Smart Take: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to Visit Washington D.C.
Asia Program Deputy Director Shihoko Goto talks about Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s visit to the United States ahead of the May G7 meeting in Hiroshima, Japan. The two world leaders are likely to discuss the changing nature of their military alliance, economic concerns related to China, and the stability of the Indo-Pacific region.
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Shihoko Goto
Shihoko Goto is the director for geoeconomics and Indo-Pacific enterprise and acting director for the Asia Program at the Wilson Center. Her research focuses on the economics and politics of Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea, as well as US policy in Northeast Asia. A seasoned journalist and analyst, she has reported from Tokyo and Washington for Dow Jones and UPI on the global economy, international trade, and Asian markets. A columnist for The Diplomat magazine and contributing editor to The Globalist, she was previously a donor country relations officer for the World Bank and has been awarded fellowships from the East-West Center and the Knight Foundation, among others.
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