Coffee & Cocktails: Japan’s Changing Role in Asia
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From Tsunami to Pandemic: Lessons Learned and the Path Ahead for U.S.-Japan Relations. Join us on March 11, 2021 at 8:00 pm EST, and March 12, 2021 10:00 am JST to hear renowned U.S.-Japan strategist, Tomoko Hosaka Mullaney, as she shares her views on the increasingly important alliance between the U.S. and Japan, how it is adapting to changes and challenges within Asia, and lastly, Japan’s evolving role of leadership in Asia. On the tenth anniversary of 3.11, Ms. Mullaney will also look back at the tragic Great East Japan Earthquake, and the legacy and impact of Operation Tomodachi, the U.S.-led disaster relief operation that immediately followed. The solidarity shown in the operation has created a lasting friendship of security and economic alliance between the U.S. and Japan.
Ms. Mullaney is currently a Vice President at The Asia Group (led by Chairman and CEO, Kurt Campbell). With her deep professional and personal knowledge of Japan, Ms. Mullaney focuses on the firm’s Japan portfolio. She supports clients across a variety of sectors, providing them with strategic advice and analysis of Japan’s complex political, economic, and market landscape. Ms. Mullaney was also a key member of the Associated Press team that covered the March 11th disaster 10 years ago. Biography: https://theasiagroup.com/staff/tomoko-mullaney/