Prime Minister of Japan's Schedule February 3-9 2014
Monday, February 3, 2014AM07:00 Departure from private residence in Tomigaya, Tokyo07:12 Arrive at office07:13 Meet with Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato Katsunobu08:50 End meeting with Mr....
View ArticleThe illogical politics of Japanese security policy
Abe and Yasukuni: the illogical politics of Japanese security policyShinzō Abe’s recent visit to the Yasukuni Shrine could jeopardise Japan’s strategic interests. By Rikki Kersten, Murdoch University...
View ArticleJapan Week in Washington, Febuary 24-28, 2014
ATOMS FOR DREAM: HOLDING THE AMERICAN UMBRELLA IN THE ATOMIC DRIVING RAIN. 2/24, 10:00-11:30am, Washington, DC. Sponsor: US-Japan Research Institute (USJI). Speakers: Masako Egawa, Executive Vice...
View ArticleMonday in Washington, March 3, 2014
SNOW DAY IN WASHINGTONFederal Government closedEverything on this list canceled or postponed.GROWING OPPOSITION TO PRESIDENT HASSAN ROUHANI: IS THE HONEYMOON ENDING? RESCHEDULED TO 3/4, 9:00-10:15am....
View ArticlePrime Minister of Japan's Schedule February 10-16, 2014
Monday, February 10, 2014AM12:00 At private residence in Tomigaya, Tokyo (no visitors)07:12 Depart from private residence in Tomigaya, Tokyo07:25 Arrive at office07:26 Interview open to all media: When...
View ArticleSYMPOSIUM TO SAVE THE KONO STATEMENT
SYMPOSIUM TO SAVE THE KONO STATEMENTDON’T LET ABE DISMANTLE AN APOLOGYFriday, March 7, 20144:00-4:00 pmLocationHouse of Representatives Diet Members Building #1 First Floor International Conference...
View Article103rd International Women's Day
The theme of this year's International Women's Day is that “A promise is a promise: Time for action to end violence against women.” This is also an important policy objective of the Obama...
View ArticleMonday in Washington, March 10, 2014
YOUNG JAPANESE SCHOLARS PROGRAM: NEW VIEWS ON POLITICS AND POLICY FROM TOKYO TO TAIWAN. 3/10, Noon-1:30pm. Sponsor: East-West Center. Speakers: Chihiro Okawa, Assistant Professor of Political Science,...
View ArticleMonday cancelled,Tuesday On
The Federal Government and all of Washington's think tanks were closed on Monday due to a snow storm. All Monday events are being rescheduled. Here are the interesting one's for Tuesday.THE MILITARY...
View ArticleTokyo Event - March 25th
SymposiumEast China Sea TensionsMarch 25, 20149:30 am to NoonTokyoInternational House of Japan5-11-16 Roppongi, Minato-kuLOCATION Please join the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation for a discussion...
View ArticlePrime Minister of Japan's Schedule February 17-23, 2014
Monday, February 17, 2014 AM 12:00 At private residence in Tomigaya, Tokyo (no visitors) 07:16 Depart from private residence 07:28 Arrive at office 07:29 Meet with Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato...
View ArticleSeiji Maehara's Assessment of the Abe Administration
Japan's Foreign and Economic Policies: Assessing the Abe AdministrationBy DPJ Member Seiji Maehara Center for American ProgressMarch 14, 2014 (ver. 2; 030614; 11:30 pm)Summary Three years ago...
View ArticlePrime Minister of Japan's Schedule February 24-March 2, 2014
Monday, February 24, 2014AM12:00 At private residence (no visitors)07:36 Depart from private residence in Tomigaya, Tokyo07:48 Arrive at office07:49 Meet with Deputy Chief of Cabinet Secretary Kato...
View ArticleMonday in Washington, March 24, 2014
EASING THE BURDEN - REDUCING THE COST OF NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE CAPABILITIES: NEW REPORT BRIEFING. 3/24, 9:00am. Sponsor: Aerospace Industries Association (AIA). Speakers: Keith Robertson, National...
View ArticleA Call To Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power
On March 25, former President Jimmy Carter releases his new book, Call To Action, that focuses on what he says is "the number one challenge in the world today." This is the discrimination and abuse...
View ArticleMonday in Washington March 31, 2014
THE ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF TERRITORIAL TAXATION. 3/31, 8:30am-1:15 pm. Cosponsors: AEI and International Tax Policy Forum. Speaker: Jason Furman, Council of Economic Advisers; Alex Brill, AEI; John...
View ArticleHistory unrequited
Abe and Park, March 25, 2014JAPAN'S SECURITY AND RECONCILIATION WITH ITS ASIAN NEIGHBORS: RECTIFYING THE PAST AND PROMOTING TRUST. 4/1, 11:10am-12:25pm, Washington, DC. Sponsor: Elliott School of...
View ArticleMongolia–South Korean Relations
Mongolian High-Level Visits to Seoul Mark Closeness of Mongolia–South Korean Relations By Alicia Campi, U.S.-Mongolia Advisory GroupFirst published in the Eurasian Monitor, Jamestown Foundation, March...
View ArticleAsian Women's Fund Needs Examination
Asian Women's Fund Needs Examination: Japan should put forth further efforts toward solving the Comfort Women issueMainichi Shimbun, evening edition, Wednesday, March 5, 2014, p.4. Provisional...
View ArticleMonday in Washington April 7, 2014
MULTILATERAL DEVELOPMENT BANKS & HUMAN RIGHTS: ISSUES, OPPORTUNITIES, CHALLENGES. 4/7, 9:30am–5:30pm, Washington, DC. Sponsor: Human Rights Institute of Georgetown University Law Center. Multiple...
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