The First Taiwan -Japan Strategic Dialogue ended successfully at Institute for National Policy Research (INPR)in Taipei. 9 Japanese scholars from various think tanks and institutes and 10 Taiwanese scholars who specialize in East Asia security issue, foreign policy and strategy attended this significant event. The two-day agenda consists of four topics: Taiwan-Japan Relations under Current East Asian Dynamic, U.S.-Japan Alliance and Taiwan’s National Security, Japan and the Cross-Strait Relations and Future Security Cooperation between Taiwan and Japan. During the dialogue two sides exchanged perspectives regarding the changing dynamics of the Asia-Pacific.