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By The International Institute for Strategic Studies
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The podcast currently has 37 episodes available.
Robert Ward hosts Professor Koga Kei, Associate Professor at Nanyang Technological University, Shiozawa Hideyuki, Senior Program Officer at the Sasakawa Peace Foundation, and Euan Graham, Senior Analyst at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute.
Robert, Kei, Hideyuki and Euan discuss:
The following books are recommended by our guests to gain a clearer picture of the topics discussed:
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Date recorded: 31 July 2024
Japan Memo is recorded and produced at the IISS in London.
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Robert Ward hosts Richard J Samuels, Ford International Professor of Political Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Kotani Ken, Professor at Nihon University in Japan, and Hosaka Sanshiro, Research Fellow at the International Centre for Defence and Security and PhD student at the University of Tartu.
Robert, Richard, Ken and Sanshiro discuss:
The following books are recommended by our guests to gain a clearer picture of the topics discussed:
Tessa Morris-Suzuki, Exodus to North Korea: Shadows from Japan's Cold War, (Lanham, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2007), 302pp.
John W. Dower, Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II, (New York: W.W. Norton & Company, 2000), 688pp.
Kotani Ken, 日本インテリジェンス史:旧日本軍から公安、内調、NSCまで [Nihon Intelligence Shi: Kyu-nihongun Kara Kōan, Naichō, NSC Made], (Tokyo: Chuo Koron Shinsha, 2022), 296pp.
Michael S. Molasky, 呑めば、都─居酒屋の東京 [Nomeba Miyako – Izakaya No Tokyo], (Tokyo: Chikuma Shobō, 2016), 400pp.
Richard J. Samuels, Special Duty: A History of the Japanese Intelligence Community, (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2019), 384pp.
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Date recorded: 21 June 2024
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Robert Ward hosts Iwama Yoko, Professor at Japan's National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Guibourg Delamotte, Professor of Political Science at the Japanese Studies Department of the French Institute of Oriental Studies (Inalco), and Dr Alexandra Sakaki, Deputy Head of the Asia Division at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs at Stiftung Wissenschaft and Politik (SWP).
Robert, Yoko, Guibourg and Alexandra discuss Japan and the EU:
For more information, transcript and background reading, please visit out website IISS Podcast: Japan Memo.
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Date recorded: 24 May 2024
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Robert Ward hosts Chris Hughes, Professor of International Politics and Japanese Studies at the University of Warwick, Dr Naoko Aoki , Associate Political Scientist at the RAND Corporation, and Joseph Dempsey, Research Associate for Defence and Military Analysis at the IISS.
Robert, Chris, Naoko and Joseph discuss Japan and North Korea:
We hope you enjoy the episode and please follow, rate, and subscribe to Japan Memo on your podcast platform of choice. If you have any comments or questions, please contact us at [email protected] or visit our website The International Institute for Strategic Studies (iiss.org)
Date recorded: 26 April 2024
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Robert Ward hosts Alessio Patalano, Professor of War & Strategy in East Asia at the Department of War Studies, King’s College London, Veerle Nouwens, the Executive Director of IISS-Asia, and Nick Childs, the IISS Senior Fellow for Naval Forces and Maritime Security.
Robert, Alessio, Veerle, and Nick discuss Japan’s maritime security policy in the Indo-Pacific.
Topics discussed include:
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Date recorded: 04 April 2024
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In the second episode of Japan Memo season 4, Robert Ward hosts Higashino Atsuko, a Professor at the Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Tsukuba, James Brown, a Professor of political science at Temple University, Japan campus, and Dr Nigel Gould-Davies, the IISS Senior Fellow for Russia and Eurasia. Robert, Atsuko, James and Nigel discuss Japan and the Russia-Ukraine war.
Topics discussed include:
The following books are recommended by our guests to gain a clearer picture of the topics discussed:
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Date of Recording: 1 March 2024
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Robert, Professor Sato, Aaron, and Evan discuss Japan’s relationship with ASEAN.
Topics discussed include:
The episode's transcript can be found on https://www.iiss.org/podcasts/japan-memo/2024/02/japans-relationship-with-asean/
The following books are recommended by our guests to gain a clearer picture of the topics discussed:
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Date of Recording: 31 January 2024
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In the twelfth episode of Japan Memo Season 3, Robert Ward and Yuka Koshino host Professor Taniguchi Tomohiko, a Visiting Professor at Takushoku University's Institute of World Studies and a Senior Fellow at the Alliance of the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies and former Special Advisor to Prime Minister Abe's Cabinet and also as a Councillor in the Cabinet Secretariat (April 2013 to September 2020), where he contributed to crafting foreign policy speeches for Prime Minister Abe.
Robert, Yuka, and Professor Taniguchi discuss Abe’s Grand Strategy, especially focusing on his landmark speeches.
Topics discussed include:
Role of diplomatic speechwriter under the Abe administration
Former Prime Minister Abe’s grand strategy and diplomatic legacies
Significance of former Prime Minister Abe’s diplomatic speeches
Abe administration’s legacies in Japan’s foreign and defence policies
The following individuals are recommended by our guests to gain a clearer picture of the topics discussed:
Crown Prince Naruhito, translated by Sir Hugh Cortazzi, The Thames and I: A Memoir by Prince Naruhito of Two Years at Oxford (Folkestone: Renaissance Books Ltd, 2019)
Geoffrey Bownas, Japanese Journeys: Writings and Reflections: Writings and Recollections (Epsom: Global Oriental; Illustrated edition, 2005)
Fukuzawa Yukichi, The Autobiography of Yukichi Fukuzawa (Tokyo: Library of Japan, 2000)
Ian Buruma, A Tokyo Romance (London: Atlantic Books, 2019)
Christopher Ross, Mishima's Sword: Travels in Search of a Samurai Legend (London: Fourth Estate Ltd. 2006)
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Date of Recording: 15 November 2023
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In the eleventh episode of Japan Memo Season 3, Robert Ward and Togashi Mariko host Professor Tanaka Koichiro, a professor at the Graduate School of Media and Governance at Keio University, and Dr Hasan Alhasan, Research Fellow for Middle East Policy at the IISS.
Robert, Mariko, Professor Tanaka, and Hasan discuss Japan’s relationship with the Middle East. Topics discussed include:
The following individuals are recommended by our guests to gain a clearer picture of the topics discussed:
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Date of Recording: 09 November 2023
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In the tenth episode of Japan Memo Season 3, Robert Ward and Yuka Koshino host Professor Kotani Tetsuo, a professor of global studies at Meikai University and a senior fellow at the Japan Institute of International Affairs; and Dr Lynn Kuok, Shangri-La Dialogue Senior Fellow for Asia-Pacific Security at the IISS.
Robert, Yuka, Tetsuo, and Lynn discuss Japan’s response towards expanding grey-zone situations in the Indo-Pacific region.
Topics discussed include:
The following literature is recommended by our guests to gain a clearer picture of the topics discussed:
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Date of Recording: 06 October 2023
Japan Memo is recorded and produced at the IISS in London.
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