Symposium on the U.S.-Japan Partnership: An Agenda For Change
Staff: Sheila A. Smith, Senior Fellow for Japan Studies
December 1, 2008 - December 1, 2008
This symposium was cosponsored by Council on Foreign Relations and the Asahi-Shimbun.
Widely acclaimed as the most respected and credible source of news in Japan and the Asia-Pacific region, the Asahi Shimbun is one of Japan's oldest and largest national newspapers, with a daily circulation of over eight million. Based in Tokyo, its overseas network includes five general bureaus covering America from Washington DC, Europe from London, the Middle East from Cairo, Asia from Bangkok, and China from Beijing, with an additional bureau newly opened in Havana, Cuba, in 2007. It has a presence in about 30 locations worldwide with 53 correspondents. The company also broadcasts nationwide in Japan via TV Asahi and has a news website, Asahi.com.
This event has also been made possible by the generosity of the following corporate sponsors of CFR's Japan program: Canon USA, Mitsui & Company, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries America, Mitsubishi International Corporation, Sony Corporation of America, and Toyota Motor North America.
Symposium Summary Report (PDF, 148K)
Meetings
Conference Panel Session
Symposium on the U.S.-Japan Partnership, Session Three: Ensuring Stability in Northeast Asia
Panelists: Elizabeth C. Economy, C. V. Starr Senior Fellow and Director for Asia Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Tanaka Hitoshi, Senior Fellow, Japan Center for International Exchange
Gary Samore, Vice President and Director of Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Sheila A. Smith, Senior Fellow for Japan Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Presider: Evans J.R. Revere, President, Korea Society
December 1, 2008
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Conference Panel Session
Symposium on the U.S.-Japan Partnership, Session One: Global Transformations and the U.S.-Japan Partnership
Introductory Speaker: Richard N. Haass, President, Council on Foreign Relations
Panelists: Tanaka Akihiko, Professor of International Politics, Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies and Institute of Oriental Culture, University of Tokyo
Michael A. Levi, David M. Rubenstein Senior Fellow for Energy and the Environment, and Director, Program on Energy Security and Climate Change, Council on Foreign Relations
Sheila A. Smith, Senior Fellow for Japan Studies, Council on Foreign Relations
Presider: Funabashi Yoichi, Editor-in-Chief, Asahi Shimbun
December 1, 2008
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Conference Panel Session
Symposium on the U.S.-Japan Partnership, Session Two: The Global Economy - Instabilities and Reforms
Panelists: Takenaka Heizo, Professor and Director, Global Security Research Institute, Keio University
Roger M. Kubarych, Henry Kaufman Adjunct Senior Fellow for International Economics and Finance, Council on Foreign Relations
Benn Steil, Director of International Economics, Council on Foreign Relations
Presider: Paul Sheard, Former Global Chief Economist, Lehman Brothers
December 1, 2008
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