Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA

06/05/2026

Japan and Indonesia agreed Friday to begin working-level talks on the possible export of Asagiri-class destroyers to Jakarta as Tokyo accelerates defense cooperation with like-minded countries.

Japan and Indonesia agreed Friday to begin working-level talks on the possible export of Asagiri-class destroyers to Jakarta as Tokyo accelerates defense cooperation with like-minded countries.

06/05/2026

The Japanese parliament on Friday enacted a 3.11 trillion yen ($19 billion) supplementary budget for this fiscal year to ease the impact of rising energy costs, with the bill for extra spending clearing both of its chambers in just two days.

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The Japanese parliament on Friday enacted a 3.11 trillion yen ($19 billion) supplementary budget for this fiscal year to ease the imp

06/04/2026

Thank you to all who participated in Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA Networking the Neighbors of the Philippine Sea project conference from May 18-20, especially to Ms. Jen Anson (National Security Coordinator, Office of the President), whose efforts helped to make this project possible.

06/03/2026

Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA would like to thank the U.S. Marine Corps contingent on Peleliu for providing a briefing on May 20 on the its infrastructure projects on Peleliu and cooperation between the US and Palau.

06/03/2026

On May 20, participants in Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA Palau Conference visited Peleliu, the site of one of the most horrific battles of the Pacific War, to pay respects and to reflect on the extraordinary arc of relations between Japan, the United States, and Palau since the War.

06/03/2026

U.S. Space Forces Japan is getting its own headquarters and another 60 guardians over the next year, according to its new commander.

U.S. Space Forces Japan is getting its own headquarters and another 60 guardians over the next year, according to its new commander.

06/03/2026

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday she called for the free and safe passage of ships through the all-but-closed Strait of Hormuz in phone talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday she called for the free and safe passage of ships through the all-but-closed Strai

06/03/2026

Japanese government institutions and banks are among the roughly 150 organizations across more than 15 countries that were given access to U.S. startup Anthropic’s new artificial intelligence model Claude Mythos on June 2.

Japanese government institutions and banks are among the roughly 150 organizations across more than 15 countries that were given access to U.S. startup Anthropic’s new artificial intelligence model Claude Mythos on June 2.

06/03/2026

Japan and the U.S. will jointly invest $1 billion over the next five years in such fields as artificial intelligence as part of the Trump administration's Genesis Mission.

Tokyo seeks breakthroughs in biotechnology, nuclear fusion and quantum tech

06/02/2026

Thank you to Mr. Fei-Fan Lin (Deputy Security-General, National Security Council, Government of Taiwan) for speaking at the May 19 dinner session on “Building Whole of Society Resilience” during the Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA Palau Conference.