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“Japan’s Democracy in an Age of Uncertainty” with Tobias Harris, 2026 Griffith and Patricia Way Lecture

When

Monday, 5/4/2026, 5:30 – 7 p.m. PDT

Event interval

Single day event

Campus location

Kane Hall (KNE)

Campus room

Kane Hall 225 | reception to follow

Accessibility Contact

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Event Types

Lectures/Seminars, Special Events

Event sponsors

Sponsored by the UW Japan Studies Program and made possible by the Griffith and Patricia Way Lecture endowment.

Target Audience

Free and open to the public. Registration IS OPEN

Description

The Way Lecture is celebrating its 19th year! Join us May 4th, 2026 for a talk by Tobias Harris, Founder and Principal of Japan Foresight LLC.

The foundation of the Abe consensus — the LDP, together with Komeito, governing with large, stable majorities to promote growth as part of the global economy and develop Japan’s military power and international partnerships under the aegis of US leadership — has crumbled after little more than a decade. The LDP has lost public trust, its relationship with…

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