Announcement
The second Trump administration's first year showcased policy activities of such size and scope that surprised allies, competitors, and observers alike. The new Japanese government will have many challenges entering office. However, the new prime minister, along with people in both Tokyo and Washington, now have a clearer understanding of the White House's priorities and methods. It is time to think about more effective means of engagement going forward.
This talk will look ahead to a new year of US-Japan relations. It will identify points of cooperation, differences, and potential opportunities in all areas—economics, security, and regional/international diplomacy. And it will emphasize how, with new dynamics in US-Japan relations, how those committed to this bilateral relationship should find more effective ways of demonstrating its impact, both in Washington DC and elsewhere in America.
Information
- Time and Date: 12:15-13:15, Thursday, October 23, 2025 (JST)
- Venue: Online
- Language: English
- Admission: Free
- Host: Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)
- Contact: Ms. TAKEKAWA, Conference Section
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Speakers
- Speaker:
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- William CHOU (Japan Chair Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute)
William Chou is a senior fellow and deputy director of Hudson Institute’s Japan Chair. His work at Hudson focuses on the United States’ relationship with Japan and other Indo-Pacific issues, especially economic security, trade and investment, and regional partnerships. Dr. Chou’s recent projects include analyses of the Nippon Steel–US Steel partnership, economic security cooperation among the US, Japan, and the European Union, automotive and critical mineral supply chains, and US industrial and trade initiatives around the world.
Dr. Chou writes and speaks regularly on policy issues, with his analysis appearing in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Politico, The Washington Post, Nikkei, The New York Times, and the Financial Times.
He holds a BA in history from Yale and a PhD in history from the Ohio State University, with a dissertation and book manuscript on Cold War US-Japan commercial and diplomatic relations. He is a former fellow at the Smithsonian, the Clements Center at the University of Texas at Austin, and the University of Tokyo. He began his career as a research analyst at the Institute for Defense Analyses during the Iraq War.
A native New Yorker, Dr. Chou is a former Jeopardy! champion.
- William CHOU (Japan Chair Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute)
- Commentator & Moderator:
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- TOMIURA Eiichi (President and Chief Research Officer (CRO), RIETI / Dean, Faculty of Data Science, Otsuma Women's University)
