#  Program on US-Japan Relations Seminar 

 



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####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **September 28, 2026** 

 12:00PM - 01:00PM EDT 

####  pin\_drop Location 

 **CGIS Knafel, Bowie-Vernon Room (K262)**  

 [1737 Cambridge Street  
Cambridge, MA 02138  
United States



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## Japan Decides: The 2026 General Election and What Comes Next

### Speaker

- [Daniel Smith](https://sites.google.com/site/danielmarkhamsmith/?pli=1&authuser=0), Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Pennsylvania.

### Moderator

- [Christina Davis](https://cldavis.scholars.harvard.edu/), Director, Program on US-Japan Relations; Executive Committee; Faculty Associate. Edwin O. Reischauer Professor of Japanese Politics, Department of Government, Harvard University.

### Contact

**Max Calleo**  
<mcalleo@wcfia.harvard.edu>



 

 



 

 See also:- [ 2026–2027 ](/academic-year/2026-2027)
- [ Program on US-Japan Relations Seminar ](/seminars/us_japan/schedule)
 
 

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