{"id":13529,"date":"2015-09-23T12:05:32","date_gmt":"2015-09-23T22:05:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=13529"},"modified":"2015-09-23T16:40:55","modified_gmt":"2015-09-24T02:40:55","slug":"another-gaijin-handler-speaks-at-ewc-dr-nakayama-toshihiro-ahistorically-snake-charming-inter-alia-about-how-japans-warlike-past-led-to-japans-stability-today-sept-15-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.debito.org\/?p=13529","title":{"rendered":"Another Gaijin Handler speaks at East-West Center: Dr. Nakayama Toshihiro, ahistorically snake-charming inter alia about how Japan’s warlike past led to Japan’s stability today (Sept. 15, 2015)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Hi Blog. \u00a0Japan’s Gaijin Handlers (people well-versed in representing Japan overseas in ways placating\u00a0USG fears about Japan’s ulterior motives)\u00a0are still making the rounds of America’s foreign-policy forums. \u00a0Debito.org covered one in October\u00a02013, where a deputy chairman of\u00a0an Abe Administration advisory panel on Japan’s security, Dr. Kitaoka Shin’ichi,\u00a0basically told policy wonks on a whistle-stop tour of the US (courtesy of\u00a0the East-West Center)\u00a0that Japan’s “collective self-defense” wasn’t a remilitarization of Japan<\/a>\u00a0that should cause any worry.<\/p>\n

This time, brought\u00a0to you by the Japanese Consulate General (see page three of questionnaire below), and hosted\u00a0by the East-West Center and the Center for Japanese Studies at UH Manoa, an academic named Dr. Nakayama Toshiaki, of prestigious Aoyama Gakuin University, gave an hourlong presentation about the “Mind of Japan”, and what that “mind” thought about America. \u00a0Here’s his bio, text-searchable:<\/p>\n

Dr. Toshihiro Nakayama<\/em><\/strong>
\nEast-West Center<\/em><\/strong>
\nSeptember 10, 2015<\/em><\/strong>
\nDr. Toshihiro Nakayama spoke about Japan-U.S. relations especially in consideration of the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II. An insight was given into America\u2019s roles in the Asia Pacific and beyond through the eyes of a well-known professor, author, and columnist. Dr. Nakayama also shared his personal experiences in the context of this important relationship between the two allied nations.<\/em><\/strong>
\nDr. Nakayama is Professor of American Politics and Foreign Policy at the Faculty of Policy Management at Keio University. He is also an Adjunct Fellow at the Japan Institute of International Affairs. He received his M.A. (1993) and Ph.D. (2001) from Aoyama Gakuin University, was a CNAPS Visiting Fellow at the Brookings Institution (2005-06), and has written two books and numerous articles on American politics, foreign policy, and international relations. He appears regularly in the Japanese media and writes a monthly column for Japan News. He was the recipient of the Nakasone Yasuhiro Award (Incentive Award) in 2014.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Here’s the original flyer:<\/p>\n

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Here is his speech in its entirety:<\/p>\n