Listen in as Grant Newsham chats with the JAPAN Forward editorial team on Japan’s security budget increase and strategic proposals for the near future that would make it more effective. Newsham is a retired United States Marine Officer and a former US diplomat with many years of experience in Japan. He is a Senior Fellow with both the Center for Security Policy and the Yorktown Institute in the United States, and a Senior Fellow at the Japan Forum for Strategic Studies in Japan.  Newsham was the first US Marine liaison officer to the Japan Ground Self Defense force and was instrumental in promoting the JSDF’s initial moves towards an amphibious capability. RELATED STORIES * Serious About the Defense of Japan: More Details, Please* ‘Heightening Tensions’ in the Taiwan Strait: China Can’t Get Japan Out of Its Mind* Kishida’s Shangri-La Speech: What He Means, Why It Matters* New Report Helps Answer Key Questions About the Defense of Japan Join the conversation live every week. The announcements will be made on our Twitter account. Feel free to share any suggestions in our comment section below.