Japan: One Year Later

Japan: One Year Later

Past Event — March 8, 2012 12:00am EDT

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Japan

CFR's Senior Fellow for Japan Studies, Sheila A. Smith, discusses the political and economic state of Japan one year after the earthquake and tsunami, as part of CFR's Academic Conference Call series.

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South Korea

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Puerto Rico

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Japan

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CFR's Sheila A. Smith joins James M. Lindsay to discuss the recent meeting between Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Trump. 

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Syria

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Cuba

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