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The Great East Japan Earthquake:
Lessons for Japan’s Energy Policy, Infrastructure Development,
and Media Coverage

 [Summary]

Thursday, July 21, 2011　10:00am-12:00pm

Venue　JSPS/JST Washington DC Office Conference Room
                    2001 L Street N.W.,Suite 1050 Washington D.C. 20036

Welcome Remarks: Dr. Yoshiaki Abe, USJI Operating Adviser / University Professor,
                                                                        Waseda University

Moderator & Speaker: Dr. Mikiyasu Nakayama, Professor, Division of Environmental Studies,
                                                                                         Graduate School of Frontier Sciences,
                                                                                         The University of Tokyo  [Presentation]

Speakers: Dr. Mikio Ishiwatari, Senior Advisor in disaster management
                                                            and water resources managemanet,
                                                            the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
                                                             [Presentation]
                   Ms. Jennifer Sklarew, U.S.-Japan energy policy specialist  [Presentation]
                   Dr. Mikiko Sugiura, Visiting Scholar of the Department of Civil Engineering Mechanics,
                                                      Columbia University  [Presentation]

Commentator: Dr. Norio Yamamoto, Executive Vice President,
                                                                   Global Infrastructure Fund(GIF) Research Foundation Japan

The Great East Japan Earthquake: Lessons for Japan’s Energy Policy, Infrastructure Development, and Media Coverage from U.S.-Japan Research Institute on Vimeo.

Dr. Yoshiaki Abe Dr. Mikiyasu Nakayama Dr. Mikio Ishiwatari Ms. Jennifer Sklarew Dr. Mikiko Sugiura Dr. Norio Yamamoto Organized by: U.S.-JAPAN Research Institute (USJI) Supported by: Keio University, Kyoto University, Ritsumeikan University, The University of Tokyo, Waseda University

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