API Matsumoto-Samata Fellow

The API Matsumoto-Samata Fellowship is a program at API that aims to send young researchers to foreign think tanks in order to foster next-generation leaders. The IISS is an independent think tank in London and organizer of the world-renowned IISS Shangri-La Dialogue. API has, to date, dispatched Ms. Yuka Koshino and Ms. Mariko Togashi to the IISS as API Matsumoto-Samata Fellows.

＜API Roundtable＞ （2024.09.20）

API hosts a Roundtable with Prof. Perry Link

Asia Pacific Initiative (API) held a roundtable with Prof. Perry Link. Prof. Link is Chancellorial Chair for Teaching Across Disciplines, University of California, Riverside. The event featured a discussion with API experts on contemporary Chinese society. During the roundtable, we began by exploring the complexity of modern Chinese society from a historical perspective…

＜API Roundtable＞ （2024.09.12）

API hosts a Roundtable with Chatham House and Experts from the UK and the US

Asia Pacific Initiative (API) hosted a roundtable with the following experts from the UK and the US. The event featured a discussion on the US Presidential election and perspectives of the US allies.

＜Asia Leaders Fellowship (ALF)＞ （2024.02.05）

Inaugural gathering

The Asia Leaders Fellowship (ALF) is a community of 30 new leaders in the region who share a belief that Asia needs a place of dialogue, where “do-ers” can form meaningful and purposeful connections, articulate Asian ideas, and discuss Asian issues from Asian perspective. At the inaugural gathering in Japan, 24 entrepreneurs, investors, executives of major conglomerates, and artists engaged in a discussion to understand the different realities of the region and to find better solutions to shared challenges.

＜Policy Entrepreneur’s Platform (PEP)＞（2024.08.30）

Global Trends in Climate Tech Startups Event

PEP hosted an event titled “Global Trends in Climate Tech Startups” on August 30, 2024, to share insights and discuss the latest global trends in climate tech. This event was held following the Breakthrough Energy Summit held in London in June 2024.