Mansfield Foundation Podcast
Presented by the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation, join us for a journey exploring U.S.-Asia relations and policymaking. Episodes will feature a range of experts reflecting on their work, including academics and policy practitioners.
Episodes
We’re speaking with Doctor Charles Crabtree, Associate Professor of Government at Dartmouth College.
Charles shares his story of being a first-generation graduate in academia, his gradual introduction to Japan Studies, and his work on gender and other discrimination issues.
Today’s episode features Noriko Akiyama, Senior Political Writer at the Asahi Shimbun. We talk about her career in journalism and research into politics, diversity, and civil society. Akiyama-san then interviews us about the Mansfield Foundation, the U.S.-Japan Network for the Future program, and a shared passion for expanding mutual understanding between our countries.
This season of the Mansfield Podcast is hosted by Tim White a...
We're joined by Nick Kapur of Rutgers University to discuss modern Japanese history, and how the U.S.-Japan Security Treaty continues to impact policy debates in 2024.
John Dower's book, Embracing Defeat, is available here.
Nick's book, Japan at the Crossroads, is available here.
Chelsea Schieder's book, Coed Revolution, is available here.
Our guest is Dr. Ryo Morimoto, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Princeton University. His work looks at environmental anthropology, including a recent project on what he terms “Atomic Livelihoods in Fukushima’s Gray Zone."
Dr. Morimoto's book, Nuclear Ghosts, is available from University of California Press.
This season of the Mansfield Podcast is hosted by Tim White and was made possible with support from the ...
Our guest is Dr. Tom Le, Associate Professor of Politics at Pomona College. Our conversation touches on his book, titled Japan’s Aging Peace, and the ongoing debate over Japan’s role in regional security.
Read more about Dr. Le's book here This season of the Mansfield Podcast is hosted by Tim White and was made possible with support from the Japan Foundation. Our editor is Selena Hasan. Music is courtesy of Laura Schwartz and...
Dr. Benjamin Bartlett joins us to talk about cybersecurity policy in Japan. Dr. Bartlett is an Assistant Professor of Political Science at Miami University in Ohio, where he focuses on international cooperation on cybersecurity.
Read more about The Cuckoo's Egg here. This season of the Mansfield Podcast is hosted by Tim White and was made possible with support from the Japan Foundation. Our editor is Selena Hasan. Music is cou...
Our guest is Doctor Paul Christensen, Associate Professor of Anthropology at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. We discuss his work studying issues in contemporary Japan, including recovery from substance use. We also consider how Japanese policymaking can better incorporate the needs of its people.
This season of the Mansfield Podcast is hosted by Tim White and was made possible with support from the Japan Foundation. Our edito...
Our guest on the Mansfield Podcast is Doctor Lauren McKee, Associate Professor of Political Science at Berea College. Lauren talks about ways to grow Japan studies, both at her institution and across America. We also discuss Japan’s electoral system and the connections between the U.S. and Japan.
This season of the Mansfield Podcast is hosted by Director of Communications Tim White and was made possible with support from the Japan...
Our guest on the Mansfield Podcast is Dr. Tom Mason, Executive Director of the U.S.-Japan Bridging Foundation. This season of the Mansfield Podcast is hosted by Director of Communications Tim White and was made possible with support from the Japan Foundation. Our editor is Selena Hasan. Music is courtesy of Laura Schwartz and Bellwether Bayou.
Our guest on the Mansfield Podcast is Dr. Cindi SturtzSreetharan, Professor of Anthropology at Arizona State University. Dr. SturtzSreetharan joins us to talk about her path in Japan Studies, as well as her research on language, identity, and stigma in Japan. This season of the Mansfield Podcast is hosted by Director of Communications Tim White and was made possible with support from the Japan Foundation. Our editor is Selena Hasa...
Our guest on the Mansfield Podcast is Dr. Charles McClean, incoming Associate Professor of Political Science at Yale University. This season of the Mansfield Podcast is hosted by Director of Communications Tim white and was made possible with support from the Japan Foundation. Our editor is Selena Hasan. Music is courtesy of Laura Schwartz and Bellwether Bayou.
Our guest on the Mansfield Podcast is Mihoko Matsubara, Chief Cybersecurity Strategist at NTT Corporation. This season of the Mansfield Podcast is hosted by Director of Communications Tim White and was made possible with support from the Japan Foundation. Our editor is Selena Hasan. Music is courtesy of Laura Schwartz and Bellwether Bayou.
Today on the Mansfield Podcast, we’re joined by Kazuyo Kato, Executive Director of the Japan Center for International Exchange USA. She is a member of the fifth cohort of the U.S.-Japan Network for the Future here at Mansfield, and has spent more than two decades at nonprofit organizations dedicated to U.S.-Japan relations and international affairs.
In 2023, we spoke about the work of JCIE and specifically how Japan is playing an ...
Today on the Mansfield podcast, we’re joined by Dr. Akira Inayoshi, Professor Japanese Political and Diplomatic History at Niigata University.
Dr. Inayoshi studies how Japan’s policies are influenced by regional preferences and the role of infrastructure in migration.
Books mentioned in this interview include Dr. Inayoshi's 港町巡礼 (Port Town Pilgrimage), in Japanese: https://www.kinokuniya.co.jp/f/dsg-01-9784910590073
John D...
Anna Nagamine of the OIST Innovation Team at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology joins us to discuss her work, the challenges facing entrepreneurship and startups in Japan and Okinawa in particular.
Anna's opinion piece, "Okinawa in Position to be Asia’s Next Hotbed for Innovation,” is available at https://mansfieldfdn.org/wp-content/uploads/Nagamine_op-ed.pdf
CDR John Bradford (U.S. Navy, retired), joins the Mansfield Podcast to discuss his career from military to maritime security researcher, and his thoughts on recent trends in U.S.-Japan Coast Guard cooperation in Southeast Asia.
Our guest's biography is available at https://www.ycaps.org/john-bradford
His Pacific Forum piece, "Southeast Asia's Maritime Security Should be a US-Japan Alliance Agenda," is availab...
We're joined by Dr. Ryosuke Maeda of Hokkaido University. Our discussion focuses on his work as a historian of Japanese politics, and the ways Japan's past continue to be reflected in modern politics.
Dr. Maeda, like each of our guests this season, is a member of the fifth cohort of the Mansfield Foundation’s U.S.-Japan Network for the Future.
His academic profile is available at https://researchers.general.hokud...
The Mansfield Podcast welcomes Kristi Govella to talk about economic security and the prospects for Japan-South Korea-United States cooperation in a dynamic field.
Publications mentioned in this episode include:
● Kristi Govella, ed., Governing the Global Commons: Challenges and Opportunities for US-Japan Cooperation https://www.gmfus.org/sites/default/files/2022-12/Govella%20et%20al%20%20-%20US%20Japan%20cooperation%20-%20pape...
We're joined by Dr. Kathryn Goldfarb, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Colorado Boulder. Our discussion focuses on how an anthropologist approaches Japan, how kinship is defined in Japan, and the issues facing child welfare systems.
Dr. Goldfarb, like each of our guests this season, is a member of the fifth cohort of the Mansfield Foundation’s U.S.-Japan Network for the Future.
Her academic pr...
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