The Yokosuka Council on Asia-Pacific Studies aims to promote the study of strategic, diplomatic, and legal issues affecting the Asia-Pacific Region.
Yokosuka-shi, Kanagawa
Joined February 2017
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Publication alert📢
@ycapsjapan & @USSC are proud to release the “Alliance Handbook Series”—volumes containing the core documents that underpin key security relationships.
Visit here to download *free* digital editions & for links for hardcopy purchase: ycaps.org/alliance-handbooks…
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* Oct 26, 2026 (Mon), 18:15-20:30 JST (Yokosuka) *
Drawing on his book, Dr. Kitagawa examines the Falklands War through five levels of warfare: politics, strategy, operations, tactics, and techniques and technology.
Info and registration: ycaps.org/cc-falklands-yokos…
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* Oct 27, 2026 (Tues), 10:00-11:00 JST (Zoom) *
Historian and practitioner of chanoyu, Dr. Rebecca Corbett, introduces the “Japanese tea ceremony” (chanoyu), including both historical developments and contemporary practice.
Info and registration: ycaps.org/gtkj-chanoyu
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* Oct 30, 2026 (Fri), 18:00-19:30 JST (Tokyo) *
Mr. Madono, a former Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force officer, provides an overview of Japan's geopolitical situation and changes in defense policy from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Info and registration: ycaps.org/ycaps-apu-maritime…
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* Nov 4, 2026 (Wed), 17:45-20:00 JST (Iwakuni) *
Dr. Chisako T. Masuo, Kyushu University, guides a discussion on China's 15th Five-Year Plan, the most recent phase of their maritime strategy in the Pacific launched in spring 2026.
Info and registration: ycaps.org/cc-iwakuni-nov-202…
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* Nov 11, 2026 (Wed), 18:00-20:00 JST (Tokyo) *
Jan Godwod and Radosław Tyszkiewicz examine two models of cultural diplomacy, contrasting organic, grass-roots development with engineered, state-deployed institutions.
Info and registration: ycaps.org/sphq-cultural-dipl…
* Nov 17, 2026 (Tues), 18:00-19:45 JST (Tokyo) *
Dr. Nagy discusses his book “Japan as an Adapter Middle Power,” a reconceptualization of Japanese foreign policy in an era defined by intensifying U.S.-China strategic competition.
Info and registration: ycaps.org/ycaps-kreab-nov-17…
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* Oct 25, 2026 (Sun), 11:30-13:20 JST (Sasebo) *
Mr. Hondo discusses aspects of local elections and theories applicable to Japan’s traditional industrial regions, proposing solutions to break through stagnation in local politics.
Info and registration: ycaps.org/cc-sasebo-oct-2026
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* Oct 24, 2026 (Sat), 14:30-16:30 JST (Okinawa) *
Dr. Ryan Ashley, FPRI, explores why since 2012 Southeast Asian states across the geopolitical spectrum have consistently expanded defense ties with Japan.
Info and registration: ycaps.org/cc-okinawa-oct-202…
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* Oct 22, 2026 (Thurs), 18:00-19:45 JST (Tokyo) *
Kreab Tokyo hosts an expert panel from Japan’s defense sector for a timely discussion on Japan’s potential emergence as an important exporter of defense equipment.
Info and registration: ycaps.org/ycaps-kreab-oct-22…
* Oct 30, 2026 (Fri), 18:00-19:30 JST (Tokyo) *
Mr. Madono, a former Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force officer, provides an overview of Japan's geopolitical situation and changes in defense policy from the 1980s to the 2020s.
Info and registration: ycaps.org/ycaps-apu-maritime…
* Oct 23, 2026 (Fri), 10:00-12:00 JST (Iwakuni) *
LCDR Boccia leads a tour of the Iwakuni 'Zero' Hangar, discussing the history of the base, the 14 August raid, and items related to the Second World War and Imperial Japanese Navy.
Info and registration: ycaps.org/iwakuni-zero
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* Oct 13, 2026 (Tues), 18:30-19:30 JST (Zoom)*
Douglas Montgomery, founder and CEO of Global Connects Media, examines what it might take for Japanese film to translate festival circuit success into international commercial success.
Info and registration: ycaps.org/sphq-money-oct-202…
* Nov 11, 2026 (Wed), 18:00-20:00 JST (Tokyo) *
Jan Godwod and Radosław Tyszkiewicz examine two models of cultural diplomacy, contrasting organic, grass-roots development with engineered, state-deployed institutions.
Info and registration: ycaps.org/sphq-cultural-dipl…
* Oct 25, 2026 (Sun), 11:30-13:20 JST (Sasebo) *
Mr. Hondo discusses aspects of local elections and theories applicable to Japan’s traditional industrial regions, proposing solutions to break through stagnation in local politics.
Info and registration: ycaps.org/cc-sasebo-oct-2026
* Oct 27, 2026 (Tues), 10:00-11:00 JST (Zoom) *
Historian and practitioner of chanoyu, Dr. Rebecca Corbett, introduces the “Japanese tea ceremony” (chanoyu), including both historical developments and contemporary practice.
Info and registration: ycaps.org/gtkj-chanoyu
* Oct 24, 2026 (Sat), 14:30-16:30 JST (Okinawa) *
Dr. Ryan Ashley, FPRI, explores why since 2012 Southeast Asian states across the geopolitical spectrum have consistently expanded defense ties with Japan.
Info and registration: ycaps.org/cc-okinawa-oct-202…
* Oct 26, 2026 (Mon), 18:15-20:30 JST (Yokosuka) *
Drawing on his book, Dr. Kitagawa examines the Falklands War through five levels of warfare: politics, strategy, operations, tactics, and techniques and technology.
Info and registration: ycaps.org/cc-falklands-yokos…
* Oct 22, 2026 (Thurs), 18:00-19:45 JST (Tokyo) *
Kreab Tokyo hosts an expert panel from Japan’s defense sector for a timely discussion on Japan’s potential emergence as an important exporter of defense equipment.
Info and registration: ycaps.org/ycaps-kreab-oct-22…
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* Sep 28, 2026 (Mon), 18:00-21:00 JST *
Pub Talk @ What the Dickens! British Pub & Bar in Ebisu, Tokyo
Join leading experts and scholars in exploring the most recent proposed changes to Japan’s visa and permanent residency rules.
Info and registration: ycaps.org/japan-residency-ru…
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* Sep 25, 2026 (Fri), 16:00-18:15 EDT (Washington, DC) *
Book Talk: Dr. Geoffrey Gresh discusses his book “Leaning Seaward,” the first to examine Japan as a comprehensive maritime power in the twenty-first century.
Info and registration: ycaps.org/dc-leaning-seaward
