Rachel Leng meets with Japan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yoshimasa Hayashi, the keynote speaker at an event organized by Harvard University’s Program on U.S.-Japan Relations, Weatherhead Center for International Affairs.
About Japan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yoshimasa Hayashi
Yoshimasa Hayashi is a Japanese politician who has been serving as Minister for Foreign Affairs since November 2021. He is a member of the Liberal Democratic Party and also serves in the House of Representatives for the Yamaguchi 3rd district since 2021.
Prior to his current position, Mr. Hayashi has held several other positions in the government, including Chairperson of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defense in the House of Councillors, State Minister of Cabinet Office, Minister of Defense, Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy, and Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
About The Program on U.S.-Japan Relations at Harvard University
The Program on U.S.-Japan Relations at Harvard University was founded in 1980 in response to Japan’s rise as a leading global power. It enables outstanding scholars and practitioners to come together at Harvard University to conduct independent research and participate in an ongoing dialogue with other members of the Harvard and greater Cambridge-Boston communities.
The program seeks to advance knowledge of US-Japan relations; contemporary Japanese politics, economy, society, and culture in comparative perspective; common problems of developed democracies; the globalization of Japan’s popular culture; the rise of civil society in Asia; the international relations of Asia; and global governance of issues such as trade, environment, and public health.
Link: https://programs.wcfia.harvard.edu/us-japan/directors-letter
