Foreign Affairs<\/a><\/em>\u00a0magazine has sparked debate about the leadership roleof Japan. \u00a0She will be focusing on how Japan has adapted to the Trump administration thus far, current policies under the slogan \u201cFree and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy,\u201d and the challenges and limitations to Japanese international relations of the future arguing that a role reversal is necessary for Japan. Rather than continuing as the beneficiary of a liberal order led by the U.S., Japan must do everything it can to save that order, and keep the U.S. from withdrawing from it altogether.<\/p>\nTakako Hikotani is a Gerald L. Curtis Associate Professor of Modern Japanese Politics and Foreign Policy at Columbia University. Her article \u201cTrump\u2019s Gift to Japan\u201d (Foreign Affairs, October \u201917) has spurred debate about the impact of the Trump presidency on U.S.-Japan relations. Professor Hikotani previously held positions at the National Defense Academy of Japan, the Ground Self Defense Force and Air Self Defense Force Staff Colleges, and the National Institute for Defense Studies.<\/p>\n
Stepping Up (is hard to do?)<\/em>\u00a0is the latest in the annual Way Lecture Series which was established in 2006 in honor of Griffith and Patricia Way\u2019s dedication and commitment to the study of Japan.<\/p>\n