Commemorative Symposium for The 50th Anniversary of the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty
While confusion deepens on the situation of the security treaties of Japan, the year 2010 brings the 50th year since the conclusion of the revised Japan-U.S. Security Treaty.
While confusion deepens on the situation of the security treaties of Japan, the year 2010 brings the 50th year since the conclusion of the revised Japan-U.S. Security Treaty. This symposium gathers together a group of U.S.–Japan relationship researchers from both nations to share their perspectives on the trends of the two nations’ bond, including how it is viewed by other Asian nations.
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Friday, May 28, 2010 13:20-17:30 （Open 12:30）
Venue Okuma Auditorium, Waseda University
Address 1-104, Totsuka-machi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Supported by ： Keio University, Kyoto University, Ritsumeikan University,
The University of Tokyo, Waseda University
Admission FREE, Simultaneous interpretation provided First come
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Program
Mc: Monte Cassim, Professor, Ritsumeikan University
13:20 pm Speech from the chair: Katsuhiko Shirai
The chair of USJI
President, Waseda University
13:40 pm Keynote Speech: Michael H. Armacost
Shorenstein Distinguished Fellow , Stanford University
Former U.S. Ambassador to Japan
14:20 pm Panel Discussion:
Moderator: Akihiko Tanaka, Professor, The University of Tokyo
Panels:
Michael H. Armacost, Shorenstein Distinguished Fellow, Stanford University
Former U.S.Ambassador to Japan
Patrick M. Cronin, Senior Advisor & Senior Director of the Asia Program,
Center for a New American Security
Yoshimasa Hayashi, Member, House of Councillors,
Acting Chairman, Policy Research Council, Liberal Democratic Party
Former Defense Minister
Akihisa Nagashima, Member, House of Representatives, Democratic Party of Japan
Parliamentary Secretary for Defense
Hiroshi Nakanishi, Professor, Kyoto University
Sheila A. Smith, Senior Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations
Chikako Ueki, Professor, Waseda University
Shunji Yanai, Judge of the International Tribunal of the Law of the Sea
Former Japan Ambassador to U.S.
Q&A session
17:20 pm Closing Remarks: Naoyuki Agawa, Professor, Keio University
