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Monday in Washington, December 1, 2014
12/1 - WORLD DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2015: MIND, SOCIETY AND BEHAVIORreleased by the World Bank. Participate in a live chat on December 4th from 10:30am to Noon EST HERE12/1-12 - United Nations Climate...
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Abenomics in deep trouble
Policymakers need to realize the clock is tickingby Dr. William H. Overholt, APP Board member and president of Fung Global Institute, a Hong Kong-based research center. Opinions expressed here are his...
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Prime Minister of Japan’s Schedule September 29-October 5, 2014
Monday, September 29, 2014AM12:00 At private residence (no visitors)08:00 At private residence in Tomigaya, Tokyo (no morning visitors)08:51 Depart from private residence 09:09 Arrive at office09:18...
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Abe's Election: Dialogue with Cucek & Toshikawa
After the Election – What Happens Next? His opponents say "Abenomics" is dead. Will Abe's gamble pay off?Monday, December 08, 201412:30 - 2:30pmForeigen Correspondents Club of JapanTokyo, JapanMichael...
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Monday in Washington, December 8, 2014
A STRATEGIC APPROACH TO MALARIA. 12/8, 8:30am-3:30pm. Sponsor: Global Health Policy Center, CSIS. Speakers: Dr. Alan Magill, Director, Malaria, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation; Dr. Bernard Nahlen,...
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Japan's Unwanted Election
Japan’s Unwanted Election first appeared in Asia Policy Point's Asia Policy Calendar sent to members on December 8, 20014. By Dr. William Brooks, APP Senior Fellow and Adjunct Professor at Johns...
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Monday in Washington, December 15, 2014
THE FUTURE OF HOMELAND MISSILE DEFENSE: A FRESH LOOK AT PROGRAMS AND POLICY. 12/15, 9:00am-Noon. Sponsor: International Security Program, CSIS. Speakers: Vice Admiral James Syring, Director, Missile...
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Defending Women's Words
The Daily Telegraph in "Japan's nationalists attack Angelina Jolie war film" quoted my observation on these Japanese right-wing attacks on Louis Zamperini. The Rightists contend that he exaggerated the...
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Comfort Women and the UN - Washington Seminar
The UN and the Comfort Women: Sex Slavery in International LawThursday, December 18, 2014Noon-1:30PM PresenterDr. Esturo TotsukaProfessor of LawWhittmore House, Library1526 New Hampshire Avenue,...
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Election Win Gives Abe More Time for Change
By William Brooks, APP Senior Fellowand Mindy Kotler, APP DirectorJapan voted for stability in the December 14th Lower House elections. The election was not about change. In contrast, the election for...
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Countering Japanese Government’s Stance on the Comfort Women
The Committee of the Historical Science Society of Japan's Critique of the Japanese Government's Stance on the Wartime “Comfort Women” IssueDecember 16, 2014 Reprinted from the Asia-Pacific Journal...
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Seasons Greetings from Asia Policy Point
Seasons Greetingsfrom theAsia Policy Point Family
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Prime Minister of Japan’s Schedule October 6-12, 2014
Monday, October 6, 2014AM12:00 At private residence (no visitors)07:21 Depart from private residence in Tomigaya, Tokyo07:34 Arrive at office07:36 Meet with Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Kato...
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LDP vs. FCCJ: Behind the Barricades
Sunday, December 28, 2014Reprinted from the FCCJ's Shimbun #1In the lead up to the election, the LDP and Komeito shunned the Club.Has Japan’s government suddenly turned shy of the foreign media?by...
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"Unbroken" is Japan's opportunity for truth and reconciliaiton
'Unbroken': Let Japanese audience see Jolie film, learn truth about POW treatmentBy Rabbi Abraham Cooper, Kinue TokudomeFirst Published by Fox News on December 29, 2014On most Mondays, we are fed the...
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Japan's twisted honor to deny the suffering of others
The “comfort women” and Japan’s honorBy Profsessor PEIPEI QIUFirst published by Oxford University Press Blog, December 30, 2014Peipei Qiu is the Louise Boyd Dale and Alfred Lichtenstein Professor of...
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Prime Minister of Japan’s Schedule October 13-19, 2014
Monday, October 13, 2014AM12:00 At private residence (no visitors)10:00 At private residence in Tomigaya, Tokyo (no morning visitors)Stay at private residence throughout morningPMStay at residence...
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This Week in Washington, January 5, 2015
Washington returns to work this week. The 114th Congress begins on January 6th and the rest of the month will be meetings and briefings. The policy community will be designing opportunities to...
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Prime Minister of Japan’s Schedule October 20-26, 2014
Monday, October 20, 2014AM12:00 At private residence (no visitors)07:53 Depart from private residence in Tomigaya, Tokyo08:09 Arrive at office08:20 Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Obuchi Yuko...
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An Interview with Japan's Comfort Women Expert: YOSHIMI Yoshiaki
Reexamining the “Comfort Women” Issue 改めて慰安婦問題の本質を問うclick to order bookAn Interview with Yoshimi YoshiakiTranslated by Yuki MiyamotoIntroduction by Satoko Oka NorimatsuFirst published in The...
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