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Japan to Take Lead in Fourth Industrial Revolution, Opens Emerging Technology Policy Centre in Tokyo

The World Economic Forum opened the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Japan to create new technology policies that benefit all in partnership with METI and API on 2 July 2018 Founding centre partners from Hitachi, Horiba, Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings, Salesforce, Sompo Holdings and Suntory Holdings take part in launch The centre will initially focus …

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An event co-organized by AP Initiative and CSIS to discuss the results of the fourth annual Japan-U.S. Military Statesmen Forum (MSF) was held at CSIS Headquarters in Washington, D.C.

An event co-organized by the Asia Pacific Initiative (AP Initiative) and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), ”The U.S.-Japan Alliance in an Era of Geo-Economic Competition – Insights from the Bilateral Military Statesmen’s Forum,” was held at CSIS Headquarters in Washington, D.C., on July 28, 2017. At the event, retired military leaders from Japan …

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RJIF held its fifth anniversary event featuring two panel discussions, “21st Century Think Tank Vision” and “Why Japan Matters,” and the commemorative reception

Rebuild Japan Initiative Foundation (RJIF) held its fifth anniversary commemorative event on February 28, 2017, at the Grand Hyatt Tokyo. We think of February 28th as RJIF’s true takeoff date. In the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear accident, we took the standpoint that independence was essential in order to seriously examine a crisis that threatened …

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Co-organized event by RJIF and CSIS (Washington, D.C.) was held at CSIS Headquarters

A co-organized event by the Rebuild Japan Initiative Foundation (RJIF) and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) was held at CSIS Headquarters in Washington, D.C., on January 24, 2017. RJIF Chairman Dr. Yoichi Funabashi delivered opening remarks, and Senior Research Fellow Yoichi Kato, and U.S.-Japan Strategic Vision Program Members Ken Jimbo (Associate Professor, …

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RJIF hosted two events for the World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders Annual Summit in Tokyo

On October 19, 2016, RJIF was pleased to host two events for the World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders (YGL) Annual Summit in Tokyo. The YGL is a global community of over 800 rising stars from diverse fields and sectors. RJIF gathered a panel of top experts and practitioners to speak to two groups of …

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Admiral Harry Harris Delivered a Speech in Tokyo

On July 27, 2016, Admiral Harry Harris, the Commander of United States Pacific Command, gave a keynote speech at the Japan-U.S. Military Statesmen Forum (MSF) held in Tokyo. The forum brings together retired senior military leaders and active-duty officers from both countries, and it aims to facilitate a bilateral strategic dialogue and deeper discussions about …

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RJIF and CFR co-host an event on the Future of U.S.-Japan Relations

On the 29th October 2015, RJIF held a symposium “The Future of U.S.-Japan Relations” in collaboration with the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) Japan Studies program. This was the concluding event of the global publicity tour to promote RJIF’s recently published report, “Examining Japan’s Lost Decades.” Over 80 experts from diverse fields and sectors including …

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Seminar “The 50 Million Shock: The Population Decline’s Impacts on Society and Business” is held

On 5 October 2015, a seminar entitled “The 50 Million Shock: The Population Decline’s Impacts on Society and Business” was held at Academyhills in Roppongi in Tokyo. The seminar considered the implications of the “population implosion” on business and daily life, and discussed what should be done by the government, companies, and, above all, we …

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RJIF hosts a seminar for delegates from Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

On March 18, RJIF hosted a seminar for the Japan Trek group from Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. The visiting graduate students have been delegated from government ministries and corporations in the United States, Europe, Asia and Africa and have joined the trek to learn about China-Japan relations from an objective standpoint. In …

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RJIF hosts lunch between Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) and Japan’s business community

To ensure our further development, RJIF is building relationships with prominent think tanks and not-for-profit organizations overseas. As part of this, we held a working lunch on the 25th of February between the Council on Foreign Relations, one of the United States’ most prominent think tanks, and Japan’s business community. Richard Haass, who has served …

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【Planned】Presentations at Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan  March 1st (Thu)

March 1st (Thu) 11:45- FCCJ website:  http://www.fccj.or.jp/node/7248  Dr Koichi Kitazawa (Chairman of the “Independent Investigation Commission on the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident”) and Dr Yoichi Funabashi (President of the Rebuild Japan Initiative Foundation) will present the findingswill present the findings of the half-year investigation. The English version of the full report will be published this summer.