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Join the YCAPS community to watch the award-winning documentary Black Box Diaries on Dec 16, 2025, at T-Joy Prince Shinagawa. The group will meet at the theater at 6:00 pm. Attendees purchase their own tickets.

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#YCAPS #BlackBoxDiaries #TokyoEvents #Documentary
Watching Shiori Ito's Black Box Diaries as YCAPS Community on December 16, 2025 (Tuesday)
Thank you for your interest in this event. The group will gather at the venue at 6 pm and the movie will start at 6:30 pm. Please purchase your tickets yourself either via the venue website prior to t...
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December 11, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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Looking for insight into Seoul’s latest signals to Pyongyang?

YCAPS Special Advisor @mikebosack.bsky.social breaks down President Lee Jae-myung’s new approach in the @thediplomat.com

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#Korea #NorthKorea #ROK #SouthKorea #internationalRelations
Lee Jae-myung’s Latest Policy Signals to North Korea
Lee has downgraded “denuclearization” as a goal. Will it be enough to attract interest from Pyongyang?
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December 10, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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YCAPS held the 3rd ASPEN Workshop in Yokosuka aboard the historic Mikasa, bringing US-Japan Alliance professionals together for IAMD sessions, simulations, and community-building.

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#USJapanAlliance #SecurityCooperation #IndoPacific #Yokosuka
December 9, 2025 at 8:29 AM
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📢 WEBINAR ANNOUNCEMENT

YCAPS launches its new Pacific Connect series on Challenges and Innovations in Pacific Island Education!

Speakers from the Pacific will discuss access, to education and indigenous learning

Register 👇
www.ycaps.org/pc-education

#PacificIslands #Education
December 8, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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📢 NEW ARTICLE ALERT

YCAPS Senior Fellow Ian Ralby co-wrote this article arguing that maritime policy often suffers from “sea-blindness,” focusing on coastal symptoms instead of offshore drivers

Read it here 👇
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#MaritimeSecurity #OceanGovernance
Maritime issues are pinned to what we see, not what’s at sea
Nov 25, 2025 // Over 70% of the world is covered in water, yet we remain largely blind to the sea and its importance to our lives. That general blindness means when maritime problems arise, we blame i...
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December 1, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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📢 NEW RESEARCH ALERT

Scott Edwards and John Bradford analyse how the Quad’s coast guards are shaping informal, networked regional governance across the Indo-Pacific through practice transfer.

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#IndoPacific #Quad #MaritimeSecurity #CoastGuard #IOR
Quad coast guards in the Indo-Pacific: informal networked regional governance through practice transfer
This paper analyses the engagement of the coast guards of the Quad. It argues that increasing engagement – represented by growing joint training, operations, and exchanges – is representative of an...
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November 28, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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📢 POLICY DIALOGUE:

#Japan’s Security & Foreign Policy

A panel of leading international journalists will examine how Japan’s 2025 security and foreign-policy choices are interpreted abroad

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#Tokyo #IndoPacific #Security #ForeignPolicy
November 27, 2025 at 8:24 AM
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🚨Alert: Impersonation Notice🚨

We have been notified of recent cases of messages impersonating YCAPS members.

Official messages come only from '@ycaps.org.'

If you get a suspicious message claiming to be from YCAPS, please forward it to [email protected]
November 21, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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📢 COMMUNITY CONVERSATION: Join us in Fussa TOMORROW!

Sean Nottoli will discuss MAGA and Japan — examining how shifting US politics shape alliances and Japan’s strategic environment

More Info Below👇
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#Fussa #Japan #IndoPacific #Security #USPolitics
November 18, 2025 at 9:12 AM
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📢 NEW ANALYSIS: Japan & South Korea Lean in on Nuclear-Powered Subs 🇯🇵🇰🇷⚓️

What drives their nuclear submarine ambitions — and what hurdles remain?

Read the commentary below👇
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IP25104 | Japan and South Korea Lean in on Nuclear-Powered Subs: Why and How They Might Develop These Capabilities
KEY TAKEAWAYS • Japan, Australia and South Korea have in recent weeks taken political steps towards the development of nuclear-powered submarines. • Japan and South Korea had focused their force desig...
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November 11, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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📢 YCAPS joined the “Indo-Pacific at a Crossroads” workshop in Manila (Sept 18–19), examining how regional actors are reframing cooperation amid shifting power dynamics.

Read the recap by Genevieve Donnellon-May 👇
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#IndoPacific #ASEAN #Japan
Reframing Cooperation in a Fragmented Indo-Pacific
Reframing Cooperation in a Fragmented Indo-Pacific By Genevieve Donnellon-May The Indo-Pacific is at a crossroads. Five years after the onset of COVID-19 and amidst shifting geopol
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November 6, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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🇰🇷⚓ If tasked to counter North Korea or support ops on the peninsula, nuclear subs would boost ROK’s navy

But if deployed to track Chinese submarines, it’d be a "game changer" for the US alliance, says @marsecbradford.bsky.social

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#IndoPacific
Trump Greenlights Plan for South Korea to Build Nuclear-Powered Submarine
Donald Trump approved a South Korean request to build a nuclear-powered submarine at an American shipyard, a weapon President Lee Jae Myung said would help track North Korean and Chinese vessels and e...
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November 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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📢 YCAPS COMMUNITY EVENT:

YCAPS Executive Director @marsecbradford.bsky.social will lead a Walking Tour through #Yokosuka — exploring Navy sites, #Verny Park, #Dobuita St. & more

More info below 👇
www.ycaps.org/yokosuka-wal...

#Japan #IndoPacific #Event
November 3, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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📢 GETTING TO KNOW JAPAN WEBINAR

Evangelism, Persecution, and Hiding: The History of Christianity in Pre-Modern Japan

Join Professor James Morris for a fascinating look into Japan’s first Christian missions

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#Japan #History #Christianity
October 27, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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📢 COMMUNITY CONVERSATION: Join us in Yokosuka!

Dr. Shawn D. Harding will lead a discussion on The Relocation of the Navy Carrier Air Wing from #Atsugi to #Iwakuni

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www.ycaps.org/cc-yokosuka-...

#Yokosuka #IndoPacific #Japan
October 23, 2025 at 7:19 AM
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The arrival of Sanae Takaichi as leader of Japan’s ruling party may be a “Thatcher moment” says YCAPS Policy Director
Stephen Nagy

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#Japan #USJapanAlliance #China #IndoPacific #Takaichi
Japan’s Thatcher Moment - Can Takaichi Thread the Needle Between Trump and Xi? - World Geostrategic Insights
By Stephen R. Nagy  Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party has chosen Sanae Takaichi as its new leader, positioning her to become the nation’s first female prime minister at a critical juncture in global po...
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October 20, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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📜 EVENT: YCAPS Historic Yokohama Walking Tour

Join local historian Glenn Scoggins for a guided exploration of Yokohama’s past — from the Treaty of Kanagawa to postwar reconstruction.

See below for more info 👇
www.ycaps.org/yokohama-wal...

#Japan #History #Yokohama
October 14, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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🇯🇵 Under the new leadership of Sanae Takaichi Japan needs to adopt a 'realistic' approach with #China, says YCAPS Policy Director Stephen Nagy

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#Asia #Geopolitics #LDP #Election #PrimeMinister
Japan's Takaichi will have to be 'realistic' about relationship with China
Stephen Nagy of International Christian University discusses Japan's newly elected LDP President Takaichi and the importance of the upcoming APEC summit in South Korea. He also discusses Japan's forei...
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October 7, 2025 at 9:09 AM
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📢WEBINAR: Join us for our next Getting to Know Japan session!

Prof. James Farrer will explore how Tokyo’s small eateries build community and the challenges they face amid redevelopment & aging owners

More Information Below 👇
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#Japan #FoodCulture #Tokyo
October 6, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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Past YCAPS speaker Sebastian Strangio reports on the China Coast Guard’s National Day ceremony at disputed Scarborough Shoal

via @thediplomat.com 👇
thediplomat.com/2025/10/chin...

#SouthChinaSea #China #Philippines #IndoPacific
China Coast Guard Holds National Day Ceremony Near Disputed South China Sea Shoal
The CCG vowed to “stand guard” over Scarborough Shoal, the subject of recent tensions between China and the Philippines.
thediplomat.com
October 3, 2025 at 8:10 AM
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YCAPS Policy Director Stephen Nagy argues that as #Japan’s #LDP enters a decisive leadership battle, all candidates fall short of the transformative leadership it needs

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#Japan #Politics #IndoPacific #Election #Leadership
Japan’s LDP Leadership Race - Why Today’s Candidates Fall Short of the Transformative Leadership Japan Needs - World Geostrategic Insights
By Stephen R. Nagy  Japan stands at its most critical juncture since the 1860s. The working population shrinks by hundreds of thousands annually, eroding the foundation of national economic strength. ...
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October 2, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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📢COMMUNITY CONVERSATION: Join us in Iwakuni!

Emma Chanlett-Avery will lead a discussion on “The U.S.–Japan Alliance in 2025: Flourishing or Floundering?”

More Information Below👇
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#USJapan #Alliance #IndoPacific
October 1, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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Japan’s LDP enters a decisive leadership battle, with polls pointing to a showdown between Sanae Takaichi and Shinjiro Koizumi

YCAPS Policy Director Stephen Nagy unpacks what this means for Japan👇

www.scmp.com/week-asia/po...

#Japan #LDP #Politics #IndoPacific
Japan’s next leader? LDP showdown pits Abe protégé against reformist scion
Recent polls suggest the party’s voters will decide between Sanae Takaichi’s conservative vision and Shinjiro Koizumi’s centrist appeal.
www.scmp.com
September 30, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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📢WEBINAR: Join us for our next Indo-Pacific Maritime Hour!

Dr. Bich Tran will explore insights from the 2024 Manila Dialogue on the #SouthChinaSea & prospects for the 2025 #ASEAN Maritime Security Dialogue

More Information Below 👇
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#Marsec #IndoPacific
September 29, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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Past YCAPS speaker Sebastian Strangio reports on Myanmar’s junta easing party rules ahead of contentious elections

via @thediplomat.com 👇
thediplomat.com/2025/09/myan...

#Myanmar #Elections #ASEAN #SoutheastAsia
Myanmar Military Loosens Political Party Requirements Ahead of Contentious Election
The change is a telling concession to the challenges that the military faces in holding a “nationwide” election in the midst of the country’s ongoing conflict.
thediplomat.com
September 24, 2025 at 7:43 AM