DOCSLIB.ORG

America's Rebalance Toward Asia

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
America's Rebalance Toward Asia CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM America’s Rebalance toward Asia: Trade, Security & Resource Interests in the Pacific April 11-18, 2014 CONGRESSIONAL PROGRAM America’s Rebalance toward Asia: Trade, Security & Resource Interests in the Pacific April 11-18, 2014 Vol. 29, No. 2 Dan Glickman Vice President, The Aspen Institute Executive Director, Congressional Program Washington, DC This project was made possible by grants from the Asia Foundation, the Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA, the Ford Foundation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the Henry Luce Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and the Rockefeller Foundation. Copyright © 2014 by The Aspen Institute The Aspen Institute One Dupont Circle, nw Washington, DC 20036-1133 Published in the United States of America in 2014 by The Aspen Institute All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America ISBN: 0-89843- Pub #14/009 1992/CP/BK Table of Contents Conference Overview ...................................................................1 China’s Rebalancing: Implications for U.S.-China Economic Relations ............................5 David Dollar, Ph.D. The U.S. and Japan: Strategic Partners in Building a 21st Century Economic Architecture in the Asia-Pacific Region ......................................................9 Charles D. Lake, II Japan’s Decision to Remain as a Tier One Nation; Seeking a New Framework for Dialogue with China; What’s Really at Stake after Abe’s Remark in Davos...........................................15 Tsuyoshi Sunohara Energy and Environment in Northeast Asia .................................................25 Sharon Squassoni Nuclear Threats in Northeast Asia ........................................................29 Sharon Squassoni Energy Security for the 21st Century: The Role of Nuclear Power after Fukushima...................33 Nobuo Tanaka Quiet Deterrence: Japan Needs a Careful Strategy to Manage its Strained Ties with China ............53 Yoichi Funabashi Can China Rise Peacefully? .............................................................57 Susan Shirk, Ph.D. Multilateral Security Cooperation in Northeast Asia: Relevance, Limitations, and Possibilities ..........63 Kim Tae-Hyo, Ph.D. Addressing the U.S.-China Security Dilemma ...............................................69 Wang Dong, Ph.D. America’s Rebalance toward Asia: Trade, Security & Resource Interests in the Pacific ................71 Ambassador Chan Heng Chee, Ph.D. Straight Forward: The Political Implications of Taiwan-Mainland Economic Integration ..............75 Chu Yun-han, Ph.D. The Changing Security Environment in Northeast Asia and the Dynamic Role of Regional Relationships ................................................81 Shen Dingli, Ph.D. Navigating Conflicting Signals Sent Out by Japan, the United States, and China ....................89 Akio Takahara, D.Phil. Watch the Russian and Japanese Diplomatic Dance; Asia Enters an Age of Increasing Uncertainty; Watch the Rise of Asia’s National Security Councils; How China and America can Keep a Pacific Peace; North Korea is an Asian Hybrid of Orwell and Hobbes; How American should handle a Changing Japan ......................................................................91 Kurt Campbell, Ph.D. Conference Participants ...............................................................101 Conference Agenda...................................................................105 Conference Overview America’s Rebalance Toward Asia to cyber attacks. The conference provided an impor- The Aspen Institute Congressional Program con- tant strategic conversation one week before the visit of vened a conference in Japan April 11-18, 2014 to President Obama to Tokyo. focus on America’s Rebalance toward Asia: Trade, The proposed trade agreement called the Trans- Security and Resource Interests in the Pacific. Twenty Pacific Partnership has animated economic discus- members of Congress engaged with 22 U.S. and sions throughout the Asia-Pacific region. The TPP Asian scholars on a number of issues affecting Asian is viewed by many in Japan as a mechanism to bind and U.S. security, economic and energy interests. The the U.S. to the security of its Asian partners. Some Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzo Abe, addressed the argue that the TPP has the potential to fundamentally group; as well as U.S. Ambassador to Japan, Caroline change the face of economic interactions in East Asia, Kennedy. Participants also visited the operations at a region accounting for roughly 40% of global trade. In each potential member country, various stakehold- Yokosuka Naval Base and engaged with a 22 mem- ers have concerns over certain provisions of the agree- bers of the Japanese Diet. In Kyoto the delegation ment, including investor-state dispute mechanisms, visited a range of educational sites arranged by eight agriculture tariffs, tariffs and regulations on automo- teams of students. Each team, led by an American biles, as well as the role of State-Owned Enterprises. student studying in Japan, and a Japanese student, Negotiators are working to achieve consensus on experienced a unique educational itinerary. The con- these and other areas of concern central to this gressional delegation was one of the most senior and agreement such as environmental conservation and diverse delegations to visit Japan in decades. pharmaceutical regulatory frameworks. While these Many of the scholars contended that the history areas are proving to be some of the most challenging of the 21st century will largely be written in the Asia- for negotiators, their eventual resolution could lay Pacific region. East Asia is home to some of the most the groundwork for a more robust and resilient trade innovative and dynamic economies in the world. architecture in the Asia-Pacific. With billions of citizens looking for a better life, the Japan formally joined the TPP negotiations as part prospects for growth and prosperity are nearly infi- of a larger Japanese economic stimulus and regulatory nite. Despite these opportunities, endemic security overhaul program, centered on the so-called “Three concerns persist from North Korea’s nuclear provoca- Arrows” policy, including quantitative easing (macro- tions to growing challenges in the maritime domain economic stimulus), public spending, and structural and nontraditional challenges from natural disasters reform. The market has responded positively to Prime 1 Minister Abe’s reforms. The Nikkei rallied to nearly increasingly more free market-oriented economy. Xi’s 50% of its total value, inflation targets were met, next goal is for China to become the first Asian nation and consumer confidence rose. Abe hopes to push to make a full transition from an export-oriented to forward “shovel ready” projects to improve Japan’s a consumer-driven economy. While China has made aging infrastructure, create more jobs, and encourage some progress on this front, Asian trade relations are growth. Some of the targets, including agriculture, more explicitly defined by their robust cross-border labor markets, immigration, healthcare, and female exchanges, especially between Japan and China, as participation in the workforce, involve tackling deep- well as between Japan and China and South Korea. ly entrenched aspects of Japanese industry reticent to This dynamic is fundamental to the political environ- foreign competition or regulatory reform. Japanese ment of Northeast Asia. The trade regimes of these policies to increase the participation of women in countries are deeply intertwined and create a complex the workforce are a key element of Abe’s restructur- dynamic for political interactions in Northeast Asia ing and were repeatedly raised as important steps by and beyond. many participants. On top of this multifaceted economic relation- Nonetheless, the TPP faces hurdles in the U.S. ship, the Northeast Asian political climate is growing Congress based on concerns about the potential more complex and tense by the day. Sino-Japanese domestic impact on jobs, and the challenge of relations have reached an all-time low in the post war approving Trade Promotion Authority, which the period, defined by increasingly tense exchanges over administration contends is essential to secure a lasting territorial disputes at the Senkaku/Diaoyu islands— agreement. animated by growing Chinese assertiveness. While Across the Sea of Japan, President Park Geun-hye Japan has not fired a shot in anger in nearly 70 years, also faces a unique set of challenges in South Korea. there has been an increasing appetite amongst Japan’s A key plank of Park’s domestic agenda is her com- senior leadership to play a more active role in push- mitment to underwrite a vast social welfare scheme ing back against perceived Chinese assertiveness and to care for South Korea’s aging population. Other at the same time enhance its regional security and commitments include continuing high rates of eco- peacekeeping capabilities. Abe’s strategy involves nomic growth, aiding the continued global expansion investing in more robust defense capacities as well as of Korean companies while also supporting Korean taking steps to strengthen the U.S. alliance by resolv- small and midsized companies. ing outstanding issues on base relocation and taking Chinese economic growth (while slowing) con- initial steps to normalize Japan’s defense identity. tinues to drive forward and generate wealth across Several participants stressed that budget pressures in a large spectrum
Load more

Recommended publications
  • The Japanese Abduction Issue and North Korea's
    UNISCI Discussion Papers ISSN: 1696-2206 [email protected] Universidad Complutense de Madrid España DiFilippo, Anthony STILL AT ODDS: THE JAPANESE ABDUCTION ISSUE AND NORTH KOREA’S CIRCUMVENTION UNISCI Discussion Papers, núm. 32, mayo, 2013, pp. 137-170 Universidad Complutense de Madrid Madrid, España Available in: http://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=76727454007 How to cite Complete issue Scientific Information System More information about this article Network of Scientific Journals from Latin America, the Caribbean, Spain and Portugal Journal's homepage in redalyc.org Non-profit academic project, developed under the open access initiative UNISCI Discussion Papers, Nº 32 (Mayo / May 2013) ISSN 1696-2206 STILL AT ODDS: THE JAPANESE ABDUCTION ISSUE AND NORTH KOREA’S CIRCUMVENTION Anthony DiFilippo 1 Lincoln University Abstract: During the 1970s and 1980s, North Korea, or as it is known officially, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), abducted a number of Japanese citizens. Especially after the late Kim Jong Il admitted to former Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in September 2002 that agents from the DPRK had kidnapped some Japanese nationals during the Cold War, the abduction issue, which remains unresolved, became highly politicized in Japan. Pyongyang, however, has continued to maintain for some time now that the abduction issue was settled several years ago, while also insisting that Japan must make amends to the DPRK for its past colonization of the Korean Peninsula. For its part, Tokyo has remained adamant about the need to resolve the abduction issue, repeatedly stressing that it is one of the few major problems preventing the normalization of Japan-North Korea relations.
    [Show full text]
  • Nationalism in Japan's Contemporary Foreign Policy
    The London School of Economics and Political Science Nationalism in Japan’s Contemporary Foreign Policy: A Consideration of the Cases of China, North Korea, and India Maiko Kuroki A thesis submitted to the Department of International Relations of the London School of Economics for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, London, February 2013 Declaration I certify that the thesis I have presented for examination for the MPhil/PhD degree of the London School of Economics and Political Science is solely my own work other than where I have clearly indicated that it is the work of others (in which case the extent of any work carried out jointly by me and any other person is clearly identified in it). The copyright of this thesis rests with the author. Quotation from it is permitted, provided that full acknowledgement is made. This thesis may not be reproduced without my prior written consent. I warrant that this authorisation does not, to the best of my belief, infringe the rights of any third party. I declare that my thesis consists of <88,7630> words. Statement of use of third party for editorial help I can confirm that my thesis was copy edited for conventions of language, spelling and grammar by Josh Collins and Greg Demmons. 2 of 3 Abstract Under the Koizumi and Abe administrations, the deterioration of the Japan-China relationship and growing tension between Japan and North Korea were often interpreted as being caused by the rise of nationalism. This thesis aims to explore this question by looking at Japan’s foreign policy in the region and uncovering how political actors manipulated the concept of nationalism in foreign policy discourse.
    [Show full text]
  • List of Participants As of 17 January 2014
    Japan Meeting List of Participants As of 17 January 2014 Tokyo, Japan, 11 June 2013 Shinzo Abe Prime Minister of Japan Evgeny V. Afanasiev Ambassador of the Russian Federation Embassy of the Russian Japan to Japan Federation in Japan Nicolas Aguzin Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, JPMorgan Chase Bank NA Hong Kong SAR Asia-Pacific Hirotsugu Aida Columnist Kyodo News Japan Koichi Akaishi Japan Economic Revitalization Bureau Cabinet Office of Japan Japan Manager, Assistant Director Akira Amari Minister for Economic Revitalization and Minister for Economic and Fiscal Policy of Japan Jun Arai Representative Director and Chief Showa Shell Sekiyu KK Japan Operating Officer Hiroto Arakawa Vice-President, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Japan Hiroto Arakawa Vice-President, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Japan Keiichiro Asao Member of the House of Representatives, Japan William Barriga Chief of Mission International Organization for Japan Migration (IOM) Neelanjan Head, Japan Business HCL Technologies Ltd Japan Bhattacharjee Børge Brende Managing Director and Member of the World Economic Forum Switzerland Managing Board Børge Brende Managing Director and Member of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway Managing Board Norway Urs Bucher Ambassador of Switzerland Embassy of Switzerland Japan Johan Cels Representative United Nations High Japan Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Adrian David Cheok Professor and Inventor, Graduate Keio University Japan School of Media Design Mitsuru Claire Chino Executive Officer, General Manager of Itochu Corporation Japan Lega l Division I-han Chou Senior Editor, Nature Nature Publishing Group Japan Sayuri Daimon Managing Editor The Japan Times Ltd Japan Katsuya Debari President and Chief Executive Officer Odyssey Communications Inc.
    [Show full text]
  • The Abduction of Japanese People by North Korea And
    CORE Metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk Provided by Ritsumeikan Research Repository THE ABDUCTION OF JAPANESE PEOPLE BY NORTH KOREA AND THE DYNAMICS OF JAPANESE DOMESTIC POLITICS AND FOREIGN POLICY: CASE STUDIES OF SHIN KANEMARU AND JUNICHIRO KOIZUMI’S PYONGYANG SUMMIT MEETINGS IN 1990, 2002 AND 2004’S PYONGYANG SUMMIT MEETINGS by PARK Seohee 51114605 March 2017 Master’s Thesis / Independent Final Report Presented to Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Asia Pacific Studies ACKNOLEGEMENTS First and foremost, I praise and thank my Lord, who gives me the opportunity and talent to accomplish this research. You gave me the power to trust in my passion and pursue my dreams. I could never have done this without the faith I have in You, the Almighty. I would like to express my deepest gratitude to my supervisor, Professor Yoichiro Sato for your excellent support and guidance. You gave me the will to carry on and never give up in any hardship. Under your great supervision, this work came into existence. Again, I am so grateful for your trust, informative advice, and encouragement. I am deeply thankful and honored to my loving family. My two Mr. Parks and Mrs. Keum for your support, love and trust. Every moment of every day, I thank our Lord Almighty for giving me such a wonderful family. I would like to express my gratitude to Rotary Yoneyama Memorial Foundation, particularly to Mrs. Toshiko Takahashi (and her family), Kunisaki Club, Mr. Minoru Akiyoshi and Mr.
    [Show full text]
  • Unleashing the Power of Women
    ADVERTISEMENT Unleashing the Power of Women Expanding opportunities for women in the workplace and throughout society is a central plank in the Abe government’s growth strategy for Japan. In that spirit, the Japanese government and three other spon- sors convened the World Assembly for Women in Tokyo (WAW! Tokyo 2014) from September 12 to 14. Participating as speakers and as workgroup participants were about 100 public- and private-sector luminaries from around the world. Highlighting the event was a high- level roundtable on September 13. SPONSORS: Government of Japan Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) Nikkei Inc. Japan Institute of International Affairs SUPPORTER: Japan Center for Economic Research Pictured above Left, from top: Barbara Judge, Chairperson, UK Pension Protection Fund; Miki Tsusaka, Senior Partner and Managing Director, Boston Consulting Group; Zainab Hawa Bangura, UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict.Center, from top: Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan; Helen Clark, Administrator, United Nations Development Program. Right: Haruko Arimura, Minister in Charge of Women’s Empowerment, Japan ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT HIGH-LEVEL HIGH-LEVEL ROUNDTABLE ROUNDTABLE organizations, entrepreneurship, infra- fellow at the Cambridge [University] structure, human security, peace and Central Asia Forum and a former vice prosperity, and self-determination. The minister for foreign affairs. She called workgroups convened for 90 minutes in attention to the far-reaching implica- the morning and again for an hour after tions of the proposals that the partici- lunch to hammer out policy proposals. pants would prepare. Coordinating the group focused on “Please enjoy substantive discussions women in the economy was Hiroko Ota, in the small workshop format,” encour- a professor at Japan’s National Graduate aged Yamanaka in the expectation of Institute for Policy Studies and a former heart-to-heart talks.
    [Show full text]
  • A Research on the Noda Cabinet's Diplomatic Strategy : Focusing on the North Korea Policy
    View metadata, citation and similar papers at core.ac.uk brought to you by CORE provided by Hosei University Repository A Research on the Noda Cabinet's Diplomatic Strategy : Focusing on the North Korea Policy 著者 YIN Hu, KANNO Masayo 出版者 法政大学国際日本学研究所 journal or INTERNATIONAL JAPANESE STUDIES publication title volume 16 page range 13-33 year 2019-03-29 URL http://doi.org/10.15002/00021864 A Research on the Noda Cabinet’s Diplomatic Strategy: Focusing on the North Korea Policy 13 A Research on the Noda Cabinetʼs Diplomatic Strategy: Focusing on the North Korea Policy YIN Hu KANNO Masayo 1. Introduction Japanʼs policies toward the Democratic Peopleʼs Republic of Korea (DPRK) are not only issues concerning bilateral relations, but also complex international political issues which are determined by the complex political situations in Northeast Asia, including division of the Korean Peninsula, the confrontations between the two camps during the Cold War, and the extension of the United States of America (US)-South Korea alliance as well as the US-Japan alliance after the Cold War. It can be seen that all of the above affect the geopolitical developments in Northeast Asia as well as the foreign strategy of every country in the region.1 Moreover, Japanʼs policy toward North Korea has a direct impact on the changes in Japanʼs domestic political situation. Thus, it can be seen that only when putting Japan-DPRK relations in the political framework of Northeast Asia and analyzing through multilateral perspectives, can we grasp the essence of Japan-DPRK relations and predict the future trend.2 North Korea is the only country among those which were invaded by Japan that has yet to realize a normalization of diplomatic relations with Japan.
    [Show full text]
  • Informe Secretaría: Guía País
    GUÍA PAÍS Japón Elaborado por la Oficina Económica y Comercial de España en Tokio Actualizado a junio 2012 1 1 PANORAMA GENERAL . 4 1.1 SITUACIÓN, SUPERFICIE, SUPERFICIE AGRÍCOLA, RELIEVE Y CLIMA . 4 1.2 DEMOGRAFÍA Y SOCIEDAD . 5 1.3 POBLACIÓN ACTIVA Y DESEMPLEO . 6 1.4 ORGANIZACIÓN POLÍTICO-ADMINISTRATIVA . 7 1.5 RELACIONES INTERNACIONALES/REGIONALES . 8 2 MARCO ECONÓMICO . 9 2.1 ESTRUCTURA DE LA ECONOMÍA . 9 2.2 PRINCIPALES SECTORES DE LA ECONOMÍA . 12 2.3 EL SECTOR EXTERIOR . 17 2.4 INFRAESTRUCTURAS DE TRANSPORTE . 24 3 ESTABLECERSE EN EL PAÍS . 25 3.1 CARACTERÍSTICAS DEL MERCADO . 25 3.2 CANALES DE DISTRIBUCIÓN. ESTRUCTURA Y MARCO LEGAL DE LA DISTRIBUCIÓN COMERCIAL . 25 3.3 IMPORTANCIA ECONÓMICA DEL PAÍS EN LA REGIÓN . 25 3.4 PERSPECTIVAS DE DESARROLLO ECONÓMICO . 26 3.5 OPORTUNIDADES DE NEGOCIO . 26 4 IMPORTACIÓN (RÉGIMEN DE COMERCIO EXTERIOR) . 27 4.1 TRAMITACIÓN DE LAS IMPORTACIONES . 27 4.2 ARANCELES Y REGÍMENES ECONÓMICOS ADUANEROS . 27 4.3 NORMAS Y REQUISITOS TÉCNICOS . 29 4.4 REGULACIÓN DE COBROS Y PAGOS AL EXTERIOR . 30 4.5 CONTRATACIÓN PÚBLICA . 30 5 INVERSIONES EXTRANJERAS / INCENTIVOS A LA INVERSIÓN . 31 5.1 MARCO LEGAL . 31 5.2 REPATRIACIÓN DE CAPITAL/CONTROL DE CAMBIOS . 31 5.3 INCENTIVOS A LA INVERSIÓN . 31 5.4 ESTABLECIMIENTO DE EMPRESAS . 32 5.5 PROPIEDAD INDUSTRIAL (MARCAS, PATENTES, DISEÑOS, LICENCIAS) . 32 6 SISTEMA FISCAL . 33 6.1 ESTRUCTURA GENERAL . 33 6.2 SISTEMA IMPOSITIVO (ESTATAL, REGIONAL Y LOCAL) . 33 6.3 IMPUESTOS . 34 6.4 TRATAMIENTO FISCAL DE LA INVERSIÓN EXTRANJERA . 35 7 FINANCIACIÓN . 35 7.1 SISTEMA FINANCIERO .
    [Show full text]
  • NATO and Japan: a Strategic Convergence? Post Cold-War Geopolitics: Russia, China, Anti-Piracy and Anti-Terrorism
    Original Article NATO and Japan: A strategic convergence? Post cold-war geopolitics: Russia, China, anti-piracy and anti-terrorism David Scott Analyst-consultant, 7 Barrepta Close, Carbis Bay, St. Ives, Cornwall, TR26 2LL, UK. E-mail: [email protected] Abstract In this article, I argue that NATO and Japan, from a parallel anti-Soviet Cold War position through common links with the United States, have directly moved towards each other since the 1990s. Each of them has gone more global. NATO’s ‘out of area’ operations have taken NATO eastwards from its previous focus on Europe and the Mediterranean, while Japan’s gradual multilateral activism have taken it westwards from its previous focus on East Asia. This has created geopolitical overlap between these two actors, most notably in Afghanistan but also elsewhere in the Indian Ocean. Common advocacy of liberal democracy, and overt concerns over jihadist and piracy destabilisation have brought these two actors together. NATO’s post-Cold War search for relevance meets Japan’s wider external security sensitivity, especially with regard to China’s rise. However, while NATO has adopted a flexible range of ‘Partnership’ frameworks, there have been long-running constitutional impediments to Japan deploying military forces outside its own immediate territory. It is precisely this impediment to further NATO- Japan interaction that the Japanese government has been removing during 2015. International Politics (2016) 53, 324–342. doi:10.1057/ip.2016.1; published online 4 March 2016 Keywords: NATO; Japan; geopolitics; Russia; China; anti-piracy Introduction Couched in high flowing rhetoricAUTHOR from North Atlantic Treaty Organisation COPY (NATO) figures about ‘Japan, the country in Asia with which NATO has the longest-standing relationship, a truly unique partner for the Alliance’ (Erdmann, 2007).
    [Show full text]
  • World Economic Forum Japan Meeting Shaping the New Japan Through Global Partnerships
    Regional Agenda World Economic Forum Japan Meeting Shaping the New Japan through Global Partnerships Roppongi Academy Hills, Tokyo, Japan 11 June 2013 © World Economic Forum 2013 - All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system. The views expressed are those of certain participants in the discussion and do not necessarily refl ect the views of all participants or of the World Economic Forum. REF 290713 Contents Preface 3 Preface The World Economic Forum Japan Meeting on 11 June 2013 4 Shaping the New Japan through marked the first formalized annual gathering of the Forum’s Global Partnerships Japanese community as part of the Regional Partners programme. More than 250 Japanese business, government and civil society 10 Economy: “Abenomics” leaders, as well as representatives of international organizations, Moving Forward engaged with participants from the many other stakeholder 13 Shooting Arrows, Hitting Targets communities of the Forum, including the Young Global Leaders, 14 Geopolitics: New Geopolitical Technology Pioneers, Social Entrepreneurs, Global University Architecture Leaders and Global Shapers. 16 Japan and Global Food Security In Tokyo, participants focused their discussions on the current 18 Society: Solutions for Sustainable Social Structures state of Japan and its re-emergence on the global economy, with Børge Brende the recent return to office of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The Prime 20 Beyond Boundaries Managing Director Minister, who has launched a three-pronged initiative (dubbed 22 Global Shapers around the World “Abenomics”) to revitalize the Japanese economy and reinvigorate 29 Acknowledgements Japan’s position in the world, addressed the opening plenary.
    [Show full text]
  • Roster of Winners in Single-Seat Constituencies No
    Tuesday, October 24, 2017 | The Japan Times | 3 lower house ele ion ⑳ NAGANO ㉘ OSAKA 38KOCHI No. 1 Takashi Shinohara (I) No. 1 Hiroyuki Onishi (L) No. 1 Gen Nakatani (L) Roster of winners in single-seat constituencies No. 2 Mitsu Shimojo (KI) No. 2 Akira Sato (L) No. 2 Hajime Hirota (I) No. 3 Yosei Ide (KI) No. 3 Shigeki Sato (K) No. 4 Shigeyuki Goto (L) No. 4 Yasuhide Nakayama (L) 39EHIME No. 4 Masaaki Taira (L) ⑮ NIIGATA No. 5 Ichiro Miyashita (L) No. 5 Toru Kunishige (K) No. 1 Yasuhisa Shiozaki (L) ( L ) Liberal Democratic Party; ( KI ) Kibo no To; ( K ) Komeito; No. 5 Kenji Wakamiya (L) No. 6 Shinichi Isa (K) No. 1 Chinami Nishimura (CD) No. 2 Seiichiro Murakami (L) ( JC ) Japanese Communist Party; ( CD ) Constitutional Democratic Party; No. 6 Takayuki Ochiai (CD) No. 7 Naomi Tokashiki (L) No. 2 Eiichiro Washio (I) ㉑ GIFU No. 3 Yoichi Shiraishi (KI) ( NI ) Nippon Ishin no Kai; ( SD ) Social Democratic Party; ( I ) Independent No. 7 Akira Nagatsuma (CD) No. 8 Takashi Otsuka (L) No. 3 Takahiro Kuroiwa (I) No. 1 Seiko Noda (L) No. 4 Koichi Yamamoto (L) No. 8 Nobuteru Ishihara (L) No. 9 Kenji Harada (L) No. 4 Makiko Kikuta (I) No. 2 Yasufumi Tanahashi (L) No. 9 Isshu Sugawara (L) No. 10 Kiyomi Tsujimoto (CD) No. 4 Hiroshi Kajiyama (L) No. 3 Yoji Muto (L) 40FUKUOKA ① HOKKAIDO No. 10 Hayato Suzuki (L) No. 11 Hirofumi Hirano (I) No. 5 Akimasa Ishikawa (L) No. 4 Shunpei Kaneko (L) No. 1 Daiki Michishita (CD) No. 11 Hakubun Shimomura (L) No.
    [Show full text]
  • CJEB Annual Report 2014-2015
    Center on Japanese Economy and Business ANNUAL REPORT 2014–2015 Table of Contents Letter from the Directors 2 Gyoza, Rice and Noodles for the U.S. Mainstream Market 38 CJEB Team Resources 39 Leadership and Staff 4 Faculty Advisory Committee 39 Core Faculty 6 Visiting Fellows 40 Research and Faculty Engagement 9 2015 CJEB Visiting Fellow Reunion Reception 41 2015 Annual Visiting Fellow Business Field Trip 41 “Japan’s Abenomics Bumps Along” by Hugh Patrick 9 Research Associates 42 Current Research Highlights 21 Professional Fellows 43 Faculty Engagement 23 International Advisory Board 44 Research Paper Series 24 Promoting Exchange of Ideas 45 The New Global Financial Architecture 28 CJEB in the News 45 His Excellency Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, 29 Enhancing the MBA Experience 46 Addresses the World Leaders Forum Enhancing the Columbia Experience 47 Events 30 Fellowship and Scholarship Programs 48 Conferences 30 Visits from Japan to Columbia 48 Challenges Facing the World Trade System 30 Library and Data Resources 49 Japan’s Changing Corporate Governance 30 Discussion Groups 50 The Japan Project Meeting with Joint ESRI Japan Economic Seminar 50 International Conference 31 James Nakamura Fund 50 Symposia 33 Monetary Policy Discussion Group 50 Abenomics, TPP, and the Future of Japan’s Agriculture 33 U.S.-Japan Discussion Group 50 “The Revival of Japan in the Global Economy,” Financial Support 51 Columbia Business School’s Pan-Asian Reunion 2014 in Singapore 33 Corporate Sponsorship Program 51 M&A in Japan: Reenergized 33 Letter from
    [Show full text]
  • JCK Youth Forum……………………………3
    tthhee 11st JJCCKK YYoouutthh FFoorruumm BBrroocchhuurree The First Japan, China and Republic of Korea Youth Forum Brochure Dear Delegates, This brochure is for you to check out the general description and the schedule of the forum. It includes the following parts: Table Contents Message………………………………….…………………….2 About the 1st JCK Youth Forum……………………………3 About Japan Model United Nations……………………….4 MUN Conference Structure………………………………....5 Beyond the Conference………………………………...…...7 About the Symposium……………………………………….8 Brief Timeline of the Project………………………………..10 Sponsorship…………………………………………………...11 Contacts………………………………………………………..11 - 1 - Message It is my deepest honor to host the First Japan, China and Republic of Korea Youth Forum. Students invited from China and Korea, together with Japanese students, can advance their knowledge of the work of the United Nations through a Model UN conference. The Youth Symposium open to the public will also give the students the opportunity to communicate with each other and exchange ideas on broader subjects. Sixty-five summers after the end of the World War II, as the only country which suffered from atomic bombings, it is a big step for Japan to have UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Ambassador Roos from the United States and Ambassadors from France and the United Kingdom attend the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony. Japan must speak up to all humanity at the United Nations, and at every possible opportunity, the fear and danger of holding nuclear armament. I have set up a program on the first day of your visit to experience a tea ceremony demonstration so as to have a better understanding of Japanese culture. The root of the Japanese culture is from China and had extended to Japan via Korea.
    [Show full text]