“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 …

RJIF welcomes Dr. Kurt M. Campbell, the former U.S. Assistant Secretary of State, and Dr. Michael J. Green, Senior Vice President for Asia and Japan Chair at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)/ Associate Professor at Georgetown University, as distinguished guest scholars. Read More »

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 …

The Independent Investigation Committee held a panel session on Fukushima accident at 2013 Carnegie International Nuclear Policy Conference Read More »

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 …

New Book Published: “Japan’s Worst-case Scenarios: The Nine Blind spots” Read More »

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 …

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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)⇒

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 …

Prof. Nobumasa Akiyama, investigator of the Panel, gave a presentation at Monterey Institute of International Studies Read More »

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 …

The sixth (final) meeting of the Committee of Experts Read More »

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   …

RJIF delegates made presentations at Davos on January 26-29, 2012 Read More »

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.

The inaugural meeting of the Committee of Experts was held at Ark Hills, Tokyo, on Friday, October 14, 2011.