The U.S.-Japan Agenda: Accord on Trade and Security

On the eve of Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi’s visit to the United States, the Brookings Institution will bring together leading scholars for an in-depth discussion addressing the purpose of the visit as well as current U.S.-Japanese economic and political relations. Some issues to be covered include:

• Should Clinton pressure Obuchi to solve Japan’s economic problems?
• Are the United States and Japan resolving their bilateral trade disputes?
• Is the Japanese economy finally bottoming out?
• Can an economically weakened Japan play an effective role in international security?
• How will Japan’s relationship to China and Korea influence the U.S.-Japan alliance?