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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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Support Lighthouse in Japan

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...

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The 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...

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Wither 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...

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Unshared 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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