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SUMMARY:Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe Witherle Library Foreign Affairs discussion group will 
 meet by zoom on Wednesday\, September 3 from 5-6pm. The topic will be US-J
 apan relations\, including the impact of US policies on recent Japanese el
 ections\, the debate on remilitarization and nuclear arms development\, an
 d the recent US-Japan trade/tariff agreement. All are welcome. Moderated b
 y Barbara Griffiths.\n\nBelow is a suggested reading list:\n\n\n\n\nCenter
  for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)\, 7/21/25\, “Japan’s U
 pper House Election: Prolonged Instability”  (clickable)\nhttps://www.c
 sis.org/analysis/japans-upper-house-election-prolonged-instability\n\n\nBB
 C\, 7/27/25\, “The rise of Japan’s far right was supercharged by Trump
  - and tourists”  (clickable)\nhttps://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2k29
 233jeo\n\n\nNew York Times (NYT)\, 7/23/25\, “Behind Japan’s Trade Dea
 l:  8 Rounds of Talks and ‘Hurrying Slowly’” (clickable with subscr
 iption or available at Witherle Library)\nhttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/
 23/business/trump-trade-japan-election.html\n\nNYT\, 8/6/25\, “Why Japan
  is Rethinking It’s Peace Vow” (clickable with subscription or availab
 le at Witherle Library)\n\nhttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/world/asia/h
 iroshima-nagasaki-nuclear-explainer.html\n\nThe Atlantic “The New Arms R
 ace” August 2025 p. 26 (print edition) or same article on line “The Nu
 clear Club may Soon Double” 7/8/25 (clickable with subscription or avail
 able at Witherle Library).  A long article about South Korea and Japan\, 
 with Japan featured in the second half of the article.\n\nhttps://www.thea
 tlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/08/nuclear-proliferation-arms-race/68325
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