Book Break

Pacific Alliance

By Kent Calder

Tuesday, June 9, 2009, 6:30 PM to 8:30PM

(The speech and Q & A will be in English）

Despite the enduring importance of the U.S.-Japan security alliance, the
broader relationship between the two countries is today beset by
sobering new difficulties. In this comprehensive comparative analysis of
　the trans-Pacific alliance and its political, economic and social　
foundations, Kent E. Calder, a leading Japan specialist, asserts that　
bilateral relations between the two countries are dangerously eroding as
both seek broader options in a globally oriented world.

Calder documents the quiet erosion of America's multidimensional ties　
with Japan as China rises, generations change and new forces arise in　
both American and Japanese politics. He then assesses consequences for a
21st Century military alliance with formidable coordination　
requirements, explores alternative foreign paradigms for dealing with
the United States, adopted by Britain, Germany and China, and offers　
prescriptions for restoring U.S.-Japan relations to vitality once again.

Kent E. Calder is director of the Reischauer Center for East Asian　
Studies at SAIS, Johns Hopkins University, Washington, D.C. He has　
served as special advisor to the U.S. Ambassador to Japan and Japan　
Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). He　
has also taught and initiated U.S.-Japan research programs at Princeton
and Harvard Universities.

A dinner will be served at a cost of 1,850 yen (including tax). Sign up
now at the reception desk (3211-3161) or online at
http://www.fccj.or.jp. To help us plan proper seating and food　
preparation, please reserve in advance, preferably by noon of the day of
the event. Those without reservations will be turned away once available
seats are filled.

Reservations cancelled less than 24 hours in advance will be charged in
　full.

Library Committee, THE FOREIGN CORRESPONDENTS’CLUB OF JAPAN