On February 1, 2021, Executive Director Nobuhisa Ishizuka joined Alexander Heffner, host of PBS’s The Open Mind, to discuss Japan’s longstanding and unamended constitution. In the 30-minute interview, Mr. Ishizuka discussed the limitations that hindered Japan’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the prospect of constitutional reform in Japan. The wide-ranging conversation also addressed the U.S.-Japan security treaty, the impact of the rescheduled Olympics in Tokyo, Japan’s political climate under Yoshihide Suga, and the future in U.S.-Japanese relations.
You can listen to the interview on the PBS website and on most podcast apps.
