Council on Foreign Relations 4/3 Academic Conference Call on Japan's defense priorities and its reliance on U.S. security.

Listen to Senior Fellow for Japan Studies Sheila Smith give a preview of the parliamentary election to take place in Japan on August 30, and discuss its potential outcomes for both Japan and the Uni…

Council on Foreign Relations 4/23/15 Academic Conference Call on Japanese Domestic Politics and China's Rise with Sheila Smith

Council on Foreign Relations 3/8/12 Academic Conference Call on Japan: One Year Later with Sheila Smith

The devastation wreaked by Japan's worst-ever earthquake and the accompanying tsunami continues to widen. Japan expert Sheila Smith and nuclear expert Michael Levi discuss the energy, political and e…

Listen to CFR Senior Fellow Sheila Smith discuss the implications of implications of the surprise collapse of Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's government.

Ahead of President Obama's trip to Asia to participate in summits with the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum (APEC) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), as well as bilateral …