Boston, July 6, 2026 — On July 8, 2026 — four years to the day since the world lost Prime Minister Shinzo Abe — the Boston Global Forum and AIWS will premiere the official trailer of The Shinzo Abe Film, a major cinematic work of the Shinzo Abe Initiative for Peace...
"There Is No Opportunity Without Threat": Guiding AI with the Discipline of Security From the address of Yossi Katribas - Former Senior Deputy Director General of the Israeli Prime Minister's Office; Representative of the Boston Global Forum in Israel and India at the...
Her March 19 remarks linked America 250, democratic values, and the enduring strategic vision of the U.S.-Japan alliance. At the White House dinner on March 19, 2026, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivered remarks that were notable not only for their warmth toward...
In his first term, Trump cultivated a close relationship with the late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, assassinated in 2022. The two leaders shared not just a love of golf, but a clear-eyed view of China as the main threat to regional stability. China’s rise inspired Abe’s...
Boston Global Forum (BGF) congratulates Yasuhide Nakayama, BGF’s Representative in Japan, on his re-election to Japan’s House of Representatives on February 8, returning to the Diet via the Kinki proportional representation block. Mr. Nakayama’s re-election comes at a...
On February 18, 2026, Japan entered a transformative era as Sanae Takaichi was officially designated the nation's 105th Prime Minister. Following the Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) landslide victory on February 8, PM Takaichi used her inaugural Diet address to set a...
The "Sana-mania" that swept Japan on February 8, 2026, has not only reshaped the halls of the Diet but has also ignited a geopolitical and economic shift that many are calling the definitive evolution of the Abe legacy. By securing 316 seats—a staggering two-thirds...
Japan’s February 8, 2026 snap election delivered a major victory for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), strengthening Tokyo’s political mandate as Japan faces intensifying strategic competition and rapid technological disruption...