Asia Undercurrent (webinar series)

Curious about Japan's politics in Asia & beyond? Share your opinion by following our daily news posts & joining our webinars with world-class panelists🌏

[Asia Undercurrent (webinar series) @AUndercurrent]

In two weeks, come join our upcoming #AU hybrid webinar on disinformation in the #IndoPacific!

ft. moderator @IchiharaMaiko (@Hitotsubashi_U)
and panelists: Eve Chiu (ACQJ)
@Sriparnapathak (@JindalGlobalUNI)
@AlbertYZhang (@OpenAI)

Register here: https://t.co/n84knPYdCV

[Asia Undercurrent (webinar series) @AUndercurrent]

On June 10, @AlbertYZhang from @OpenAI will be paneling at our hybrid webinar on #disinformation in Asia. His research on emerging technology in national security and work in disrupting the misuse of #AI dissects how information is understood.

Register: https://t.co/n84knPYdCV

[Asia Undercurrent (webinar series) @AUndercurrent]

In one week, Professor @Sriparnapathak from @JSIAJindal will be paneling at our hybrid webinar on #disinformation in Asia. Her expertise in international relations lends insight to security issues on #QUAD relationships in the #IndoPacific.

Register: https://t.co/n84knPYdCV

[Asia Undercurrent (webinar series) @AUndercurrent]

On June 10, Eve Chiu, Chairperson of the Association of Quality Journalism, award-winning journalist, and former #Taiwan Public Television board member, will bring her expertise on information integrity to our hybrid webinar on #disinformation.

Register: https://t.co/BBTfGXycsp

[Asia Undercurrent (webinar series) @AUndercurrent]

Professor @IchiharaMaiko from @Hitotsubashi_U will be moderating our hybrid webinar on #disinformation in Asia. Given her research in influence operations in the #IndoPacific, we are excited to hear from her on June 10th!

Register: https://t.co/BBTfGXycsp

[Asia Undercurrent (webinar series) @AUndercurrent]

A new @ISEAS podcast with author Kei Koga explores Japan's #IndoPacific approach amidst radical geopolitical shifts: https://t.co/I1lF62sMwG

And check out Prof. Koga (@K__2010) in our previous webinar on #Japan-#ASEAN relations: https://t.co/UwoVTt69u4

[Asia Undercurrent (webinar series) @AUndercurrent]

Initiatives like the Reciprocal Access Agreement and defense equipment transfers to the #IndoPacific keep #Japan and #ASEAN's relationship strong against the headwinds of rising regional pressures.

Read more @malaymail: https://t.co/G4Z8nCX8Sb

[Asia Undercurrent (webinar series) @AUndercurrent]

@AnthropicAI’s #Mythos is headed to #Japan.
Japan’s three megabanks, @mufgbk_official, @smbc_group, and @mizuhobank, are set to gain access to the cutting-edge cybersecurity AI as early as end-May.

Read more @japantimes: https://t.co/BiC7Lj5L9G

[Asia Undercurrent (webinar series) @AUndercurrent]

Will #Japan seize its chance to become a defense export leader? A new @CSIS commentary by @JapanChair @cb_johnstone examines how Japan’s shift could help Japanese industry scale up, deepen int. cooperation, and boost competitiveness.

More: https://t.co/WfMr8QF7bE

[Asia Undercurrent (webinar series) @AUndercurrent]

New frigates from #Japan will help #Australia counter regional threats as security ties between the two countries are becoming central to a free and open #IndoPacific.

Read more by @MatthewYngson via @IBTimesAU: https://t.co/8kbXOKxGCC

[Asia Undercurrent (webinar series) @AUndercurrent]

Did you know #Japan imports almost all its oil, gas, and coal? This is why sea lanes and #MiddleEast stability are so important, and why Japan is seeking out #energy partners like Australia to weather geopolitical uncertainty.

Read more @east_asia_forum: https://t.co/9wscnBB6ll

[Asia Undercurrent (webinar series) @AUndercurrent]

#Japan’s #RareEarths strategy includes recovering materials from end-of-life electronics, motors, and other scrap. It’s called urban mining, and it supports economic security by turning waste into a domestic resource base.

Read more: https://t.co/N7qoq8k0RJ

[Asia Undercurrent (webinar series) @AUndercurrent]

Did you know that there are unexploded landmines still buried underground in countries like #Angola and #Mozambique?

#Japan has been assisting in mine clearance, human resource training, and equipment provision in these countries to reduce danger in threatened communities.

[Asia Undercurrent (webinar series) @AUndercurrent]

His name is also on the prize given for outstanding achievements in research to combat disease in Africa. The most recent of these was given out at TICAD 9, which you can learn more about in our previous webinar! https://t.co/BNSIuUkxGo

[Asia Undercurrent (webinar series) @AUndercurrent]

He developed one of the first rattlesnake antivenoms ever made, helped discover the cause of syphilis, and worked to identify the cause of yellow fever until his death: the 1,000 yen bill depicts Hideyo Noguchi, one of the most influential Japanese researchers ever.

[Asia Undercurrent (webinar series) @AUndercurrent]

#Canada and #Japan DMs are in talks to let Canada into the #GCAP next-gen air fighter program alongside the #UK and #Italy, enhancing interoperability and expanding this middle-power endeavour into a true force to be reckoned with.

Read More: @GPMonitor
https://t.co/lSwGIS1Qse

[Asia Undercurrent (webinar series) @AUndercurrent]

A free and open ocean doesn’t stop at the Pacific. Japan’s #FOIP is reinforcing #RuleOfLaw in the #Arctic as strategic competition rises.

See our previous webinar on FOIP here: https://t.co/p6DQxGCzc1

And read more via @ArcticInstitute
https://t.co/dhrNcUMb1x

[Asia Undercurrent (webinar series) @AUndercurrent]

#Japan PM @takaichi_sanae is arranging visits to #Vietnam and #Australia to deepen cooperation on #security, #EconomicSecurity, and #energy under a “Free and Open #IndoPacific” vision.

Read more: @The_Japan_News
https://t.co/SVKAGV1amm

[Asia Undercurrent (webinar series) @AUndercurrent]

In case you missed it, you can watch our #AU webinar, "Strengthening Disaster Resilience Across the Indo-Pacific," right here on demand: https://t.co/8wN1hmbkJG

See you next time!

[Asia Undercurrent (webinar series) @AUndercurrent]

We're LIVE 🔴 in 2 minutes with our disaster resilience webinar! Use the link here: https://t.co/imMqNcTwwy