A U.S. Military hospital ship and a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force amphibious assault ship take part in a series of annual U.S. Pacific Fleet humanitarian assistance exercises in the South China Sea
Yuichiro Kakutani speaks with Professor Peter Katzenstein, a specialist in Japanese and European foreign relations, about the state and future of Japanese security. Topics covered include Japan’s shifting role in East Asia and the implications of its recent trilateral summit with South Korea and China.
Expert:
Peter Katzenstein, Walter S. Carpenter, Jr. Professor of International Studies at Cornell University
Interviewer:
Yuichiro Kakutani