The U.S.-Japan Alliance: Today and Beyond

Shotaro Yachi, Kosei Murota, Yuko Kaifu, Nathan Beauchamp-Mustafaga, Lisa Curtis, Ryan Fedasiuk, Masashi Murano, Mira Rapp-Hooper, Nicholas Szechenyi, Jeffrey W. Hornung

VideoPublished Mar 30, 2026

In partnership with JAPAN HOUSE Los Angeles and the Consulate General of Japan, the 12th annual RAND-hosted U.S.-Japan Alliance Series convened on February 17, 2026, to explore the current state and future of the alliance following the "new golden age" declared by President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. Keynote speaker Shotaro Yachi, Japan’s first national security advisor, joined expert panelists from the United States and Japan.

This series of four videos records the proceedings of the conference:

Introduction and Welcome

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Panel 1

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Keynote Address

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Panel 2

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Yachi, Shotaro, Kosei Murota, Yuko Kaifu, Nathan Beauchamp-Mustafaga, Lisa Curtis, Ryan Fedasiuk, Masashi Murano, Mira Rapp-Hooper, Nicholas Szechenyi, and Jeffrey W. Hornung, The U.S.-Japan Alliance: Today and Beyond. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2026. https://www.rand.org/pubs/conf_proceedings/CFA2070-7.html.
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