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  • March
    13
    2026
    APF Canada Event

    March 13: Foreign Interference in Open Societies: Risks, Limits, and Guardrails

    March 13, 2026, 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.

    Vancouver

    Foreign interference and transnational repression are emerging as urgent challenges for democratic institutions and diaspora communities in Canada and across the G7. Following the 2025 Kananaskis m...

    Where

    Downtown Vancouver

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    Please contact events@asiapacific.ca for any questions.

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    Foreign interference and transnational repression are emerging as urgent challenges for democratic institutions and diaspora communities in Canada and across the G7. Following the 2025 Kananaskis meeting, G7 leaders committed to deepening global understanding of these threats and strengthening co-ordinated responses. 

    This panel brings together legal, political science, and diaspora community experts to examine how these dynamics are unfolding in Canada and allied jurisdictions, and to explore how policy developments in the U.K., U.S., and EU offer lessons for Canadian policymakers – particularly on safeguards, enforcement, and community protection. 

    Speakers:  

    • Lynette Ong, Distinguished Professor of Chinese Politics, University of Toronto, Director of China Governance Lab at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, and a Senior Fellow (non-resident) at APF Canada
    • Eric Lai  Senior Fellow, Georgetown Center for Asian Law 

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  • March
    16
    2026
    APF Canada Event

    March 16: Japan's Grand Strategy: Liminal Power in an Uncertain World

    March 16, 2026 (12:00 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.) | Light Lunch (Available at 11:30 a.m.)

    Vancouver

    Please join us on March 16 to welcome Dr. Kei Koga for a presentation of his new book, Japan's Grand Strategy: Liminal Power in an Uncertain World, co-authored with Dr. Saori Katada. Using a histor...

    Where

    Downtown Vancouver

    Contact

    Please contact events@asiapacific.ca for any questions.

    To register for this event, please click here. 

    Please join us on March 16 to welcome Dr. Kei Koga for a presentation of his new book, Japan's Grand Strategy: Liminal Power in an Uncertain World, co-authored with Dr. Saori Katada.

    <div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW130643462 BCX0"><p lang="EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCXW130643462 BCX0 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">Please join us&nbsp;on March 16 to welcome <strong>Dr. Kei Koga</strong> for a presentation of his new book, </span><a class="Hyperlink SCXW130643462 BCX0" href="https://academic.oup.com/book/62240" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW130643462 BCX0 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US"><strong><u>Japan's Grand Strategy: Liminal Power in an Uncertain World</u></strong></span></a><span class="TextRun SCXW130643462 BCX0 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">, co-authored with Dr. Saori Katada. Using a historical institutionalist lens, the book traces four key turning points –&nbsp;the inter-war era between World War I and II, the Cold War era, and the Post-Cold War/Indo–Pacific era –&nbsp;to demonstrate how shifts in the strategic environment, leaders’&nbsp;perceptions, and domestic constraints shaped Japan’s evolving 'grand strategy.'&nbsp;</span><span class="EOP SCXW130643462 BCX0">&nbsp;</span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW130643462 BCX0"><p lang="EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCXW130643462 BCX0 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">This event will include a presentation by the author followed by a moderated discussion and audience Q&amp;A.&nbsp;</span></p><p lang="EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCXW130643462 BCX0 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">We hope you can join us for this&nbsp;timely&nbsp;discussion on Japan’s role in a fast-changing regional order with leading scholars of Japanese foreign policy and international relations whose work sheds new light on Japan’s strategic thinking and policy trajectory in the Indo-Pacific.</span><span class="EOP SCXW130643462 BCX0">&nbsp;</span></p></div><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW130643462 BCX0"><h2><span class="TextRun SCXW130643462 BCX0 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">Speaker:</span></h2><p lang="EN-US"><span class="TextRun SCXW130643462 BCX0 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">&nbsp;</span><a class="Hyperlink SCXW130643462 BCX0" href="https://dr.ntu.edu.sg/entities/person/Kei-Koga" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW130643462 BCX0 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US"><strong><u>Dr. Kei Koga</u></strong></span></a><span class="TextRun SCXW130643462 BCX0 NormalTextRun" lang="EN-US">, </span><span>Associate Professor/Head of Division, Public Policy and Global Affairs Programme, Nanyang Technological University</span></p></div> Where:
    <p>Downtown Vancouver</p> When:
    <p><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW72144528 BCX0">March 16, 2026 (12:00 a.m. – 1:15 p.m.) | Light Lunch (Available at 11:30 a.m.)</span></p> Contact:
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    Please join us on March 16 to welcome Dr. Kei Koga for a presentation of his new book, Japan's Grand Strategy: Liminal Power in an Uncertain World, co-authored with Dr. Saori Katada. Using a historical institutionalist lens, the book traces four key turning points – the inter-war era between World War I and II, the Cold War era, and the Post-Cold War/Indo–Pacific era – to demonstrate how shifts in the strategic environment, leaders’ perceptions, and domestic constraints shaped Japan’s evolving 'grand strategy.'  

    This event will include a presentation by the author followed by a moderated discussion and audience Q&A. 

    We hope you can join us for this timely discussion on Japan’s role in a fast-changing regional order with leading scholars of Japanese foreign policy and international relations whose work sheds new light on Japan’s strategic thinking and policy trajectory in the Indo-Pacific. 

    Speaker:

     Dr. Kei Koga, Associate Professor/Head of Division, Public Policy and Global Affairs Programme, Nanyang Technological University

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Recent Events

  • February
    26
    2026
    Partner Event

    February 26-27: Strengthening Our Ties with the Indo-Pacific: What are the Outcomes of Diversification Strategies?

    February 26–27, 2026

    Montreal

    The third annual conference of CÉRIUM’s Chair in Asian and Indo‑Pacific Studies, Strengthening our Ties with the Indo-Pacific: What are the Outcomes of Diversification Strategies?, features a ...

    Where

    MIL Campus, Université de Montréal 

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    The third annual conference of CÉRIUM’s Chair in Asian and Indo‑Pacific Studies, Strengthening our Ties with the Indo-Pacific: What are the Outcomes of Diversification Strategies?, features a panel on Diversification and Economic Security moderated by Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada's John H. McArthur Fellow Ari Van Assche, followed by insights from Alexandre Veilleux, APF Canada’s Senior Program Manager, on Quebec’s Indo‑Pacific Strategy and its evolving relationship with South Korea. 

    The program also includes a conversation with Laura‑Julie Perreault, international affairs columnist at La Presse and 2025–2026 APF Canada's Media Fellow, drawing on her recent fieldwork in Japan and South Korea.

     

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  • February
    19
    2026
    External Event

    February 19: The Past Can be Changed: A Conversation with Satoshi Yamaguchi of Japanese Band Radwimps and Visiting Researcher at Keio University

    Thursday February 19th, 2026 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET

    Toronto

    The Centre for the Study of Global Japan at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy is organizing a talk and performance by Satoshi Yamaguchi, drummer of  popular Japanese band, RADWIMPS....

    Where

    Withrow Auditorium at the University of Toronto Schools 
    (371 Bloor Street West Toronto, Ontario M5S 2R7)

    Contact

    For more information, please click here. 

    The Centre for the Study of Global Japan at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy is organizing a talk and performance by Satoshi Yamaguchi, drummer of  popular Japanese band, RADWIMPS. 

    Satoshi Yamaguchi, a Visiting Researcher at Keio University, will deliver an inspiring presentation about his personal struggle and research on Musicians’ Dystonia, a neurological disorder that affects professional musicians. He will share his personal story and reflections about his musical career, which he was forced to suspend in 2015. 

    Radwimps Band

    He will then discuss how he refocused his energy on academic research, presenting findings from large-scale epidemiological studies on Musicians' Dystonia he conducted in collaboration with scholars from Canada, Japan, and other countries. 

    The event will feature a live performance by Yamaguchi using “VXD,” a voice-controlled drumming system he co-developed. 

    (Image Credit: 株式会社スペシャネット, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons) 

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  • February
    17
    2026
    APF Canada Event

    February 17: Beyond the Big 3: A Kakehashi Alumni Guide to Japan's Lesser-known Sites

    February 17, 2026 from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m. PT | 8:00 to 9:30 p.m. ET

    Canada

    As great as they are to visit, there is a lot more to Japan than Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto. Kakehashi Project alumni are invited to join us for a journey through some of Japan’s lesser-visited cultu...

    Where

    Virtual 

    As great as they are to visit, there is a lot more to Japan than Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto. Kakehashi Project alumni are invited to join us for a journey through some of Japan’s lesser-visited cultural hotspots, hidden gems, and natural wonders as selected by Japanese and Canadian Kakehashi alumni. 

    Find new places to add to your next Japan travel itinerary and get tips from alumni experts on how to make your visit a great one. This event is open to all Kakehashi Project alumni.

    For more information on Kakehashi, please visit our webpage.

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