U.S.-Japan Research Institute


 

  U.S. - Japan Research Institute
Two-Day Seminar
 

   “ How will key policies of the Hatoyama Administration impact U.S.-Japan relations ? ”

 

The path taken by the Hatoyoma Administration on key policy issues, such as energy, the environment, national security, and the East Asian Community, will have a lasting impact on U.S.-Japan relations.
This two-day seminar will debate what changes lay ahead in the relationship of trust and cooperation between Japan and the United States following the historic shift in ruling parties.

 
 Date : February 1 - 2, 2010
 Venue : South American Room, 2F, Capital Hilton Hotel
1001 16th Street  NW, Washington, D.C. 20036
Phone
202-393-1000
   
Seminar 1
    Date : Monday, February 1
    Time : 1:30 - 4:00pm
    Theme :    Energy and Environmental Policy
- Abstract -

    Opening Remarks : Prof. Katsuhiko Shirai
     President, Waseda University
 
    Panelists : Prof. Shunji Matsuoka (Moderator)
     Waseda University
  Prof. Hideaki Shiroyama
     The University of Tokyo
   Prof. Akira Maeda
    Kyoto University
   Prof. Kent E. Calder
    Johns Hopkins University
 
   Mr. Frank E. Loy
    Former Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs
  Mr. Toru Namiki
     President, Japan Coal Energy Center
  Mr. Keisuke Saito
     Director-General,
Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Department
Agency for Natural Resources and Energy
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
  Dr. Gerald M. Stokes
     Associate Laboratory Director, Brookhaven National Laboratory
   Mr. Satohiro Akimoto
    Mitsubishi International Corporation
  Mr. Kenji Matsuo
     Tokyo Electric Power Company
   Mr. Yasushi Harada
    Hitachi Research Laboratory, Hitachi, Ltd.
  Prof. Shuzaburo Takeda
     Waseda University
  Dr. Phyllis G. Yoshida
     Deputy Assistant Secretary, International Energy Cooperation
 

Seminar 2
    Date : Tuesday, February 2
    Time : 9:30am - 12:00pm
    Theme :    East Asian situation and U.S.-Japan Alliance

    Congratulatory Speech : H.E. Ichiro Fujisaki
     Ambassador of Japan to the United States
    Panelists : Prof. Naoyuki Agawa (Moderator)
    Keio University
 
  Dr. Michael Green
    Senior Adviser & Japan Chair CSIS
and Associate Professor, Georgetown University
 
  Mr. Frank S. Jannuzi
    Senior East Asia Adviser,
United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee
 
  Prof. Akihiko Tanaka
    The University of Tokyo
 
  Prof. Shunji Yanai
    Waseda University,
Judge, International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea,
Former Japanese Ambassador to the U.S.

Seminar 3

    Date : Tuesday, February 2
    Time : 1:30 - 4:00pm
    Theme :    The East Asian Community and APEC
- Abstract - 

    Panelists : Prof. Shujiro Urata (Moderator)
    Waseda University
 
  Dr. C. Fred Bergsten
    Director, Peterson Institute for International Economics
 
  Mr. Tetsuro Fukunaga
    Director, APEC Office
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
 
  Prof. Nobuhiro Hiwatari
    The University of Tokyo
 
  Prof. Keiji Nakatsuji
    Ritsumeikan University
 
  Prof. Sung-Hoon Park
    Korea University
 
  Mr. Kurt Tong
    Economic Coordinator and U.S. Senior Official for APEC,
Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs
 

Registration : Please send an email  to usjp0201@us-jpri.org by January 28 (Thu) 17:00pm, 2010 and provide your full name, the name of your employer (organizational affiliation), the name of your office (department, section, etc.), the participating seminar number and the email address you wish to be contacted at.
If you are a press, media, or publicity agent, please present your ID at the reception.


When the number of participants reaches capacity, we reserve the right to reject any application.


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

Cooperation from : Japan Commerce Association of Washington, D.C., Inc.,
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science,
National Association of Japan-America Societies,
The Japan-America Society of Washington DC,
The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation,
U.S.-Japan Council

Contact :

U.S.-Japan Research Institute, Washington D.C. (Headquarters)
1875 I Street NW, Suite 512, Washington, DC 20006
Phone: 202-775-4161
E-mail:usjp@us-jpri.org


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