Glen S. Fukushima will give a presentation on “U.S.-Japan Relations in a Shifting Global Landscape” on Monday, March 2, fro 7 to 8:15 p.m. (doors open at 6:30 p.m.) at Japan House Los Angeles, 6801 Hollywood Blvd. in Hollywood.
As the U.S. and Japan navigate their relationship with new leadership in both capitals and an evolving geopolitical landscape, Japan House Los Angeles and the Japan America Society of Southern California are proud to present a timely public lecture featuring Fukushima, a renowned voice in U.S.-East Asia relations. A visiting fellow at Stanford University and senior fellow at the Center for American Progress in Washington, D.C., he brings extensive experience to this essential conversation on the current and future state of U.S.-Japan relations.
Set against a backdrop of heightened global tensions and transforming domestic politics in both countries, the program will provide an in-depth analysis of the political and policy forces shaping the bilateral relationship in 2026.
Drawing on his wide-ranging experience across both the public and private sectors, Fukushima will examine how domestic political dynamics in Japan and the U.S. shape foreign policy, trade, and regional security, with particular attention to their implications for the Asia-Pacific region. The lecture will be followed by a Q&A session designed to foster informed dialogue and deeper understanding among business leaders, scholars, policymakers, and the broader public.
Fee: $10. Parking available with validation. Info/registration: www.japanhousela.com/events/us-japan-relations-shifting-geopolitical-landscape-public-lecture-glen-fukushima-stanford/
About the Speaker
On Oct. 14, 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Fukushima to serve as vice chair of the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC), and the Senate confirmed him for this position on April 6, 2022.
From 1990 to 2012, Fukushima was a senior business executive based in Asia representing several major multinational corporations: vice president, AT&T Japan; president, Arthur D. Little Japan; president and CEO, Cadence Design Systems Japan; president and CEO, NCR Japan; and president and CEO, Airbus Japan.
He was elected to serve for two terms as president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan, then the largest American chamber of commerce outside the U.S.
He began his career as an attorney at the law firm of Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker.
Fukushima has served on numerous corporate boards of directors, advisory boards, and government advisory councils in the U.S., Europe, and Japan. He has served on the board of the Japan Association of Corporate Executives, America-Japan Society, National Association of Japan-America Societies, Japan Society of Boston, Japan Society of Northern California, Japan-America Society of Washington, D.C., International House of Japan, Japanese American National Museum, U.S.-Japan Council, International Student Conferences, Global Council of the Asia Society, and President’s Leadership Council of the Asia Foundation.
Fukushima has been a member of the Council on Foreign Relations since 1993, and a member of the Director’s Circle of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and of the Nexus Group of the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, and co-founder of the Tokyo Committee of Human Rights Watch.