The Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) co-hosted the Japan-NATO Security Symposium with NATO and the Danish Embassy in Tokyo on December 2, 2022.

Mr. Kei Takagi, Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, and H.E. Bettina Cardenbach, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs and Security Policy of NATO, participated in this consultation. In addition, embassy officials and experts, including ambassadors from NATO member states, were invited to exchange views on 1)The Strategic outlook for NATO towards 2030, 2) Japan's security strategy, and 3) The NATO-Japan partnership moving forward.