[applause] [applause] [cheering] i dont want you to be intimidated, but i practiced these jazz hands for ten minutes backstage. Thats not actually a joke and that is the scary thing about it. Good evening and welcome to the 2018 pen america literary awards. Thank you for being here. [applause] honestly im thrilled to be here, very honored to celebrate the mission to protect Free Expression everywhere. Yes you should clap for Free Expression. It is honestly a weird time to be protecting Free Expression. I know that you are thinking but sally it is so obviously not under threat right now. [laughter] certainly not here in the United States of america. I mean, obviously free speech is so free, we have fake speech now. Seriously, i am honored to be here. It is such a big deal. There are so many incredible and important authors that grace us with their words and ideas this year, brilliant visionary inspired writers and of course im talking about ivanka. [laughter] the jokes dont get any bett
How about the euro, sitting at 1. 20 right now there is the yen at 108. 58 the pound, just watching that one as well. How about treasury yields. Incredible low levels for all that we are talking about in terms of the u. S. Economic impact we are going to get jobless claims thursday and we have the jobs claim friday. That is nowhere near where you would expect it to be. The dollar hit the lowest level. Gold has been on a run. Of course, the yen thats your barometer right there. The german tenure is down to 33 basis points again you had been pushing above. 4 people thought that was an important level. Now, we are back in that world where our yield is getting dragged down the gold price, 1,325 after the launch, people in japan were told to take shelter before it passed over. People got Text Messages and were broadcast i dont know if it is part of their automatic system i would be a little terrified, thats for sure. We showed the Energy Charts in there as well. Not a ton of movement in tha
This is a annual event that the Japan Program hosts to invade thinkers who we often dont get to listen to here in washington. This year i am extremely honored to have these leaders. They have been my mentors. I respected them deeply. They have caught me so many things over the years that i have known them. Im very very happy they agreed to come to washington and talk to us this morning. You all have a bio in the program thats in your seats. I save you from a lengthy introduction. It is to demonstrate joint operations on selfDefense Forces and we will listen to what they have in mind about future defense posture. Before i start im a director of Japan Program here. This annual event could not have happened without a lot of the sponsors and supporters of the Japan Program. I would very much like to thank all of the Japan Program supporters at this occasion. You can see the list of supporters at the back of this pro su bro sure. Hopefully this will grow over the years. A couple of administ
Welcome. This is our voices for Japan Program at the stimson center. This is the annual event that Japan Program hosts to invite those whom we often do not get to listen to here in washington. This year i am extremely honored to have these leaders. Have been my mentors and i respect them deeply. They have taught me 70 things over the years and that time that i have known them. Im very happy that they agreed to come to washington and talk to us this morning. You all have a bio, their detailed bio in the program in your seat. I will save you from a lengthy introduction. Very quickly to my immediate left is general transport next to him is admiral and lieutenant general. They are all retired but demonstrate the importance of a joint operations on the forces. We will listen to what they have in mind about japans defense posture. Before we start i am late in introducing myself. I yuki tatsumi. I am the Japan Program director. This could not have happened without a lot of the sponsors and su
Strengthen the u. S. Japan alliance, cybersecurity. The discussion is an hour and a half. Good morning. Welcome. This is the annual event that Japan Program hosts to invite strategic thinkers in japan to whom we often dont get to listen to here in washington. And this year, i am extremely honored to have these three selfdefense members. They have taught me so many things in the ten, 15 years that ive nope th ive known them. So im very glad theyve agreed to come to washington and talk to us this morning. You have the detailed bio in your seats. But i have quickly, to my might left, to your right, is general iwata. And next to him is admiral takei. And the far end of the podium, Lieutenant General hironaka. They are here to explain the importance of the selfDefense Forces. And we will listen to what they have in mind about future, japans defense posture. Before i start im a director of Japan Program here. Im yuk ey im yukie tatsumi. This event could not have happened without a lot of the