The Second Japan‐US‐Asia Dialogue“An East Asian Community andthe United States”
Conference Papers

22, January, 2008
The International House of JapanTokyo, Japan

Co‐sponsored by
The Global Forum of Japan (GFJ)
The Council on East Asian Community (CEAC)
The Pacific Forum CSIS

Supported by
The Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership (CGP)Table of Contents
1. Program ……………….………………………………………………………… 1

2. Biographies of the Panelists ....... …….…………………………………. 2
3. Keynote Papers ……………….…………………………………………………. 5
Session I“Community Building after the Second Joint Statement on East Asian
Cooperation ”
TANAKA Akihiko ………………………………………………………………... 5

YANG Bojiang ………………………………………………………………….... 6

Session II“An East Asian Community and the US ”
Ralph A. COSSA …………………………….................……………………………………..... 9
FUKUSHIMA Akiko …………………..…………...……………………………... 10

4. An Introduction to The Global Forum of Japan............................................. 11
5. An Introduction to The Council on East Asian Community.........…............. 14
6. An Introduction to the Pacific Forum CSIS …………………………….. 18

1. Program“The Second Japan-US-Asia Dialogue:
An East Asian Community and the US”

22, January, 2008 / The International House of Japan

Co-Sponsored by The Global Forum of Japan (GFJ),The Council on East Asian Community (CEAC) and
the Pacific Forum CSIS

Supported by the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership (CGP)- Program22, January, 2008
9:30

Registration

The International House of Japan

Session Ⅰ

Community Building after the Second Joint Statement on East Asian Cooperation

Opening Remarks (10 min)Moderator(5 min)Prof. ITO Kenichi, President, GFJ/ President, CEAC (Japan)
Mr. MURAKAMI Masayasu, Executive Governor, GFJ/ Acting Executive Vice
President, CEAC (Japan)
Prof. TANAKA Akihiko, Professor, the University of Tokyo (Japan)
Prof. YANG Bojiang, Director, Institute of Japanese Studies, China Institutes ofContemporary International Relations (China)
Prof. URATA Shujiro, Professor, Waseda University (Japan)
H.E. Mr. Domingo L. SIAZON, Ambassador of the Philippines to Japan (Philippines)
Prof. OBA Mie, Associate Professor, Tokyo University of Science (Japan)
All Participants

10:00-12:30

Keynote Speaker (20 min)Keynote Speaker (20 min)Lead Discussant (10 min)Lead Discussant (10 min)Lead Discussant (10 min)Free Discussions (65 min)12:30-13:30

Break

13:30-16:00

Session Ⅱ

Moderator(5 min)Keynote Speaker
Keynote Speaker
Lead DiscussantLead DiscussantLead DiscussantFree Discussions
Closing Remarks(20 min)(20 min)(10 min)(10 min)(10 min)(70 min)(5 min)An East Asian Community and the US
Amb. HIRABAYASHI Hiroshi, Councilor, The Japan Forum on International Relations(Japan)Mr. Ralph COSSA, President, the Pacific Forum CSIS (US)Dr. FUKUSHIMA Akiko, Senior Fellow, The Japan Foundation (Japan)
Dr. JIMBO Ken, Assistant Professor, Keio University (Japan)
Mr. Joseph R. DONOVAN Jr., Deputy Chief of Mission, US Embassy in Japan (US)Prof. ITO Tsuyoshi, Professor, Meiji University (Japan)
All Participants
Mr. MURAKAMI Masayasu, Executive Governor, GFJ/ Acting Executive Vice
President, CEAC (Japan)
12. Biographies of the Panelists【Foreign Panelists】
YANG Bojiang

Professor and Director, Institute for Japanese Studies, China
Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (China)

Served as Visiting Fellow at National Institute for Research Advancement (NIRA) in 1991, the Japan
Forum on International Relations (JFIR) in 1992, the Fairbank Centre of Harvard University in 2000
and the Brookings Institution in 2006. Also served as Director for the Center for Taiwan Related
Studies (2002‐2005), and the Institute of Korean Peninsula Studies (2003‐2006) at the China Institute ofContemporary International Relations (CICIR). Concurrently serving as Committee Member ofCouncil for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific (CSCAP), China.
Domingo L. SIAZON Jr.

Ambassador of the Philippines to Japan (Philippines)

Received B.A. from University of Ateneo de Manila in 1959, B.S. in Physics from Tokyo University of
Education in 1964 and M.P.A. in Public administration from Harvard University in 1979. Served as
Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the International Atomic Energy Organization (IAEA,
1979‐1985), Ambassador to the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO,
1979‐1985), Ambassador to Austria (1980‐1985), President of IAEA (1982), and Director General of
UNIDO (1985‐1993). Also served as Secretary of Foreign Affairs of Philippines(1995‐2001).

Ralph COSSA

President, the Pacific Forum CSIS (US)Served in the United States Air Force (1966‐93), achieving the rank of Colonel, and last serving as
Special Assistant to the Commander‐in‐Chief, US Pacific Command. Served previously as Deputy
Director for Strategic Studies, the National Defense Universityʹs Institute for National Strategic
Studies. Concurrently serving as Board Member of the Council on US‐Korean Security Studies andthe National Committee on US‐China Relations (NY), Member of the International Institute forStrategic Studies (London) and the Asia Foundationʹs Task Force on Americaʹs Role in Asia. Also,
Member of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Experts and Eminent Persons Group and Founding
Member of the Steering Committee of the multinational Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia
Pacific (CSCAP).

Joseph R. DONOVAN Jr.

Deputy Chief of Mission, US Embassy in Japan (US)Received undergraduate degree in Foreign Service from Georgetown University and Masterʹs Degree
in National Security Affairs from US Naval Postgraduate School. Served as Deputy PoliticalCounselor and Chief of Political‐Military Affairs Unit at US Embassy in Tokyo, Deputy Head of the
Political Section at the US Embassy in Beijing, Branch Chief of American Institute in Taiwanʹs
Kaohsiung Office, and Director for Office of Chinese and Mongolian Affairs, Bureau of East Asia andPacific Affairs at the US Department of State.

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【Japanese Panelists】
ITO Kenichi

President, The Global Forum of Japan (GFJ) /President, The Council on East Asian Community (CEAC)

Graduated from Hitotsubashi University and studied at Harvard University. Entered JapaneseForeign Service in 1960 and served various positions, including embassies in Moscow, Manila,
Washington and Director of First Southeast Asian Division until 1977. Served as Professor ofinternational politics at Aoyama‐Gakuin University. Concurrently serving as a founding president of
the Japan Forum on International Relations (JFIR). Also, Professor Emeritus of Aoyama‐Gakuin
University.

MURAKAMI Masayasu

Executive Governor, GFJ/ Acting Vice President, CEAC

Graduated from the University of Tokyo. Entered the Ministry of Finance in 1997. Studied at
University of California, San Diego. Served as Vice Consul of the Japanese Consulate‐General in New
York, Deputy Director for Research Division of International Bureau at Ministry of Finance, Deputy
Director for Cabinet Secretariat. Concurrently serving as Acting Executive Director of JFIR.

TANAKA Akihiko

Professor, the University of Tokyo

Received B.A. from the University of Tokyo, Ph.D. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Servedin various positions including Visiting Professor at Rhur‐Universitaet (1986‐87), Senior Associate
Member at St Antony’s College, Oxford (1994‐95), Member of Asia‐Europe Vision Group (1998‐99),
Member of East Asia Vision Group (1999‐2001), and Member of Initiative toward Japan‐ASEAN
Comprehensive Economic Partnership Discussion Group (advisory group for Chief Cabinet
Secretary) in 2002. His research includes theories of world politics, contemporary international
relations in East Asia, and issues in Japan‐US relations.

URATA Shujiro

Professor, Waseda University

Graduated from Keio University in 1973 and received M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics at Stanford
University in 1976 and in 1978. Served as Research Associate at the Brookings Institution andEconomist at the World Bank. Concurrently serving as Faculty Fellow at the Research Institute of
Economy, Trade and Industry, and Research Fellow at the Japanese Centre for Economic Research.

OBA Mie

Associate Professor, Tokyo University of Science

Received B.A. from International Christian University and M.A. and Ph.D. from the Graduate Schoolof Arts and Sciences of the University of Tokyo. Her research interests include international relations
theory, international politics in the Asia Pacific region, and regionalism in Asia.

HIRABAYASHI Hiroshi

Councilor, JFIREntered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1963. Served as Fellow of the Center for International
Affairs at Harvard University in 1981, Director for Management and Coordination Division at
Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1988, and Director for the Cabinet councilors’ Office on External Affairs
in 1995. Also served as Ambassador to India, Ambassador to France, and Ambassador in Charge of
Inspection. Concurrently serving as President of Indo‐Japanese Association.
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FUKUSHIMA Akiko

Senior Fellow, The Japan Foundation

Received M.A. from the Paul H.Nitze School of Advanced International Studies of the Johns Hopkins
University and Ph.D. from Osaka University. Served as Senior Fellow and Director of policy studies,
NIRA (1994−2007）. Also served as Adjunct Professor at Keio University (2000‐2002), Visiting
Professor at University of British Columbia (2002‐2003), and Visiting Professor at Kuwait University(2005). Also served as a member of numerous committees of the Japanese government, including the
Defense Strategy Group and the Defense Agencyʹs Council on Defense Facilities. Concurrently
teaching at Law School of Keio University.

JIMBO Ken

Associate Professor, Keio University

Received Ph.D. from Keio University in 2005. Served as Research Fellow at the Japan Institute ofInternational Affairs (JIIA) (1999‐2003), Director of Research at JFIR (2003‐2004), and Executive
Secretary at CEAC (2004). Concurrently serving as Senior Fellow at Keio Research Institute, Advisor
on foreign policy at Foreign Affairs Division, Policy Research Council at Liberal Democratic Party(LDP) and Adjunct consultant on foreign policy at Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ).

ITO Tsuyoshi

Professor, Meiji University

Graduated from Sophia University. Received Ph.D. from the University of Denver in 1997. Served as
Assistant Professor in 1998 and Associate Professor at Meiji University in 2001. Also served as Adjunct
Professor (International Security) at Waseda University and Adjunct Researcher of the House ofCouncilors. Recipients of the Eisenhower Fellowships in 2005 and the Nakasone Yasuhiro Award in2006.
(In order of appearance)43. Keynote Papers
Session I“Community Building after the Second Joint Statement
on East Asian Cooperation”

TANAKA Akihiko
Ten years after the Asian financial crisis of 1997, East Asia is now a region of dynamic
growth and the East Asian economies are striding again. However, no one calls the
dynamic growth of East Asia a miracle anymore; it is a fact of economic life in today’s
world. Uncertainty obviously abounds around the future of the East Asian economies,
especially China’s, but it has become an assumption of many businesspeople andpoliticians that the economies of East Asia will continue to be one of the centers of theworld economy.
Along with the recovery of the East Asian economies from the 1997 crisis, voices ofregionalism and efforts of community building in the region have grown. The year 2007is the tenth anniversary of the first Association of Southeast Asian Nations plus Three(ASEAN+3) summit meeting—the gathering of the leaders of the 10 ASEAN countries,
along with China, Japan, and South Korea. When the ASEAN+3 summit took place in the
midst of the Asian financial crisis, it was an ad hoc meeting where 3 Northeast Asianleaders happened to be invited to join the ASEAN leaders who gathered together at theASEAN summit. 1 In following years, however, the ASEAN+3 has been developed to be
one of the pillars of East Asian regionalism. It released the “Joint Statement on East Asian
Cooperation” in November 1999, which identified the vision and comprehensive areas ofcooperation among member states. It is now expected to agree on the “Second Joint
Statement on East Asian Cooperation” when it meets in November 2007. (Continued)**For the continuation of this article, please turn to pp.1‐13 of “An East Asian Community
and the United States” published by CSIS Press.

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YANG BojiangFirst, it is critical for all the countries and individuals to realize that the process of East
Asian integration is an irreversible historic trend. The current international structure isundergoing a major change, various regimes and different patterns of developmentcompete and coexist with each other in a complex system. A multi‐civilization world isunder development. Although this process can be comprehended and described invarious aspects and levels, the fundamental evolution is that, the Industrial Revolution
leads to the leap forward of the global productivity, thus facilitates the world to breakthrough in unifying from regional and political separations, and accelerates economic
globalization. As a result, all countries are involved in a unified global market and theinternational network in which each country’s own safety and interests are intertwinedwith others’. The world is becoming a community within which one country’s successbenefits while its lose harms the other countries. In comparison with other changes everoccurred in the international system, the current shift is characterized by the qualitativechange or the change of pattern in international relations. This may lead to thesubversion of the current rules and laws that have lasted for hundreds of years in theinternational society. The difference lies in several ways, for instance, gradual andpeaceful structural change of the international system becomes possible; thedevelopment of a country, and furthermore, the rise of a major power does notnecessarily cost damage for the established system, it is possible for peaceful rise; thehegemony discipline becomes vulnerable; and the mainstream of the relations among big
powers changes from confrontation to cooperation: it is not necessary for one country torise on the basis of containing and weakening other countries, on the contrary, one
country can develop its own strength only by cooperating with other countries.
East Asia is taking a lead in such a historic trend. In the past several hundred years,
East Asia has never been integrated, and there were probably only two periods of time
during when the region was set within one system. One was the age of China dominanttributary system, the other was the WWⅡ period when Japan waged a general invasion
toward this region. Compared with the two periods mentioned above, the current trendof East Asian integration is characterized by natural other than factitious, economy based
other than political led features, and these lay a stable groundwork for the integration
process. It is fair to say that, facing the major competitors from Europe and North
America, East Asian countries encounters unprecedented challenges as well as
opportunities. For East Asian countries the question lies in how to realize regional
integration other than whether to do it or not.
Second, East Asian integration should be global as well as regional. That is to say, East
Asian integration can be effective only by opening to the world as a whole and to othercountries outside this region, and by applying international standard. Meanwhile, East
Asian integration should take into consideration the existent characteristics of the region,and progress in the way that adapt to the regional situation. Generally speaking,relations among East Asian countries are all long standing and complicated. The historyof contradictions and disputes can be traced back to the age long before modern
international relations were formed, and before European and American powers entering
into this region. It surely is much longer than the history of the Cold War. Therefore,
those contradictions and disputes will not disappear or be reduced along with the end of
the Cold War. On the contrary, due to the loose of the environmental restriction and thechange of domestic politics, those contradictions and disputes would even escalate. The
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fluctuating relation between Japan and ROK in the past decade is just an example.
Another factor we should take into consideration is the existence of the network
formed by the U.S. bilateral alliances. The U.S. adopts an offshore balance of power
policy, however, compared with that adopted by the British in history, the American
policy has its special features. The U.S. is a superpower which goes far beyond the UK of
the time. Under this precondition, the U.S. on the one hand maintains alliances system in
East Asia as its strategic pillar and gradually evolves its policy over alliances. On theother hand, the U.S. adopts a hedging policy toward China. This policy emphasizes bothcooperation and containment. Along with the progress over cooperation and dialogue
between China and the U.S., China has become an important factor that can not beignored in U.S. policy toward East Asia. Furthermore, China has become a reliable power
in regional hot issue solution. From this aspect, the U.S. East Asian policy tends to bedual‐pivot: the bilateral alliances network and cooperation with China. Nevertheless, theU.S. also obviously alerts to the uncertainty of Chinese development. But compared with
its containment toward the USSR during the Cold War period and its bashing policy
toward Japan in 1980s and 1990s, the U.S. current policy toward China is moresophisticated and saponaceous: it avoids direct clash, and balance China throughcultivating the “third power”. Both the U.S. and China are making progress in dealing
with each other.
East Asia is now standing at the entrance of a new system, but this doesn’t help toreduce disputes or differences among each other. The diversity of political regime,
developing stage, and history and culture is obvious. Concerning the power distribution,
East Asia is not as balanced as the European countries, nor does it resemble the North
America, it is far more complicated. What makes the situation even worse, the hostileand isolated history makes it a challenge for East Asian countries to build strategic
mutual confidence. What I would like to emphasize is that, it is not the format ofintegration that we should pay most our attention, but how to improve confidence
among nations in order to accomplish peaceful adjustment and change throughpromoting the process of integration. If we overemphasize the format of integration, theproblem of competing for dominance will become even more outstanding. This will
weaken mutual confidence among nations. In the end, none of the formats will work out.
Concerning the framework for East Asia integration, there is a dispute between“pan‐Asia‐Pacific” and “pan‐Asia”. There is a “10＋3” vs. “10＋6” debate between China
and Japan. However, I do not think the framework itself is of critical importance. So longas it is good for the development of each country, and good for East Asia as a whole to
win the great competition in 21st century, any framework is adoptable.
Third, the process of East Asian integration should go together with and help toimprove relations among major powers, solution of regional hot issue, and establishmentof sub‐regional mechanism. In order to prevent East Asian integration from being amirage, we should adopt outcome‐oriented design, and at the same time, improve theregional situation.
The importance of China‐Japan relationship to East Asian integration went without
saying. It is unimaginable for us to build an effective East Asian cooperation mechanism
without a smooth and harmonious China‐Japan relationship. Currently, China and Japan
both at the strategic rising stage, both are willing to become major powers in all levels.
East Asia is facing the situation of two big powers exist at the same time. The challenges
ahead are unprecedented. On the one hand, there are developmental strategic andgeo‐political strategic collisions between China and Japan, the East China Sea issue and7

Taiwan issue are representatives; in the post‐Koizumi age, these collisions become evenmore obvious. On the other hand, the change mentioned in the very beginning createdspace for the two parties to walk out of the strategic dilemma. Geo‐political factors
certainly have great impact on China‐Japan relations, but the increase of interdependence
and mutual benefits determine that both parties must adopt peaceful, cooperative, andharmonious way to solve the problems between them. Besides, except for the realinterests’ collision, some misunderstandings and contradictions between China andJapan were exaggerated. In fact, both countries do not deny the developing right of eachother, but they do care more about the way of rising and how will the power be used
after rising.
As a specific measure to improve both East Asian integration and Sino‐Japaneserelations, the two countries should seek to maintain dialogues from the starting point of
East Asian integration. This includes constructive negotiations on integration framework
and process. Furthermore, informal trilateral leadership dialogue mechanism among
China, Japan and the U.S. is recommendable.
During the DPRK nuclear test in 2006, China and Japan communicated andcoordinated with each other, this is unprecedented. After Prime Minister Fukuda took his
office, the atmosphere of cooperation between the two countries became much better. The
Fukuda cabinet wants to solve the abduction issue between Japan and DPRK, and realize
normalization. This provides new opportunity for China and Japan to cooperate. If wetake a look at Pyongyang Declaration which was signed on Sept.17th, 2002, we can easily
understand that the relations between Japan and DPRK is not only a bilateralrelationship, but also involve the regional order of North East Asia, among which themost urgent issue is the building of peace regime in Korea peninsula and security
mechanism in North East Asia. The multilateral cooperation among China, Japan, andthe Korean peninsula is indispensable. From this year, China, Japan and ROK will holdtrilateral summit besides ASEAN＋3 framework. The conservative ROK president, Lee
Myungbak’s inauguration next month will provide chance for the summit to have fruitfulresults.

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Session II“An East Asian Community and the US”

Ralph A. COSSA
Since early 2005, there has been a great deal of movement surrounding the effort toestablish an East Asian community. “Movement,” one hastens to add, does notnecessarily or always mean progress. Not all the movement has been in the forward
direction. Some has been sideways, some even backward. Though it would be unkind todescribe the process as “one step forward, two steps back,” there certainly has not been
any “great leap forward” either.
One presumed step forward was the establishment of an annual East Asia Summit(EAS). The inaugural meeting was held in Kuala Lumpur in December 2005; the second
took place in the Philippines in January 2007. Efforts to develop the principles andmodalities that will define the future role and mission of this new multilateral gatheringcontinue. But as disputes and confusion over its composition, direction, andrelationship to both broader and more selective existing mechanisms reveal, East Asian
community building still has a long way to go. At this stage in its development, the EAS
does not (appear destined to) provide the foundation of an East Asian community but
rather is more likely to serve as a broader‐based endorsement or validation mechanism
for a companion East Asian–only effort. In this respect, the EAS may prove to be one
step backward rather than toward the establishment of an East Asian community.
(Continued)**For the continuation of this article, please turn to pp.144‐174 of “An East Asian
Community and the United States” published by CSIS Press.

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FUKUSHIMA Akiko
Friedberg contends that East Asia is “ripe for rivalry” and a place likely to emerge as
the “cockpit of great‐power conflict.” Does this assertion truly apply? If it does apply, itcertainly applies to the political and security areas. With a heritage of old Cold War
flashpoints̶namely, the divided Korean Peninsula and the Taiwan Strait̶East Asia
shows patterns of competitive security that still demand traditional deterrence and crisis
response mechanisms. The recent buildup of Chinese military power is reportedly
beyond what is needed for the Taiwan Strait contingency. The U.S. Department of
Defense, in the 2006 edition of its Annual Report to Congress: Military Power of the People’s
Republic of China, stated:“China has the greatest potential to compete militarily with theUnited States and field disruptive military technologies that could over time offset
traditional U.S. military advantages.” The legacy of the Cold War still lingers in East
Asia, and it can be argued that the region has a long way to go in building a collective
security community. (Continued)**For the continuation of this article, please turn to pp.104‐143 of “An East Asian
Community and the United States”published by CSIS Press.

104. An Introduction to The Global Forum of Japan(1) Introduction【Objectives】 As we embrace the 21st century, international relations are becoming increasingly interdependent, and globalization andregionalism are becoming the big waves. In this global tendency, communicating with the world, especially neighboring countries in the
Asia-Pacific region at both governmental and non-governmental level, is one of the indispensable conditions for Japan to survive. On thebasis of such understanding, The Global Forum of Japan (GFJ) aims to promote the exchange of views on commonly shared interests andissues in the field ranging from politics and security to 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 about the formulation of new orders in global andregional arenas.
【History】 The 1982 Versailles Summit was widely seen as having exposed rifts within the Western alliance. Accordingly, there wereexpressed 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 of private-sector views to betransmitted 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, and Canadian Trade Minister Edward
LUMLEY, as representatives of the private-sector in their respective countries, took the initiative in founding The Quadrangular Forum in
Washington in September 1982. Since then, the end of the Cold War and the altered nature of the economic summits themselves had madeit necessary for The Quadrangular Forum to metamorphose into The Global Forum established by the American and Japanese componentsof 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 gravity of The Global Forum's activities gradually shifted from its American component (housed in The Center for
Strategic and International Studies) to its Japanese component (housed in The Japan Forum on International Relations), and, after theAmerican component 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, and amended its
by-laws accordingly. At the same time, The Global Forum's Japanese component was reorganized into The Global Forum of Japan (GFJ) inline 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 membership organization in
Japan to engage in and promote international exchanges on policy-oriented matters of bilateral, regional and global implications. While thesecretariat is housed in The Japan Forum on International Relations, GFJ itself is independent of any other organizations, 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, TOYODA Shoichiro in 1982, GFJ is currently headed by OKAWARA Yoshio as
Chairman and ITO Kenichi as President. The membership is composed of 12 Business Leader Members including the two Governors,
MOGI Yuzaburo and TOYODA Shoichiro; 87 Opinion Leader Members including the four Governors, ITO Kenichi, MURAKAMI
Masayasu, OKAWARA Yoshio, and SHIMADA Haruo; and 21 Political Leader Members including the three Governors, KOIKE Yuriko,
HATOYAMA Yukio, and TANIGAKI Sadakazu. Friends and supporters of The Global Forum of the Japan are organized into the
Supporters’ Club of the Global Forum of Japan. Financially the activities of GFJ have been supported by the annual membership fees paidby 12 leading Japanese business corporations (with 2 corporations, Toyota Motor Corporation and Kikkoman Corporation contributing 5
shares each and the other 10 corporations contributing 1 share each) as well as by the grants provided by The Japan Foundation, JapanASEAN Exchange Projects, The Tokyo Club, The Japan-Korea Cultural Foundation, etc. WATANABE Mayu serves as Executive
Secretary.
【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-Pacificregion including US, China, Korea, ASEAN countries, India and Australia European countries, Wider Blacksea area , for the purposes ofdeepening mutual understanding and contributing to the formation of international order. GFJ has been active in collaboration withinternational exchange organizations in those countries in organizing policy-oriented intellectual exchanges called “Dialogue.” In order tosecure 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 last five years is given below.
Year

Month

Topic

2004

July
September

A Roadmap towards East Asian Community
ASEAN‐ISIS
Future Prospect of East Asian Community and Japan‐China China Association for International Friendly Contact (China)
Relationship
Future of Korean Peninsula and Japan‐U.S.‐Korea Security Cooperation The Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis, The Fletcher School (US), Yonsei
University (Korea)

NovemberCo‐sponsor

2005

April
June
November

The Prospect of East Asian Community and Japan‐Korea Cooperation Presidential Committee on Northeast Asian Cooperation Initiative (Korea)
The Prospect for East Asian Community and Regional Cooperation
ASEAN‐ISIS
Peace and Prosperity in the Wider Black Sea Area and the Role of Japan University of Shizuoka, The Black Sea University Foundation (Romania), The
International Center for Black Sea Studies (Turkey)

2006

February
June
September

Review and Perspective of the Japan‐Taiwan RelationshipTaiwan International Studies Association (Taiwan)
An East Asian Community and the United States
Pacific Forum CSIS (US), The Council on East Asian Community
Prospect for Japan‐ASEAN Strategic Partnership after the First East ASEAN‐ISIS
Asia Summit

2007

January

The China‐Japan Relationship and Energy and Environmental Issues

June
July
November

The US‐Japan Alliance in the 21st Century
The Challenges Facing Japan and ASEAN in the New Era
The Second Japan‐Black Sea Area Dialogue

January

The Second Japan‐US‐Asia Dialogue

2008

China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations (China), Energy
Research Institute, National Development and Reform Commission (China), The
Japan Forum on International Relations
National Committee on American Foreign Policy (US)ASEAN‐ISIS
Organization of Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC), Embassy of Turkey,
University of Shizuoka
The Council on East Asia Community (CEAC)
The Pacific Forum CSIS

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(2) Membership List
As of January 17, 2008

In alphabetical order【Chairman】
OKAWARA Yoshio, President, Institute for International Policy Studies

INOGUCHI Takashi, Professor, The University of TokyoIOKIBE Makoto, President, The National Defense Academy of JapanITO Eisei, Corporate Auditor, Toyota Auto Body Co., Ltd.
ITO Kenichi, President and CEO, The Japan Forum on International Relations Inc.
ITO Tsuyoshi, Professor, Meiji University
IWAMA Yoko, Associate Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
IZUMI Hajime, Professor, University of Shizuoka
JIMBO Ken, Assistant Professor, Keio University
KAKIZAWA Koji, former Minister of Foreign Affairs
KAMIYA Matake, Professor, National Defense Academy
KANEKO Kumao, President, Japan Council for Economic Research
KAWAI Masao, Guest Professor, Hakuo University
KIMURA Takayuki, Guest Professor, International Christian University
KINOSHITA Hiroo, Director, Japan-U.S. Center for Peace and Cultural Exchange
KOGURE Masayoshi, former Professor, Toyo University
KOJIMA Tomoyuki, Professor, Keio University
KOKUBUN Ryosei, Professor, Keio University
KONDO Tetsuo, President, Institute for New Era Strategy (INES)KUBO Fumiaki, Professor, Keio University
MANO Teruhiko, Professor under special assignment, Seigakuin University
MATSUMOTO Kenichi, Professor, Reitaku University
MIYAMOTO Nobuo, Diplomatic Commentator
MIYAZAKI Isamu, Honorary Advisor, Daiwa Institute of Research
MIYOSHI Masaya, Chairman and CEO, Miyoshi Networks Co., Ltd.
MORI Toshimitsu, Advisor, The Michinoku Bank, Ltd.
MORIMOTO Satoshi, Professor, Takushoku University
MURAKAMI Masayasu, Acting Executive Director, The Japan Forum on International Relations, Inc
MURATA Koji, Professor, Doshisha University
MUTSUSHIKA Shigeo, Professor, The University of Shizuoka
NAKAGANE Katsuji, Professor, Aoyama Gakuin University
NAKAHARA Nobuyuki, former Member of the Policy Board of the Bank of Japan
NAKANISHI Terumasa, Professor, Kyoto University
NAKOSHI Kenro, Foreign News Editor, Jiji Press
NISHIKAWA Megumi, Foreign News Editor, Mainichi Newspapers
OGASAWARA Takayuki, Professor, Yamanashi Gakuin University
OKAWARA Yoshio, President, Institute for International Policy Studies
OKONOGI Masao, Professor, Keio University
ONUMA Yasuaki, Professor, The University of TokyoOWADA Hisashi, Judge, International Court of Justice
OHYA Eiko, Journalist
RYU Ketsu, Professor, Waseda University, & Visiting Scholar, Columbia University
SAITO Akira, Corporate Officer, The Yomiuri Shimbun
SAKAKIBARA Eisuke, Professor, Waseda University
SAKAMOTO Masahiro,Senior Research Fellow, The Japan Forum on International Relations Inc.
SAJIMA Naoko, Professor, Senshu University
SHIMADA Haruo, President, Chiba University of Commerce
SHIMIZU Yoshikazu, Director, U.N. Association of JapanSHIRAISHI Takashi, Vice President, The National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
SOEYA Yoshihide, Professor, Keio University
SONE Yasunori, Professor, Keio University
SUDO Shigeru, Director of Energy and Environment Program, International Development Center of JapanSUMIDA Nagayoshi, President, The Sankei Shimbun
TAHARA Soichiro, Journalist
TAIDA Hideya, Special Assistant to the President, The Japan Foundation
TAJIMA Takashi, Guest Professor, Toyo Eiwa Women's University
TAKAHARA Akio, Professor, Rikkyo University
TAKAHASHI Kazuo,Guest Professor, International Christian University
TAKASHIMA Hatsuhisa, Councilor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
TAKEUCHI Yukio, Honorary Advisor, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
TAKEMI Keizo, Professor, Tokai University
TAKUBO Tadae, Guest Professor, Kyorin University
TANAKA Akihiko, Professor, The University of TokyoTANAKA Toshiro, Professor, Keio University
TANI Masahito, President, National Personnel Authority
TANINO Sakutaro, Former Ambassador to China
URATA Shujiro, Professor, Waseda University
YAMAUCHI Masayuki, Professor, The University of Tokyo
YAMAZAWA Ippei, Professor Emeritus, Hitotsubashi University
YOSHITOMI Masaru,President & Chief Research Officer, Research Institute of Economy, Trade & Industry
YUSHITA Hiroyuki, Guest Professor, Kyorin University【President】
ITO Kenichi, President and CEO, The Japan Forum on International Relations, Inc.
【Executive Governor】
MURAKAMI Masayasu, Acting Executive Director, The Japan Forum on International Relations, Inc.
【Business Leader Governors】
MOGI Yuzaburo, Chairman and CEO, Kikkoman Corporation
TOYODA Shoichiro, Honorary Chairman, Toyota Motor Corporation【Diet Member Governors】
HATOYAMA Yukio, Member of the House of Representatives (DPJ)
KOIKE Yuriko, M.H.R. (LDP)TANIGAKI Sadakazu, M.H.R. (LDP)【Opinion Leader Governors】
ITO Kenichi, President and CEO, The Japan Forum on International Relations Inc.
MURAKAMI Masayasu, Acting Executive Director, The Japan Forum on International Relations, Inc.
OKAWARA Yoshio, President, Institute for International Policy Studies
SHIMADA Haruo, President, Chiba University of Commerce-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------【Business Leader Members】(12 Members)
IMAI Takashi, Honorary Chairman, Nippon Steel Corporation
ISHIKAWA Hiroshi, Director, Kajima Corporation
KOBAYASHI Yotaro, Chief Corporate Advisor, Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
KUSAKARI Takao, Chairman, Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha
MATSUNO Haruki, Chief Executive Counselor, Member of the Board, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
MOGI Yuzaburo, Chairman and CEO, Kikkoman Corporation
OKAYAMA Norio, Chairman, Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
SEYA Hiromichi, Senior Corporate Adviser, Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.
TAKAGAKI Tasuku, Senior Advisor, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd.
YAGUCHI Toshikazu, President, Biru Daiko Co., Ltd.
TOYODA Shoichiro, Honorary Chairman, Toyota Motor Corporation
TBD (To be determined), The Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc.
【Diet Member Members】(21 Members)
AICHI Kazuo, Member of the House of Representatives (LDP)HATOYAMA Yukio, M.H.R. (DPJ)HOSODA Hiroyuki, M.H.R. (LDP)IWAKUNI Tetsundo, M.H.R. (DPJ)
KITAGAMI Keiro, M.H.R. (DPJ)
KOIKE Yuriko, M.H.R. (LDP)
NAGASHIMA Akihisa, M.H.R. (DPJ)
NAKAGAWA Masaharu, M.H.R. (DPJ)
OGUSHI Hiroshi, M.H.R. (DPJ)
SHIOZAKI Yasuhisa, M.H.R. (LDP)SUZUKI Keisuke, M.H.R. (LDP)TANIGAKI Sadakazu, M.H.R. (LDP)
UEDA Isamu, M.H.R. (NK)YAMAGUCHI Tsuyosi, M.H.R. (DPJ)YAMANAKA Akiko, M.H.R. (LDP)ASAO Keiichiro, Member of the House of Councillors (DPJ)
FUJITA Yukihisa, M.H.C. (DPJ)HAYASHI Yoshimasa, M.H.C. (LDP)HIRONAKA Wakako, M.H.C. (DPJ)NAITO Masamitsu, M.H.C. (DPJ)SEKOU Hironari, M.H.C. (LDP)【Opinion Leader Members】(87 Members)
AKASHI Yasushi, Chairman, The Japan Center for Conflict Prevention
AOKI Tamotsu, Commissioner, Agency for Cultural Affairs
AMAKO Satoshi, Professor, Waseda University
ASOMURA Kuniaki, Dean, International Cooperation Course, Graduate School, Kibi International University
EBATA Kensuke, Defense Commentator
FUKUSHIMA Teruhiko, J.F. Oberlin University
GYOHTEN Toyoo, President, Institute for International Monetary Affairs
HAKAMADA Shigeki, Professor, Aoyama Gakuin University
HARUNA Mikio, Professor, Graduate School of Nagoya University
HASEGAWA Kazutoshi, President, Japan-Australia-New Zealand Society【Supporters’ Club Members】(21 Members)
HATA Kei, Vice Principal, Sakushin Gakuin【Executive Secretary】
HIRABAYASHI Hiroshi, Councilor, The Japan Forum on International Relations Inc.
WATANABE Mayu
HIRONO Ryokichi, Professor Emeritus, Seikei University
ICHIKAWA Isao, Executive Advisor for Financial Affairs, Keio University
IKEO Aiko, Professor, Waseda University[Note]IMAGAWA Yukio, Former Ambassador to Cambodia
INA Hisayoshi, Columnist, The Nikkei Newspaper

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DPJ: Democratic Party of Japan
LDP:Liberal Democratic Party
NK: New Komeito

(3) Acknowledgement

ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The Global Forum of Japan (GFJ) is grateful to its “Business
Leader” members listed below for their generous
contributions. Their support is making the activities of theForum financially sustainable.

[GFJ Governors] [5 share]
Toyota Motor Corporation
Kikkoman Corporation[GFJ Members] [1 share]
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
Kajima Corporation
Nippon Steel Corporation
Tokyo Electric Power Co.
Asahi Glass Co. Ltd.
The Bank of Tokyo‐Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd.
Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd
Biru Daiko Co., Ltd.
Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha(In the order of enlistment)

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5. An Introduction to The Council on East Asian Community(1) Introduction[Inauguration]
The concept of an "East Asian Community" has been spread quietly but steadily leading to the formation of a gigantic
trend in the East Asian region. "The Council on East Asian Community (CEAC)" was inaugurated in Japan on May 18,
2004, considerably triggered by the launching in 2003 of "The Network of East Asian Think-Tanks(NEAT)" in Beijing
and of "The East Asia Forum(EAF)" in Seoul in 2003. The establishment of CEAC was called for by 10 Think-Tanks
such as the Japan Forum on International Relations (JFIR) and the Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA), and
30 scholars such as TANAKA Akihiko, Professor of the University of Tokyo and YOSHITOMI Masaru, President &Chief Research Officer of the Research Institute of Economy, Trade & Industry. CEAC consists of representatives fromwide-ranging fields in Japan who are interested in the concept of an "East Asian Community", including those who
represent businesses corporations such as Nippon Steel Corporation and Toyota Motor Corporation, and government
agencies such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Economy, Trade andIndustry. Growing momentum for East Asian Community has finally come to take root in Japan whose attitude
towards the issue tended to be passive until recently.
[Organization]
As an all-Japan intellectual platform covering business, government, and academic leaders, CEAC aims at thestrengthening of intellectual collaboration, the building of intellectual foundation, and the sharing of strategic ideas
among them. The membership of CEAC consists of 13 think-tank members, 92 individual members and 14 corporate
members as of today. CEAC elected NAKASONE Yasuhiro, former Prime Minister of Japan, as Chairman, and ITO
Kenichi, President of JFIR, as President at its Founding Meeting. CEAC is governed by its "Managing Plenary
Meeting" and "Meeting of President and vice-Presidents." The "Policy Plenary Meeting", which is attended by themembers of CEAC, conducts policy-debate among its members, and produce policy recommendations as occasions
demand.
[Activities]
The activities of CEAC consist of the following four pillars: (1) the Policy Plenary Meeting, (2) the Research and Study,(3) the Website, and (4) the International Exchange. (1) The "Policy Plenary Meeting" is a forum where the members of
CEAC are assembled to promote policy debate. They met eight times in their first year of activities and adopted a policy
report entitled "The State of the Concept of East Asian Community and Japan's Strategic Response thereto." (2) The"Research and Study," mobilizing scholars of Japan, Asia and the US, organized an international research workshop
under the topic of "East Asian Community and Regional Governance in East Asia" in June 2006. (3) The "Website" isan online network both in Japanese and in English for the purpose of publicity and enlightenment both within andbeyond Japan and is accessible at http://www.ceac.jp/. (4) The "International Exchange" is a series of programs, which
includes the holding in Tokyo of not only "Dialogues on an East Asian Community" with Korea in April 2005, ASEAN
in June 2005 and US and Asia in June 2006, but the 3rd NEAT Annual Conference in August 2005. It also dispatches
its members to conferences held abroad including the NEAT Annual Conferences in Bangkok in 2004, Kuala Lumpur in
2006, Singapore in 2007.

CEAC 4 Activities
1. Plenary Meeting

Ｒｅｓｅａｒｃｈ
Policy recommendations

Official Process of ASEAN+3
Government of Japan

4. International Exchanges

2. Task Force

3. e-CEAC

Feedback

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ASEAN+3
Summit Meetings
Foreign Ministers’ Meetings
Finance Ministers’ Meetings
Economic Ministers’ Meetingsetc.

(2) Membership List

As of November 29, 2007
MARUKAWA Tomoo
MATAEBARA Yutaka

Professor, the University of Tokyo
Editor-In Chief& Managing Editor, The JapanTimes
MATSUDA Iwao
Member of the House of Councillors
MIYAGI Taizo
Associate Professor, National Graduate
Institute for Policy Studies
MORIMOTO Satoshi
Professor, Takushoku University
MURAKAMI Masayasu Acting Executive Director, The Japan Forumon International Relations, Inc.
MURASE Tetsuji
Professor, Kyoto University
NAKAI Yoshifumi
Professor, Gakushuin University
NAKASONE Yasuhiro former Prime Minister of Japan
NAKATANI Kazuhiro
Professor, the University of Tokyo
NARITA Hironari
Professor, Ohkagakuen University
OBA Mie
Associate Professor, Tokyo University of
Science
OE Shinobu
Editorial Writer, The Yomiuri Shimbun
OGASAWARA Takayuki Professor, Yamanashi Gakuin University
OGAWA Eiji
Professor, Hitotsubashi University
OKABE Naoaki
Editorial Page Editor, Nihon Keizai
ShimbunOKAMOTO Yumiko
Professor, Doshisha University
OKONOGI Masao
Professor, Keio University
SAKAKIBARA Eisuke Professor, Keio University
SAKURADA Jun
Associate Professor, Toyo Gakuen University
SATO Koichi
Professor, J.F. Oberlin University
SHIMADA Haruo
Professor, Keio University
SHIMIZU Kazushi
Professor, Kyushu University
SHINDO Eiichi
Professor Emeritus, Tsukuba University
SHIOZAKI Yasuhisa
Member of the House of Representatives
SHIRAI Sayuri
Professor, Keio University
SHIRAISHI Masaya
Professor, Waseda University
SHIRAISHI Saya
Professor, the University of TokyoSHIRAISHI Takashi
Vice President, National Graduate Institutefor Policy Studies
SHUTO Motoko
Professor, Tsukuba University
SOEYA Yoshihide
Professor, Keio University
SONODA Shigeto
Professor, Waseda University
SUGIUCHI Naotoshi
Former Ambassador to Romania
SUZUKI Keisuke
Member of the House of Representatives
TAJIMA Takashi
Visiting Professor, Toyo Eiwa University
TAKAHARA Akio
Professor, the University of Tokyo
TAKEISHI Reiji
Professor, Tokyo International University
TAKESADA Hideshi
Professor, National Institute for Defense
Studies
TAKEUCHI Sawako
Professor, Kyoto University / Special
Advisor to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
TAKITA Kenji
Professor, Chuo University
TAKUBO Tadae
Visiting Professor, Kyorin University
TAMURA Jiro
Professor, Keio University
TANAKA Akihiko
Professor, the University of TokyoTANAKA Hitoshi
Senior
Fellow,
Japan
CenterforInternational Exchange
TERADA Takashi
Associate Professor, Organization for AsianStudies, Waseda University
TOMIYAMA Yasushi
Editorial Writer Jiji Press
TRAN Van Tho
Professor, Waseda University
URATA Shujiro
Professor, Waseda University
WAKISAKA Noriyuki
Editorial Writer, Asahi Shimbun
WATANABE Toshio
President, Takushoku University
WATANABE Yorizumi Professor, Keio University
YAMAKAGE Susumu Professor, the University of Tokyo
YAMASHITA Eiji
Professor, Osaka City University
YAMAZAWA Ippei
Professor Emeritus, Hitotsubashi University
YANAGIMOTO Takuji Member of the House of Representatives
YASUE Noriko
Professor, Ritsumeikan University
YOSHIDA Haruki
President, The Yoshida Labo for Economics
and Industry, Inc.
YOSHITOMI Masaru
President & Chief Research Officer,
Research Institute of Economy, Trade &Industry[Think-tank Members] (13 Members)
GYOHTEN Toyoo
President, Institute for International
Monetary Affairs
HATAKEYAMA Noboru Chairman and CEO, Japan Economic
Foundation
ITO Kenichi
President and CEO, the Japan Forum on
International Relations, Inc.
ITO Motoshige
President, National Institute for Research
Advancement
KURODA Makoto
President, Center for Information on
Security Trade Control
NAITOH Masahisa
Chairman & CEO, the Institute of Energy
Economics, JapanNISHIHARA Masashi President, Research Institute for Peace andSecurity
OKAWARA Yoshio
President, Institute for International Policy
Studies
SATOH Yukio
President, the Japan Institute ofInternational Affairs
TAKAGI Yuki
Governor, Agriculture, Forestry andfisheries finance Corporation
TERADA HaruhikoDeputy President, Japan Center forInternational Finance
YAMAMOTO Tadashi President, Japan Center for International
Exchange
YOSHIDA Susumu
Chairman of the Board of Trustees,
Economic Research Institute for Northeast
Asia[Individual Members] (92 Members)
AKIYAMA Masahiro
Chairman, Ocean Policy Research
Foundation
AMAKO Satoshi
Professor, Waseda University
FUKAGAWA Yukiko
Professor, Waseda University
FUKUSHIMA Akiko
Director of Policy Studies and Senior
Fellow, National Institute for Research
Advancement
FUNADA Hajime
Member of the House of Representatives
FURUKAWA Motohisa Member of the House of Representatives
HAKAMADA Shigeki Professor, Aoyama Gakuin University
HARUNA Mikio
Special Correspondent, Kyodo News
HATA Tsutomu
Member of the House of Representatives
HATTORI Kenji
Professor, Aichi University
HAYASHI Yoshimasa
Member of the House of Councillors
HIRABAYASHI Hiroshi Counselor, The Japan Forum on International
Relations
HIRANUMA Takeo
Member of the House of Representatives
HIRONAKA Wakako
Member of the House of Councillors
HIRONO Ryokichi
Professor Emeritus, Seikei University
HONMA Masayoshi
Professor, the University of Tokyo
HONNA Jun
Associate Professor, Ritsumeikan
University
HOSOKAWA Daisuke Osaka University of Economics
ICHIKAWA Isao
Executive Advisor for Financial Affairs,
Keio University
IGUCHI Yasushi
Professor, Kwansei Gakuin University
INOGUCHI Takashi
Professor, Chuo University
IOKIBE Makoto
President, the National Defense Academy ofJapan
ISHIGAKI YasujiProfessor, Tokai University Law School
ITO Takatoshi
Professor, the University of Tokyo
IWABUCHI Koichi
Associate Professor, Waseda University
KAKIZAWA Koji
Former Foreign Minister of JapanKAWAI Masahiro
Dean, Asian Development Bank Institute
KAWASHIMA Shin
Associate Professor, the University ofTokyo
KAWATO Akio
General Manager, Japan-World Trends
KIMURA Fukunari
Professor, Keio University
KINOSHITA Toshihiko Professor, Waseda University
KOJIMA Tomoyuki
Professor, Keio University
KONDO Masanori
Associate Professor, International Christian
University
MANO Teruhiko
Professor under special assignment,
Seigakuin University

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[Corporate Members] (14 Members)
ARAKI Hiroshi
Advisor, Tokyo Electric Power Co., Ltd.
CHO Fujio
Chairman, Toyota Motor Corp.
HATTORI Yasuo
Vice Chairman, Seiko Epson Corp.
IMAI Takashi
Honorary Chairman, Nippon Steel Corp.
INOUE Akiyoshi
President, Sanyu Appraisal Corp.
ITO Yoshiro
President, Itogumi Co., Ltd.
MAKIHARA Minoru
Senior Corporate Advisor, Mitsubishi Corp.
MIYAMOTO Keishi
Representative, Arigatou Foundation
MIYAUCHI Yoshihiko Chairman & CEO, ORIX Corp.
NAKAMURA Kimikazu President, Sankyu Inc.
NARITA Yutaka
Principal Advisor, Dentsu Inc.
OKA Motoyuki
Chairman, Sumitomo Corp.
TATEISI Nobuo
Executive Advisor, OMEON Corp.
UESHIMA Shigeji
Advisor, Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
[Planning Committee]
Chairman
KAKIZAWA Koji
Member
HIRONO RyokichiMemberMURAKAMI Masayasu
Member
SHINDO Eiichi
MemberYOSHIDA Haruki

Individual Member, CEAC
Individual Member, CEAC
Individual Member, CEAC
Individual Member, CEAC
Individual Member, CEAC

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(3) Acknowledgement

ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The Council on East Asian Community (CEAC) is gratefulto its “Corporate Members” listed below for their generous
contributions. Their support is making the activities of theForum financially sustainable.

[Corporate Members]
Arigatou Foundation
Dentsu Inc.
Itogumi Co., Ltd.
Mitsubishi Corp.
Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
Nippon Steel Corp.
OMRON Corp.
ORIX Corp.
Sankyu Inc.
Sanyu Appraisal Corp.
Seiko Epson Corp.
Sumitomo Corp.
The Tokyo Electric Power Co., Ltd.
Toyota Motor Corp.

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6. An Introduction to the Pacific Forum CSIS
Based in Honolulu, Hawaii, the Pacific Forum CSIS operates as the autonomous Asia‐Pacific arm of theCenter for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C. founded in 1975, the thrust of theForumʹs work is to help develop cooperative policies in the Asia‐Pacific region through debate andanalyses undertaken with the regionʹs leaders in the academic, government, and corporate arenas. The
Forumʹs programs encompass current and emerging issues in political, security, economic/business,and oceans policy issues. It collaborates with a network of more than 30 research institutes around thePacific Rim, drawing on Asian perspectives and disseminating its projectsʹ findings andrecommendations to opinion leaders, governments, and publics throughout the region
An international Board of Governors guides the Pacific Forumʹs work; it is chaired by Brent Scowcroft,former Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs. The Forum is funded by grants fromfoundations, corporations, individuals, and governments, the latter providing a small percentage of theforumʹs $1.2 million annual budget. The forumʹs studies are objective and nonpartisan and it does notengage in classified or proprietary work.
The Pacific Forum staff is dedicated to playing an active role in fostering understanding of the
Asia‐Pacific region in Hawaii, as well as in the broader international community. To this end, theForum’s senior staff has participated in public speaking engagements for many community
organizations and is regularly involved in media interviews and discussions both in the U.S. andabroad. In addition, the Pacific Forum enjoys collaborating with the Japan‐America Society of Hawaii,
the Pacific and Asian Affairs Council, the East‐West Center, and the Asia Pacific Center for Security
Studies, as well as with local educational institutions such as the University of Hawaii, Hawaii Pacific
University, and Brigham Young Hawaii.
The Pacific Forum has various programs and projects such as Council for Security Cooperation in the
Asia Pacific (CSCAP). CSCAP was founded in 1993 by Pacific Forum and nine other institutes as thefirst region‐wide forum to foster multilateral security dialogue. Other founding institutes are based inAustralia, Canada, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand.
Additional member committees include Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Mongolia, New Zealand,
North Korea, Papua New Guinea, Russia, Vietnam, and the European Union. Taiwan scholars also
participate, increasing CSCAP’s inclusivity. CSCAP members seek to enhance regional security andstability through dialogue, consultations, and cooperation on concrete policy issues and problems of
mutual concern. CSCAP’s research and analyses support and complement the efforts of regional
governments and official multilateral dialogue mechanisms.

In addition to the weekly PacNet and the quarterly Comparative Connections journal, the Pacific
Forum also publishes the Issues & Insights series, which consists of in‐depth analyses
authored by Pacific Forum staff, senior associates, and outside scholars, including
participants at various Pacific Forum conferences and workshops. These are available freeof charge from the Forum as well as on‐line. The Forum also publishes its research in the
CSIS Significant Issues Series and in The Washington Quarterly, New Asia, and other journals both in
the U.S. and abroad. Pacific Forum’s experts regularly contribute commentary andeditorials to major regional publications such as the International Herald Tribune, The Japan Times,
The Korea Times, The South China Morning Post, and The Asia Times OnLine, among others.

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The Global Forum of Japan (GFJ)
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Tokyo, 107‐0052, Japan
TEL: +81‐3‐3584‐2193 / FAX: +81‐3‐3505‐4406
URL: http://www.gfj.jp / E‐mail: info@gfj.jp

The Council on East Asian Community (CEAC)
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Tokyo, 107‐0052, Japan
TEL: +81‐3‐3584‐2193 / FAX: +81‐3‐3505‐4406
URL: http://www.ceac.jp / Email: info@ceac.jp

The Pacific Forum CSIS
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Honolulu HI 96813
TEL: 808/521‐6745 FAX: 808/599‐8690
Email: pacforum@hawaii.rr.com