{"id":13457,"date":"2026-11-09T09:30:51","date_gmt":"2026-11-09T09:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/isic-japan.org\/?page_id=13457"},"modified":"2026-11-09T09:30:51","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T09:30:51","slug":"thinking-ahead","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/isic-japan.org\/jp\/thinking-ahead\/","title":{"rendered":"Thinking Ahead"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"13457\" data-post-id=\"13457\" data-obj-id=\"13457\" class=\"elementor elementor-13457 dce-elementor-post-13457\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6fc45e0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"6fc45e0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b3640d ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"4b3640d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fbaa11 pl-photo pl-hero dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1fbaa11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"971\" height=\"530\" src=\"https:\/\/isic-japan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/thinking-ahead-cleanroom.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13466\" alt=\"Technicians in cleanroom suits working at precision manufacturing equipment in a high-tech facility\" srcset=\"https:\/\/isic-japan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/thinking-ahead-cleanroom.jpg 971w, https:\/\/isic-japan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/thinking-ahead-cleanroom-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/isic-japan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/thinking-ahead-cleanroom-768x419.jpg 768w, https:\/\/isic-japan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/thinking-ahead-cleanroom-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/isic-japan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/thinking-ahead-cleanroom-160x87.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 971px) 100vw, 971px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f44dbff pl-masthead elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f44dbff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"pl-kicker\">First Breakfast Japan<\/span><span class=\"pl-title\">Thinking Ahead<\/span><span class=\"pl-sub\">Introducing the new Defense Industrial Base Strategy<\/span><span class=\"pl-tag\">Innovation, Dual Use, Manufacturing, Resilience<\/span><\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-283c05d pl-when elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"283c05d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"pl-date\">Thursday 3 December 2026 | 08:00-09:30<\/p><p class=\"pl-venue\">New Sanno Hotel, Tokyo<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-575e3c9 pl-band elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"575e3c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Keynote Speaker<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-37f326a pl-who elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"37f326a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-794b5b5 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"794b5b5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b696dda elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b696dda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Hideki Tsuchimoto<\/strong><br \/>Former Commissioner of the Acquisition, Technology &amp; Logistics Agency (ATLA) of the Ministry of Defense, currently serving as Advisor to Kawasaki Heavy Industries and a Visiting Professor at Asahi University.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-498d311 ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"498d311\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe08386 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe08386\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Moderated by Dr. Robert Eldridge<br \/><\/strong>Author, scholar, commentator, and former public official<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9aac078 pl-band elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9aac078\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Summary<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4747c1 pl-summary pl-plain elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d4747c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This briefing features Mr. Hideki Tsuchimoto, a distinguished graduate of Kyoto University who spent approximately forty years on the front lines of Japanese defense policy before serving as Commissioner of the Acquisition, Technology &amp; Logistics Agency (ATLA). Mr. Tsuchimoto brings unparalleled expertise in national defense infrastructure, having previously directed the Defense Facilities Administration Agency and overseen the operational development of critical garrisons and bases nationwide. His extensive career also includes frontline diplomatic and civilian service, such as his deployment to Samawah, Iraq, in 2004 to direct international humanitarian and reconstruction support.<\/p>\n<p>The session will examine the intersection of defense architecture, engineering resilience, and national security, focusing heavily on how modern facility design\u2014ranging from structural hardening to electromagnetic pulse (EMP) countermeasures\u2014supports the operational readiness of the Self-Defense Forces. Against the backdrop of updated national security guidelines and expanding defense buildup programs, the discussion will highlight the vital technical contributions of civilian specialists who ensure that critical command and logistics nodes maintain high levels of survivability against emerging threats.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the meeting will explore the broader implications of international cooperation and community integration in strengthening Japan&#8217;s defense industrial base. Drawing on real-world case studies from domestic base expansions, such as the integration of Osprey units in Saga, and international missions like those in Haiti and Iraq, the briefing will outline actionable frameworks for fostering trusted industrial partnerships, aligning cross-border supply chains, and reinforcing institutional resilience across allied nations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6e3064 pl-photo pl-closing dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e6e3064\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1033\" height=\"581\" src=\"https:\/\/isic-japan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/thinking-ahead-frigate.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-13465\" alt=\"A Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force frigate underway at sea with mountains in the background\" srcset=\"https:\/\/isic-japan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/thinking-ahead-frigate.jpg 1033w, https:\/\/isic-japan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/thinking-ahead-frigate-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/isic-japan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/thinking-ahead-frigate-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/isic-japan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/thinking-ahead-frigate-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/isic-japan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/thinking-ahead-frigate-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/isic-japan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/thinking-ahead-frigate-160x90.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1033px) 100vw, 1033px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_ae_slider elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6a5a731 pl-invite elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default ae-bg-gallery-type-default\" data-id=\"6a5a731\" 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