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Japan Week in Washington
ABE’S FOREIGN POLICY: PRAGMATIC REALISM OR EMOTIONAL NATIONALISM? 2/25, 12:30-1:45pm, Washington, DC. Sponsor: Sigur Center, George Washington University. Speaker: Kazuhiko Togo, Professor and Director...
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Japan's Cautious Hawks
In Japan's Cautious Hawks: Why Tokyo Is Unlikely to Pursue an Aggressive Foreign Policy published in the March/April 2013 issue of Foreign Affairs, APP member and Columbia University Professor Gerald...
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Prime Minister of Japan's Schedule Jan 28-Feb 3, 2013
January 28, 2012 (MON)AM08:55 Office09:04 Extraordinary Ministerial Meeting10:30 Mr. Yonemura, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary for Crisis Management; and Mr. Kitamura, Director of Cabinet...
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Monday in Washington
For Washington, DCGLOBAL CHALLENGES, DOMESTIC CHOICES: OPTIONS FOR ECONOMIC POLICY. 3/3-5, 8:00am-8:00pm. Sponsor: National Association for Business Economics (NABE). Speakers: Lael Brainard, United...
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Prime Minister of Japan's Schedule Feb 4-10
February 4, 2012 (MON)AM09:35 Office10:25 Mr. Saiki, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs; and Amb. Ichiro Fujisaki, former Ambassador to the U.S.10:52 Mr. Saiki; and Mr. Ihara, MoFA North American...
View ArticleMike Mochizuki on PBS
APP Board Member Dr. Mike Mochizuki was interviewed on February 22nd on the PBS NewsHour regarding Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to Washington and the tensions in the Senkakus/Daioyus.
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Monday in Washington
APEC: CHALLENGES &OPPORTUNITIES OF INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT. 3/11, 8:30-11:00am. Sponsor: CSIS, Trans-Pacific Partnership Speaker Series. Speakers: Jose L. Cuisia, Jr., Ambassador of Republic of...
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3.11 and beyond
Professor SamuelsAn instant swept away, lives, livelihoods, pasts and futures. But how long will the March 11, 2011 triple disasters remain in Japanse consciousness? To the surprise of many, this is...
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More Sizzle than Steak
In the 2013 Winter issue of International Economy, economic writer and APP member Richard Katz outlines "Why the Abe economy will fail."Mr. Katz is editor of the semi-weekly Oriental...
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Constitutionality
Hat tip to Shisaku who provided the translation below.The Tokyo High Court and Saporro High Court's decisions to declare the December 16, 2012 election unconstitutional but not invalid is a head...
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The LDP’s constitution
The following is an interview on the LDP's proposed constitutional revisions with Professor Yoichi Higuchi of Tokyo University, one of Japan’s most respected Constitutional scholars and a leading...
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Prime Minister of Japan's Schedule Feb 11-17
February 11, 2012 (MON) NATIONAL FOUNDATION DAYAMSpend the morning at home in TomigayaPM12:20 Lunch with Youji Ohashi, ANA Board Chair; and Kenneth Weinstein, CEO of the Hudson Institute at ANA...
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Monday in Washington
RUSSIA AS A GLOBAL POWER: CONTENDING VIEWS FROM RUSSIA. 3/18, 9:00am-4:45pm. Sponsors: PONARS Eurasia; Rising Powers Initiative. Speakers: Vladislav Inozemtsev, Director, Centre for Post-Industrial...
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New South Korean Leader Affirms Strategic Partnership with Kazakhstan
Writes APP member, Richard Weitz of the Hudson Institute, in the Jamestown Foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 10 Issue: 49, March 15, 2013 Although the threat of war on the Korean Peninsula has...
View ArticleHuman Dignity as foreign policy
Human Dignity and the Future of Global Institutions: A Working ConferenceMarch 19, 20138:45 AM - 2:00 PMBunn Intercultural Center (ICC) Executive Conference RoomRSVPs are required for this event. RSVP...
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Abe’s Bold Decision on TPP Wins Public Approval
On March 15, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe formally announced that Japan would join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations. He had promised as much to President Barack Obama at their February...
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New Jersey State Assembly passes Comfort Women resolution
Gordon JohnsonNEW JERSEY STATE ASSEMBLY DEMOCRATS PRESS RELEASE 3/21/2013Assembly Advances Johnson & Wagner Measure Seeking Redress for...
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Monday in Washington
Congress is out of session this week and the National Cherry Blossom Festival has begun. This week is also Passover and Easter.REGIONAL TRADE AGREEMENTS: IMPLICATIONS FOR WTO (WORLD TRADE...
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The constitutionality of Japan's December 2012 elections
Carl F. Goodman, Adjunct Professor of Japanese Law at Georgetown University Law Center and at George Washington University School of Law and author of The Rule of Law in Japan : A Comparative...
View ArticleAmerica’s Commitment to Asia
On March 20th, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee Ed Royce (R-CA) gave an inspiring and important speech to an audience at the Heritage Foundation. The video is above and the text is...
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