This four-day meeting, facilitated by Harvard University faculty from various fields, addresses themes such as advances in science and technology, changes in global and national economies, growing energy demands and increasing environmental risks, the information revolution, and the maintenance of a moral base for society. The half-day symposium consists of presentations on key security issues confronting the United States and Japan. A trilateral dialogue, in collaboration with the University of Shizuoka and the Sejong Institute in Seoul, that focuses on the future of Japanese-Korean relations in the context of the possible unification of Korea. This project addresses issues such as each country's vision of Japanese-Korean relations before and after possible unification, ways to improve those relations, and the contributions that Japan and the United States can make to improve the relationship. Discussion topics include breakthroughs in the science of aging, the social and cultural consequences of population aging, and the political, economic, and financial concerns surrounding population aging.
Delegations travel to each other's country for a two-week visit of the capital and major cities.
Conducted in collaboration with the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University, and the Institute on World Economy and International Relations at the Russian Academy of Sciences, this dialogue, composed of scholars and policy makers from all three countries, seeks to develop concrete policy recommendations aimed at reducing tension and creating a sense of trust among countries in the region. This project is to be carried out to commemorate the eightieth anniversary of the America-Japan Society and the ninetieth anniversary of the Japan Society. It invites key players in US-Japan interaction including policy makers, business leaders, and the media to examine the domestic and international forces that could divide the two countries. It aims to explore a new post-Cold War framework, and devise a new rationale for continued bilateral cooperation and partnership. Security Issues A project to bring Japanese Diet members to visit the United States to meet with several Congressmen and other policy experts.