On July 25, 2023, Asia Pacific Initiative (API), led by API President Ken Jimbo, hosted a roundtable with Dr. Eyck Freymann. Dr Freiymann is Hoover Fellow at Stanford University and the author of “One Belt One Road: Chinese Power Meets the World”. The event began with a keynote presentation by Dr. Freymann on “Future Pathways …

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The Institute of Geoeconomics (Kazuto Suzuki, Director, Institute of Geoeconomics) is pleased to announce that recorded audio of the Geoeconomic Agenda, “Semiconductors & the Economy of the Future with Chris Miller,” and its transcript are now available. Geoeconomic Agenda is a new Pacific-centric, globally-minded podcast that investigates the connections between economics, geopolitics, business, and society. …

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On June 30, 2023, Asia Pacific Initiative (API), led by API President Ken Jimbo, hosted a roundtable with Dr. Phillip Lipscy. Dr. Lipscy is professor of political science at the University of Toronto, where he directs the Centre for the Study of Global Japan. He is also professor at the Faculty of Law, University of …

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On June 28, 2023, Asia Pacific Initiative (API), led by API President Ken Jimbo, hosted a roundtable with Dr. Valérie Niquet. Dr. Niquet is Senior Research Fellow and Director of the Japan Program at The Foundation for Strategic Research (FRS), an independent French think tank focusing on international security and defense. The event began with …

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On June 27, 2023, Asia Pacific Initiative (API), led by API President Ken Jimbo, hosted a roundtable with Mr. Graham Webster, a research scholar and the editor-in-chief of the DigiChina Project at the Stanford University Cyber Policy Center. The event began with a keynote presentation by Mr. Webster on “The Role of Technology in US-China …

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On June 19, 2023, Asia Pacific Initiative (API, API President: Ken Jimbo) co-hosted a roundtable with The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation at the International House of Japan (I-House) in Tokyo. Participated by a total of more than 30 scholars and researchers including Mansfield-Luce Asia Scholars (Cohort 2), API researchers and guest scholars in the …

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On May 30, 2023, the Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG), under the leadership of Director Kazuto Suzuki, submitted a booklet containing the results of an economic security survey of 100 companies and their voices to Sanae Takaichi, Minister of State for Economic Security. The booklet conveyed over 60 opinions and requests received from companies in response …

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The Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG), led by Director Kazuto Suzuki, hosted a seminar in collaboration with the Canadian Embassy on May 29, 2023, featuring David Eby, Premier of British Columbia, and Ian McKay, Ambassador of Canada to Japan and Canada’s Special Envoy for the Indo-Pacific, at the International House of Japan. First, Ambassador Ian McKay …

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Photo: Shutterstock The article of Paul Nadeau, Visiting Research Fellow, “The Big Hole in the Biden Administration’s Economic Diplomacy,” was published on The Diplomat on May 24, 2023. On April 27, U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan delivered a policy speech on “renewing American economic leadership.” It was, in Sullivan’s words, an attempt to explain …

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On 16 May 2023, the Asia Pacific Initiative (API) hosted a roundtable at the International House of Japan in Tokyo, featuring Dr. Mikko Huotari, Executive Director of the Mercator Institute for Chinese Studies (MERICS), a think-tank in Berlin, Germany. Following a keynote speech by Dr. Huotari entitled “Navigating uncertainty – the future of EU-China relations”, …

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The Institute for Geoeconomics (Director: Kazuto Suzuki) submitted “Nine Check Items for the G7 Summit Highlighted by the Institute of Geoeconomics” to the Economic Security Policy Division of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on May 11th and the International Public Relations Office of the Cabinet Office on May 13th, in preparation for the G7 Hiroshima …

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On April 26, 2023, the Asia Pacific Initiative (API) hosted a roundtable with Mr. Giorgio Cuscito, a Geopolitical analyst at Limes, Rivista Italiana di Geopolitica, a renowned Italian geopolitical journal, at the International House of Japan. Mr. Cuscito delivered a keynote speech titled, “Italy and Japan: strategic interests and challenges in the US-China-Russia triangle, with …

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The Institute of Geoeconomics (Paul Nadeau, Visiting Research Fellow, Institute of Geoeconomics) is pleased to announce that recorded video of the IOG Geoeconomic Insights is now available. In IOG’s Geoeconomic Insights, IOG’s experts take one story shaping today’s international politics and draw out its implications. (Disclaimer) The views expressed in the IOG Geoeconomic Insights do …

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The Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG), led by Kazuto Suzuki, held a preparatory meeting for the Asia Pacific Geoeconomics Council on March 29, 2023, at the International House of Japan. Experts on economic security from South Korea, Singapore, Australia, and India were invited to discuss their respective countries’ economic security in the context of the varying …

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The Institute of Geoeconomics (Kazuto Suzuki, Director, Institute of Geoeconomics) is pleased to announce that recorded audio of the Geoeconomic Agenda is now available. Geoeconomic Agenda is a new Pacific-centric, globally-minded podcast that investigates the connections between economics, geopolitics, business, and society. Hosted by Paul Nadeau, Geoeconomic Agenda will feature interviews with guests from across …

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The Institute of Geoeconomics (Kazuto Suzuki, Director, Institute of Geoeconomics) is pleased to announce that recorded audio of the Geoeconomic Agenda is now available. Geoeconomic Agenda is a new Pacific-centric, globally-minded podcast that investigates the connections between economics, geopolitics, business, and society. Hosted by Paul Nadeau, Geoeconomic Agenda will feature interviews with guests from across …

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The Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG) conducted a survey on economic security among 100 Japanese companies and published its results, marking its second implementation following 2021. The main investigation surveys 100 Japanese companies (including research organizations) that are considered by the IOG to play a critical role in the realm of economic security, as well as …

Second Survey Results of 100 Japanese Companies on Economic Security Announced
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The Institute of Geoeconomics (Ken Jimbo, President, Asia Pacific Initiative) is pleased to announce that recorded video of the IOG Geoeconomic Insights is now available. In IOG’s Geoeconomic Insights, IOG’s experts take one story shaping today’s international politics and draw out its implications. (Disclaimer) The views expressed in the IOG Geoeconomic Insights do not necessarily …

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Asia Pacific Initiative (API), together with the Japan Program of the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center (APARC) at Stanford University, and the Yomiuri Shimbun, hosted “Taiwan and Ukraine: Challenging Authoritarianism (Yomiuri International Forum)” on January 16, 2023 at the International House of Japan. The event’s discussions were extremely lively, with approximately 80 participants attending in person …

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The Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG, Director SUZUKI Kazuto) is pleased to announce that recorded video of the IOG Geoeconomic Insights is now available. In IOG’s Geoeconomic Insights, IOG’s experts take one story shaping today’s international politics and draw out its implications. (Disclaimer) The views expressed in the IOG Geoeconomic Insights do not necessarily reflect those …

“China’s Zero-COVID Policy: Recent Developments & Future Outlook” – IOG’s Video is now available Read More »

The Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG, Director SUZUKI Kazuto) is pleased to announce that recorded video of the IOG Geoeconomic Insights is now available. In IOG’s Geoeconomic Insights, IOG’s experts take one story shaping today’s international politics and draw out its implications. (Disclaimer) The views expressed in the IOG Geoeconomic Insights do not necessarily reflect those …

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On October 25, 2022, the International House of Japan (IHJ) organized MOROFUJI Seminar, inviting Mr. Matt Pottinger to Japan. Mr. Pottinger is a Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the Hoover Institution and Chairman of the China Program at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies. The seminar was organized as a dialogue between Dr. Kazuto Suzuki, Director …

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The recorded videos are available here On October 24, 2022, the Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG, Director: SUZUKI Kazuto) and Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy (VUB-CSDS) co-hosted the “Europe and Japan in a Changing World” symposium at the International House of Japan. After the opening remarks by Haitze Siemers, Deputy Head of …

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On October 5, 2022, the Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG, Director: Suzuki Kazuto) held its inaugural symposium entitled “Geoeconomics in the Time of Crisis.” As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine lingers and the uncertainty surrounding Taiwan increases, how will the international order change and how should we manage geoeconomic risks? In this event, IOG dove deep into …

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The Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG, Director SUZUKI Kazuto) is pleased to announce that recorded video of the IOG Geoeconomic Insights is now available. In IOG’s Geoeconomic Insights, IOG’s experts take one story shaping today’s international politics and draw out its implications. (Disclaimer) The views expressed in the IOG Geoeconomic Insights do not necessarily reflect those …

“Populism and Geoeconomics: Implications on Free Trade” – IOG’s Video is now available Read More »

The Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG, Director SUZUKI Kazuto) is pleased to announce that recorded video of the IOG Geoeconomic Insights is now available. In IOG’s Geoeconomic Insights, IOG’s experts take one story shaping today’s international politics and draw out its implications. (Disclaimer) The views expressed in the IOG Geoeconomic Insights do not necessarily reflect those …

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The Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG, Director SUZUKI Kazuto) is pleased to announce that recorded video of the symposium, held on July 26, 2022, is now available. (Disclaimer) The views expressed in this Symposium do not necessarily reflect those of IOG or any other organizations to which the speakers belong.

On July 26, 2022, the Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG, Director SUZUKI Kazuto) hosted the symposium “Economic Security from the British and Japanese Perspectives”, inviting experts from the Geo-economics programme of the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). The event was held at the International House of Japan. This symposium was the first seminar hosted by …

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The International House of Japan (I-House) is pleased to announce that the merger with Asia Pacific Initiative (API) took effect today. As our first major initiative under the new organization, we established the “Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG)”. Dr. Kazuto Suzuki, professor at the Graduate School of Public Policy of the University of Tokyo, has been …

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The International House of Japan (I-House) is pleased to announce that we have selected Dr. Ken JIMBO as our Managing Director in charge of Programs upon the merger with Asia Pacific Initiative (API). Dr. JIMBO will oversee the entire Programs of the institution as Managing Director (Representative Director) and API President of I-House. Upon accepting …

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Asia Pacific Initiative (API) is pleased to announce that it has made the English version of “10-year Investigation Commission on the Fukushima Nuclear Accident: Final Report by Investigation Commission on the Fukushima Nuclear Accident” public on its website. Please click here to download the report.   About “10-year Investigation Commission on the Fukushima Nuclear Accident” …

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The International House of Japan, Inc. Asia Pacific Initiative The International House of Japan, Inc. Asia Pacific Initiative TOKYO, FEB. 28—The International House of Japan, Inc. (Minato-ku, Tokyo; Chairman: KONDO Masaakira James) and Asia Pacific Initiative (Minato-ku, Tokyo; Chairman: FUNABASHI Yoichi) announced on Monday that the two organizations will merge, creating a leading new independent …

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Photo：Getty Images Asia Pacific Initiative (API) is pleased to announce that, as part of API’s National Economic Security Strategy project, we conducted a survey of 100 companies in Japan to gather their views on issues of economic security and how it is impacting their businesses. The main survey results are available here. For this survey, …

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On October 8, 2021, the Asia Pacific Initiative (API), an independent global think tank, published The Independent Investigation Commission on the Japanese Government’s Response to COVID-19 (API/ICJC): Report on Best Practices and Lessons Learned with Discover 21, Inc. on Amazon Kindle. In April 2020, the Japanese government issued its first state of emergency over the …

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On October 5th, 2021, Asia Pacific Initiative (API) hosted “PEP Summit 2021 – Opening Doors”. The PEP Summit is an annual symposium hosted by API’s Policy Entrepreneur’s Platform (PEP). API’s Policy Entrepreneur’s Platform (PEP) aims to form a community for policy entrepreneurs in Japan. “Each and every one of us will bring together his/her expertise, …

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Dr. FUNABASHI Yoichi, Chairman of Asia Pacific Initiative, gave a keynote lecture at the 2021 Hiroshima Business Forum for Global Peace. This online forum, organized by Hiroshima Organization for Global Peace (HOPe), was held between September 8-9, 2021. Under the theme of “how we can revitalize the world and build an even better global community …

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