CONFERENCES AND SYMPOSIUMS
AUSTRALIA-JAPAN NEW INITIATIVE FOR APEC 1999 \4,883,844
Timed to coincide with the 10th year of the establishment of APEC, this workshop encouraged active debate on the role and significance of APEC. Participants included politicians from ruling and opposition parties, as well as scholars and journalists from Japan and Australia. Results of the workshop were provided to former Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi and Australian Prime Minister John Howard as a policy proposal.
Date of event: July 2, 1999
Venue: Hotel Okura, Tokyo
Chairs: Yoichi Funabashi (Chief Diplomatic Correspondent and Columnist, Asahi Shimbun; Project Leader, Project Alliance Tomorrow, The Tokyo Foundation)
Peter Drysdale (Professor, Australian National University)
Participants:
Australia
Kevin Rudd (Member of the House of Representatives)
Stuart St. Clair (Member of the House of Representatives)
Greg Sheridan (Editor, The Australian), others
Japan
Koichiro Gemba (Member of the House of Representatives)
Yoshimasa Hayashi (Member of the House of Councilors)
Akira Kojima (Director and Chief Editorial Page Editor, Nihon Keizai Shimbun), others
JAPAN-U.S. MEDIA DIALOG (COSPONSORED WITH JAPAN SOCIETY AND INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF JAPAN) \730,000
Frontline journalists in Japan and the U.S. met to exchange opinions in a nonpartisan forum, and held a lively discussion on media and the economy.
Date of event: December 12-13, 1999
Location: Kamakura Prince Hotel
Participants:
United States
Clay Chandler (Washington Post)
Robert Jamieson (ABC News)
Tim Larimer (TIME)
Rich Miller (Business Week)
Robert Samuelson (Newsweek)
David Sanger (New York Times)
Bruce Stokes (National Journal)
Japan
Kyoko Chino (The Sankei Shimbun)
Yoshisuke Iinuma (Toyo Keizai Shimpo Sha)
Akira Iwase (Kyodo News)
Akira Kojima (Nihon Keizai Shimbun)
Haruyuki Oshima (NHK)
Soichiro Tahara (Journalist)
Heizo Takenaka (President, The Tokyo Foundation)
Yoichi Takita (Nihon Keizai Shimbun)
Atsushi Yamada (Journalist)
INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON OF LEGAL SYSTEMS-THE LAW IN ADJUSTING ECONOMIC MECHANISM S \9,057,617
A symposium was held to gain views on the law in adjusting economic mechanisms for Japan in the 21st century based on an explanation of current laws in Japan and other countries.
Date of event: January 17-18, 2000
Venue: Hotel New 0tani, Tokyo
Panelists: Ten legal experts from principal countries in Europe, America and Asia
Speakers: Charles D. Lake II (Vice President and Counsel, AFLAC Japan), and two other speakers
G8 PREPARATORY CONFERENCE \18,605,000
A quarter of a century has passed since the first summit of the leading industrialized countries was held in 1975. During this time, the situation surrounding international society has changed greatly, altering the significance of the summit. The G8 Preparatory Conference is held as a new instrument to increase the effectiveness of G8 summits to promote greater peace and security in international society.
