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• Fri

  17

  Jul

  2026

  PROF. TAKATOSHI ITO MEMORIAL LECTURE SERIES – 2: Asia's Emerging Weapons Manufacturers — India, South Korea, and Japan

  9:00PM-10:00PM ETOnline

  Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the international security environment has been undergoing major change. This lecture will explain how the defense industries of India, South Korea, and Japan are developing, from the perspective of an investment analyst who has long analyzed this field.

  Speaker: Dr. Jeffrey Miyamoto
  Date: Friday, July 17, 2026, 9:00 PM–10:00 PM+ (U.S. Eastern Time)
  Online (Zoom)
  Event Overview

  Participation fee: Free
  Lecture language: English
  Q&A: English and Japanese

  Abstract

  Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine brought about a major shift in defense policy worldwide, accelerating moves to expand defense spending in many countries. Since the end of the Cold War, defense budgets had long been cut while Western defense industries underwent restructuring and consolidation; however, the recent surge in demand has created new growth opportunities for Asia's defense industries. This lecture examines the background behind the emergence of India, South Korea, and Japan as major players in the defense industry, and considers how each country's political system, economic structure, and security challenges are shaping its defense industrial policy. Drawing on the perspective of an investment analyst who has tracked these trends from an early stage, the talk will offer insight into the rapidly evolving dynamics of international security and industrial structure.