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Monday in Washington, December 11, 2017
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FUNDING IN THE 2018 US FARM BILL. 12/11, 8:30-9:15am. Sponsor: AEI. Speakers: Vincent H. Smith, AEI; Philip Pardey, University of Minnesota.U.S.-KOREA DEFENSE ACQUISITION AND...
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When Victims of Wartime Rape Are Scorned
Paintings by Korean Comfort WomenAs a long year of Japanese denial of Comfort Women history comes to a close, the New York Times ran a powerful op ed about the rape victims of Bosnia and the long-term...
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The video above on JK is by Lighthouse, an NPO that works to eliminate human trafficking, especially sex trafficking, in Japan.Japan remains a Tier Two country on the State Department's Human...
View ArticleThe business of Abe
The Shukan Asahi on December 29, 2017 tallied the number of times business leaders dined or played golf with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2017 based on the Prime Minister’s daily schedules carried by...
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Monday in Washington, January 8, 2018
THE ASIAN FINANCIAL CRISIS, 20 YEARS ON: A CONVERSATION WITH LAWRENCE H. SUMMERS.1/8, ̣9:30-11:00am. Sponsor: Wilson Center (WWC). Speakers: Lawrence H. Summers, President Emeritus, Harvard University,...
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Why modern Japan’s founding moment still divides a nation
Omuta Mine's POW Slave Labor CampMitsui's Miike MineUNESCO World Industrial Heritage SiteThe Meiji restoration initiated not just modernisation, but also militarismby Banyan,The Economist, January 11,...
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Japan needs more humility toward the Comfort Women
Comfort WomenWhy Japan needs to revisit the 2015 ‘comfort women’ deal with South KoreaJeff Kingston says the flawed bilateral agreement, as South Korean President Moon Jae-in asserts, ignores the...
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Monday in Washington, January 22, 2018
CHARTERING A NEW COURSE FOR THE INDUSTRIAL BASE. 1/22, 10:00-11:30am. Sponsor: CSIS. Speakers include: Eric Chewning, Deputy Assistant, Secretary of Defense, Manufacturing and Industrial Base Policy...
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Monday in Washington, January 29, 2018
WHAT TO EXPECT FROM DONALD TRUMP’S FIRST STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS. 1/29, 10:00-11:15am. Sponsor: Brookings. Speakers: Camille Busette, Senior Fellow, Economic Studies, Governance Studies,...
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Monday in Washington, February 5, 2018
ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY IN THE 21ST CENTURY: THE FUTURE OF THE KIGALI AMENDMENT. 2/5, 9:00am-12:30pm. Sponsor: Hudson. Speakers: Steve Forbes, Editor-in-Chief, Forbes Magazine; Sen. Roy Blunt, US Senator...
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Monday in Washington, February 12, 2018
GEOSTRATEGIC FLASHPOINT: THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN. 2/12, 9:00-10:00am. Sponsor: Europe Program & Middle East Program, CSIS. Speakers: Adm. James G. Foggo, III, Commander, Allied Joint Force...
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Monday in Washington, February 26, 2018
BP ENERGY OUTLOOK 2018.2/26, 9:30-11:00am. Sponsor: Energy & National Security Program, CSIS. Speaker: Spencer Dale, Chief Economist, BP. Moderator: Sarah Ladislaw, Director & Senior Fellow,...
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Monday in Washington, March 5, 2018
CHINA’S RAPID RICE AS A GREEN FINANCE CHAMPION. 3/5, 9:30-11:30am. Sponsor: China Environment Forum (CEF), Wilson Center. Speakers: Carolyn Szum, Program Manager, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory;...
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Book Event: Marketcraft March 14, 2018
MARKETCRAFTCLICK TO ORDERHOW GOVERNMENTS MAKE MARKETS WORK IN THE US AND JAPANMarch 14, 201812:30-1:45pm Speakerauthor Dr. Steven Vogel is the Il Han new professor of Asian studies and a professor of...
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Monday in Washington March 12, 2018
POLITICAL TRIBES: GROUP INSTINCT AND THE FATE OF NATIONS. 3/12, 10:00-11:30am. Sponsor: Brookings. Speakers: author Amy Chua, John M. Duff, Jr. Professor of Law, Yale; Robert Kagan, Senior Fellow -...
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Monday in Washington, March 19, 2018
A CONVERSATION WITH NICHOLAS KRISTOF. 3/19, 8:30-11:00am. Sponsor: Center for Global Development. Speaker: Nicholas Kristof, Columnist, New York Times. Moderator: Amanda Glassman, Chief Operating...
View ArticleWither Osaka
A storm appears to be headed toward Osaka. As the article below notes, domestic politics may not long favor the city. The Moritomo Gakuen scandal is centered on Osaka and its ultra-rightwing politics....
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Monday in Washington, March 26, 2018
WILL THE RUSSIANS MEDDLE IN LATIN AMERICAN ELECTIONS? 3/26, 9:30-11:00am. Sponsor: Americas Program, CSIS. Speakers: Javier Lesaca, Visiting Scholar, School of Media and Public Affairs, GWU; David...
View ArticleUnshared values with Japan
Japan’s Indo-Pacific strategy falls shortJapan’s Values-Free and Token Indo-Pacific StrategyJapan must demonstrate that its commitment to international law and democratic values is more than just a fig...
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Monday in Washington, April 9, 2018
RUSSIA AND THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS AFTER 20 YEARS. 4/9, 9:30-11:00am. Sponsor: Wilson Center (WWC). Speakers: Marina Agaltsova, Galina Starovoitova Fellow on Human Rights and Conflict...
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