It is with great pleasure that RJIF announces that Mr. Nobuyoshi John Ehara (Founder, Partner, UNISON CAPITAL Inc.) and Mr. Mamoru Taniya (Founder, Chairman, Asuka Asset Management Co., Ltd.) have joined RJIF as Director and Mr. Hiroo Mori (Executive Vice President) as Counselor. Director Nobuyoshi John Ehara Founder, Partner, UNISON CAPITAL Inc. Profile Mr. Nobuyoshi …
“RJIF is very proud to announce the appointment of two figures at the forefront of international politics – Dr. Kurt M. Campbell and Dr. Michael J. Green – as distinguished guest scholars. With the support of these world-class scholars, both bringing outstanding expertise and experience, we will launch the U.S.-Japan Strategic Vision Program. Through bipartisan …
Date and Time April 8dt (Mon), 2013 8:00-8:45 Venue Horizon room, Ronald Reagan Building, International Trade Center, Washington, DC Title “Fukushima Nuclear Accident: Shortcomings of Safety Regulation and Lessons Learned” Panelist Dr. Gregory Jaczko former chairman of dte U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Dr. M.V. Ramana Princeton University Prof. Kazuto Suzuki Hokkaido University/Princeton University — Prof. Suzuki …
New Book Published: “Japan’s Worst-case Scenarios: The Nine Blind spots” Press release We are pleased to announce that a new RJIF book titled “Japan’s Worst-case Scenarios: The Nine Blind spots (in Japanese)” has been published from Shincho-sya Publishing Ltd on March 15, 2013. After RJIF’s first project, “The Independent Investigation Commission on the Fukushima Nuclear …
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Panel session “Crisis is new normalcy?” at CLSA Investor Forum Japan 2013 February 27, 2013 Grand Hyatt, Tokyo The core members of the RJIF’s “Crisis management” project team are going to hold a panel session at CLSA Japan 2013. Based on the practical real-world simulations of the potential 9 worst case crisis scenarios, various issues …
Aena: How to Stay Airborne When Crisis Strikes? in Insight magazine, IESE Business School Kay Kitazawa and other two experts recommend how best to deal with an unprecedented situation like the case of the Spanish air traffic controller Aena strike that closed airspace for 24 hours in December 2010. To read the article (registration required)⇒
Investigation Panel Chairman Dr Kitazawa’s article “Tell the Whole Truth about the Tragic Accident to Extract Useful Lessons for a Safer Nation” is published in December 2012 edition of Japan for Sustainability News letter. To read the article http://www.japanfs.org/en/mailmagazine/newsletter/pages/032425.html
Lessons from Fukushima and the Future of Japanese Nuclear Energy Nobumasa Akiyama, Professor at the Graduate School of Law and the Graduate School of International Public Policy at Hitotsubashi University, and an investigator of the Independent Investigation Panel gave a presentation at Monterey Institute of International Studies, James Martin Center for Non-proliferation Studies. Details of …
Wednesday, 10th October, 2012, InterAcademy Council (IAC) and Science Council of Japan (SCJ) collaboratively held their International Conference on the impact of Nuclear Plant Accident with the delegates and representatives from the IAC Member countries, honorable guest scientists and experts within the public audience. Dr Kitazawa, the chairman of our Independent Investigation Commission, attended the conference …
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The U.S. National Academy of Sciences Fukushima Lessons-Learned Committee held its meeting in Tokyo on November 27th, 2012 Dr Kitazawa, the chairman of our Independent Investigation Commission, attended the meeting to exchanges views on the analyses of the Fukushima accident. For further details, please refer to the website of“The U.S. National Academy of Sciences …
The contributed article “Reform the Japanese power system. Nationalize Tepco” by the panel’s staff director, Kay Kitazawa, has been published in the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, by SAGE. The full article is freely available to public at SAGE’s website.
We have already informed the result of Fellow position to each applicant on 23rd March.
The contributed article “Lessons from Japan’s nuclear accident” has been published by East Asia Forum. The article is freely available to public at East Asia Forum’s website.
We closed the position for Fellow. Thank you for applaying for the position. We will inform the result individually later. So please refrain from your inquiry.
The contributed article “Fukushima in review: A complex disaster, a disastrous response” has been published in Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, by SAGE. The article is a summary of the Final Chapter from the Japanese-language investigation report The abstract of the article is freely available to public at SAGE’s website. http://bos.sagepub.com/content/early/2012/02/29/0096340212440359.abstract
Handout A Press conference was held at The Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan , on Thursday 1st March, 2012. Dr Koichi Kitazawa (Chairman of the “Independent Investigation Commission on the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident”), Dr Yoichi Funabashi (President of the Rebuild Japan Initiative Foundation), Ambassador Tetsuya Endo (Former Chairman of the Board of Governors, International …
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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.
The sixth(final) meeting of the Committee of Experts was held at Ark Hills, Tokyo, on Thursday, February 16, 2012. The Committee authorized the report, which will be publicly presented at the press conference on February 28. An English press conference will be held on March 1 The English version of the full report will be …
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The fifth meeting of the Committee of Experts was held at Ark Hills, Tokyo, on Monday, February 6, 2012.
RJIF delegates made presentations at the 2012 annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos. President Funabashi had a session with former Japanese Prime minister Kan regarding the crisis management of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident. from left to right : William H.SAITO Counselor,RJIF Yukiya Amano Director General,International Atomic Energy Agency Sadako Ogata …
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The fourth meeting of the Committee of Experts was held at Ark Hills, Tokyo, on Friday, January 20, 2012.
The third meeting of the Committee of Experts was held at Ark Hills, Tokyo, on Friday, December 9, 2011.
A news conference was held at the Japan National Press Club on Tuesday, November 15, 2011. Photo provided by the Japan National Press Club.Photo provided by the Japan National Press Club. Photo provided by the Japan National Press Club.
Second meeting of the Committee of Experts was held. The second meeting of the Committee of Experts was held at ARKHILLS on Tuesday, November 8, 2011.
The inaugural meeting of the Committee of Experts was held at Ark Hills, Tokyo, on Friday, October 14, 2011.
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