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Round Table
USJI-CNAS Joint Round Table

The Future of Economic and Trade Power:
Challenges and Opportunities for the U.S.-Japan Alliance


[Summary]


Date: Thursday, December 15th, 2011 9:30am to 3:15pm


Venue: International Conference Center, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan


Welcome and Introduction:
Dr. Akihiko Tanaka, Chair, USJI/Vice President, the University of Tokyo
Dr. Shujiro Urata, Professor of Economics at Graduate School Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University
Dr. Patrick M. Cronin, Senior Advisor and Senior Director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS)


First Panel:
Mr. Benjamin Self (Moderator), Takahashi Fellow in Japanese Studies at the Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center at Stanford University (former)
Dr. David Asher, Non-Resident Senior Fellow at Center for a New American Security (CNAS)
Dr. Fukunari Kimura, Professor, Faculty of Economics, Keio University


Second Panel:
Dr. Patrick M. Cronin (Moderator), Senior Advisor and Senior Director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS)
Dr. Mitsuru Taniuchi, Professor in the Faculty of Commerce at Waseda University
Mr. Gary Hufbauer, Reginald Jones Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics


Third Panel:
Dr. David Asher (Moderator), Non-Resident Senior Fellow at Center for a New American Security (CNAS)
Mr. Glen S. Fukushima, President and CEO, Airbus Japan
Dr. Llewelyn Hughes, Assistant Professor of Political Science and International Affairs at the Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University
Dr. Keiji Nakatsuji, Operating Adviser, USJI/Chairperson, Inter-faculty Institute for International Studies (IIIS), Professor of International History, College of International Relations, Ritsumeikan University
Dr. Naoyuki Yoshino, Professor of Economics at Keio University


Concluding Thoughts:
Dr. Shujiro Urata, Professor of Economics at Graduate School Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University
Dr. Patrick M. Cronin, Senior Advisor and Senior Director of the Asia-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

[First Panel Abstract]
The Changing Economic Landscape in the Asia-Pacific:
U.S. and Japan Roles in Creating a Regional Economic Architecture
*How is the regional economic landscape changing? Of special is interest is this question: How will China’s growing economic dominance affect Japan, the United States and order in East Asia? One new, in-depth study of this thesis has been published by Dr. Arvind Subramanian in his new book, Eclipse: Living in the Shadow of China’s Economic Dominance. What policies and steps should Japan and the United States adopt to keep pace with China’s rising economic dominance in Asia?
*What role will Japan and the United States play in creating a regional economic architecture for 2025 and beyond?

[Second Panel Abstract]
Getting Our Economic House in Order:
Innovative Ways to Turn around the Japanese and American Economies
*How can Japan and/or the United States best overcome an array of challenges—from indebtedness and economic stagnation and demographics and insufficient infrastructure?
*What are the most intelligent ways and investments to turn around the Japanese or American economy over the next decade or two?
*Which of these policies or innovations would most benefit from U.S.-Japan partnership and closer collaboration?

[Third Panel Abstract]
Challenges and Recommendations for U.S. and Japan Trade and Economic Policy
*A Davos-Like Panel Discussion in which Eminent Persons Provide Short Answers to Moderator’s Questions.


Organized by: U.S.-Japan Research Institute (USJI), Center for a New American Security (CNAS)

Supported by: The Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Keio University, Kyoto University, Ritsumeikan University, The University of Tokyo, Waseda University