2024.

Achieving a "Free and Open International Order (FOIO)": Japan's Strategic Messaging to the Indo-Pacific and Beyond. Community Conversations. January 20th, 2024.

Fukushima and its Legacies. Getting to Know Japan Webinar Series. January 18, 2024.

The Quad: Why do We Need It as a Stategy to Sustain a Free and Open Indo-Pacific? Community Conversations. January 17, 2024.

Yasuke: African Samurai. Getting to Know Japan Webinar Series. January 9, 2024.