Monday in Washington November 4, 2019
CATO'S 37TH ANNUAL MONETARY CONFERENCE: FED POLICY: A SHADOW REVIEW. 11/4, 8:00am-5:00pm. Sponsor: Cato Institute’s Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives. Speakers including: James A. Dorn,...
View Article600 Years of China-Korea Relations
November 20, 2019 at the MacMillan Center of Yale UniversityOdd Arne Westad, Elihu Professor of History and Global Affairs, Yale University talks about Empire and Righteous Nation: 600 Years of...
View ArticleChinese Repression of Muslims in Xinjiang Echoes Across Central Asia
By: Paul GobleFirst Published by Eurasia Daily Monitor, Jamestown Foundation, November 21, 2019Beijing’s efforts to expand its power in Central Asia by investment and cooperation with the governments...
View ArticleMerry Christmas Mr. Trump
MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM KIM JONG UN: THE COMING TEST OF U.S.-NORTH KOREA RELATIONSBy Daniel Sneider, Associate Editor, Nelson Report, Stanford University, and APP memberThe resumption of a war of words...
View ArticleTokyo Olympics 2020 Sing a Long
Japanese hit song “Paprika”that is the official Tokyo Olympics song has gone global and viral with this English version and multi-cultural cast. It was released November 19, 2019.
View ArticleGlimmers Of Hope For Japan-Korea Relations
by Daniel Sneider, Lecturer, International Policy at Stanford University and APP MemberToyokeizai Online, January 2, 2020This past year marked the lowest point in relations between Japan and its...
View ArticleMonday In Washington, January 6, 2020
Monday will be back to business. The next day the games begin.NORTH KOREA IN 2020 - FIRE AND FURY OR A PATH TOWARDS PEACE? 9:30am-3:30pm. Sponsors: Center for the National Interest, Korea Foundation....
View ArticleThe dark corners of Japanese justice
The Carlos Ghosn case shines a light into the dark corners of Japanese justiceThe former Nissan boss is right to point the finger at a legal system that the UN has described as ‘medieval’The...
View ArticleHappy Year of the Rat - 2020
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View ArticleRepeating Past Mistakes in Japan-Korea Reconciliation
by Tom Le and Daphne Yang, Pomona CollegeTokyo Review,January 30, 2020.The Japan-South Korea reconciliation process continues to be hindered by the same three mistakes: a lack of victims’ voices, a...
View ArticleMonday in Washington, February 3, 2020
REAL-WORLD BLOCKCHAIN: SAFEGUARDING THE TRACEABILITY OF CRITICAL MATERIALS. 2/3, 10:00-11:30am. Sponsor: Stimson. Speakers: Dr. Philippe Thevoz is the Executive Vice-President eGovernment Systems at...
View ArticleMemorialising and Remembering
Truth-Telling, Victimhood, And Historical AmnesiaAustralian Outlook, Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA), January 30 2020By Caitlin O'Brien, Bachelor of Asian Studies/ Bachelor of Laws...
View ArticleShusenjo - Comfort Women Documentary Viewings
See the documentary Shusenjo: The Main Battleground of the Comfort Women Issue at the following universities:🎥 February 10 - University of California, Berkeley 🎥 February 13 - University of California,...
View ArticleMonday in Washington, February 10, 2020
ASSESSING 30 YEARS OF PEACEFUL REVOLUTION. 2/10, Noon-2:00pm. Sponsor: American Institute for Contemporary German Studies (AICGS). Speakers: Piotr Wilczek, Polish Ambassador to the U.S.; Emily Haber,...
View ArticleTuesday in Washington, February 18, 2020
Congress and the Asia Policy Calendar are in recessCONTROLLING U.S. TECH EXPORTS TO CHINA: HOW TO GET IT RIGHT. 2/18, 10:00-11:30am. Sponsor: Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF)....
View ArticleMonday in Washington February 24, 2020
CODE RED: A BOOK EVENT WITH E.J.DIONNE JR. 2/24, 10:00-11:30am. Sponsor: Brookings. Speakers: Author, E.J. Dionne, Jr., W. Averell Harriman Chair, Senior Fellow, Governance Studies, Code Red: How...
View ArticleJapan Can’t Handle the Coronavirus. Can It Host the Olympics?
How leaders’ sense of entitlement breeds indifference and incompetence. By Koichi Nakano, political scientist, Sophia University, New York Times2/26/2020The Japanese government’s response to the...
View ArticleMonday in Washington March 2, 2020
CONGRESS AND DEFENSE POLICY: A CONVERSATION WITH REP. MAC THORNBERRY, R-TEXAS. 3/2, 10:00-11:00am. Sponsor: Brookings. Speaker: Mac Thornberry, Representative, R-Texas, United States Congress;...
View ArticleAbe is slipping
Abe Departs from His Own Winning Formula in Battling COVID-19By Dr Corey WallaceAustralian Outlook, Australian Institute of International Affairs, March 4, 2020Prime Minister Abe Shinzo’s leadership...
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