Report of

The Japan-GUAM Dialogue
on“Future Prospect of the Japan‐GUAM Partnershipfor Democracy and Economic Development ”

May 16, 2013
Tokyo, Japan

Co-sponsored by
The Global Forum of Japan (GFJ)
GUAM‐Organization for Democracy and Economic Development

ITO Kenichi, President, GFJ, making Opening Remarks

Valeri CHECHELASHVILI, Secretary General of GUAM,
expressing his view on the Japan-GUAM Relations

Preface
The Global Forum of Japan (GFJ) aims to promote a policy-oriented exchange of views
between business, opinion and political leaders of Japan and their counterparts in the rest of the world,
and to contribute to the deepening of mutual understanding and the formation of the consensus. For
this purpose, GFJ has been actively engaged for the past 31 years in organizing policy-oriented bilateral
and/or multilateral “Dialogues” every year between Japan and the international community.
It is for this reason that GFJ held the Japan-GUAM Dialogue, “Future Prospect of the Japan‐
GUAM Partnership for Democracy and Economic Development,” in Tokyo on 16 May 2013. This reportintends to summarize the achievements of these discussions between Japanese and GUAM
counterparts. Though the printed version of the report will be made available to only a restricted
number of people such as members and friends of GFJ and their counterparts from GUAM, the full textof the report will be available at http://www.gfj.jp/.
The Japan-GUAM Dialogue “Future Prospect of the Japan ‐ GUAM Partnership for
Democracy and Economic Development” was co-sponsored by GUAM‐Organization for Democracy
and Economic Development.
It was attended by 27 participants including 11 panelists such as Mr. Valeri
CHECHELASHVILI, Secretary General of GUAM, Mr. Andrei POPOV, Deputy Minister of Foreign
Affairs of Moldova, Prof. MUTSUSHIKA Shigeo, Professor, University of Shizuoka and Prof.
WATANABE Hirotaka, Professor, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. Participants exchanged opinions
on matters of significant importance related to the future of Japan-GUAM relations.

July 31, 2013
ITO Kenichi
President
The Global Forum of Japan

Table of Contents

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Ⅱ

Ⅲ

Programs of The Japan‐GUAM Dialogue
1.

Program.........................................................................................................................................1

2.

Participants List...........................................................................................................................2

3.

Biographies of the Panelists.............................................................................................................3

Outlines of Discussions of The Japan‐GUAM Dialogue.…………………………7
1.

Opening Remarks..............................................................................................................................72.

Keynote Speecht...........................................................................................................................83.

Lead Discussant...........................................................................................................................9

Appendix
1.

An Introduction to The Global Forum of Japan (GFJ)................................................................11

2.

An Introduction to GUAM‐Organization for Democracy and Economic Development...13

１. Programs of
The Japan-GUAM Dialogue

１．Program
The Japan-GUAM Dialogue"Future Prospect of the Japan-GUAM Partnershipfor Democracy and Economic Development"
From 13:00 to 15:00 p.m.
on Thursday, May 16, 2013at Conference Room, The Japan Forum on International Relations (JFIR)
Co-Sponsored by
The Global Forum of Japan (GFJ)
and
GUAM-Organization for Democracy and Economic Development

Opening Remarks/ Chairperson(5 min.)ITO Kenichi, President of GFJ / President of JFIR

Keynote Speech A(10 min.)Valeri CHECHELASHVILI, Secretary General of GUAM

Keynote Speech B(10 min.)

MUTSUSHIKA Shigeo, Professor, University of Shizuoka

Keynote Speech C(10 min.)David JALAGANIA, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia(2013 Chair Country)

Keynote Speech D(10 min.)

HIKIHARA Takeshi, Deputy Director-General, European Affairs Bureau,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

Lead Discussant A(5 min.)Gaya MAMMADOV, Head of the Department of International Security,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan

Lead Discussant B(5 min.)HIRABAYASHI Hiroshi, Vice President of GFJ / Vice President of JFIR

Lead Discussant C(5 min.)Andrei POPOV, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Moldova

Lead Discussant D(5 min.)ISHIKAWA Kaoru, Opinion Leader Member of GFJ / Director of Research of JFIR

Lead Discussant E(5 min.)Oleksandr DANYLEIKO, Director General, Directorate-General for Economic Cooperation,
Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

Lead Discussant F(5 min.)WATANABE Hirotaka, Professor, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies

Free Discussions(45 min.)

All Participants

12. Participants List
［GUAM Panelists］
Valeri CHECHELASHVILISecretary General of GUAM

Oleksandr DANYLEIKO

Director General, Directorate-General for Economic Cooperation, MOFA of UkraineDavid JALAGANIA

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia (2013 Chair Country)

Gaya MAMMADOVHead of the Department of International Security, MOFA of Azerbaijan

Andrei POPOV

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Moldova［Japanese Panelists］
ITO Kenichi

President of GFJ / President of the Japan Forum on International Relations (JFIR)ISHIKAWA Kaoru

Opinion Leader Member of GFJ / Director of Research of JFIR

MUTSUSHIKA Shigeo

Professor, University of Shizuoka / President, The Study Group on“Japan-Black Sea Area Relations,” GFJ

HIKIHARA Takeshi

Deputy Director-General, European Affairs Bureau, MOFAHIRABAYASHI Hiroshi

Vice President of GFJ / Vice President of JFIRWATANABE Hirotaka

Professor, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies［Participants］
GUAM Side
Gvantsa BARKAIA

Second Secretary, Embassy of Georgia in Japan

Revaz BESHIDZE

Ambassador of Georgia to Japan

Gursel ISMAYILZADA

Ambassador of Azerbaijan to Japan

Rovshan KAZIMOVFirst Secretary, Economic & Press Affairs, Embassy of Azerbaijan in Japan

Ihor KHARCHENKO

Ambassador of Ukraine to Japan

Ia LOMIDZE

Deputy Director of European Affairs Department, MOFA of Georgia

Noshrevan LOMTATIDZEMinister-Counsellor, Embassy of Georgia in Japan

Yevhen PLIASKINFirst Secretary, Embassy of Ukraine in Japan

Japan Side
KAWATO Akio

General Manager, Japan and World Trends

HAKAMADA Shigeki

Professor, The University of Niigata Prefecture

HIRAI Yukiko

Official, Central and South Eastern Europe Division, European Affairs Bureau, MOFA

ISHIGAKI Yasuji

Delegate to AALCO/Special Assistant, MOFASAKAMOTO Masahiro

Superior Research Fellow of JFIR

TAKAHASHI Kazuo

former Professor, International Christian University

TAKENAKA Shigeo

former Secretary-General, Asian Productivity Organization

WATANABE Mayu

Opinion Leader Governor, GFJ(In Alphabetical Order)2

3. Biographies of the Panelists【GUAM Panelists】
Secretary General, GUAM

Valeri CHECHELASHVILIReceived Ph.D. in International Economy from Graduate School at the Kiev State University. Served as
various positions, including Deputy Foreign Minister of Georgia (1998-2000), Secretary General of theOrganization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (2000-2004), Ambassador Extraordinary andPlenipotentiary of Georgia to the Russian Federation (2004-2005), Minister of Finance of Georgia (2005),
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Georgia to the Swiss confederation, Permanent
Representative of Georgia to the UN Office and Other International Organizations in Geneva (2005) andFirst Deputy Foreign Minister of Georgia (2005).

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia

David JALAGANIA

Received Ph.D. from Georgian Technical University in 1991. Assistant Professor of Georgian Technical
University (1991-1994). Served as various positions, including Deputy Minister, Ministry of Trade andForeign Economic Relations of Georgia (1998-2000), Director of Department of Foreign Aid Coordination(2000-2002), Minister, Georgian Embassy in the Federal Republic of Germany (2004-2006), Director of
Department of EU Integration (2006-2008) and Deputy Minister, Ministry of Culture, Monuments
Protection and Sport of Georgia (2008).

Gaya MAMMADOVHead of the Department of International Security,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan

Joined the diplomatic service of Azerbaijan in 1998. In his overseas postings, he served as staff officer at
the Defence Policy and Planning Division of the NATO International Staff in Brussels, as political officer
at the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Berlin, and as deputy chief of mission of the diplomatic mission of
Azerbaijan to NATO. From December 2011, he served as Deputy Head of Department for Security Policy,
before he was promoted to the position of Head of Department for International Security in January 2013.
He holds BA and MA degrees from the Baku State University, is alumnus of the NATO Defence College
and received training from the German Diplomatic School in Bonn and Harvard Kennedy School in
Cambridge, MA, USA.

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Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Moldova

Andrei POPOV

Graduated from Bucharest State University in 1994 and National School of Political and Administrative
Studies in 1996. Served in various positions, including First Secretary, United Nations Development
Programme (1996-1997), Director, Embassy of the Republic of Moldova to the United States (1997-2001),
Executive Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Moldova (2001-2004) and Member of
the Parliament of Moldova (2009).

Oleksandr DANYLEIKO Director General, Directorate-General for Economic Cooperation,
Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
Graduated from Kyiv Academy of Foreign Trade and National Academy of Public Administration.
Entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Served as various positions, including Head of the Division ofbilateral

relations,

Department of

economiccooperation,

Ministry for

Foreign Affairs of

Ukraine(1998-1999), Counselor, charge d'affaires a.i., Embassy of Ukraine in Sweden (1999-2004), Deputy
Head, Foreign Policy Service, Secretariat of the President of Ukraine (2004-2007) and Consul General of
Ukraine in Toronto(2007-2012).
(In order of appearance)【Japanese Panelists】
ITO Kenichi

President, Global Forum of Japan (GFJ) /President, The Japan Forum on International Relations (JFIR)

Graduated from Hitotsubashi University and joined Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1960. Studied at GSAS
of Harvard University. Served in Japanese Embassies in Moscow, Manila and Washington and also as
Director of First Southeast Asian Division until 1977. Since then he served as Tokyo Representative of
CSIS (1980-1987) and professor of international politics at Aoyama Gakuin University (1984-2006). He
has been President of Japan Forum on International Relations(JFIR) since it was founded in 1987 andnow concurrently serves as President of Global Forum of Japan (GFJ) and Chairman of Council on East
Asian Community (CEAC). He is Professor Emeritus and holds Honorary Doctorate in International
Relations.

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MUTSUSHIKA Shigeo
Professor, University of Shizuoka/ President, The Study Group on “Japan-Black Sea Area Relations,” GFJ
Graduated from Sophia University in 1976. Received M.A. in International Relations from Sophia
University in 1978 and Ph.D. in Law from University of Bucharest in 1985. Served as Visiting Fellow at
the European Institute of the London School of Economics and Political Science, and Dean of the Facultyof International Relations and a Presidential Aid at University of Shizuoka. Concurrently serves as
President of the Study Group on Japan-Black Sea Area Relations of GFJ as well as Director of the Wider
Europe Research Center at University of Shizuoka.

HIKIHARA Takeshi

Deputy Director-General, European Affairs Bureau,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

Graduated from the University of Tokyo. Entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1982. Served as
various positions, including Director of Southwest Asia Division, Asian Affairs Bureau (2000), Director ofFirst Western Europe Division, European Affairs Bureau (2002), Counselor, Cabinet Secretariat (2004),
Minister, Embassy of Japan in Russia (2006), Ambassador, Director-General of the Secretariat for theJapan APEC Meeting in 2010 and Consul General of Japan in Boston (2010).

Vice President, GFJ / Vice President, JFIRHIRABAYASHI Hiroshi

Graduated from the University of Tokyo and joined Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1963. Studied at
University of Poitiers and University of Aix-en-Provence, France. Served as DCM in Washington,
Director-General of Economic Cooperation Bureau, Chief Cabinet Councilor at Prime Minister’s Cabinet,
Ambassador to India and then to France. Served as Fellow at Center for International Affairs of Harvard
University and received title of Honorary Professor from University of Lyon 2. Also served as Visiting
Professor at Waseda University. In addition to serving as Vice President of JFIR, he concurrently serves
as Vice President of Global Forum of Japan (GFJ), President of Council on East Asian Community(CEAC), and President of Japan-India Association.

ISHIKAWA Kaoru

Opinion Leader Member, GFJ / Director of Research, JFIR

Graduated from the University of Tokyo and joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1972. Studied atl’Ecole Nationale d’Administration in France. Served as Research Associate of International Institute ofStrategic Studies (IISS), London and Minister-Counselor to France, G8 Summit foreign affairs
Sous-Sherpa (1999-2001 and 2005-07), Director General of Global Affairs Department (2002-05), Director

5General of Economic Affairs Bureau (2005-07), Ambassador to Egypt and then to Canada. Also served as
Visiting Professor at Waseda University as well as the University of Tokyo. In addition to serving as
Senior Executive Director of JFIR, he concurrently serves as Opinion Leader Member of Global Forum ofJapan (GFJ), and Executive Vice-President of Council on East Asian Community (CEAC).

Professor, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies

WATANABE Hirotaka

Graduated from Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, where he majored in French. Received Ph.D. from
Keio University and a diploma in advanced studies from the Sorbonne in Paris. Handled public relations
and cultural affairs as minister at the Japanese Embassy in Paris from 2008 to 2010. Has taught at Tokyo
University of Foreign Studies since 1995.
(In order of appearance)6２. Outlines of Discussions of
The Japan‐GUAM Dialogue

Outlines of Discussions
The Global Forum of Japan(GFJ) and the GUAM-Organization for

Democracy and Economic Development co-sponsored “Future Prospect of theJapan-GUAM Partnership for Democracy and Economic Development” in Tokyo
on May 16, 2013. In the Dialogue, which had 27 participants in total, lively
discussion was held among experts on how to build the Japan-GUAM Partnershipfor Democracy and Economic Development in the future.

1. Opening Remarks
ITO Kenichi, President of GFJ, welcomed all the participants, and thenintroduced the cooperative relationship between Japan and GUAM, among
governments and through private organizations. He remarked “GUAM wasfounded in 1997 as a regional organization made up of the four countries ofGeorgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan and Moldova with the goal of enhancing democracy
and market economy among them. Japan, on the other hand, has been committed
to its foreign policy of the “Arc of Freedom and Prosperity” and has supported thedemocratization and economic development of the GUAM from the very outset.
The “GUAM and JAPAN Meeting” has been held since 2007 by Japanese
government. On her part, the Global Forum of Japan (GFJ), private, independent,
non-profit and non-partisan, is known for her role as an initiator of the policy
oriented intellectual dialogue of Japan with the Black Sea Area Nations, which
includes the four countries of GUAM. GFJ and the Organization of Black Sea
Economic Cooperation have already held “Japan and Black Sea Area Dialogue” forfour times since 2005. I hope today’s dialogue would help relevant parties in both
Japan and the GUAM countries to deepen the understanding on the constructiveroles that both sides can play together.

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2. Keynote Speech
In the dialogue, four keynote speakers made presentation. First, Mr.
Valeri CHECHELASHVILI, Secretary General of GUAM, gave a speech. He
remarked “the reasons why four countries - Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, andMoldova- all together established GUAM are very simple. We have similar
position of every international situation and we are also like minded based on ashared set of foreign policy priorities and so forth. That is why four countries
decided to establish an international forum together and reinforce four-lateral
cooperation. We also decided to use this forum to strength individual country
domestically and internationally. For GUAM, Japan is one of the most importantpartners. We would like to build a cooperative relation, not only in tourism sector,
but also in other various fields such as agriculture, transportation, energy and soforth.”
Subsequently, Prof. MUTSUSHIKA Shigeo, University of Shizuoka,
remarked “when recalling that EU, China, and South Korea are paying a lot of
attentions to the relations with Russia and are reluctant to strengthen
relationships with GUAM, the decision of the Japanese Ministry of Foreign
Affairs to hold a "GUAM+ Japan" meeting back in 2007 should be highly
evaluated. If taking into consideration of the strategic importance of GUAM, thefinancial issues of EU, the Mediterranean centered policy of EU according to"Arab Spring", the shift to Asia-Pacific of U.S. diplomatic policy, and theincreasing tension in Asia-Pacific Ocean Area and the problems Putin
administration is facing home and abroad, it has become more important thanever for Japan and GUAM to strengthen mutual trust and understanding.
Next, Mr. David JALAGANIA, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs ofGeorgia, remarked “as the chairman of GUAM, Georgia is focusing on facilitationof process of generating, elaborating and evaluating concrete projects of GUAM.
We are planning to target on energy, tourism sector, and focus on some projects
such as the development of transportation networks. It is indispensable tocooperate with Japan in order to carry out these projects effectively.
Communication with non-governmental organization is also important for GUAM
locally and internationally. In this regard, there will be a significant importance ofmeeting with the Global Forum today.”
Lastly, Mr. HIKIHARA Takeshi, Deputy Director-General of theEuropean Affairs Bureau in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, remarked “I8was appointed as Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs special representative in
GUAM about 6 months ago. Building a cooperative relationship with GUAM is
directly linked to Prime Minister Abe’s foreign policy. The Abe Administration ispursuing such values, such as freedom and democracy in the birds’ eye views,
covering the entire world. We share these values with GUAM. I hope we willcontinue this cooperation to further the relation between Japan and GUAM.

3. Lead DiscussantIn discussion session, six discussants made presentation. First, Mr. Gaya
MAMMADOV, Head of the Department of International Security, Ministry ofForeign Affairs of Azerbaijan, discussed “it is very important to strengthen
relationship of GUAM and Japan. Azerbaijan, as a new developing country among
the GUAM, has its biggest issue of development. I also want to point out animportance of public opinion to increase public awareness to GUAM in Japan. In
this regard, tourism is also significance.”
Subsequently, Amb. HIRABAYASHI Hiroshi, Vice President of GFJ, Vice
President of JFIR, said “geopolitically, GUAM is a very important area, but as far
as the geopolitical significance, relation with Russia is also significant for Japan. I
would like to ask what kind of relations GUAM is trying to build with Russia in
the future.”
Next, Mr. Andrei POPOV, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Moldova,
said “in this globalized world, it is much more efficient to work together
cooperatively in promoting common, shared and converged interests. We also
understand that this cooperation helps us multiply make more loud and makemore listen our voices on international setting. When it comes to relations with
Russia, it is not fair to talk about it when Russia is absent. However, I would saythat it is also important to seek common interests with Russia and try to realize
them.”
Next, Amb. ISHIKAWA Kaoru, Opinion Leader Member of GFJ, Directorof Research of JFIR, said “for the geopolitical importance of GUAM, I would like to
add the proximity with Turkey, a secularist country. I would also say that based on
the argument about the pact of Westphalia, the nation state, and globalization, it
is important to ask whether the present trial of GUAM is “regional cooperation,”or “regional osmosis.” For about democracy, I would like to point out that
education for the ordinary people is also very important.”

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Next,

Mr.

OleksandrDANYLEIKO,

Director

Generalofthe

Directorate-General for Economic Cooperation, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of
Ukraine, said “promotion of free trade and improvement of investment
environment are of great importance with European countries. GUAM is also very
interested in having various agreements with Eastern countries, such as Japan. I
would like to say that the tourism sector with the cooperation by Japan is, the“promised field to be successful.” I would also like to promote cooperation in the
security and energy sector in the future.”
Lastly, Prof. WATANABE Hirotaka, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies,said “it has been pointed out in the discussion so far that Japan and GUAM sharemany common values, especially democratic ideology. However, if focusing onpractical aspects, there are Japanese type democracy and European typedemocracy, with different substances. Which form should GUAM try to promote?
It seems that it makes sense from another aspect in terms of the cooperation withJapan in fields such as verification of the Ombudsman system from thedemocratic management view, corruption prevention, and the judicial system,
which are currently carried out among the EU.”

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３. Appendix

1. An Introduction to The Global Forum of Japan (GFJ)(1)

Introduction【 Objectives 】 As we embrace the 21st century, international relations are becoming increasingly interdependent, andglobalization and regionalism are becoming the big waves. In this global tendency, communicating with the world, especiallyneighboring countries in the Asia-Pacific region at both governmental and non-governmental levels, is one of the indispensableconditions for Japan to survive. On the basis of such understanding, The Global Forum of Japan (GFJ) aims to promote theexchange of views on commonly shared interests and issues in the field ranging from politics and security to the economy, trade,finance, society and culture, and to help business leaders, Diet members and opinion leaders both in Japan and in their counterpart
countries to discuss the formulation of new orders in global and regional arenas.
【History】 The 1982 Versailles Summit was widely seen as having exposed rifts within the Western alliance. Accordingly, there
were expressed concerns that the summit meetings were becoming more and more stylized rituals and that Western solidarity was
at risk. Within this context, it was realized that, to revitalize the summit meetings, there must be free and unfettered exchanges ofprivate-sector views to be transmitted directly to the heads of the participating states. Accordingly, Japanese former Foreign
Minister OKITA Saburo, U.S. Trade Representative William BROCK, E.C. Commission Vice President Etienne DAVIGNON, andCanadian Trade Minister Edward LUMLEY, as representatives of the private-sector in their respective countries, took the initiativein founding The Quadrangular Forum in Washington in September 1982. Since then, the end of the Cold War and the alterednature of the economic summits themselves had made it necessary for The Quadrangular Forum to metamorphose into The Global
Forum established by the American and Japanese components of The Quadrangular Forum at the World Convention in
Washington in October 1991. In line with its objectives as stated above, The Global Forum was intended as a facilitator of global
consensus on the many post-Cold War issues facing the international community and reached out to open its discussions not only
to participants from the quadrangular countries but also to participants from other parts of the world. Over the years, the gravityof The Global Forum's activities gradually shifted from its American component (housed in The Center for Strategic andInternational Studies) to its Japanese component (housed in The Japan Forum on International Relations), and, after the Americancomponent ceased to be operative, the Board of Trustees of the Japanese component resolved, on February 7, 1996, that it would
thereafter act as an independent body for organizing bilateral dialogues with Japan as a hub for all countries in the world, andamended its by-laws accordingly. At the same time, The Global Forum's Japanese component was reorganized into The Global
Forum of Japan (GFJ) in line with the principle that the organization be self-governing, self-financing, and independent of any
other organization.
【 Organization】 The Global Forum of Japan (GFJ) is a private, non-profit, non-partisan, and independent membershiporganization in Japan to engage in and promote international exchanges on policy-oriented matters of bilateral, regional and global
implications. While the secretariat is housed in The Japan Forum on International Relations, GFJ itself is independent of any otherorganizations, including The Japan Forum on International Relations. Originally established as the Japanese component of The
Quadrangular Forum at the initiative of HATTORI Ichiro, OKITA Saburo, TAKEYAMA Yasuo, and TOYODA Shoichiro in 1982,
GFJ is currently headed by OKAWARA Yoshio as Chairman, ITO Kenichi as President and HIRABAYASHI Hiroshi as Vice
President. The membership is composed of 10 Business Leader Members including the two Governors, MOGI Yuzaburo and
TOYODA Shoichiro; 19 Diet Members including the three Governors, ASAO Keiichiro, KOIKE Yuriko, and TANIGAKI Sadakazu;
and 89 Opinion Leader Members including the two Governors, SHIMADA Haruo, and WATANABE Mayu.
【Activities】Since the start of The Global Forum of Japan (GFJ) in 1982, GFJ has shifted its focus from the exchanges with the
Quadrangular countries for the purpose of contributing to the Western Summit, to those with neighboring countries in the
Asia-Pacific region including the U.S., China, Korea, ASEAN countries, India, Australia, European countries, and Wider Black Sea
area, for the purposes of deepening mutual understanding and contributing to the formation of international order. GFJ has been
active in collaboration with international exchange organizations in those countries in organizing policy-oriented intellectual
exchanges called “Dialogue.” In order to secure a substantial number of Japanese participants in the “Dialogue,” GFJ in principle
holds these “Dialogues” in Tokyo. A listing of topics of “Dialogues” and its overseas co-sponsors in the last five years is given
below.
Year

Month
May

2013

2012

February
January

OctoberJuly
February
February
September
May
2010

2009

Co-sponsor

Future Prospect of the Japan-GUAM Partnership for Democracy andEconomic Development
How to Develop Japan and Black Sea Area Cooperation
Toward a Future-Oriented Japan-China Relationship

GUAM-Organization for Democracy and Economic Development
Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC)
School of Environment, Beijing Normal University
World Resources InstituteCollege of Public Administration, Zhejiang University
Institute for National Strategic Studies, National Defense University
ASEAN Institutes of Strategic and International Studies
Fudan University
Nanyang Technological University
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
China Association of Asia-Pacific Studies

September Japan-U.S. Alliance at a New Stage: Toward a Provider of International
Public Goodss
March
The Future of ASEAN Integration and Japan's RoleMarch
The Rise of Emerging Countries and the Future of Global GovernanceFebruary

2011

Topic

February
January
September
June
April

The Asia-Pacific Region in Transition and the Japan-U.S.-China
Relations
The Japan-China Relations at Crossroads
The Great East Japan Earthquake and Regional Cooperation on
Disaster Management
The Japan-U.S. Relations in the Era of Smart Power
East Asia in Transition and New Perspectives on Regional
Cooperation
East Asian Regional Architectures and Japan-India Relations
Promoting Japan-U.S. Cooperation in Non-Traditional Security:
the Case of Counter Piracy
Promoting Japan-China Cooperation on Environmental Issues ofthe 21st Century: In Pursuit of Recycling Society
Prospects of Changing Black Sea Area and Role of Japan
Japan-ASEAN Cooperation amid the Financial and Economic Crisis
Prospect of Japan-China Relationship in the Changing World
US-Japan Relations Under the New Obama Administration

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China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (CICIR)
National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, etc
The Center for Strategic and International Studies (U.S.)
International Studies Department, Vietnam National University(Vietnam)
The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (India)
National Bureau of Asian Research (U.S.)
School of Environment, Beijing Normal University (China)
Organization of Black Sea Economic Cooperation
ASEAN-ISIS
China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (China)
National Committee on American Foreign Policy (U.S.)

(2) Membership List of The Global Forum of Japan
As of July 31, 2013

In alphabetical order【Chairman】
OKAWARA Yoshio, Director, Institute for International Policy Studies【President】
ITO Kenichi, President and CEO, The Japan Forum on International Relations【Vice President】
HIRABAYASHI Hiroshi, Vice President , The Japan Forum on International Relations【Business Leader Governors】
MOGI Yuzaburo, Honorary CEO and Chairman of the Board, Kikkoman Corporation
TOYODA Shoichiro, Honorary Chairman, Toyota Motor Corporation【Diet Member Governors】
ASAO Keiichiro, Member of the House of Representatives (YP)
KOIKE Yuriko, M.H.R. (LDP)TANIGAKI Sadakazu, M.H.R. (LDP)【Opinion Leader Governors】
SHIMADA Haruo, President, Chiba University of Commerce
WATANABE Mayu, Executive Director, The Japan Forum on International Relations, Inc------------------------------------------------------------------------------------IWAMA Yoko, Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
IZUMI Hajime, Professor, University of Shizuoka
KAGAWA Toshiyuki, Professor Emeritus, Keio University
KAMIYA Matake, Professor, National Defense Academy
KAWAI Masahiro, Dean and CEO, Asian Development Bank Institute
KAWATO Akio, President, Japan-World Trends
KIMURA Takayuki, Special Assistant to the Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
KINOSHITA Hiroo, Advisor, National Small Business & Information Promotion Center
KOGURE Masayoshi, former Professor, Toyo University
KOKUBUN Ryosei, President, the National Defense Academy
KUBO Fumiaki, Professor, Keio University
MANO Teruhiko, former Advisor to the President, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd.
MIYAMOTO Nobuo, Diplomatic Commentator
MIYOSHI Masaya, Chairman and CEO, Miyoshi Networks Co., Ltd.
MORI Toshimitsu, former Ambassador to Kazakhstan
MORIMOTO Satoshi, Professor & Director, Institute of World Studies, Takushoku University
MOTOMURA Masumi, Chief Researcher, Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation
MURATA Koji, Professor, Doshisha University
MUTSUSHIKA Shigeo, Professor, The University of Shizuoka
NAKABAYASHI Mieko, former M.H.R. (DPJ)
NAKAGANE Katsuji, Professor, Aoyama Gakuin University
NAKAHARA Nobuyuki, President, The American Studies Foundation
NISHIKAWA Megumi, Foreign News Editor, Mainichi Newspapers
OKAZAKI Kenji Professor, Kyoto University
OGASAWARA Takayuki, Professor, Yamanashi Gakuin University
OKAWARA Yoshio, Director, Institute for International Policy Studies
OKONOGI Masao, Professor, Keio University
OHYA Eiko, Journalist
SAKAKIBARA Eisuke, Professor, Aoyama Gakuin University
SAKAMOTO Masahiro, visiting Superior Research Fellow, JFIR
SAJIMA Naoko, Professor, Senshu University
SHIMADA Haruo, President, Chiba University of Commerce
SHIRAISHI Takashi, President, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
SOEYA Yoshihide, Professor, Keio University
SONE Yasunori, Professor, Keio University
SUEMATSU Yoshinori, former M.H.C. (DPJ)SUGIYAMA Fumihiko, Foreign News Editor, Jiji Press
TAHARA Soichiro, Journalist
TAIDA Hideya, Member of the board of trustees, Akita International University
TAJIMA Takashi, former Ambassador to Canada
TAKAHARA Akio, Professor, The University of Tokyo
TAKAHASHI Kazuo, former Professor, International Christian University
TAKASHIMA Hatsuhisa, President, The Tokyo ClubTAKENAKA Shigeo, former Secretary-General, Asian Productivity Organization
TAKEUCHI Yukio, Justice, Supreme Court of Japan
TAKUBO Tadae, Professor Emeritus, Kyorin University
TANAKA Akihiko, President, JICA
TANAKA Toshiro, Professor, Keio University
TANINO Sakutaro, former Ambassador to China
TOGO Kazuhiko, Director, Institute for World Affairs, Kyoto Sangyo University
UETA Takako, Professor, International Christian University
URATA Shujiro, Professor, Waseda University
UTSUMI Yoshio, former Secretary General, International Telecommunication UnionUYAMA Tomohiko, Professor, Slavic Research Center, Hokkaido University
WAKISAKA Noriyuki, Editorial Writer, Asahi Shimbun
WATANABE Mayu, Executive Director, The Japan Forum on International Relations, Inc
WATANABE Yorizumi, Professor, Keio university
YAMAUCHI Masayuki, Contract Professor, Meiji University
YAMAZAWA Ippei, Professor Emeritus, Hitotsubashi University
YOSHIZAKI Tomonori, Director, National Institute for Defense Studies
YUSHITA Hiroyuki, former Ambassador to the Philippines【Business Leader Members】(10 Members)
HANDA Haruhisa, Chairman, Worldwide Support for Development, President and CEO, Misuzu
IMAI Takashi, Honorary Chairman, Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal
ISHIKAWA Hiroshi, Director, Kajima Corporation
MIYAZAKI Toshihiko, President, JAPAN AUDIO VISUAL Co.,Ltd
MOGI Yuzaburo, Honorary CEO and Chairman of the Board, Kikkoman Corporation
MORIMURA Takashi, Deputy President, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ
YAGUCHI Toshikazu, President, Biru Daiko Co., Ltd.
YAMAMOTO Tadahito, President and Representative Director, Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
TOYODA Shoichiro, Honorary Chairman, Toyota Motor Corporation( T B D), Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation【Diet Member Members】(18 Members)
ASAO Keiichiro, Member of the House of Representatives (YP)
HOSODA Hiroyuki, M.H.R. (LDP)
KAKIZAWA Mito, M.H.R. (YP)
KOIKE Yuriko, M.H.R. (LDP)
NAGASHIMA Akihisa, M.H.R. (DPJ)
NAKAGAWA Masaharu, M.H.R. (DPJ)NISHIMURA Chinami, M.H.R. (DPJ)
OGUSHI Hiroshi, M.H.R. (DPJ)
SAKAGUCHI Naoto, M.H.R. (DPJ)
SHIOZAKI Yasuhisa, M.H.R. (LDP)SUZUKI Keisuke, M.H.R. (LDP)TANIGAKI Sadakazu, M.H.R. (LDP)
YAMAGUCHI Tsuyosi, M.H.R. (DPJ)
FUJITA Yukihisa, Member of the House of Councillors (DPJ)HAYASHI Yoshimasa, M.H.C. (LDP)
INOGUCHI Kuniko, M.H.C. (LDP)
MAKIYAMA Hiroe M.H.C. (DPJ)
MATSUDA Kouta, M.H.C. (YP)SEKOU Hironari, M.H.C. (LDP)【Opinion Leader Members】(90 Members)
AICHI Kazuo, Chairman, Japan Forum for Strategic Studies
AKASHI Yasushi, Chairman, International House of JapanAOKI Tamotsu, Contract Professor, Aoyama Gakuin University
AMAKO Satoshi, Professor, Waseda University
ASAKAI Kazuo, former Ambassador to the Myanmar
ASOMURA Kuniaki, Professor, North Asia University
CHINO Keiko, Columnist, The Sankei Shimbun
FUKUSHIMA Teruhiko, Professor, National Defense Academy
GYOHTEN Toyoo, President, Institute for International Monetary Affairs
HABA Kumiko, Professor, Aoyama Gakuin University
HAKAMADA Shigeki, Professor, The University of Niigata Prefecture
HASEGAWA Kazutoshi, former Ambassador to Australia
HASUMI Yu, Professor, Rissho University
HATA Kei, Vice Principal, Sakushin Gakuin
HATOYAMA Yukio, former M.H.R. (DPJ)HIRABAYASHI Hiroshi, Vice President , The Japan Forum on International Relations
HIRONO Ryokichi, Professor Emeritus, Seikei University
HIROSE Yoko, Associate Professor, Keio University
HONDA Etsuro, Professor, University of Shizuoka
ICHIKAWA Isao, Auditor, Institute for World Politics and Economy
IKEO Aiko, Professor, Waseda University
INA Hisayoshi, Columnist, The Nikkei Newspaper
INOGUCHI Takashi, President, University of Niigata Prefecture
ISHIGOOKA Ken, Professor, Nihon University
ISHIKAWA Kaoru, Director of Research, The Japan Forum on International Relations
ITO Eisei, former Member of the House of Representatives
ITO Kenichi, President and CEO, The Japan Forum on International Relations Inc.
ITO Tsuyoshi, Professor, Meiji University
IWAKUNI Tetsundo, Professor, University of Virginia【Executive Secretary】
KIKUCHI Yona
[Note] DPJ: Democratic Party of Japan
LDP:Liberal Democratic Party
YP: Your Party

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2. An Introduction to GUAM-Organization for Democracy andEconomic Development
Cooperation between Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, and Moldova started with the GUAM
consultative forum, established on October 10, 1997. The GUAM Member States are guided by theprinciples of respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity of the states, inviolability of theirinternationally recognized borders, and non-interference in their internal affairs as well as otheruniversally recognized principles and norms of the international law. Important principle of
GUAM is the decision taking by consensus that makes it possible to take fully into account theinterests of every Member State.
The main purposes of GUAM are:- promoting democratic values, ensuring the rule of law, and respect for human rights;- ensuring sustainable development;- strengthening international and regional security and stability;- deepening European integration for the establishment of common security space, and expansionof cooperation in economic and humanitarian spheres;- development of social and economic, transport, energy, scientific and technical, and humanitarian
potential of the Parties;- intensification of political interaction and practical cooperation in the field of mutual interest.
GUAM is an Organization based on the developed network of mechanisms and instruments ofinteraction including GUAM Strategy for Sector Cooperation Development. Working Bodies
GUAM are accordingly streamlining their activities with a view of GUAM projects and programs
implementation. Country-Coordinators, in close cooperation with Chairmanship are developing
activities to translate potential of the Organization into tangible results, ultimately contributing toregional stability, integration and improving of living standards.
Under the current Georgian Chairmanship GUAM is focusing activities on the process ofgeneration, elaboration and implementation of concrete projects and programs of GUAM
cooperation. GUAM member states have very close, if not coinciding set of foreign policy priorities
and consider GUAM as format, reinforcing position of individual member state in the network ofinternational relations.
Presidency and country-coordinators of the Sectoral Working Groups are facilitating their efforts todevelop necessary legal platform, including that one in spheres of free movement of capital, goods,
services, and labor. Sector cooperation bodies are invited to initiate practically oriented projects ofeconomic cooperation, including those in the “GUAM+” format, with a broad engagement ofbusiness circles and in this light to capitalize on positive GUAM experience.
The main goal of GUAM is to establish space of stability and integration in the Black Sea – CaspianSea region; space of partnership, based on the European standards, criterias and practice. While
implementing this main goal, we are using two main avenues of cooperation: 1) elaboration,
signature and implementation of GUAM format multilateral legal instruments, and 2) generation,
elaboration and implementation of GUAM projects and programs.
[Contact Information]
Secretariat GUAM
Ukraine 01001 Kyiv,
Sofievska str. 2-А,Tel. + 380 44 206 37 37 Fax. +380 44 206 30 06
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