US-Japan Research Institute

The Report of

“How Quickly Can We Recover from the Global Financial Crisis?”

Tuesday, September 22, 2009 1:30 – 4:50 p.m.

Hilton Washington Embassy Row, Ambassador Room

Agenda

1:30 　Introduction from the Chair

　 Prof. Katsuhiko SHIRAI, President, Waseda University (PDF:49KB)

Congratulations

　 Minister Kenji Shinoda, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Japan

1:40 　Keynote Addresses (Summary PDF:41KB)

　 Prof. Takatoshi ITO, The University of Tokyo

　 Dr. Edwin TRUMAN, Peterson Institute for International Economics (PDF:173KB)

2:40 　Break

2:55 　Panel Discussion (Summary PDF:55KB)

　 Prof. Takatoshi ITO, University of Tokyo (Moderator)

　 Dr. Edwin TRUMAN, Peterson Institute for International Economics

　 Prof. Hugh PATRICK, Columbia University

　 Prof. Yukiko FUKAGAWA, Waseda University

　 Prof. Naoyuki YOSHINO, Keio University

4:20 　Overview of Institute’s Research Program

　 "Banking Crises and Underlying Global Imbalance: Political Economy Perspectives"

　　 Prof. Nobuhiko HIBARA, Ritsumeikan University (PDF:124KB) (PDF:1,776KB)

　 "Climate Change for the US and Japan"

　　 Prof. Masahiko GEMMA, Waseda University (PDF:123KB)

4:45 　Closing Remarks

　 Dr. Masako EGAWA, Managing Director, The University of Tokyo

Supported by

Embassy of Japan, Kyoto University, Keio University, The University of Tokyo,

Ritsumeikan University, Waseda University, JSPS Washington Office

Cooperation From

The Japan America Society of Washington DC,

National Association of Japan-America Societies,

Japan Commerce Association of Washington, D.C., Inc.