{"id":23006,"date":"2017-03-03T15:33:21","date_gmt":"2017-03-03T06:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stage.apinitiative.org\/2017\/03\/03\/23006\/"},"modified":"2021-08-11T18:38:08","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T09:38:08","slug":"rjif%e5%89%b5%e7%ab%8b5%e5%91%a8%e5%b9%b4%e8%a8%98%e5%bf%b5%e3%82%a4%e3%83%99%e3%83%b3%e3%83%88%e3%81%a8%e3%81%97%e3%81%a6%e3%80%81%ef%bc%92%e3%81%a4%e3%81%ae%e3%83%91%e3%83%8d%e3%83%ab%e3%83%87","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apinitiative.org\/en\/2017\/03\/03\/23006\/","title":{"rendered":"RJIF held its fifth anniversary event featuring two panel discussions, \u201c21st Century Think Tank Vision\u201d and \u201cWhy Japan Matters,\u201d and the commemorative reception"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rebuild Japan Initiative Foundation (RJIF) held its fifth anniversary commemorative event on February 28, 2017, at the Grand Hyatt Tokyo.<\/p>\n

We think of February 28th as RJIF\u2019s 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 the survival of Japan. RJIF therefore launched the \u201cIndependent Investigation Commission on the Fukushima Nuclear Accident,\u201d and after receiving cooperation from many people we announced the completion of the Commission\u2019s report at the Japan Press Club on February 28, 2012. The foundation was formally registered on September 28, 2011, but we think of this day \u2013 February 28, 2012 \u2013 as our founding anniversary.<\/p>\n

Our commemorative event – two panel discussions, \u201c21st Century Think Tank Vision\u201d and \u201cWhy Japan Matters,\u201d as well as the Commemorative reception – featured a wide range of people who have graciously supported and cooperated with RJIF\u2019s activities over the past five years, including the heads of some of the world\u2019s top think tanks, leaders from the policy and business communities, young businesspeople active both domestically and overseas, education officials, journalists, and social activists.<\/p>\n

Session 1: 21st Century Think Tank Vision<\/h2>\n

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Keynote Speech<\/h3>\n
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Delivered by Dr. John Hamre (President and CEO, Center for Strategic and International Studies [CSIS], USA)<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

Panel Discussion<\/h3>\n
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Moderator :<\/dt>\n
Dr. Yoichi Funabashi (Former Editor-in-Chief of the Asahi Shimbun and Chairman of RJIF)<\/dd>\n
Panelists :<\/dt>\n
Dr. John Hamre (President and CEO, CSIS)
\nDr. Robin Niblett (Director, Chatham House, UK)
\nDr. Hahm Chaibong (Director, Asan Institute for Policy Studies, South Korea)
\nDr. Takeo Hoshi (Chair of the Board, Tokyo Foundation)<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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RJIF invited four heads from the world\u2019s top think tanks. We discussed the expected roles of think tanks in a rapidly changing world, focusing on the think tank as an organization which conducts policy research and makes recommendations while remaining independent from their governments.<\/p>\n

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\nDr. Hahm Chaibong (left)
\nDr. Robin Niblett (right)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Session 2: Why Japan Matters<\/h2>\n

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Introduction<\/h3>\n
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Mr. Martin Fackler (Research Fellow of RJIF and Former Tokyo Bureau Chief for the New York Times)<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

Panel Discussion<\/h3>\n
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Moderator
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\nMs. Maoko Kotani (Newscaster)<\/dd>\n
Panelist\u3000\uff1a<\/dt>\n
Hon. Shinjiro Koizumi (Member, House of Representatives)
\nMr. Hisato Hamada (Founder and CEO, VIVA JAPAN Inc.)
\nProf. Danqing Mao (Kobe International University, Dept. of International Culture, Business and Tourism)
\nMr. W. David Marx (\u201cAMETORA\u201d author)<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n
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Actively participating in the world intellectual networks and their subject settings as well as sharing Japan\u2019s efforts and experiences will be ever more important. In the session, five distinguished speakers from various fields and participants from the next generation leaders in the policy and business communities discussed how Japan can radiate its soft power towards rest of the world. We also organized a little soiree for networking during the session.<\/p>\n

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\nRJIF Research Fellow Martin Fackler<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\nHon. Shinjiro Koizumi<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\nMs. Maoko Kotani, Hon. Shinjiro Koizumi, Mr. Hisato Hamada, and Mr. W. David Marx (from left to right)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Session 3: Commemorative reception<\/h2>\n

Greeting by RJIF representatives<\/h3>\n

Dr. Yoichi Funabashi (Chairman)
\nMr. Takeshi Niinami (Director)
\nMr. M. James Kondo (President)<\/p>\n

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\nMr. M. James Kondo, Dr. Yoichi Funabashi, and Mr. Takeshi Niinami
\n(from left to right)<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nDr. Funabashi, introducing RJIF books, \u201cGalapagos Cool\u201d and \u201cPersonal networks and social resilience.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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Congratulatory speeches by guests of honor<\/h3>\n

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
\nMinister for Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida
\nDr. John Hamre (President and CEO, CSIS)<\/p>\n

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\nPrime Minister Shinzo Abe<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nMinister for Foreign Affairs Fumio Kishida<\/span><\/p>\n

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\nDr. John Hamre (President and CEO, CSIS)<\/span><\/p>\n

Text Message Screening<\/h3>\n

Mr. Strobe Talbott (President, Brookings Institution, USA)
\nDr. Richard Haass (President, Council on Foreign Relations [CFR], USA)
\nDr. John Chipman (Director-General and Chief Executive, International Institute for Strategic Studies [IISS], UK)
\nDr. Fred Bergsten (Founding Director and Senior Fellow and Director Emeritus, Peterson Institute for International Economics [PIIE], USA)
\nDr. Jessica Mathews (Former President and Distinguished Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, USA)
\nMr. Jean Marie Guehenno (President and CEO, International Crisis Group)
\nDr. Chan Heng Chee (Ambassador-at-Large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Singapore)
\nDr. Orville Schell (Arthur Ross Director, Center on U.S.-China Relations, Asia Society)
\nDr. Joseph Nye (University Distinguished Service Professor, Harvard University)
\nMs. Irene Hirano Inouye (President, U.S.-Japan Council, USA)<\/p>\n

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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\u2019s 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 …<\/p>\n

RJIF held its fifth anniversary event featuring two panel discussions, \u201c21st Century Think Tank Vision\u201d and \u201cWhy Japan Matters,\u201d and the commemorative reception<\/span> Read More »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":22191,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34,38],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23006","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-event-en","category-news-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/apinitiative.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23006","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/apinitiative.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/apinitiative.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apinitiative.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apinitiative.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23006"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/apinitiative.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23006\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25708,"href":"https:\/\/apinitiative.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23006\/revisions\/25708"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apinitiative.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/apinitiative.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23006"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apinitiative.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23006"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/apinitiative.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23006"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}