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Advancing trade and investment liberalization in the Asia-Pacific

The Asia Pacific region boasts high dynamism in terms of regional economic integration. A range of free trade agreements have been negotiated, concluded and implemented at plurilateral, regional or bilateral basis. Most notable attempts so far have been the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). Despite differences and potentially competing nature, still, these agreements arguably represent intermediate steps towards wider integration in the Asia Pacific region. Once achieved, Asia-Pacific-wide trade and investment liberalization will bring about more economic opportunities and benefits for economies in the region.
With the above viewpoints, recent difficulties with the TPP ratification and RCEP negotiation can hardly deny the fundamental importance of economic integration in the Asia Pacific. Instead, such difficulties call for deepening efforts to build consensus and boldly address remaining obstacles to regional economic integration. The Asia Pacific Forum in Hanoi will contribute to the policy discussion regarding how to speed up liberalization of trade and investment in the region.

Welcome and Opening RemarksDr. NGUYEN Dinh Cung, President, CIEM
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Mr. Kazumasa KUSAKA, Chairman and CEO, JEF
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Session 1: Roadmap for Asia Pacific economic integration: issues for considerationKey discussion points* What do you think about the global economic outlook against the background of surging protectionism and inward looking nationalism such as Brexit?
* What do you think would be Asia's responsibility for achieving global economic growth?
* What is the current state of major FTAs in the Asia Pacific? Is there significant room for new (even more comprehensive) FTAs?
* New justifications for pro-development nature of new-generation FTAs?
* Prospect of currently pending FTAs (such as TPP, RCEP)
* What are the key factors for effectively harmonizing current FTAs into a more effective integration roadmap for Asia Pacific?

ModeratorMr. Naoyuki HARAOKA, Executive Managing Director, JEF

SpeakersDr. VO Tri Thanh, Senior Researcher, CIEM, Vietnam
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Ambassador Murray McLEAN AO, Chairman, Dunmore McLean Pty Ltd., Australia
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Professor ZHANG Yunling, Professor, Academy Member and Director of International Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)
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Professor Yukiko FUKAGAWA, Professor, School of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University, Japan
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Professor Gary HAWKE, Emeritus Professor, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
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Session 2: New issues of regional trade and investment liberalizationKey discussion points* Connectivity enhancement: framework, steps, and contemporary challenges
* Participation in GVCs (global value chain): any risks from the web of FTAs in Asia Pacific
* Phasing out TBT (technical barriers to trade) and SPS (sanitary and phytosanitary measures): room for meaningful progress
* Dispute settlement in FTAs: too formalistic, or too asymmetrically restrictive?

ModeratorProfessor Josef T. YAP, Professorial Lecturer, University of the Philippines School of Economics

SpeakersDr. Lurong CHEN, Economist, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA)
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Dr. AHN Choong-Yong, Chairman, Korea Commission for Corporate Partnership (KCCP)
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Datuk P. RAVIDRAN Palaniappan, Senior Director, ASEAN Economic Cooperation Division, Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI) of Malaysia
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Professor Simon SC TAY, Chairman, Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA)
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Dr. Chedtha INTARAVITAK, Research Fellow, Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI)
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Session 3: Linking trade with domestic policy reforms: building consensus for coherent move toward economic growthKey discussion points* What are the required domestic reforms for effective participation in new-generation FTAs in the Asia Pacific to achieve growth strategy?
* Improvement of business environment to leverage the benefits from integration
* Building consensus: from talks to actions
* Measures to establish and/or improve G2B and B2B linkages

ModeratorDr. VO Tri Thanh, Senior Researcher, CIEM, Vietnam

SpeakersDr. Sachin CHATURVEDI, Director General, Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), India
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Dr. Yose Rizal DAMURI, Head of the Department of Economics, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Indonesia
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U SOE Wing, Executive Director, Renaissance Institute, Myanmar
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Professor Josef T. YAP, Professorial Lecturer, University of the Philippines School of Economics
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Dr. Mignonne Man-jung CHAN, Chair and CEO, Out-of-the-Box Consultancy, Taiwan
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Closing RemarksDr. NGUYEN Dinh Cung, President, CIEM
Mr. Kazumasa KUSAKA, Chairman and CEO, JEF

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TopicsAsia-Pacific Forum 2015
"ASEAN Community Building and Regional Economic Integration in East Asia: Looking Beyond 2015"

13:30-13:45 Welcome Remarks by ERIA, JEF and CSISMr. Izuru Kobayashi, COO (Chief Operating Officer), ERIA
Mr. Kazumasa Kusaka, Chairman and CEO, Japan Economic Foundation
Dr. Yose Rizal Damuri, Head, Department of Economics, CSIS, Jakarta

13:45-14;00 Keynote Address: The Future of East Asia Integration: East Asia Summit and ASEAN Community Beyond 2015H. E. Mr. Rizal Affandi Lukman, Deputy Minister of International Economic Cooperation at the Coordinating Ministry of Economic Affairs

14:00-14:05 Photo Session

14:05-15:20 Panel Session 1: A Decade of East Asia Summit and Economic RegionalismHow can we pursue our growth strategy and achieve structural reform?

ModeratorMr. Naoyuki Haraoka, Executive Managing Director, Japan Economic Foundation

PanelistsAmb. Murray McLean AO, Chair, Australia-Japan Foundation, Australia
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Dr. Zhenyu Wang, Director of China National Committee for Pacific Economic Cooperation, China
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Dr. Choong-Yong Ahn, Chairman, Korea Commission for Corporate Partnership, Korea
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Dr. Sachin Chaturvedi, Director General, Research and Information System for Developing Countries, India
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Prof. Simon S C Tay, Chairman, Singapore Institute of International Affairs, Singapore
Mr. Daiki Kasugahara, President Director, Jakarta Office, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), Japan

15:20-15:35 Coffee Break

15:35-16:50 Panel Session 2: ASEAN Economic Community as Driver of Regional Integration in East Asia: Challenges and OpportunitiesModeratorDr. Ponciano S. Intal, Jr, Senior Economist, ERIA

PanelistsDr. Vo Tri Thanh, Vice President, Central Institute for Economic Management, Vietnam
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Dr. Somkiat Tangkitvanich, President, Thailand Development Research Institute, Thailand
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Dr. Josef T Yap, Professorial Lecturer, School of Economics, University of the Philippines
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Mr Poltak Hotradero, Head of Research Division, Indonesia Stock Exchange, Indonesia
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Dr. Cho Cho Thein, Professor, Department of Applied Economics, Yangon University of Economics, Myanmar
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16:50-17:05 Coffee Break

17:05-18:20 Panel Session 3: Regional Economic IntegrationCan the New Economic Institutions like RCEP, TPP and AIIB Deepen the East Asian Economic Integration?

ModeratorDr. Yose Rizal Damuri, Head, Department of Economics, CSIS, Jakarta

PanellistsDr. Mignonne Man-Jung Chan, Founder & CEO, Out of the Box Consultancy, Chinese Taipei
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Dr. Shankaran Nambiar, Senior Research Fellow, Malaysian Institute of Economic Research, Malaysia
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Prof. Shujiro Urata, Professor of Economics, Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University, Japan
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Prof. Gary Hawke, Emeritus Professor, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
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Dr. Shiro Armstrong, Co-Director, Australia Japan Research Center, Australian National University, Australia
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18:20-18:30 Closing Remarks by ERIAMs. Anita Prakash, Director General for Policy Relations, ERIA

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Date	Monday, November 24, 2014
Venue	The Fullerton Hotel, Singapore (1 Fullerton Square Singapore 049178)
Sponsors	Japan Economic Foundation (JEF) Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA)

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TopicsAsia-Pacific Forum 2014
"Sharing Prosperity and Responsibility for Mega-Regionals"

14:15-14:25 Welcome RemarksProf. Simon TAY, Chairman, Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA)
Mr. Kazumasa KUSAKA, Chairman and CEO, Japan Economic Foundation (JEF)
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14:25-14:45 Opening KeynoteCan Asia share prosperity and responsibility in mega regionals?

Mr. LEE Yi Shyan, Senior Minister of State, Ministry of Trade and Industry and National Development, Singapore
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14:45-16:00 Panel Session 1: Nationalism and regional integration: can Asians balance?PanellistsDr. Choong Yong AHN, Chairman, Korean Commission for Corporate Partnership
Mr. Tadayuki NAGASHIMA, Executive Vice President, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)
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Dr. VO Tri Thanh, Vice President, Central Institute for Economic Management of Vietnam
Dr. Josef T. YAP, Professorial Lecturer, University of the Philippines School of Economics
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ModeratorMr. Naoyuki Haraoka, Executive Managing Director, Japan Economic Foundation (JEF)

16:20-17:35 Panel Session 2: Getting trade done right: TPP, RCEP and beyondPanellistsProf. Shujiro URATA, Professor of Economics, Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University, Japan
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Dr. Chulsu KIM, Chairman, Institute for Trade & Investment
Mr. Jayasiri JAYASENA, Senior Director of Strategy and Monitoring, Ministry of Internatinal Trade and Industry, Malaysia
Dr. Denis HEW, Director of Policy Support Unit, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

ModeratorProf. Simon TAY, Chairman, Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA)

17:35-17:45 Closing RemarksProf. Simon TAY, Chairman, Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA)
Mr. Kazumasa KUSAKA, Chairman and CEO, Japan Economic Foundation (JEF)

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Date	Wednesday, November 6, 2013
Venue	Molonglo Theatre, Crawford School of Public Policy Level 2, JG Crawford Building 132, The Australian National University
Sponsors	Japan Economic Foundation(JEF) Jiji Press Bldg. 11F, 5-15-8 Ginza, Chuo-ku Tokyo 104-0061, Japan TEL: +81(3)5565-4824 URL: http://www.jef.or.jp Crawford School of Public Policy, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific Building 132, Lennox Crossing The Australian National University Canberra ACT 0200 Australia URL: http://www.crawford.anu.edu.au

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TopicsINTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM
"ASIA'S ECONOMIC CHALLENGES AND POLICY CHOICES"

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KEYNOTE ADDRESSDr. David Gruen
Executive Director, Macroeconomic Group, Australian Treasury

SESSION 1: REGIONAL TRADE CHOICESChairProfessor Peter Drysdale
The Australian National University

PanelistsProfessor Shujiro Urata
Waseda University, Japan
Dr. Andrew Elek
The Australian National University
Dr. Thomas G Aquino
University of Asia and the Pacific, Philippines
Dr. Biswajit Dhar
Research and Information System for Developing Countries, India

SESSION 2: ASIA AND THE GLOBAL TRADING SYSTEMChairMr. Naoyuki Haraoka
Japan Economic Foundation, Japan

PanelistsDr. Hank Lim
Singapore Institute of International Affairs, Singapore
Dr. Djisman Simandjuntak
Prasetiya Mulya Business School, CSIS Foundation, Indonesia
Professor Gary Hawke
Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Mr. Tadayuki Nagashima
Japan External Trade Organization, Japan
Dr. Mignonne Man-Jung Chan
National Chengchi University, Taiwan

SESSION 3: ASIAN GROWTH- PROSPECTS AND RISKSChairDr. Shiro Armstrong
The Australian National University

PanelistsProfessor Kazumasa Kusaka
Japan Economic Foundation, Japan
Professor Yunling Zhang
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, China
Ms. Anita Prakash
Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia, Indonesia
Dr. Chulsu Kim
Institute of Trade and Investment, Korea

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Topics"FTAs as a Growth Strategy for Asia"

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Keynote Address byMr. Nobuhiko SASAKI, Vice-Minister for International Affairs, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan
Recent Topics on Japan's Trade Policy

Session 1: Status of Bilateral and Regional FTAs in the Asia-Pacific Regiona. Overview: Taking stock of the state of recent FTAs in the Asia-Pacific region

b. Focused discussions
i. Assessment of regional FTAs such as the TPP, RCEP, and China-Japan-South Korea FTA
ii. Assessment of FTAs linking the Asia-Pacific region with outside entities, particularly the EU (Japan-EU, South Korea-EU, U.S.-EU, etc.)

ModeratorDr. Andrew ELEK, Research Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University and The inaugural chairman of APEC Senior Officials Meeting (SOM)
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Presenters- Prof. Hidetoshi NISHIMURA, Executive Director, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA)
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- Prof. DJISMAN Simandjuntak, Professor of Business Economics, Prasetiya Mulya Business School and Chairman, Board of Directors, CSIS Foundation
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- Mr. Kazumasa KUSAKA, Corporate Adviser, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (Former Vice-Minister for International Affairs, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan)
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- Mr. Jayasena JAYASIRI, Senior Director, Multilateral Trade Policy and Negotiations, Ministry of International Trade and Industry of Malaysia
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- Prof. Gary HAWKE, Emeritus Professor, Victoria University of Wellington
Bilateral & Regional FTAs
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Session 2: Changes in the Political and Economic Environment Which Affect FTAs in Asiaa. Overview: Analysis and assessment of factors influencing FTAs and other free trade systems

b. Focused discussions
i. Impact of the EU currency crisis on the economy of the Asia-Pacific region
ii. How to evaluate the impact of recessionary fears on the global economy and on the economy of the Asia-Pacific region
iii. How to evaluate the impact of recent changes in the international political situation involving Japan, China, and South Korea on trade and the economy

ModeratorProf. Simon SC TAY, Chairman, Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA)

Presenters- Prof. YAO Yang Dean, National School of Development (NSD) and Professor, Director, China Center for Economic Research (CCER), Peking University
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- Mr. Hiroyuki ISHIGE, Chairman and CEO, Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) (Former Vice-Minister for International Affairs, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan)
Global Supply Chains and Region-wide FTAs

- Prof. Shujiro URATA, C Professor of International Economics, Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University
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- Dr. Thomas G. AQUINO Senior Fellow, Center for Research and Communications, University of Asia and the Pacific (Former Senior Undersecretary, Department of Trade and Industry of the Republic of Philippines)
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Session 3: Future Prospects for FTAs in the Asia-Pacific Regiona. Overview: Prospects for trade liberalization in the Asia-Pacific region (TPP, RCEP, China-Japan-South Korea FTA, FTAAP, etc.)

b. Focused discussions (key issues to influence future prospects)
i. Development of FTAs to assure the stable supply of resources (how to deal with export restrictions) As import liberalization proceeds apace, export restrictions remain in force, giving rise to fears that this key area of regulation will be left behind in the liberalization process.
ii. How to redefine the concept of national borders in trade reform International dumping and domestic dumping should be ideally treated in the same manner.
iii. Fairness in terms of opportunities to participate in FTAs such as the RCEP in the Asia-Pacific Region Will inequality in terms of opportunities act as a negative factor for regional revitalization?

ModeratorMr. Noboru HATAKEYAMA, Chairman and CEO, Japan Economic Foundation (JEF) (Former Vice-Minister for International Affairs, Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI (METI as of now)) of Japan)

Presenters- Prof. ZHANG Yunling, Academy Member, Director of International Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)
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- Dr. Chulsu KIM, Chairman, Institute for Trade & Investment (ITI), Lee International (Former Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy of the Republic of Korea)
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- Amb. Mark SINCLAIR, The New Zealand Ambassador to Japan
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- Dr. Hank LIM, Senior Research Fellow, Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA)
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- Dr. Mignonne Man-jung CHAN, Executive Board Member, Association of the Emerging Market Studies (AEMS) and Visiting Professor, International Doctoral Program in Asia-Pacific Studies (IDAS), National Chengchi University
Future Prospect of FTAs for the Asia-Pacific Region

- Mr. Kurt TONG, Deputy Chief of Mission, The Embassy of the United States

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Chairman's SpeechOpening Remarks by Mr. Hatakeyama (February 4, 2013@JEF-JETRO International Symposium)

Good Morning Ladies and Gentlemen. Mr. Nobuhiko SASAKI, Vice-Minister for International Affairs, from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, speakers present from other countries, Ladies and gentlemen. I would like to welcome you all for participating in the forum. This forum, when I became Chairman of Japan Economic Foundation in 2003, was first held in Singapore as a place to promote FTA discussions in the Asia-Pacific region. Later, this forum has been held taking in turns in different countries and region. This year, we celebrate its 11th forum, now being held in Tokyo jointly with JETRO. In holding this forum, we had cooperation from METI, JETRO and other related organizations. I would like to extend my deepest gratitude for each and every one of these organizations.

Looking at the global economy last year, in Europe, financial crisis caused a lot of uncertainties to the future of global economy. The European financial crisis, as a result of successive measures taken by EU authority, in particular, with the establishment of ESM, European Stability Mechanism in October last year, aimed at strengthening support to the Euro zone, led to the stabilization of the situation. But still the bipolarization between north and south of EU has not yet been resolved. So, the future of the situation in EU is still worth attention.

In the U.S., towards the end of the year, the "fiscal cliff" was a focus of the attention in the world. From the end of the year to the beginning of this year, thanks to the efforts of President Obama and the both parties, "falling from the cliff" was avoided for a while. It was avoided by the two months-extension of budget sequester. However, since this is a provisional "emergency measure", the world is watching what measures will be taken in February which is the end of this extension.

Although the BRICs countries are expected to pull the global economy in the future, Brazilian economy is stagnant and Chinese economy growth is also slowing down. So, what measures would be taken against that is another point of notice.
In case of Japan, as you know, with the establishment of Abe administration, the 2% of inflation target was introduced to overcome deflation. Based on that, "the tree arrows policy" that is fiscal policy, financial policy and growth strategy, will be put in place to vitalize the economy. Market is positively responding to this policy. The prices of stocks are going up and in the foreign exchange market, yen rate is now converting to a more appropriate level. I am also greatly looking forward to this policy.

Now, I want to touch upon Japanese trade which is strongly affected by foreign exchange rate.
Looking at trade balance, Japan recorded a deficit of 2.6 trillion yen, and that of last year was a deficit of 6.9 trillion yen. Weakening of yen is good news for exports from Japan, but, at the same time, it will push up the import value reflecting increased cost of fossil fuel etc.

Under that situation, question is whether it is possible to further expand exports. I believe that active promotion of FTAs with other countries is necessary. Currently, there are more than 220 FTAs enacted in the world. As of the end of November last year, Japan had 13 FTAs with twelve countries and one region. In addition, negotiations are going on with six countries including Australia and Canada. And also, there was an official announcement to start governmental negotiations of Japan-EU and China-Japan-Korea FTAs.
But, when we look at the FTA coverage ratio among total export, it is still 19% in Japan. Compared to the extremely high ratio of Mexico (92%) and of Chile (90%), the ratio of Japan is extremely low. It is even lower compared to 45% of United States and 37% of Korea. Korea is now negotiating FTA with China. When this FTA is realized, I believe the ratio of Korea will further go up.

Currently, we are seeing a slow-down of the global economic growth. Every country is very active in promoting FTA to vitalize their economy. Based on this situation, we would like to have a concentrated discussion on the future of FTAs in the Asia-Pacific region with authorities of FTAs and those actually in charge of negotiations of FTAs from eleven countries and one international organization.

At the 2010 APEC, there was an agreement that TPP, which is now a focus of our attention, and ASEAN + 6 then which is now called "RCEP" should aim at a comprehensive free trade agreement at APEC ultimately. However, when we look at the countries or regions composing the membership, Taiwan is a member of APEC but it is not covered by RCEP. India is under RCEP but is not a member of APEC. So I hope we could have more discussions on this membership issue, too.

I hope the meeting of today will be informative to you in conducting your future businesses.

Thank you very much for your kind attention.

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Topics"Seeking the optimum future shape for regional economic integration in the Asia-Pacific region"

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Session 1 : Role of regional integration in ensuring stable supply of resources (energy, minerals, food, etc.), parts and industrial materials- How can regional integration contribute to ensuring stable supply of resources, including the issue to recover the parts supply chain disrupted by the Great East Japan Earthquake?

Presenters-Dr. Biswajit DHAR, Director-General, Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS)
Trade Integration and Growth of Regional Value Chains

-Prof. Shujiro URATA, Professor of International Economics, Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University
Role of Regional Integration in Ensuring Stable Supply of Parts and Industrial Materials

-Prof. Gary HAWKE, Emeritus Professor, Victoria University of Wellington
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-Dr. Thomas G. AQUINO, Senior Fellow, Center for Research and Communications, University of Asia and the Pacific (Former Senior Undersecretary, Department of Trade and Industry of the Republic of Philippines)
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-Dr. Mignonne Man-jung CHAN, Executive Director, Chinese Taipei APEC Study Center, Taiwan Institute of Economic Research (TIER)
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Session 2: Impact of new FTAs and possible FTAs on the ASEAN economic integration and other Asian FTAs- Impact of ECFA, Korea-EU FTA, TPP, etc. on the other Asian FTAs

Part1: Current status and Significance, Reactions of the Asian countries

Presenters-Mr. J. Jayasiri, Senior Director, Economic and Trade Relations, Ministry of International Trade and Industry of Malaysia
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-Dr. Chulsu KIM, Chairman, Institute for Trade & Investment (ITI), Lee International (Former Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy of the Republic of Korea)
New Opportunities for Advancing Regional Economic Integration in East Asia

-Prof. Simon SC TAY Chairman, Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA)

Part2: Impact and Prospect

Presenters-Dr. Andrew ELEK, Visiting Professor, Australian National University
Thinking outside the negotiating square

-Prof. ZHANG Yunling, Director, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Moving toward a Greater Market Integration

-Mr. Noboru HATAKEYAMA, Chairman and CEO, Japan Economic Foundation (JEF) (Former Vice-Minister for International Affairs, Ministry of International Trade and Industry of Japan)
Intervention in session 2

-Dr. Hank LIM, Senior Research Fellow, Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA)
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-Dr. Ping-Kun CHIANG, Chairman, Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF)
A New Era in Cross-Strait Relations

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Chairman's SpeechOpening Remarks by Mr. Hatakeyama (October 12, 2011@JEF-TIER International Symposium)

Your Excellency Vice President Siew, Honorable Economic Vice Minister Liang, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen. As a host of the 10th International Symposium, I would like to heartily welcome all of you here.

I have long looked forward to hosting this symposium in Taiwan. It is a great pleasure for me to have the chance on this momentous 10th occasion on the following day of the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Xinhai Revolution. In organizing this symposium, we received full support from the Taiwan Institute of Economic Research and other related organizations. I would like to extend my deep gratitude to everyone in the authorities who made this possible, in particular to Dr. Hong and Dr. Chan, President and Executive Director of TIER for your kind support.

In addition, I would like to take this opportunity to express our sincere appreciation to the people of Taiwan and the Taiwanese government for your support given to Japan in the wake of the Great East Japan Earthquake on March 11. As you are aware, this calamity with an unprecedented 9.0 magnitude brought unparalleled devastation: So far, around 20,000 people have been found dead or remain missing and property damage caused by the disaster has reached 17 trillion yen .

As of October 5th, Japan received tremendous physical, material and financial support from 163 countries, regions and organizations throughout the world. In particular, Taiwan has provided us a significant amount of material and financial support, including the rescue team immediately dispatched on March 14. This is one of the largest aids amassed for the disaster relief along with America's "Operation Tomodachi" or the "Operation Friends". I would like to reiterate my gratitude to everyone in Taiwan.

Looking at the current world economy, my personal view is that this recession has been continuing since the crisis due to sub-prime loan back in 2007. Apparent economic recoveries in many countries of the world, including Japan, may be just thanks to stimulus packages implemented by them and if the effects of these packages expire, then recoveries may also expire.

Therefore many governments in the world had better continue to stimulate their economies. There are two ways for governments to do so. The first one is to pour money into economies and the second one is to deregulate economies without using money.

Let me start from the first one to use money. This is what many governments have done thus far to cope with this crisis. As the result of this policy, however, many governments in the world have increasingly become poor. Therefore many of them cannot afford to spend fiscal money any longer. Only what they can do in this respect is to rely on their central banks to relax money supply which many countries in this region are doing.

The second way is to deregulate economic activities, trying to rely upon private economies. There are some remaining regulations inheriting just the past vested interests even in the developed economies. If those regulations are lifted, economic activities will increase. For example, even today, it is said Japanese society is not ready to accept robotics in its laws and ordinances. If they are lifted, then the demands for robots will increase tremendously, thereby raising the productivity in aging society. I think it would be difficult to implement deregulation alone. But if it is conducted in the context of FTA it will be a lot easier.

The first meeting of this symposium was held in Singapore in 2003, - Since then, each member country took its turn hosting the event under cooperation with domestic think-tanks and universities in the cities of Bangkok, Manila, Seoul, Jakarta, Beijing, Kuala Lumpur, New Deli and Wellington. As I mentioned earlier, this symposium in Taipei marks the 10th such occasion.

During those eight years, there have been or will be several major developments in terms of FTAs in Asia.

The first is the integration of ASEAN, due to take place in 2015. People around the world are watching developments carefully to see whether integration will be achieved in 2015 as scheduled.

The second major step forward was the start of joint governmental studies at senior official level concerning rules of origin, tariff classifications, custom procedures and economic cooperation within the EAFTA and the CEPEA. As part of these studies, working groups have been established for each FTA.

Third was the summit agreement reached last May to conclude a feasibility study on an FTA between China, Japan and South Korea by the end of this year.

The fourth major step is the TPP, being negotiated last week in Hawaii by nine countries, including the United States and several ASEAN countries.

Fifth is the ECFA, an FTA between China and Taiwan.

And sixth is the major change in the policy of South Korea toward FTAs.

I believe the best way to cope with this long recession without using money is to make use of these FTAs or regional integrations as much as possible

The main theme this time is "Seeking a new balance in Asia-Pacific the regional integration of Asia-Pacific region." In concrete terms, we would like to discuss two topics with participant specialists from major countries in the Asia-Pacific region:

1) The role which regional integrations play in securing energy, mineral and foodstuff resources, as well as industrial parts and materials.
2) The impact, both positive and negative, which newly or soon-to-be concluded FTAs including the ECFA (or China-Taiwan FTA), South Korea-EU FTA and TPP may bring on the existing FTAs in the Asian region.

Through exchange of views on this occasion, I truly hope that all participants go on to share with the world what we have learned here.

Thank you for your attention.

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Topics"Seeking the optimum future shape for regional economic integration in the Asia-Pacific region"

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Session 1: The contribution of FTAsPresenters-Mr. J. Jayasiri, Senior Director, Economic and Trade Relations, Ministry of International Trade and Industry of Malaysia

-Prof. Robert SCOLLAY, Associate Professor and Director of the APEC Study Centre, The University of Auckland
The Contribution of FTAs to Regional Economic Integration

-Prof. DJISMAN Simandjuntak, Executive Director, Prasetiya Mulya Business School, and Chairman, Board of Directors, CSIS Foundation
S EAST ASIA INTEGRATION AND COOPERATION

-Mr. Makoto SHIOTA, Deputy Director-General, for International Regional Policy, Trade Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Japan
FTA in Asia-Pacific Region

Discussant-Dr. Sangkyom KIM, Senior Research Fellow, Department of Trade and Investment Policy, and Executive Director, Korean National Center for APEC Studies, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP)

-Prof. Shujiro URATA, Professor of International Economics, Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University

Session 2: The post-financial and economic crisis and FTAs - How is the international system coping in the post-economic crisis period; next step?Presenters-Prof. QIN Yaqing, Professor and Executive Vice president, China Foreign Affairs University
Rebalancing Growth

-Prof. Simon SC TAY, Chairman, Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA)

-Dr. Mignonne Man-jung CHAN, Assistant Professor, Graduate Institute of the Americas, Tamkang University
Post-Financial Crisis & Asia's Roles

-Prof. Gary HAWKE, Emeritus Professor, Victoria University of Wellington
G.Hawke The post-financial and economic crisis and FTAs
G.Hawke The post-financial and economic crisis and FTAs(PPT)

Discussants-Mr. Tony NOWELL, Member, APEC Business Advisory Council (ABAC) New Zealand
Agenda for free trade as a growth driver and response

-Dr. Hank LIM, Senior Research Fellow, Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA)
Outline of Presentation
The Post Financial and Economic Crisis and FTAs

-Dr. Thomas G. AQUINO, Senior Fellow, Center for Research and Communications, University of Asia and the Pacific (Former Senior Undersecretary, Department of Trade and Industry of the Republic of Philippines)

-Mr. Hidetoshi NISHIMURA, Executive Director, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA)

Session 3: What could be the optimum future shape for regional economic integration in the Asia-Pacific region?Presenters-Mr. Noboru HATAKEYAMA, Chairman and CEO, Japan Economic Foundation (JEF) (Former Vice-Minister for International Affairs, Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Japan)
What Is the Optimum Shape of Future Regional Economic Integration

-Dr. Sangkyom KIM, Senior Research Fellow, Department of Trade and Investment Policy, and Executive Director, Korean National Center for APEC Studies, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP)
Regional Economic Integration in Asia-Pacific

-H.E.Amb. ONG Keng Yong, Ambassador-at-Large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Singapore, and Director, Institute of Policy Studies (IPS)
Can ASEAN Fulfill Its Potential
FUTURE OF ECONOMIC INTEGRATION IN ASIA-PACIFIC

-Prof. Shujiro URATA, Professor of International Economics, Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University

Discussants-Prof. QIN Yaqing, Professor and Executive Vice president, China Foreign Affairs University

-Dr. Mignonne Man-jung CHAN, Assistant Professor, Graduate Institute of the Americas, Tamkang University

-Mr. J. Jayasiri, Senior Director, Economic and Trade Relations, Ministry of International Trade and Industry of Malaysia

-Dr. Thomas G. AQUINO, Senior Fellow, Center for Research and Communications, University of Asia and the Pacific (Former Senior Undersecretary, Department of Trade and Industry of the Republic of Philippines)

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Chairman's SpeechOpening Speech by Mr. Hatakeyama (October 11, 2010@JEF-NZIIA International Symposium)

The honorable Tim Groser, Minister of Trade, the honorable Russell Marshall, President of the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs, distinguished guests, ladies, and gentlemen:
It is my great honor and privilege to welcome all of you to this International Symposium co-hosted by the New Zealand Institute of International Affairs and my organization, the Japan Economic Foundation.

In March 2003, JEF organized the first international symposium in Singapore jointly with SIIA (Singapore Institute of International Affairs), focusing on a region-wide FTA in East Asia. Since then JEF has held the symposium in Bangkok, Manila, Seoul, Jakarta, Beijing, Kuala Lumpur and Delhi with the cooperation of a think tank or local university from each country. This meeting in New Zealand therefore marks the ninth time the symposium has been held.

There are three phenomena in particular that deserve our attention in terms of efforts to promote FTAs in the region.

The first is that the recovery from the economic crisis since 2007 has not been as strong as anticipated. To get out of the crisis, many countries have implemented economic stimulus packages using governmental spending. Thanks to these packages, the world economy has just about managed to escape a hard landing so far. But these packages were designed to last only a certain period of time. Once their effects wear off, the world economy will decline again. In other words, the global economy has not yet recovered self-sustaining power. Therefore, the world economy needs to be given more stimulus packages. However, using government budgets for this purpose is impossible in many countries because of deteriorated fiscal situations. In these countries, therefore, deregulation, rather than government spending, is necessary to stimulate the economy. However, it will be extremely difficult for these countries to undertake unilateral deregulation to bring about deregulation. Therefore it has become necessary for mutual deregulation to be realized in the negotiations of the WTO. However, it has become obvious that the WTO Doha Development Round Negotiations will not be concluded this year. Accordingly, FTAs will have to play the mutual deregulation role instead.

The second phenomenon is the fact that in the past few years ago the government of South Korea has been very keen to pursue FTAs not only with Asian countries but also with countries in other areas. As you know well, the government of South Korea signed an FTA with the US and initialed with the EU. This new attitude of South Korea toward FTAs has stimulated competition from many countries in the area in terms of seeking FTAs.

The third phenomenon is the signing of an Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement (ECFA) between China and Taiwan last June. A cross-strait ECFA will serve not only to strengthen the economic relationship between China and Taiwan, but should also significantly reduce obstacles to the signing of an FTA with Taiwan's other trade partners that have wanted to have an FTA but have refrained from doing so out of consideration for China. In this sense, the signing of the ECFA between China and Taiwan is highly significant for the rest of the world, particularly for countries in the Asia-Pacific region.

Partly reflecting these three phenomena, there are at least five big regional FTA movements in the region at present. These are the EAFTA, CEPEA, FTAAP, TPP and CJKFTA. I will talk about these movements in greater detail in my presentation in Session 3 this afternoon.

Considering these circumstances, I hope that this symposium will discuss the issues I have just mentioned, including "How should we seek the future shape of regional economic integration in the Asia-Pacific Area?"

On this note, I would like to take this opportunity to express my heartfelt gratitude to the Honorable Russell Marshall of NZIIA, all the distinguished speakers and the panelists and to all the participants who have made this symposium a reality. In particular, I would like to express my sincere appreciation to the Honorable Tim Groser, New Zealand's Minister of Trade, for delivering the keynote speech immediately after my remarks. I am sincerely grateful to him for accepting our invitation despite his busy schedule.

Finally, I would also like to thank all the staff of NZIIA who have contributed greatly to making this symposium happen. I wish all of you an interesting and fruitful discussion.

Before ending my opening remarks, however, I would like to take this opportunity to express our deepest condolences on the passing of Dr. Hadi Soesastro. Among many other things, Dr. Soesastro was an extensive contributor who devoted himself to JEF's International Symposium for many years as a regional leader of Asia-Pacific regional economic integration, beginning with its first event in Singapore in 2003. We deeply regret the loss of a great man of common sense.

I would now like to declare the symposium formally open.

Thank you very much.

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Session 1:" The financial and economic crisis and FTAs ? How can intra-regional export growth through FTAs help tackle the crisis?Presenters-Dr. DJISMAN Simandjuntak, Executive Director, Prasetiya Mulya Business School / Chairman, Board of Directors, CSIS Foundation
East Asian oasis of stability: Geographical re-balancing of trade
Transforming East Asia into an oasis of stability through deeper integration

-Mr. Noriyuki MITA, Director, Economic Partnership Division, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Japan
The Financial and Economic Crisis and FTAs

-Dr. Thomas G. AQUINO, Senior Undersecretary, Department of Trade and Industry of the Republic of Philippines
The financial and economic crisis and FTAs: How can intra-regional export growth through FTAs help tackle the crisis?
The financial and economic crisis and FTAs: How can intra-regional export growth through FTAs help tackle the crisis? (Word)

Discussant-Dr. Mignonne Man-jung CHAN, Senior Advisor, National Security Council
The Financial & Economic Crisis and FTAs: How can intra-regional export growth through FTAs help tackle the crisis?

Session 2: Asian FTAs in progress ? An introduction to EAFTA, CEPEA, and TPPPresenters-Prof. ZHANG Yunling, Director, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
East Asia FTA: Feasibility Perspective

-Dr. Shujiro URATA, Professor of International Economics, Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University
Asian FTAs under Study: EAFTA and CEPEA

-Prof. Gary HAWKE, Emeritus Professor, Victoria University
Asian FTAs in Progress - An introduction to EAFTA, CEPEA and TPP
Asian FTAs in Progress - An introduction to EAFTA, CEPEA and TPP (Word)

Discussant-Mr. Hidetoshi NISHIMURA, Executive Director, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA)
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Session 3: What would be the future shape for regional economic integration in East Asia?Presenters-Mr. P.K. DASH, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, India
Future shape of regional economic integration in east Asia

-Dr. Chulsu KIM, Chairman, Institute for Trade & Investment (ITI), Lee International / (Former Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy of the Republic of Korea)
The Next Step in East Asian Economic Integration

-Dr. Hank LIM, Director for Research, Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA)
What would be the Future Shape for Regional Integration in East Asia?

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Chairman's SpeechOpening Speech by Mr. Hatakeyama (September 24, 2009 @JEF-RIS International Symposium

The Honorable Dr. Shashi THAROOR, Minister of State for External Affairs, Government of India, Dr. Arjun SENGUPTA, Chairman of Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) and Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, Dr. Biswajit DHAR, Director-General of RIS, and Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen:

It is my great honor and privilege to welcome all of you to the International Symposium, "Under economic crises, how should Asia promote further economic integration?"

In March 2003, the Japan Economic Foundation (JEF) organized the first international symposium on an East Asian Free Trade Area in Singapore in cooperation with the SIIA (Singapore Institute of International Affairs). Since then, the JEF has held this symposium for 7 consecutive years in cities like Bangkok, Manila, Seoul, Jakarta, Beijing and Kuala Lumpur. Each year, the symposium has been held in a different host city and co-organized with a different partner country. However the theme--East Asian economic integration--has remained the same. And now, for this, the 8th year, the JEF has chosen this historical place as the host city, and has asked the RIS to serve as co-organizer. I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to RIS for accepting to co-organize. At the same time, the JEF and the RIS have invited experts on this subject from all over the region.

Today's symposium is particularly significant in several ways.

First, this year's symposium is our first meeting since the global financial and economic crisis hit last year. To recover from this crisis, every country is required to do two things; namely, expand domestic demand and expand external demand. For the expansion of domestic demand, the majority of countries in this region have been implementing economic stimulus packages. For the expansion of external demand, I had originally thought that it would be a good idea for us to establish an FTA in this region, with the goal of lowering trade and investment barriers of partner countries in particular.
However, the issue doesn't seem to be so clear cut. I asked my colleagues at the JEF to compare exports to member countries with exports to non-member countries. Discovery out of this comparison is rather surprising. We found out that during this economic crisis, exports from FTA member countries and a Community to non-member countries dropped less than exports to member countries. For example, Thai exports to non-ASEAN countries declined 22.6% year on year during the first half of this year as compared to a 33.5% decline in Thai exports to ASEAN countries. The same thing happened with Germany, France and the UK in the EU. Furthermore the exports from the US and Canada declined less to non-members of the NAFTA than those to members.
As I mentioned, I had expected that an FTA would help exports to its members to expand more, or shrink less than exports to non-members even in economic crisis. Actually, however, what has happened in most FTA member countries is just the other way round. Why did this happen? Although further study is required to clarify things completely, I suspect one of the reasons may be that China and India, two growing global economic centers, are outside of the AFTA, the EU and the NAFTA. Accordingly, exports to China and India are counted as exports to non-members of those regional integrations. Therefore, if we can include both of these countries in our regional integration, we will share the benefits of their economic growth.
Secondly, the current world economic crisis has proven that high value added export items such as automobiles and electronics, as compared with daily necessities, are not necessarily more immune from export market recession. For example, China's export dependence ratio to GDP is almost two and half times larger than Japan's. Despite this, damage to Japan's GDP through export channels seems to be more serious than China's. Why? One answer is differences in the export structure. China's major export items are daily necessities, but Japan's are not.
In essence, high value items have been more vulnerable to the sudden decline in export market demand than necessities. This result is drawn from a study of Japan's situation. ASEAN member nations include more high value items among their major exports than China does.
Therefore, the sudden shrinkage of the US market had a direct impact on ASEAN exports. If it is the case, how can ASEAN members avoid a similar situation in the future?

Thirdly, on the institutional front of East Asian economic integration, the first phase of studies on the EAFTA and the CEPEA were completed in summer of this year. These two independent studies, one for ASEAN+3 and the other for ASEAN+6 were conducted by experts. Now, both studies have entered the second phase, which will be conducted at a governmental level. Therefore, today's symposium is a good opportunity for all of us to give some suggestions regarding these studies. Such suggestions can be also extended to a study on an APEC member FTA.

I hope these three points as well as others will be discussed during today's symposium.

Lastly, I am grateful to all the panelists with many of them coming from overseas to be participating in the symposium. And my gratitude will also extend to audience as well as, once again, RIS. It is my hope that all of you are able to enjoy a very fruitful discussion.

Thank you very much.

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Venue	Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur City Centre P.O. Box 10905 50088 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia TEL: (603) 2380 8888 FAX: (603) 2380 8833
Co-hosted	Japan Economic Foundation(JEF) Jiji Press Bldg. 11F, 5-15-8 Ginza Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061 TEL: (81-3) 5565-4824 FAX: (81-3) 5565-4828 URL: http://www.jef.or.jp Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia No. 1, Persiaran Sultan Salahuddin P O Box 12424 50778 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia TEL:(603) 2693 9366 FAX:(603) 2691 5435 URL:http://www.isis.org.my

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Topics"EAFTA, CEPEA, FTAAP and beyond"

Session 1: Stocktaking of Bilateral and Regional FTAs in Asia-Pacific Region

Session 2: The Progress and Outlook of EAFTA, CEPEA, and FTAAP

Session 3: Issues Beyond FTAs in East Asia, Including Possibility of ASEM FTA and Global Warming

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Chairman's SpeechOpening remarks by Mr. Hatakeyama (October 30, 2008 @JEF-ISIS International Symposium

The Honorable Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, Minister of International Trade and Industry of Malaysia, Tan Sri Mohamed Jawhar Hassan, Chairman and CEO, Institute of Strategic and International Studies Malaysia, H.E. Mr. Masahiko Horie, Ambassador of Japan to Malaysia, Dr. Mahani Zainal Abidin, Director General, ISIS Malaysia, Distinguished guests, ladies, and gentlemen:
It is my great honor and privilege to welcome all of you to the International Symposium, "EAFTA, CEPEA, FTAAP and beyond".

In March 2003, JEF organized the first international symposium on East Asian Free Trade Area in Singapore with the cooperation of SIIA (Singapore Institute of International Affairs). Since then JEF held this symposium in Bangkok, Manila, Seoul, Jakarta and Beijing respectively with the cooperation of a think tank or university of each country, focusing on the future prospects of an East Asian Economic Partnership. This year we have asked ISIS Malaysia to co-host this symposium and ISIS Malaysia kindly accepted this.

Since JEF started this symposium five and a half years ago, there have been noticeable changes taking place in East Asia in terms of regional economic integration. In particular, with the recent breakdown of Doha Development Round, the momentum towards regional or bi-lateral economic arrangements has been intensified.

As we all are aware, there are three proposals on the table for discussions on East Asian or Asia Pacific economic integrations;
1) East Asia Free Trade Area (EAFTA) proposed by China, consisting ASEAN +3
2) Comprehensive Economic Partnership in East Asia (CEPEA) proposed by Japan, consisting of ASEAN +6
3) Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP) proposed by the United States.
What would be the relationship between the EAFTA, CEPEA and FTAAP?
I hope that at this symposium we will discuss this issue.

In addition to this, we would like to broaden our horizons toward a possible region to region economic integration.
Last year Korea started negotiations with the EU on possible Korea-EU FTA. If this will have been agreed and implemented, all Asian goods except Korean's will be discriminated in the EU market as compared to Korean goods unless ASEAN-EU FTA will have been completed. Of course even in this case, Japanese and Chinese goods are discriminated in the EU market as compared to Korean or ASEAN goods. To solve this issue, perhaps it is an interesting idea to explore a possibility to start a study for ASEM FTA. It will make a good balance with the study for APEC FTA I mentioned above.

Thirdly, as financial turmoil which started from the US has increasingly become globalized including Asia. If you recall the great depression back in 1929 and early 30's, the financial crisis led to blocked economies worldwide and the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act in the US. Therefore we have to be extremely careful so that this financial turmoil will not bring about trade and investment protectionism.
Last but not the least, it will be useful if we can discuss global warming issue whose new stage after the Kyoto Protocol will start from 2013. In the case of the Montreal Protocol which has been addressing Freon gas, import restriction has been introduced against non-participating countries in the Protocol. Should we consider to introduce trade measures against non-participating countries in the Post Kyoto Protocol? Or should we come up with the idea to solicit every country to participate?
I would like to introduce my personal, very provocative idea on this later at the 3rd session to stimulate our discussion.

On this note, I would like to take this opportunity to express my heartfelt gratitude to Tan Sri Mohamed Jawhar Hassan, and Dr. Mahani of ISIS Malaysia, all the distinguished speakers and the panelists and you, the participants for making this symposium realized. In particular, I would like to express my sincere appreciation to The Honorable Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, Minister of International Trade and Industry of Malaysia for delivering the keynote speech immediately after my remarks. I sincerely feel grateful that he accepted our invitation despite his hectic schedule.
Finally, I would also like to thank all staff of ISIS Malaysia, which has greatly contributed to this symposium. I wish all of you an interesting and fruitful discussion.
Thank you very much.

Now I would like to declare the symposium starts.

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Venue	Hotel New Otani Chang Fu Gong 26 Jian Guo Men Wai Avenue Beijing, China TEL: (8610) 6512-5555 FAX: (8610) 6513-0868
Co-hosted	Japan Economic Foundation(JEF) Jiji Press Bldg. 11F, 5-15-8 Ginza Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061 Japan TEL: (81-3) 5565-4824 FAX: (81-3) 5565-4828 URL: http://www.jef.or.jp Academic Division of International Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (ADIS CASS) 3 Zhang Zizhong Rd., Beijing 100007 China TEL: (86-10) 6406-3922 FAX: (86-10) 6406-3041

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Session 1: The recent FTA movements in the East Asia region and future prospects towards an integral FTA in the region

Session 2: How should we deal with the different proposals towards an integral FTA in the East Asia region as a whole?

Session 3: The Korea-US FTA and its implications to East Asia and Europe

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Chairman's SpeechOpening remarks by Mr. Hatakeyama (November 1, 2007 @JEF-ADIS CASS International Symposium)

Prof. Zhang Yunling, Director of Academic Division of International Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, distinguished guests, ladies, and gentlemen:

It is my great honor and privilege to welcome all of you to the International Symposium, "A New Age of Trade in Asia", co-hosted by Academic Division of International Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and my organization, Japan Economic Foundation.

In March 2003, JEF organized the first international symposium in Singapore jointly with SIIA (Singapore Institute of International Affairs), focusing on a region-wide FTA in East Asia. Since then JEF has held the symposium in Bangkok, Manila, Seoul, and Jakarta respectively with the cooperation of a think tank or university of each country.

Since JEF started this symposium four and half years ago, there have been the following noticeable changes taking place in East Asia.

Firstly, the number of FTAs in this area, both bilateral and regional, increased remarkably including ASEAN-China FTA, ASEAN-Korea FTA. ASEAN-Japan FTA is to be signed this month in Singapore.

In March 2003 when we organized the symposium in Singapore for the first time, there were only 7 such FTAs. As of now there are more than 30 FTAs in which at least one East Asian country is involved. More FTAs are under negotiations.

Secondly, a feasibility study report on EAFTA was submitted in July last year under the chairmanship of Mr. Zhang Yunling, who is our counterpart this time. The core of this report was that an independent process to form an EAFTA consisting of ASEAN +3 could be launched in 2007.

Thirdly, Japan proposed to start feasibility study on Comprehensive Economic Partnership in East Asia (CEPEA), consisting of ASEAN +6, on which the leaders agreed to launch a Track Two study among East Asia Summit participants.

Fourthly, the US has expressed interests in integral economic arrangements in this region. At the APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting in Hanoi in November last year, the idea of FTA AP was proposed with the strong initiative of the US. The leaders instructed their officials to undertake further studies on this idea as a long term prospect. In June this year, the US and Korea signed a free trade agreement. This KORUS FTA is expected to have significant implications for trade and investment in this region.

I hope that this symposium will discuss those issues I mentioned above, including "How should we deal with the different proposal towards an integral FTA in the East Asia region as a whole?".

On this note, I would like to take this opportunity to express my heartfelt gratitude to Prof. Zhang Yunling, all the distinguished speakers and the panelists and you, the participants for making this symposium realized.

Finally, I would also like to thank all staff of ADIS, CASS which has greatly contributed to this symposium. I wish all of you an interesting and fruitful discussion.

Thank you very much.

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Session 1: The recent FTA movements in the East Asian region and future prospects toward the EAFTA

Session 2: What is Japan's proposal for Comprehensive Economic Partnership in East Asia (CEPEA) - Former Minister Nikai's Initiatives?

Session 3: An East Asian Community or the EAFTA? (Evaluation of East Asia Summit held in Kuala Lumpur last December)

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Chairman's SpeechOpening remarks by Mr. Hatakeyama (November 30, 2006 @JEF-CSIS International Symposium)

H.E. Drs. H. Muhammad Jusuf KALLA, Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia, Dr. Djisman Simandjuntak, Chairman, Board of Director, CSIS Foundation, Mr. Sofjan Wanandi, Member of the Executive Board of CSIS, Dr. Hadi Soesastro, Executive Director, CSIS, Distinguished guests, ladies, and gentlemen:

It is my great honor and privilege to welcome all of you to the International Symposium, "East Asian Free Trade Area (EAFTA) and its Basic Framework".

In March 2003, JEF organized the first international symposium on Asian free trade area in Singapore with the cooperation of SIIA (Singapore Institute of International Affairs). Since then JEF held this symposium in Bangkok, Manila, and Seoul respectively with the cooperation of a think tank or university of each country, focusing on the future prospects of an EAFTA. This year we have asked CSIS of Indonesia to co-host this symposium. President Yudhoyono is now in Japan and agreed in principle with Prime Minister Abe on Japan-Indonesia Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) just yesterday.

Since JEF started this symposium three and a half years ago, there have been following noticeable changes taking place in East Asia.

Firstly the number of FTAs in this area increased remarkably including ASEAN-China FTA. As of now there are 33 FTAs in which at least one East Asian country is involved. As of March 2003 there were only 7 such FTAs. More FTAs are under negotiations, including Korea-US FTA.

Secondly a Joint Expert Group established in 2005 for feasibility study on an EAFTA came up with a report on EAFTA July this year under the chairmanship of Mr. Zhang Yunling who is with us now. The core of this report was to launch in 2007 an independent process to form an EAFTA consisting of ASEAN +3.

Thirdly Japan proposed to start feasibility study on an EAFTA from 2007 consisting of ASEAN +6 FTA.

Fourthly especially due to two proposals mentioned above the US expressed its displeasure informally with the recent development for trying to realize East Asian integration, excluding the US.

The last but not the least, the first East Asian Summit was held last year in Kuala Lumpur and the second one is going to be held in Cebu Island next month. In relation to this, many references were and have been made to East Asian Community even by leaders' of this area.

I hope that this symposium will discuss those issues I mentioned above, including the establishment of an EAFTA as well as the viability of an EAC.

On this note, I would like to take this opportunity to express my heartfelt gratitude to Dr. Djisman Simandjuntak, Mr. Sofjan Wanandi and Dr. Hadi Soesastro of CSIS, all the distinguished speakers and the panelists and you, the participants for making this symposium realized. In particular, I would like to express my sincere appreciation to H.E. Dr. H. Muhammad Jusuf KALLA, Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia, for delivering the keynote speech immediately after my remarks. I sincerely feel grateful that he accepted our invitation despite his hectic schedule.

Finally, I would also like to thank all staff of CSIS, which has greatly contributed to this symposium. I wish all of you an interesting and fruitful discussion.

Thank you very much.

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China

Indonesia

Japan

Korea

Malaysia

Philippines

Taiwan

Date	27-28 October, 2005
Venue	The Westin Chosun, SEOUL(@ Orchid Room) 87, Sogong-dong, Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea, 100-070 TEL: (82-2) 771-0500 FAX: (82-2)753-6370 URL: http://www.echosunhotel.com/
Co-hosted	Japan Economic Foundation(JEF) 11th Floor, Jiji Press Building, 5-15-8 Ginza Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan, 104-0061 TEL:(81-3) 5565-4824 FAX:(81-3) 5565-4828 URL: www.jef.or.jp Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP) 300-4, Yomgokdong, Seochogu, Seoul 137-747, Korea TEL: (82-2) 3460-1114 FAX: (82-2) 3460-1125 URL: http://www.kiep.go.kr

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ProgramSession 1: Bilateral and regional FTAs in the regioni) Assessment of the FTAs already in force in the region
ii) Difficult issues for many FTAs to cope with (WTO compatibility and other issues)

Session 2: What is ASEAN Economic Community?

Session 3: Creating the EAFTAi) Timing of the Creation of EAFTA and an Integrated Road-map to Achieving it
ii) Members of EAFTA

Session 4: The relation between bilateral or regional FTAs in the region and a possible EAFTAHarmonization of the Rules of Origin for Creating the EAFTA

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SummarySummary

Chairman's SpeechOpening Remarks by Mr. Hatakeyama (27 Oct. 2005 @ JEF-KIEP International Symposium)

H.E. Dr. SUPACHAI Panitchpakdi, Secretary-General, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development(UNCTAD), Dr. Kyung Tae Lee, President, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP), Distinguished guests and ladies and gentlemen;

On behalf of Japan Economic Foundation, it is my great honor and privilege to welcome all of you to the International Symposium "Creating East Asia Free Trade Area" which we are co-hosting with Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP).

In March, 2003, JEF and SIIA (Singapore Institute of International Affairs) co-organized the International Symposium entitled "FTA: JSEPA and Beyond" in Singapore. JSEPA stands for Japan-Singapore Economic Partnership Agreement, which is the first free trade agreement Japan has ever had.

Following the symposium in Singapore, in January, last year and in February this year, we co-organized the symposium with Thammasat University in Bangkok and with AIM (Asian Institute of Management) in Manila respectively, focusing on the future prospects of EAFTA (East Asian Free Trade Area).

Now, this time, we have chosen Seoul as the venue for the symposium, mainly because, as you all are aware, Japan-Korea Free Trade Agreement is under negotiation between the governments of two countries, Japan and Korea.

Looking back on the history of this negotiation, in the summit meeting held in Tokyo on October, 1998, then Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi of Japan and then President Kim Dae-jung of the Republic of Korea signed the Joint Declaration of the New Japan-ROK Partnership for the 21st Century to built a future-oriented relationship with a view to reinforcing economic partnership between the two countries.

Against this backdrop, '21st century Japan-Korea Economic Relations Study Group' was established in December 1998 under the initiative of research institutions, JETRO's Institute of Developing Economies (IDE) of Japan and Korea Institute for the International Economic Policy (KIEP) to examine the economic feasibility of a FTA between the two countries. In the meantime, I was leading this study on Japan side as Chairman and CEO of JETRO.
It is quite a coincidence that I am working together with KIEP again as co-organizers of this Symposium.

Through the last three symposiums in Singapore, Bangkok and Manila, we have closely examined the existing FTAs and the advantages that they can and in some cases, are already offering new opportunities for businesses. We have also discussed some of broader aspects of FTA movement in Asia including ASEAN-China, ASEAN-Japan, ASEAN-Korea FTAs and possible East Asia FTA.

Through these discussions, I have come to strongly believe that what is most important in this area is to launch as soon as possible a study and then negotiations on EAFTA(East Asian Free Trade Agreement), including 15 economies in this area, namely ASEAN plus three, Taiwan and Hong Kong.
It might be worth exploring the possibility to include Australia, New Zealand and India.

This symposium aims at discussing a possible road-map to East Asia Free Trade Agreement focusing on the relation between the bilateral or regional FTAs in the region and possible EAFTA.

On this note, I would like to take this opportunity to express my heartfelt gratitude to Dr. Kyung Tae Lee, President of Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP), all the distinguished speakers and the panelists from nine countries and you, the participants for making this symposium realized. In particular, I would like to record my gratitude to His Excellency Dr. Supachai Panitchpakdi, Secretary-General, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) (Former Director-General of the World Trade Organization) (WTO) to deliver the Keynote Speech after this session. I sincerely appreciate that he accepted our invitation despite his hectic schedule.

I would also like to thank all staff of The Korea Institute of International Economic Policy, which has greatly contributed to realizing this symposium.
I wish all of you an interesting and fruitful discussion.
Thank you very much.

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China

Indonesia

Japan

Korea

Philippines

Singapore

Taiwan

Thailand(UNCTAD)

Vietnam

Date	4-5 February, 2005
Venue	4 February, 2005 The Peninsula, Manila(@Rigodon Ball Room) Corner of Ayala and Makati Avenues, 1226 Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines TEL: +63 2-887-2888 FAX: +63 2-815-4825 www.peninsula.com 5 February, 2005 AIM Conference Center(@Function Rooms 1-4) 4th Floor, AIM Conference Center, Benavidez corner Trasierra Sts., Legaspi Village, 1260 Makati City, Philippines TELEFAX: +63 2-751-9182/3 www.policy.aim.edu.ph
Co-hosted	Japan Economic Foundation(JEF) Address:JIJI Press Bldg., 11F 1-15-8 Ginza, Chuo-ku Tokyo 104-0061 Japan TEL: +81 3-5565-4824 FAX: +81 3-5565-4828 www.jef.or.jp Asian Institute of Management (AIM) Policy Center Address: 4F, AIM Conference Center, Benavidez corner Trasierra Sts., Legaspi Village, 1260 Makati City, Philippines TELEFAX: +63 2-751-9182/3 www.policy.aim.edu.ph

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ProgramSession 1: The Recent Development of FTAs within East AsiaPart I: Bilateral FTAs (eg. Japan-Korea /Malaysia/Philippines/Thai/Indonesia, Korea-Singapore etc.)

Session 2: The Recent Development of FTAs within East AsiaPart II: Regional FTAs (e.g. ASEAN-Japan/China/Korea, AFTA)

Session 3: Report Presentation Research Study on Integrated Road Map to East Asia FTA conducted by SIIA

Session 4: A Road Map to EAFTA-Why do we need EAFTA? What is the mission of EAFTA?
-The significance of EAFTA and its implications.
-How do we develop the regional and bilateral FTAs into EAFTA?
-How shall we overcome some difficulties of EAFTA?

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Chairman's SpeechOpening Remarks by Mr. Hatakeyama (4 Feb. 2005 @ International Symposium)

H.E. Mr. Fidel V. Ramos, Chairman of Ramos Peace and Development Foundation, Inc. Dr. Federico Macaranas, Executive Director, The AIM Policy Center, Asian Institute of Management, Distinguished guests and ladies and gentlemen.

On behalf of Japan Economic Foundation, it is my great honor and privilege to welcome all of you to the International Symposium "An Integrated Road-Map to East Asia Free Trade Agreement", which we are co-hosting with Asian Institute of Management.
This symposium is organized under the auspices of Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan and Japan External Trade organization (JETRO) on Japanese side.

In March 2003, almost two years ago, JEF and SIIA (Singapore Institute of International Affairs) co-organized the International Symposium entitled "FTA: JSEPA and Beyond" in Singapore. JSEPA stands for Japan-Singapore Economic Partnership Agreement, which is the first free trade agreement Japan has ever had.

Following the symposium in Singapore, in January last year, we co-organized the symposium with Thammasat University in Bangkok, entitled "The future prospects of EAFTA".
Now, this year, we have chosen Manila as the venue for the symposium, mainly because as a matter of fact, just on this very day, February 4th, 2004(last year), the governments of two countries, Japan and Philippines, entered into negotiation for Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement(JPEPA).
Since then, a series of meetings were held and through these meetings active and substantial negotiations were conducted.
Finally, on 29th November 2004(last year), Prime Minister Koizumi and President Arroyo have confirmed that both sides reached agreements in principle on major elements of the Agreement.

Through the last two symposiums in Singapore and Bangkok, we have closely examined the existing FTAs such as JSEPA, and the advantages that they can and in some cases, are already offering new opportunities for businesses. We also discussed some of broader aspects of FTA movement in Asia including Asean-Japan, Asean-China, Asean-Korea FTAs and possible East Asia FTA. I am very pleased that Asean-China FTA on the trade in goods has been signed in November last year and the two sides are currently negotiating a similar agreement on the trade in services and investment.
Through these discussions, I have come to strongly believe that what is most important in this area is to launch as soon as possible a study and then negotiations on EAFTA (East Asian Free Trade Agreement), including 15 economies in this area, namely ASEAN plus three, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

This symposium aims at discussing a possible road-map to East Asia Free Trade Agreement and other important FTA elements in this region.

On this note, I would like to take this opportunity to express my heartfelt gratitude to Dr. Federico Macaranas, Executive Director of The AIM policy Center, Asian Institute of Management, all the distinguished speakers and the panelists from nine countries and you, the participants for making this symposium possible. In particular, I would like to record my gratitude to His Excellency Mr. Fidel V. Ramos, Former President of Philippines to deliver the Keynote Speech after this session.

I would also like to thank all staff of The Asian Institute of Management, which has greatly contributed to realizing this symposium.
I wish all of you an interesting and fruitful discussion.
Thank you very much.

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China

France

Indonesia

Japan

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Philippines

Singapore

Taiwan

Thailand

Date	January 29th-30th , 2004 (Thursday and Friday)
Venue	A Four Seasons Hotel, Bangkok 155 Rajadamri Road Bangkok 10330 Thailand Tel:+66 2250 1000 Fax:+66 2253 9195 http://www.fourseasons.com/bangkok *Thursday, January 29th at Ballroom *Friday, January 30th at Montathip1
Sponsors	Japan Economic Foundation (JEF) Address :11th Floor, Jiji Press Building, 5-15-8 Ginza Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan, 104-0061 TEL :81(country code)-3-5565-4824 FAX :81(country code)-3-5565-4828 URL :http://www.jef.or.jp Thai APEC Study Center (TASC)Thammasat University Address:Thammasat University Rangsit Campus, Pathum Thani 12121 Thailand TEL :66(country code)-2-564-2850~3 FAX :66(country code)-2-564-2849 URL :http://www.apecthai.org
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Topics	Session 1: Japan-ASEAN CEP and Japan's Bilateral FTAs Session 2: AFTA and ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Session 3: After Lunch Keynote Speech Session 4: Regional/Trans-regional FTAs in East Asia Session 5: The Prospects of EAFTA-How East Asia develop regional FTAs into EAFTA? -Learn From EU Experiences, Objectives and Blueprints of EAFTA.
Summary
Chairman's Speech

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China

Germany

Indonesia

Japan

Korea

Mexico

Philippines

Singapore

Thailand

Date	7th-8th March 2003 (Friday-Saturday)
Venue	The Oriental Singapore 5 Raffles Avenue Marina Square Singapore 039797 Tel: (65)-6338-0066 *Friday, March 7th The Oriental Ballroom I (Level 1) *Saturday, March 8th The Taeping Suite & The Ariel Suite (Level 5)
Sponsors	Japan Side: Japan Economic Foundation (JEF) Singapore Side: Singapore Institute of International Affairs (SIIA)
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Topics	Session1:Opening Keynote and Address Session2:Panel Discussion-The Significance of JSEPA and its Regional Implications Session3:Before Lunch Keynote Speech Session4:ASEAN-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnerships and Japan's FTA with other countries including Korea and Mexico Session5:ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement Session6:Towards An East Asian FTA?Regionalism and the World Trading System
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Chairman's Speech

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Indonesia

Japan

Korea

Mexico

Philippines

Singapore

Taiwan

Economic Policy Challenges in the US and Japan
Japan Economic Foundation (JEF) - Asia Pacific Research Center (APARC) Forum
Bechtel Conference Center, Encina Hall, Stanford University, June 2, 2017

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Japan-US Forum 2016More Pictures

Program

The Global Economy and the US-Japan Alliance: Charting a Course for Next US Administration and Prime Minister Abe's Road to 2020

The US-Japan Forum aims to identify constraints on sustainable economic growth in the United States, Japan, and the world, and policies to confront these impediments. At a time of great uncertainty in the global economy, the 2016 Forum will address urgent issues such as income inequality, stagnant wage growth, structural impediments to growth, and other factors that impact both the United States and Japan, as well as the rest of the world. The Forum will also explore the implications of these economic, social and political challenges for international relations in the Asia-Pacific and globally, and for the US-Japan alliance.

Welcome and Opening RemarksNeera Tanden, President and CEO, CAP
Kazumasa Kusaka, Chairman and CEO, JEF

Session One: Domestic and International Economic UncertaintiesJapanese presenter
Masaaki Tanaka; Senior Advisor, The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ; Vice-Chair, Board of Councilors, US-Japan Council
Presentation

US presenter
Paula Stern, Founder and Chair, The Stern Group; Former Chairwoman of the US International Trade Commission

Questions
* What are the trends for the global economy? How will they affect the United States and Japan?
* What is the outlook for the domestic economies of the United States and Japan?
* How will the challenge of rising inequality impact sustainable growth in the United States and Japan?
* What are the available policy options to respond to these challenges?

Session Two: Domestic PoliticsUS presenter
John Halpin; Senior Fellow, CAP
Japanese presenter
Keiichiro Kobayashi; Professor, Faculty of Economics, Keio University
Presentation

Questions
* What is the outlook for domestic politics in Japan and the United States through 2020?
* How will domestic politics impact sustainable economic growth in the United States and Japan?
* How will current and emerging domestic constraints and structural impediments, such as inequality and depopulation (in the case of Japan), define our future?
* How will domestic politics impact foreign policy in Japan and the United States?

Moderator
Hideichi Okada, Executive Advisor, NEC Corporation; Former Vice Minister for International Affairs, METI of Japan

Session Three: Political-Economy of the Asia-PacificJapanese presenter
Hideichi Okada, Executive Advisor, NEC Corporation; Former Vice Minister for International Affairs, METI of Japan
Presentation

US presenter
Nirav Patel, President and CEO, The Asia Group

Questions
* What are the trends in the political-economy of the Asia-Pacific?
* What is China's economic future? How will a Chinese slowdown impact international relations?

Moderator
Glen S. Fukushima, Senior Fellow, CAP

Session Four: US-Japan Regional and Global CooperationUS presenter
Vikram Singh, Vice President, National Security and International Policy, CAP

Japanese presenter
Yoriko Kawaguchi; Professor, Meiji Institute for Global Affairs, Meiji University; Former Member of the House of Councilors of Japan; Former Minister of Foreign Affairs; Former Minister of the Environment
Presentation

Questions
* What should be the agenda for US-Japan cooperation over the coming four years? How will it be impacted by domestic and international economic developments?
* How should the United States and Japan prioritize cooperation globally versus in the Asia-Pacific?

Moderator
Naoyuki Haraoka, Executive Managing Director, JEF

Wrap-Up and Closing RemarksNeera Tanden, President and CEO, CAP
Kazumasa Kusaka, Chairman and CEO, JEF

Agenda

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Date	Friday, September 25, 2015
Venue	Stein Room, The Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20036-2103
Sponsors	Japan Economic Foundation (JEF) Brookings Institution, Global Economy and Development Program

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TopicsJapan-US Forum 2015
"Uncertain Prospects and Policy Challenges for the Global Economy"

9:30am - 10:00am Welcome and Opening RemarksKemal Derviş, Vice President and Director, Global Economy and Development, Brookings Institution
Kazumasa Kusaka, Chairman and CEO, Japan Economic Foundation

10:00am - 11:45am Session 1: Challenges to the global economy - Perspectives on advanced economies including US and JapanModerator
Kemal Derviş, Vice President and Director, Global Economy and Development, Brookings Institution

Panel
John Lipsky, Distinguished Visiting Scholar, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University; Former First Deputy Managing Director, IMF
Martin Baily, Senior Fellow, Economic Studies, Brookings Institution
Takeo Hoshi, Professor, Stanford University
Presentation
Yasuyuki Sugiura, President and CEO, Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas)
Hideo Suzuki, Former Director-General of Trade Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
Presentation

12:00pm - 1:00pm Lunch

1:00pm - 2:30pm Session 2: Challenges to the global economy - Perspectives on developing economies including China and IndiaModerator
Takeo Hoshi, Professor, Stanford University

Panel
Ayhan Kose, Director, Development Prospects Group, The World Bank
Naoyuki Yoshino, Dean, Asian Development Bank Institute; Professor Emeritus, Keio University
Presentation
Rakesh Mohan, Executive Director, IMF
David Dollar, Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, and Global Economy and Development, Brookings Institution

2:30pm - 2:45pm Coffee Break

2:45pm - 4:15pm Session 3: Challenges of climate change and energyModerator
Amar Bhattacharya, Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development, Brookings Institution

Panel
Yoriko Kawaguchi, Professor at Meiji Institute for Global Affairs; Former Minister for Foreign Affairs; Former Minister of the Environment, Government of Japan
Charles K. Ebinger, Senior Fellow, Energy Security and Climate Initiative, Brookings Institution
Timmons Roberts, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development, Brookings Institution; Professor, Brown University.

4:15pm - 4:30pm Closing RemarksKazumasa Kusaka, Chairman and CEO, Japan Economic Foundation
Amar Bhattacharya, Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development, Brookings Institution

Agenda

ParticipantsFriday, September 25, 2015List

SummarySummary (English)Summary (Japanese)

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Date	Tuesday, September 30, 2014
Venue	Rome Auditorium, The Benjamin T. Rome Building 1619 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036, USA
Sponsors	Japan Economic Foundation (JEF) The Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies, The Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)

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TopicsJapan-US Forum 2014
Where is the US-Japan Alliance Heading for in the Dynamically Changing 21st Century?

-How do domestic politics in the US and Japan deal with those challenges?-

Opening RemarksDean Vali Nasr, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS)

Conceptual Introduction: "The Challenge of Constraints"Kazumasa Kusaka, Chairman and CEO, Japan Economic Foundation (JEF)
Kent Calder, Director of Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies, SAIS

Session I: Changing World Geopolitics and New ConstraintsPanel I: EnergyPresider
Kent Calder, Director of Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies, SAIS

Speakers
Nobuo Tanaka, Former Executive Director, The International Energy Agency (IEA); Global Associate for Energy Security and Sustainability, Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ)
Presentation

Guy Caruso, Senior Adviser, Energy and National Security Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
Presentation

Panel II: SecurityPresider
Ambassador Ichiro Fujisaki, President, The America-Japan Society; Former Ambassador of Japan to the United States

Speaker
Eliot A. Cohen, Robert E. Osgood Professor of Strategic Studies, Director of the Strategic Studies Program at SAIS; Former Counselor of the U.S. Department of State

Panel III: The Role of AsiaPresider
Ambassador Rust M. Deming, Adjunct Professor, SAIS; Former Ambassador of the United States to Tunisia; Director of the Office of Japanese Affairs in the Department of State; Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs

Speaker
Charles Morrison, President, East-West Center
Presentation

Panel IV: The Role of the United StatesPresider
Ambassador Ichiro Fujisaki, President, The America-Japan Society; Former Ambassador of Japan to the United States

Speaker
James Zumwalt, Deputy Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs, U.S. Department of State

LuncheonPresentation Topic
"A House Divided? Foreign Policy Implications of the 2014 Mid-Term Elections"

Speaker
Daniel Bob, Former Senior Adviser, Senate Finance and House Foreign Affairs Committees; Director of Programs and Senior Fellow, Sasakawa Peace Foundation, USA

Session II: Challenges of Global Political EconomyPanel I: Macro-Economy and International FinancePresider/Speaker
Naoyuki Yoshino, Dean, Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI); Professor Emeritus of Keio University, Tokyo, Japan
Presentation

Speaker
Robert Dohner, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Asia, United States Department of the Treasury

Panel II: TradePresider
Hideichi Okada, Senior Executive Vice President, NEC Corporation
Presentation

Speakers
Gary Hufbauer, Reginald Jones Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Bill Brooks, Adjunct Professor, SAIS; Senior Adviser Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies

Panel III: Structural Reform and Its Global Context Presider
Kazumasa Kusaka, Chairman and CEO, Japan Economic Foundation (JEF)

Speaker
Kurt Tong, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, United States Department of State

Closing RemarksKazumasa Kusaka, Chairman and CEO, Japan Economic Foundation (JEF)
Kent Calder, Director of Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies, SAIS

Program

ParticipantsTuesday, September 30, 2014List

SummarySummary (English)Summary (Japanese)

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Participants: 18

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Date	Wednesday, October 2, 2013
Venue	Room 1501, International Affairs Building, Columbia University 420 West 118th Street, New York, NY 10027 U.S.A.
Sponsors	The Japan Economic Foundation (JEF) The Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School The Center for Japanese Legal Studies, Columbia Law School

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Topics"State Intervention and Private Enterprise: Japan, the U.S., and China"

2:00 - 2:10 Welcoming RemarksHugh Patrick, R.D. Calkins Professor of International Business Emeritus and Director, Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School; Co-Director, APEC Study Center, Columbia University

Kazumasa Kusaka, Chairman and CEO, Japan Economic Foundation

2:10 - 2:50 Panel I: United StatesSpeakers
Gary Clyde Hufbauer, Reginald Jones Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Presentation

Discussants
Christopher J. Mayer, Paul Milstein Professor of Real Estate, Columbia Business School;
Roger Kubarych, International Adviser, Craig Drill Capital; Former National Intelligence Manager, National Intelligence Council

Moderator
Merit E. Janow, Dean; Professor of Professional Practice, International Economic Law & International Affairs, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University

2:50 - 3:30 Panel II: ChinaSpeaker
Yasheng Huang, International Program Professor in Chinese Economy and Business; Professor of Global Economics and Management, MIT Sloan School of Management
Presentation

Discussant
Long Ke, Senior Fellow, Economic Research Center, Fujitsu Research Institute
Presentation

Moderator
Curtis J. Milhaupt, Parker Professor of Comparative Corporate Law; Director of the Parker School of Foreign and Comparative Law; Fuyo Professor of Japanese Law; Director of the Center for Japanese Legal Studies, Columbia Law School

3:30 - 4:10 Panel III: JapanSpeaker
Kazuhiko Toyama, Representative Director and CEO, Industrial Growth Platform, Inc.
Presentation

Discussants
Sota Kato, Professor, International University of Japan; Senior Fellow, Tokyo Foundation;
Presentation

Edward Lincoln, Professorial Lecturer, George Washington University; Adjunct Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Columbia University

Moderator
Alicia Ogawa, Senior Advisor, Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School; Adjunct Associate Professor, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University

4:10 - 4:25 Coffee Break

4:25 - 5:25 RoundtableU.S. Panel
Gary Clyde Hufbauer
Christopher J. Mayer

China Panel
Yasheng Huang
Long Ke

Japan Panel
Kazuhiko Toyama
Kazumasa Kusaka, Chairman and CEO, Japan Economic Foundation

Moderator
Hugh Patrick

5:25 - 5:30 Closing RemarksCurtis J. Milhaupt

Program

ParticipantsWednesday, October 2, 2013List

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Date	Thursday, February 14, 2013
Venue	The Cato Instiute 1000 Massachusetts Avenue NW Washington, D.C.2001-5403 U.S.A.
Sponsors	Japan Economic Foundation (JEF) The Cato Institute (Cato)

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Topics"U.S. - Japan Economic Relations in an Era of Political Uncertainty, Sluggish Growth, and Shifting Demographics"
A Joint Conference sponsored by the Japan Economic Foundation and the Cato Institute

Introductory RemarksJohn A. Allison, President and CEO, Cato Institute
Noboru Hatakeyama, Chairman and CEO, Japan Economic Foundation

Keynote SpeakerClayton Yeutter, Senior Advisor, Hogan Lovells

Session I: Assessments of the Economic and Political Climates in the United States and Japan: Implications for the Bilateral RelationshipSpeakers
Makoto Utsumi, President and CEO, Japan Credit Rating Agency
Arthur Alexander, Adjunct Professor, Asia Studies Program, Georgetown University
Presentation
Gary Hufbauer, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute
Discussion Facilitator: Amb. Terry Miller, Director, Center for International Trade and Economics, Heritage Foundation

Session II: Global Macroeconomic and Other External Influences Likely to Impact the U.S.-Japan RelationshipSpeakers
Takashi Shiraishi, President, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
Phil Levy, Associate Professor of Business Administration, University of Virginia, Darden Graduate School of Business
Presentation
Derek Scissors, Senior Research Fellow, Asia Studies, Heritage Foundation
Discussion Facilitator: Sallie James, Trade Policy Analyst, Cato Institute

Lunch and Luncheon Speaker
Jim Kolbe, Senior Adviser, McLarty Associates and Senior Transatlantic Fellow, German Marshall Fund of the United States

Session III: Prospects for and Impediments to Trade Agreements and Other Bilateral or Regional Forms of CooperationSpeakers
Kazumasa Kusaka, Adviser, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation; Former Vice Minister for International Affairs, METI
Presentation
Wendy Cutler, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Japan, Korea and APEC Affairs, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
William Brooks, Adjunct Professor, Japan Studies, SAIS, Johns Hopkins University
Presentation
Discussion Facilitator: Dan Ikenson, Director, Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies, Cato Institute

Session IV: New and Heterodox Ideas for Cooperation and Economic GrowthSpeakers
Noboru Hatakeyama, Chairman and CEO, Japan Economic Foundation
Jim Fatheree, Senior Director, Japan and Korea, President, US-Japan Business Council, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Adam Posen, President, Peterson Institute
Discussion Facilitator: Claude Barfield, Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute

Closing Remarks
Noboru Hatakeyama, Chairman and CEO, Japan Economic Foundation
John A. Allison, President and CEO, Cato Institute

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Date	Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Venue	The Ritz Carlton Chicago Hotel, The Concorde Room, 12F 160 East Pearson Street Chicago IL 60611 U.S.A.
Sponsors	Japan Economic Foundation (JEF) The Chicago Council on Global Affairs (CCGA)

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Topics"SHAPING NEW ECONOMIC AGENDAS"
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs and Japan Economic Foundation Seminar

WELCOME REMARKSMarshall M. Bouton, President, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs

SESSION I: Regaining Economic Growth in Developed EconomiesThe Situation and Outlook for the U.S., Japan and the EU

Chair - Michael H. Moskow, Vice Chairman and Senior Fellow on the Global Economy, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs

-15 minute overview - Japanese Perspective: Naohiro Yashiro, Visiting Professor, International Christian University
Presentation
-15 minute overview - U.S. Perspective: Martin Eichenbaum, Co-Director, Center for International Economics and Development, Northwestern University
-1 hour group discussion

SESSION II: Emerging Market Growth Prospects and TrendsChair - Marshall M. Bouton, President, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs

-15 minute overview - Japanese Perspective: Long Ke, Senior Research Fellow, Fujitsu Research Institute, Economic Research Center
Presentation
-15 minute overview - U.S. Perspective: David Hale, Chairman, David Hale Global Economics
-45 minute group discussion

Paper

SESSION III: Identifying New Sources of GrowthAgenda Items for the 2012 Chicago G8 Summit

Chair - Noboru Hatakeyama, Chairman and CEO, Japan Economic Foundation

-15 minute overview - Japanese Perspective: Michitaka Nakatomi, Principal Trade Negotiator, Trade Policy Bureau, METI; Senior Fellow, RIETI
Presentation
-15 minute overview - U.S. Perspective: P. Zachary Egan, Director of International Research and Co-Portfolio Manager, Colombia Wanger Asset Management
-1 hour group discussion

CONCLUDING DISCUSSION
U.S. Cochair - Michael H. Moskow, Vice Chairman and Senior Fellow on the Global Economy, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Japan Cochair - Noboru Hatakeyama, Chairman and CEO, Japan Economic Foundation

CLOSING REMARKS
Marshall M. Bouton, President, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs

ADJOURNMENT

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Participants from Japan (5)

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Special Guests(2)

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Date	Monday, October 25, 2010
Venue	Washington DC, USA C Fred Bergsten Conference Center 1750 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20036
Sponsors	Japan Economic Foundation Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE)

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Topics"A Trans Pacific Partnership and the Future of the Asia Pacific Region"

Welcome and IntroductionC. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Noboru Hatakeyama, Japan Economic Foundation (JEF)

Session I: The Economic and Strategic ContextKurt Campbell, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs
Akira Kojima, Senior Research Fellow, Japan Center for Economic Research (JCER)
Daniel Price, Senior Partner, Sidley Austin LLP

Session II: Shaping the Trans Pacific Partnership: Substance and MembershipMasakazu Toyoda, Chairman and CEO of the Institute of Energy Economies, Japan
Presentation

Barbara Weisel, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Southeast Asia and the Pacific
Mark Sinclair, Lead Negotiator, Trans-Pacific Partnership, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT), New Zealand
Presentation

Lunch and Session III: How Congress Views the TPP Congressman Kevin Brady (R-TX) [Via Video Conference]

Session IV: The Trans Pacific Partnership and Prospects for an FTAAPYoshihiro Watanabe, Advisor, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ, Ltd; APEC Business Advisory Council Member of Japan
Presentation

Jeffrey J. Schott, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Presentation

Discussants: Peter A. Petri, Carl J. Shapiro Professor of International Finance, Brandeis University and Senior Fellow, East-West Center
Presentation

Session V: Conclusions and RecommendationsNoboru Hatakeyama, Japan Economic Foundation
C. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics

(Audio link to PIIE)

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Chairman's SpeechOpening Remarks by Mr. Noboru Hatakeyama (October 25, 2010 @JEF-PIIE Conference in Washington, D.C.)

Dr. Fred Bergsten, Director of the Peterson Institute for International Economies, the honorable Kurt Campbell, Assistant Secretary of State for East Asia and Pacific Affairs, distinguished guests, ladies, and gentlemen:

It is my great honor and privilege to welcome all of you to this International Symposium co-hosted by the PIIE and the Japan Economic Foundation.

First of all, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to Dr. Bergsten and his colleagues in the PIIE for co-hosting this conference with the JEF. I am also deeply grateful to all the distinguished speakers and panelists from the United States, New Zealand and Japan and to all of you who have joined us today despite your hectic schedules.

The subject of today's conference is "A Trans-Pacific Partnership and the Future of the Asia Pacific Region." In this region there are five FTA proposals:

The East Asian FTA [EAFTA], consisting of the ten ASEAN countries plus China, Japan, and South Korea [the so-called ASEAN +3];
The Comprehensive Economic Partnership of East Asia, [CEPEA], consisting of ASEAN +3 as well as Australia, India, and New Zealand [this group is known as ASEAN +6];
An FTA between China, Japan, and South Korea [CJK];
An FTA of Asia Pacific [FTAAP], consisting of APEC member economies and;
The TPP, consisting of the original Pacific four, that is to say Brunei, Chile, New Zealand, and Singapore, plus the six countries that have joined negotiations subsequently, namely Australia, Canada, Malaysia, Peru, the United States, and Vietnam.

Of these five proposals, Japan is a member of joint studies for the EAFTA and the CEPEA. Both of these have entered the governmental discussion stage prior to negotiations on rules of origin, customs procedures, tariffs, and economic cooperation.

In October, 2009, a consensus was reached to aim at launching a joint study on a China-Japan-Korea FTA at a second meeting between leaders of the three countries involved. The first and second meetings for a joint study on a CJK FTA, involving experts from industry, academia, and government, have already been in Seoul and Tokyo respectively. A third meeting, in China, will take place in December.

Last July, the government of Japan decided to come up with a road map to establish a FTAAP by 2020, taking advantage of Japan's hosting the APEC Leaders' Meeting to be held in Yokohama.

In addition, on October 1st this year, Prime Minister Naoto Kan made his first general policy speech in the Diet after the cabinet reshuffle in September. In this speech, he stated as follows, "We will look into participating in such negotiations as those for the TPP agreement and will aim to build a FTAAP."

However the qualifications for entering TPP are very severe. As you know, FTA in general should liberalize substantially all trade. In other words, the WTO admits that non-substantial trade may be exempted from the obligation to liberalize. However, in the case of P4, the prototype of the TPP, there are no such exemptions. If every country trying to join the TPP is asked to forgo its exemptions as a precondition for membership, this will function as a barrier to expanding a FTA and thereby reduce opportunities to implement free trade. It would be ironic indeed if barriers for joining an FTA became barriers for implementing free trade.

Personally, I think there are two reasons for Japan to join the TPP.

Firstly, this would offer a rare opportunity for the US and Japan to enter an FTA relationship. If this opportunity is missed, Japan may be forced to enter into a regional FTA relationship with China, at least, sooner than the US. Far better to enter an FTA relationship with the United States first-a country that shares the same values and is firmly tied to Japan through a security treaty.

Secondly, with all due respect to the current and potential future TPP members other than the US, from the American perspective the total combined size of their nine economies is too small to justify American participation in tough membership negotiations. In 2009, the total value of their GDP was $3.2 trillion-just 63% of Japan's GDP and 5.5% of world GDP. If Japan enters, the TPP's total share would be 39% of total world GDP, including the US.

For these reasons, when you decide whether to admit Japan to the TPP, I think it is crucial to take into account not just the current trade policy of the P4, having no exceptional items, but also strategic considerations, including the security of this region.

On this note, I would now like to declare the symposium formally open.

Thank you very much.

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From New Zealand: 1 speaker

From the U.S.: 7 Speakers/discussants

Congressman Kevin Brady (R-TX) [via Video Conference]

Date	Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Venue	Washington D.C., USA B1 Conference Center, Center for Strategic and International Studies 1800 K Street, NW Washington DC, 20006
Sponsors	Japan Economic Foundation (JEF) Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
Topics	"What is Next for the U.S. and Japanese Economies?" Panel 1: Outlook for the Japanese Economy (Audio Link to CSIS) Panel 2: Outlook for the U.S. Economy (Audio Link to CSIS) Panel 3: Panel Discussion: Agenda for Bilateral Cooperation (Audio Link to CSIS) Luncheon Keynote Address: Economic Outlook and U.S.-Japan Relations (Video Link to CSIS) Program

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Chairman's SpeechOpening Remarks by Noboru Hatakeyama (January 27, 2010 @JEF-CSIS Conference in Washington D.C.)

"What is Next for the U.S. and Japanese Economies?"

Dr. John Hamre, Distinguished guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, it is my great honor to be here with you today in this important conference.

First of all, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to Dr. Hamre for co-organizing this conference and to all speakers and discussants and the participants for attending the conference in spite of your busy schedule.

Today, we will discuss the possible future courses of US and Japanese economies. Both economies have faced with difficulties and challenges. There are many issues to talk. For example, will our economies encounter with double dips this year? Which sector could we expect to play a leading role to stimulate and accelerate respective economic growth? Could green related technologies and health related new inventions actually substitute auto and its related industries? What sort of new business-models would help corporations to revitalize their activities? Should we be ready for a new capitalism with a change of roles of governments and private sectors to some extent?

In our national security front, our discussion may have to touch upon if a commitment made by a former government can survive a power shift. As you know well, the new Hatoyama cabinet
decided to review by May this year a commitment made by former cabinets. Obama administration also changed a policy implemented by the Bush administration regarding missile deffense system which had been deployed in Check and Poland.

Our topics won't end up at those points. We have to scrutinize the realities and cultivate possible collaborative policy areas between our two countries. For example, we have to address the real reasons for the financial crisis that was deepened by Lehman Brother's collapse in September 2008. Since then many international conferences were held, including G20 in London and Pittsburgh to come up with counter measures to prevent recurrence of financial crisis from happening. However they have never referred to possible prohibition of a securitization of sub-prime loans which was the most important reason for the financial crisis. Securitization in general would be all right but when it comes to a securitization of sub-prime loans the story would become quite different. Would there be any rooms for governments of the US and Japan to co-operate with each other to prohibit it?

Another example would be for us to take joint initiatives to keep stimulating our economies, analyzing whether economic recoveries as of now in both countries are sustainable and, if not, coming up with proposals to continue the current recoveries. In this respect, a President Obama's proposal to impose a new tax on financial institutions, including banks is quite interesting. Reportedly, the Government of Japan has been asked if it will do the same. If Japan accepts this proposal, it will become the first economic collaboration between Japan and the US under the current governments.

The Democratic Party of Japan stated in its manifest for the election for the house of representatives that it would accelerate negotiations on a Japan-US FTA. Although it would be ideal to conclude a full fledged US-Japan FTA, my proposal is to strike a .US-Japan FTA only for trade in services since I am afraid that the US Congress and Japanese diet are not supportive of such a full fledged FTA which includes both trade in goods and services.
Although the original nature of a FTA remains in the economic field, a FTA can lead to strengthened political relations between countries involved in it. Like any other FTAs, a US-Japan FTA, even if it be that only for trade in services, will contribute a lot to deepen and enhance the mutual dependence further more.

I would like to expect that the speakers and commentators today would touch upon those issues, and at the end of this dialogue, all the participants could find out the wisdoms and realistic solutions to make the economies securities of both countries more vigorous and more closely knitted.

With these comments, I would like to thank the people belonging to Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), and the other participants once again for joining us today.

Thank you.

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Grant Aldonas, Senior Adviser, CSIS

Date	Tuesday, December 9, 2008
Venue	Washington D.C., USA Offices of Dewey & LeBoeuf, Conference Center, Ground Floor (1101 New York Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20005-4213)
Sponsors	Japan Economic Foundation (JEF) Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP
Topics	The U.S.-Japan Relationship New Challenges, New Opportunities for New Administrations A Vision for the U.S.-Japan Relationship: Partnership for Leadership Session I: Political Relationship between Japan and U.S. Session II: Economic Relationship between Japan and the U.S. Session III: Paths Forward - Conclusions and Action Agenda Program
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Japan-Europe Forum 2015More Pictures

TopicsThe Political Economy of Japan and the EU:
Challenges and Strategies

INTRODUCTIONJohn Nilsson-Wright, Head, Asia Programme, Chatham House
Kusaka Kazumasa, Chairman and CEO, Japan Economic Foundation (JEF)

SESSION 1: EU-Japan Trade and Economic Relationships-What are the prospects for a successful completion of an EU-Japan Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in 2015?
-What are the implications of this agreement economically both within Europe and Japan?
-How might success in the FTA talks foster a wider and more cooperative strategic partnership between Japan and the EU?

ModeratorNaoyuki Haraoka, Executive Managing Director, Japan Economic Foundation (JEF)

SpeakersToshiyuki Shiga, Member of the Board of Directors, Vice Chairman, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
Michael Reiterer, Principal Advisor, Asia and Pacific Department, European External Action Service
Tetsuro Fukunaga, Executive Director, Brussels Office, Japan Machinery Center for Trade and Investment (JMC)

SESSION 2: Age, Gender & Migration: The Challenges of Demography-How have Japan and EU member countries responded to the challenge of aging and gender inequality and what lessons can be learnt from their respective experiences in promoting greater social cohesion and labour flexibility?
-What are the benefits and challenges to Europe and Japan from increasing migration, whether regulated or unregulated?

ModeratorJanet Hunter, Saji Professor of Economic History, Economic History Department, London School of Economics

SpeakersKyoji Fukao, Professor, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University
Evelyn Ersanilli, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, VU University Amsterdam

SESSION 3: Energy & the Environment: Is a Green Future Possible?-What has been the role of national governments in Europe and Japan in mitigating climate change?
-What are the prospects for and obstacles to the reactivation of Japan's nuclear reactors?
-How have technological advances helped to enhance Japan's ability to manage the challenge of global climate change?

ModeratorNeil Hirst, Senior Policy Fellow, Faculty of Natural Sciences, The Grantham Institute for Climate Change, Imperial College London

SpeakersKeigo Akimoto, Chief Researcher, Leader of Systems Analysis Group, Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Earth
Rob Bailey, Research Director, Energy, Environment and Resources Department, Chatham House

SESSION 4: Local government and New Models of Political Accountability-How have the triple disasters of 3/11 influenced the role of local government in Japan, both in limiting the power of central government and in providing localized solutions to particular policy problems?
-Is Japan turning inwards and embracing a new model of 'slow economic growth'? What are the costs and benefits of such a change?
-What do the experiences of Europe and Japan suggest are the benefits of greater political devolution?

ModeratorArthur Stockwin, Emeritus Fellow, St Antony's College, University of Oxford

SpeakersSota Kato, Professor, International University of Japan; Senior Fellow and Director of Research, Tokyo Foundation
Andreas Kiefer, Secretary General of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, Council of Europe

WRAP-UP AND CONCLUDING REMARKSJohn Nilsson-Wright, Head, Asia Programme, Chatham House
KUSAKA Kazumasa, Chairman and CEO, Japan Economic Foundation (JEF)

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Date	Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Venue	Washington DC, USA at Peterson Institute for International Economics (1750 Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington DC 20036)
Sponsors	Japan Economic Foundation Peterson Institute for International Economics

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TopicsNew Asia-Pacific Trade Initiatives
A Joint Conference sponsored by the Japan Economic Foundation and
Peterson Institute for International Economics

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8:30 a.m. Registration and coffee

9:00 a.m. Welcoming RemarksC. Fred Bergsten, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Noboru Hatakeyama, Japan Economic Foundation

9:15 a.m. Session IBilateral and regional FTAs and EPAs that the US and Japan have concluded and are now pursuing with third countries (regions), and other trade initiatives in the region. To include discussion of:

1. Such specific FTAs as KORUS FTA and Japan-ASEAN FTA, Japan-Malaysia FTA, CAFTA and US-Australia FTA incorporating a comparative study of the liberalization rates (including tariff elimination rates);
2. Region-wide initiatives including 10+3 and 10+6 in East Asia, FTAA in the Americas and their implications for US and Japan;
3. Other FTA initiatives in the region, such as China-ASEAN and Korea-EU, and Japanese and US reactions to them;
4. Recent agreements between US Administration and Congress as presumed basis for future US FTAs.

Moderator: C. Fred Bergsten

Presenters (15 minutes each):
Jeffrey Schott, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Yukiko Fukagawa, Professor, School of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University
Chulsu Kim, Senior Advisor at Lee International IP and Law Group in Seoul and Chairman of Institute for Trade & Investment (ITI) (Former Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy of the Republic of Korea and former Deputy Director-General of the WTO)

10:45 a.m. Coffee Break

11:00 a.m. Session IIIssues towards the conclusion of a high quality US-Japan EPA/FTA

1. Access to goods market
   Elimination of tariffs: how should the liberalization rate covered under a US-Japan FTA be calculated? One idea is to make the calculation on the basis of domestic demand for each item in both countries.
2. Trade in Services
   With respect to the service sector, should, as a general rule, the entire sector be subject to the agreement and, if so, is this possible in the US-Japan FTA?
3. Investment
   The general rule is national treatment. Is this possible in the US-Japan FTA?
4. Food and energy national security
   From the perspective of national security on food and energy, we will discuss export prohibitions or restrictions temporarily applied to prevent or relieve critical shortages of foodstuffs or other products essential to the exporting contracting party, based on Article 11.2 (a) of GATT.
5. Major hurdles
   Rice and other agriculture in Japan? Autos in US? Specific services sectors in both?

Moderator: Noboru Hatekeyama

Presenters (15 minutes each):
Scott Bradford, Visiting Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Shujiro Urata, Professor of Economics, Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University

Discussants (10 minutes each):
Edward Lincoln, Director, Center for Japan-US Business & Economic Studies, New York University
Clyde Prestowitz, President, Economic Strategy Institute
Junichiro Kuroda, Special Advisor to the Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry
(METI) and Director, JETRO New York

12:30 p.m. LuncheonSpeaker:
Wendy Cutler, Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Japan, Korea and APEC Affairs

1:30 p.m. Session IIICreation of a Free Trade Area of Asia-Pacific (FTAAP)

1. Design of FTAAP - like NAFTA (high standards) or like EAFTA (lower standards)?
2. Road map to FTAAP - all-in negotiation or docking of current FTAs or plurilateral agreement of sub-APEC groupings with subsequent broadening?
3. Relationship to other current or prospective megaregional agreements, especially 10+3/10+6 and FTAA.

Moderator: Chulsu Kim

Presenters (15 minutes each):
Gary Hufbauer, Peterson Institute for International Economics
Noboru Hatakeyama, Chairman and CEO, Japan Economic Foundation
C. Fred Bergsten, Director, Peterson Institute for International Economics

Discussants (10 minutes each):
Claude Barfield, Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute
Shujiro Urata, Professor of Economics, Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University

4:00 p.m. Conclude

Papers and PresentationsSession I Bilateral and regional FTAs and EPAs that the US and Japan have concluded and other trade initiatives in the region.Presenters:Jeffrey Schott, Peterson Institute
The FTA Frenzy in East Asia: Current Status and Prospects

Yukiko Fukagawa, Waseda University
Redesigning East Asian Integration

Chulsu Kim, Senior Advisor at Lee International IP and Law Group in Seoul and Chairman of Institute for Trade & Investment (ITI)
Korea's FTAs: Current Status and Issues

Session II Issues towards the conclusion of a high quality US-Japan EPA/FTAPresenters:Scott Bradford, Peterson Institute
An Analysis of a Possible Japan-US Trade Agreement
An Analysis of a Possible Japan-US Free Trade Agreement

Shujiro Urata, Waseda University
Japan-US EPA: Benefits and Obstacles

Session III Creation of a Free Trade Area of Asia-Pacific (FTAAP)Presenters:Gary Hufbauer, Peterson Institute
Fitting Asia-Pacific Agreements into the WTO System
Multilateralizing Regionalism Fitting Asia-Pacific Agreements into the WTO System

Noboru Hatakeyama, Japan Economic Foundation
The Creation of a Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific

C. Fred Bergsten, Director, Peterson Institute
Toward a Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific

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Chairman's SpeechOpening remarks by Mr. Noboru Hatakeyama (November 27, 2007 at JEF-PIIE Conference, Washington DC)

Dr. Fred Bergsten, Distinguished guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, it is my great pleasure to be here with you today in this important conference.

First of all, I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to all speakers and discussants, and the participants for attending the conference in spite of your hectic schedule. Especially, I would like to thank Dr. Fred Bergsten for making the conference realized as a co-host.

Today, we will discuss a possible US-Japan FTA and the creation of a Free Trade Area of Asia Pacific. However, the environment surrounding us is not necessarily favorable to us. In Japan, for example, the DPJ, an opposition party, won the past election, pledging to give all farmers direct subsidies, thereby undermining the Japanese Government policies to limit the recipients of direct subsidies to those farmers with capacity and strong will to sustain agriculture in the years to come.

It seems to me that the ruling party, the LDP, is trying to cope with this situation. It may happen that the ruling party, the LDP, is tempted to do the similar policies. In other words, the kind of what is going down there with agricultural policy can be called the competitive protection between the LDP and the DPJ rather than the competitive liberalization.

Here in this great country, the wind might be blowing to the direction of more protection. Last month I visited China twice right after the Party Congress. Over there, there seemed to be a unanimous chorus to the effect that farmers are important, which I have never heard before.

Up until before the Party Congress, it was said that since farmers were not well represented in the People's Congress as well as in the Cabinet Meeting in the Government. The Chinese Government did not have to listen to farmers voices. This might have been why Zhu Rongi, former Prime Minister of China, could take the courageous policies to expose Chinese industries, including agriculture, to the foreign competition through participating in the WTO and committing FTAs with other countries.

Now, whether or not China can maintain same agricultural policies remains to be seen after the Party Congress with a chorus, "farmers are important."

I am quite sure that it is vitally important for both countries to realize a US-Japan FTA as well as an FTAAP. However, the hurdles, as I mentioned above, against the creation of these FTAs are getting higher and higher. Therefore, through our discussion today, it might be more than happy if we find out the wisdoms which will be able to address these new circumstances.

Thank you very much.

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Date	Monday, October 2 - Thursday, October 5, 2006
Venue	Washington D.C., Chicago and Los Angeles, U.S.A.
Co-hosted	Japan Economic Foundation Chicago Council on Global Affairs (Former Chicago Council on Foreign Relations) Pacific Council on International Policy(PCIP)

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ProgramA BINATIONAL STUDY (U.S. RELEASE EVENTS)
A BINATIONAL STUDY GROUP REPORT "ENGAGING CHINA AND INDIA:
AN ECONOMIC AGENDA FOR JAPAN AND THE UNITED STATES"

AGENDA FOR U.S. RELEASE EVENTS

EVENTS IN WASHINGTON, D.C.

Monday, October 2, 20061030-1130 Multi-bureau State Department BriefingLocation: U.S. Department of State

Study Group Participants:
•Marshall M. Bouton, President
•Kenneth Dam
•Noboru Hatakeyama
•Sakutaro Tanino

Attendees:
Staff from regional and functional bureaus of the U.S. Department of State

1345-1415 Briefing at Department of Energy with the Secretary and staffLocation: U.S. Department of Energy

Study Group Participants:
•Marshall M. Bouton
•Kenneth Dam
•Noboru Hatakeyama
•Sakutaro Tanino

Attendees:
Samuel W. Bodman, U.S. Secretary of Energy
Karen Harbert, Assistant Secretary of Energy for Policy and International Affairs

1600-1700 Briefing at Federal Reserve BankLocation: Federal Reserve Bank

Study Group Participants:
•Marshall M. Bouton
•Kenneth Dam
•Noboru Hatakeyama
•Sakutaro Tanino
•Marina v.N. Whitman

Attendees:
Ms. Karen Johnson, Director of the Division of International Finance
Senior staff from the division of International Finance

Tuesday, October 3, 20060930-1000 Briefing with USTR Susan SchwabLocation: USTR

Study Group Participants:
•Marshall M. Bouton
•Kenneth Dam
•Geoffrey Garrett
•Noboru Hatakeyama
•Akira Kojima
•Sakutaro Tanino
•Marina v.N. Whitman

Attendees:
Ambassador Susan Schwab, USTR
USTR office staff

1115-1145 Briefing at Chinese EmbassyLocation: Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the United States

Study Group Participants:
•Marshall M. Bouton
•Kenneth Dam
•Geoffrey Garrett
•Noboru Hatakeyama
•Akira Kojima
•Sakutaro Tanino
•Marina v.N. Whitman

Attendees:
Zhou Wenzhong, Chinese Ambassador to the United States
Chinese Embassy staff

1230-1330 Luncheon for the official release of reportLocation: Willard InterContinental, Pierce Room

Study Group Participants:
•Marshall M. Bouton
•Kenneth Dam
•Geoffrey Garrett
•Noboru Hatakeyama
•Akira Kojima
•Sakutaro Tanino
•Marina v.N. Whitman

Attendees:
Key thinkers in international economics and Asia affairs, media and scholars

1400-1430 Briefing with Senate Foreign Relations Committee staffersLocation: 450 Dirksen SOB

Study Group Participants:
•Marshall M. Bouton
•Kenneth Dam
•Geoffrey Garrett
•Noboru Hatakeyama
•Akira Kojima
•Sakutaro Tanino
•Marina v.N. Whitman

Attendees:
Keith Luce, Senior Professional Staff Member

1500- 1630 Congressional staffer briefing convened by California Institute in conjunction with Senator Durbin's officeLocation: 2261 Rayburn HOB

Study Group Participants:
•Marshall M. Bouton
•Kenneth Dam
•Geoffrey Garrett
•Noboru Hatakeyama
•Akira Kojima
•Sakutaro Tanino
•Marina v.N. Whitman

Audience:
•Congressional staffers

Wednesday, October 4, 2006845 depart from Washington, D.C. on United Airlines flight #607
950 arrive in Chicago, IL
(flight was delayed for 5 hours due to the ground weather in Chicago)

EVENTS IN CHICAGO, IL

1830-1600 Dinner program cosponsored by The Chicago Council and the JapanAmerica Society of Chicago
Location: Metropolitan Club of Chicago, Sears Tower

Study Group Participants:
•Kenneth Dam
•Noboru Hatakeyama
•Akira Kojima
•Sakutaro Tanino

Audience:
Key Chicago Council members
Board Members of the Japan America Society

Thursday, October 5, 2006800 depart Chicago on United Airlines flight #103

EVENTS IN LOS ANGELES, CA
1026 arrive in Los Angeles, CA
(flight was delayed for 3 hours due to mechanical trouble by the UA)

1400-1600 Afternoon reception and public release eventLocation: Omni Hotel

A Conversation with Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Release of a Joint U.S.-Japan Study Group Report

Keynote Speaker:
Hon. Antonio R. Villaraigosa, Mayor, Ciry of Los Angeles

Program Chair:
Mr. John Andrews, West Coast Editor/Los Angeles Bureau Chief, The Economist

Study Group Cochairs:
Noboru Hatakeyama, Chairman and CEO, Japan Economic Foundation
Kenneth Dam, Max Pam Professor Emeritus of American & Foreign Law, The Law School, University of Chicago

Special Introductions by:
Mr. Warren Christopher, Senior Partner, O'Melveny & Myers LLP
Dr. Geoffrey Garrett
Presiden, Pacific Councio on International Policy

Study Group Participants:
•Noboru Hatakeyama
•Kenneth Dam
•Geoffrey Garrett
•Akira Kojima
•Sakutaro Tanino

Attendees:
•Pacific Council members
•Los Angeles business leaders
•Los Angeles-based media

1800 Private dinner hosted by the Japan America SocietyLocation: Omni Hotel

Study Group Participants:
•Noboru Hatakeyama
•Geoffrey Garrett
•Akira Kojima
•Sakutaro Tanino

Attendees:
JAS board members

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SummaryA Binational Study Group Report (English)A Binational Study Group Report (Japanese)

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Date	Thursday, July 6 - Monday, July 10, 2006
Venue	ANA Hotel Tokyo, Japan: 12-33 Akasaka 1-chome Minato-ku Tokyo 107-0052 Tel: +81-3-3505-1111
Co-hosted	Japan Economic Foundation Chicago Council on Foreign Relations (CCFR) Pacific Council on International Policy (PCIP)

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ProgramA BINATIONAL STUDY (The Second Study Group Meetings in July 2006)
Binational Study on the Impact of the Rise of China and India, and the U.S.-Japan Economic Relationship

Agenda for the Second Study Group Meetings in Tokyo

Thursday, July 6, 200618:30-20:30 Welcoming Dinner hosted by JEFGuest Speaker:
Kazumasa Iwata, Deputy Governor, Bank of Japan

Guests:
Kunihiko Matsuo, Chairman, INPEX CORPORATION
Zembei Mizoguchi, President, Japan Center for International Finance

Participants:
Japanese study group members
US study group members

Friday, July 7, 200608:00-08:50 Breakfast SessionCo-Chairs:
Noboru Hatakeyama, Chairman and CEO, Japan Economic Foundation
Kenneth Dam, Max Pam Professor Emeritus of American and Foreign Law, University of Chicago Law School

Participants:
Japanese study group members
US study group members

-To discuss the overall report structure, findings and recommendations.

09:00-12:30 Morning Session - Session 1Key topic 1:
Policies designed to facilitate sustained growth and development in India and China (including structural/market reforms, investments, infrastructure development, stable property rights, etc.)

Co-Chairs:
Noboru Hatakeyama, Chairman and CEO, Japan Economic Foundation
Kenneth Dam, Max Pam Professor Emeritus of American and Foreign Law, University of Chicago Law School

Speaker:
Taizo Nishimuro, President and CEO, Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc, Adviser to the Board, Toshiba Corporation

Participants:
Japanese study group members
US study group members

Discussants:
James Jin Du, Professor of economics, Faculty of Asian-Pacific Studies, Department of International Development, Takushoku University
Hideki Esho, Dean and Professor, Faculty of Economics, Hosei University

-To discuss the key topic on the final report
-To agree on the key topic including policy implications and recommendations

12:30-14:00 Luncheon and discussionParticipants:
Japanese study group team members
US study group team members

14:00-17:00 Afternoon Session - Session 2Key topic 2:
Technology sharing and its relationship to innovation

Co-Chairs:
Noboru Hatakeyama, Chairman and CEO, Japan Economic Foundation
Kenneth Dam, Max Pam Professor Emeritus of American and Foreign Law, University of Chicago Law School

Speaker:
Fujio Cho, Chairman, Toyota Motor Corporation

Participants:
Japanese study group members
US study group members

Discussants:
Tomoo Marukawa, Associate Professor, Institute of Social Science, University of Tokyo
Hiroyuki Oba, Professor, International Economics Department, Reitaku University

-To discuss the key topic on the final report
-To agree on the key topic including policy implications and recommendations

18:30-20:30 Dinner hosted by JEFParticipants:
Japanese study group members
US study group members

Saturday, July 8, 200609:00-12:30 Morning Session - Session 3Key topic 3:
Meeting the energy challenges faced by the four countries

Co-Chairs:
Noboru Hatakeyama, Chairman and CEO, Japan Economic Foundation
Kenneth Dam, Max Pam Professor Emeritus of American and Foreign Law, University of Chicago Law School

Speaker:
Kunihiko Matsuo, Chairman, INPEX CORPORATION

Participants:
Japanese study group members
US study group members

Discussants:
Tsutomu Toichi, Senior Managing Director & COO, The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan
Shigeru Sudo, Director, Energy and Environment Program, International Development Center of Japan

-To discuss the key topic on the final report
-To agree on the key topic including policy implications and recommendations

12:30-14:00 Luncheon and discussionParticipants:
Japanese study group members
US study group members

14:00-17:00 Afternoon Session - Session 4Key topic 4:
Trade relationship issues, including the WTO, protectionism, and examining ways to avoid politicization of trade and exchange rate disputes, and Evolution of East Asia as an economic region and how it relates to the United States and Japan

Co-Chairs:
Noboru Hatakeyama, Chairman and CEO, Japan Economic Foundation
Kenneth Dam, Max Pam Professor Emeritus of American and Foreign Law, University of Chicago Law School

Speakers:
Noboru Hatakeyama, Chairman and CEO, Japan Economic Foundation
Zembei Mizoguchi, President, Japan Center for International Finance

Participants:
Japanese study group members
US study group members

Discussants:
Sayuri Shirai, Professor of Economics, Keio University
Shujiro Urata, Professor of Economics at Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University

-To discuss the key topic on the final report
-To agree on the key topic including policy implications and recommendations

18:30-20:30 Dinner hosted by JEFGuest Speaker:
Masakazu Toyoda, Director-General, Commerce and Information Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry

Participants:
Japanese study group members
US study group members

Sunday, July 9, 2006 - free day

Monday, July 10, 200609:00-12:00 Concluding Session - A closed session of study group members

09:00-09:10 Guest Speaker:Yasuhisa Shiozaki, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs

09:10-12:00 Concluding SessionCo-Chairs:
Noboru Hatakeyama, Chairman and CEO, Japan Economic Foundation
Kenneth Dam, Max Pam Professor Emeritus of American and Foreign Law, University of Chicago Law School

Participants:
Japanese study group members
US study group members

-To confirm the final report based on each discussion on the respective key topics.
-To discuss the dissemination seminars in both the US (in the first week of October 2006) and Japan (in late January 2007)

12:00-13:30 Luncheon and discussion hosted by JEFParticipants:
Japanese study group members
US study group members

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Date	Monday, September 19 - Wednesday, September 21, 2005
Venue	San Francisco and Chicago, U.S.A.
Sponsors	Japan Economic Foundation (JEF) Chicago Council on Foreign Relations (CCFR) Pacific Council on International Policy (PCIP)
Program	A BINATIONAL STUDY (The First Study Group Meetings in September 2005) Binational Study on the Impact of the Rise of China and India, and the U.S.-Japan Economic Relationship
Chairman's Speech

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Date	May 26, 2004
Venue	Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) 1800 K Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20006 TEL 202-457-8748 FAX202-835-3899
Sponsors	Japan Economic Foundation (JEF) Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
Topics	Session 1: Evolving U.S.-Japan Relationship Session 2: Political and Security Challenges in Iraq Session 3: Challenge for Economic Reform and Development

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Chairman's SpeechNoboru Hatakeyama Chairman and CEO Japan Economic Foundation

I'd like to express my heartfelt gratitude to Dr. Hamre and CSIS for co-organizing this conference entitled Reconstruction of Iraq, U.S.-Japan Cooperation and the Implications for Future Bilateral Relations with the Japan Economic Foundation, JEF.

Also I'd like to extend my gratitude to the participants and audience in this conference. Participants include, for example, Ambassador Samadi [ph] from Indonesia to Washington, D.C. He used to be the Ambassador to Japan. I enjoyed a very good friendship with him.

Also, Ambassador McCormick is here. He has been a long-time friend of mine and our relationship started from a common experience at not CSIS but SII -- Structure Impediment Initiative.

So I'd like to extend my gratitude to them.

JEF is a non-profit organization whose mission is to disseminate information regarding Japan. For this purpose JEF has been publishing a bi-monthly English magazine by the name of Japan Spotlight since 1980 and co-organizing international conferences like this with other organizations of foreign countries.

Today the conference is one of them, and this is the second such conference co-organized by CSIS and JEF in Washington, D.C.. The first one was held last October to discuss the Chinese economy including the issue of the Renminbi.

To reconstruct Iraq Japan has been and will be implementing three measures. Firstly, the GOJ has committed to give ODA, official development assistance, to Iraq. The amount of ODA will total $5 billion between 2003 and 2006, with $1.5 billion in grants and $3.5 billion in very low interest rate loans. Roughly two-thirds of the grants have already been implemented.

The second measures is debt forgiveness, debt relief Japan will offer to Iraq. Among developed countries that have outstanding official credits to Iraq, Japan has the biggest arrear the amount of which is $4.1 billion, excluding compensation claims for delayed repayments. If we include that amount the amount will double.

Prime Minister Koizumi told Mr. James Baker, Special Envoy to the President of the U.S., that Japan would commit to substantially curtailing its official credits to Iraq in the Paris Club creditors meeting if other countries like Russia and France are prepared to do the same.

The third measure is the dispatch of JDF to Iraq.

The fact that Japan has engaged in the three issues is itself clear evidence that Japan is cooperating with the U.S. in the Iraqi war.

The purpose of this conference is to find how we can cooperate with each other in implementing these measures and what else Japan and the U.S. can do to rebuild Iraq.

For example, if the U.S. can improve the security situation in Iraq Japanese companies will be able to help reconstruct Iraq and may be able to bid as subcontractors for U.S. projects. Likewise there may be scope for American companies to participate in Japanese projects.

If we can come up with some specific ideas like this through our discussion today it would be highly appreciated.

Once again, thank you very much indeed for co-organizing and participating in this conference, and especially my gratitude goes to Ambassador Yanai who has come all the way from Tokyo with me yesterday and he is now a professor at the Chuo University. Thank you very much indeed.

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Date	October 15, 2003
Venue	Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) 1800 K Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20006 TEL 202-457-8748 FAX202-835-3899
Sponsors	Japan Economic Foundation (JEF) Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
Topics	Session 1: Impact of China's Rapid Economic Development Session 2: Political, Economic and Social Challenges facing China: Implications for China's Mid-term Development Session 3: Influence of Chinese and Other Asian Foreign Exchange Systems on Industrial Competitiveness and the Macro Economy Session 4: Summary and Conclusions

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Chairman's SpeechNoboru Hatakeyama Chairman and CEO Japan Economic Foundation

Chinese challenges the currency issues. And regarding the development of Chinese economy, I think everybody agreed that, for the time being, Chinese economy would continue to grow. There was a kind of consensus on this point.
However, there are many challenges China is going to face. There are so many challenges that I cannot remember every one of them, so I came up with an easy way to remember. This is an alphabetical order. A is appreciation of the Renminbi. B is bad loans. C is corruption, although it was not mentioned. D is deflation, which seems to be almost over, but as well as democratization necessity. And E is environmental issues, including the necessity of water, and the avoiding of desertification. Enterprises owned by state might also be a challenge. And F is fiscal deficit. G is gap between city and rural areas. And H is Household Registration Act, which was not necessarily mentioned, but this is important issue. As you know well, in China, there is a special law called the "Household Registration Act". This law prohibits, in principle, the movement of people from rural areas to urban areas, or vice versa, unless they have jobs and houses in their destination. Because of this law, factory managers in the coastal areas, such as Shenzhen do not allow workers from rural areas to work for more than three years in general. Therefore, those workers have to quit and return to their homes in rural areas.
The factory managers then hire new workers from rural areas at the same wages as they were paying to the former workers. This mechanism explains why wages have remained so low in the Chinese economy. However, because of the low productivity of agriculture due to the excessive farmer population, as the result of this law, and because of the Chinese people's desire for more freedom, this law has started to be relaxed in some cities, and in such cities, the wages have started going up. This is another challenge. China might lose one of the most attractive points - low wage rate in the near future. I is Islam power in the west of China. There is an Islam group working there. And J is justice system, which was mentioned by Mr. Nishimuro. And this is number 10, so I can go on like this, but I will stop here.
And regarding currency issues, there are interesting discussions. But I think everybody agreed with the idea, with the necessity of stopping or abandoning a fixed rate system, fixed rate exchange rate system. However, what matters turned out to be the timing. And if we abandon fixed exchange rate system, then we have to either float, or theoretically speaking, they have to adopt a floating system.
However, as Mr. Meyer pointed out, the Chinese people are saying now, of course we will go to floating system in the future, not now, not soon. And because they are just fighting against deflation, so they don't want to invite another deflationary element into their economy, which is floating system.
And in addition to this, they are very busy to be trying to comply with the WTO obligation, so it is not the time for them to change their currency system.
In addition to this, as Mr. Kuroda pointed out, leads and lags might be there if they keep fixed rate system, but if they go to a floating system, all of a sudden then shock wave might come by overshooting.
Then what should they do? The other alternative would be just to revalue, one-time appreciation. But if fixed system, pegging system is wrong, then how about another pegging system? Is it okay? If, theoretically speaking, pegging system is wrong because of Chinese necessity to depend upon the American monetary policy, depend upon FED policy, or Chinese unilateral decision, judgment, it's no good to keep fixed rate system. Then another pegging system, which is the result of revaluation, should also be no good theoretically. So where should we go?
However, although theoretically speaking, revaluation might not be good, in the practical world, this might be okay to head-off the protectionistic sentiment, especially in the congress. There was such an opinion. However, more practical opinion would be that a crawling pegging system might be better than just a simple revaluation, because simple revaluation would invite further revaluation. So there were different opinions as to the measures to change this system after the abandoning fixed rate system.
However, the direction of changing this system was agreed almost unanimously, and they agreed about -- almost agreed that now is the timing for China to change. And maybe some broader band system, including possible crawling peg system might be necessary to be considered.
Now last point I want to mention is the market opening, which was mentioned also. Someone wrote in FT the other day that China does not have to rush to go to floating system. Before then, China should open their markets more. But in the practical world, they are committed to WTO, and their schedule for liberalization is incorporated in their schedule for the WTO up until the year 2005. So they are busy to comply with this schedule already, so that's why they were not too enthusiastic in the Cancun negotiation. They happen to be one of the 22 or 21 developing countries group, and this was the group who ruined this Cancun meeting. And so China was not too enthusiastic to come up with the agreement coming out of the Cancun meeting, because they are too busy to be trying to comply with the obligation with WTO.
So before 2005, it is not too realistic for us to ask China to open their market further. After 2005, it will depend upon the development of argument in Cancun and the other meeting for our Doha development agenda. Thank you very much.

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Date	Tuesday, June 2, 2014
Venue	German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP), Rauchstraße 17/18, 10787 Berlin, Germany
Sponsors	Japan Economic Foundation (JEF) German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP)

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TopicsThe 2nd JEF-DGAP International Conference
"How to get out of the crisis? Different approaches in Japan and the EU towards growth"

10:00-10:30am OFFICIAL WELCOMEBaron Paul von Maltzahn, Secretary General, German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP)
Kazumasa Kusaka, Chairman and CEO, Japan Economic Foundation (JEF)

10:30-12:00am SESSION 1: MACRO-ECONOMIC POLICY"Abenomics" and Austerity Policy as a way towards Growth

Speakers:
Prof. Dr. Hiroshi Yoshikawa, Faculty of Economics, University of Tokyo
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Dr. Reinhard Felke, Head of Directorate E B, Federal Ministry of Finance
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Dr. Klaus Günter Deutsch, Senior Economist, Head of Berlin Office, Deutsche Bank (DB) Research
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Moderator: Naoyuki Haraoka, Executive Managing Director, JEF

1:00-2:30 pm SESSION 2: GROWTH STRATEGIESPart 1: Increasing Productivity and Competitiveness through Trade (EU-Japan FTA, TTIP, and TPP)

Speakers:
Toshiyuki Shiga, Representative Director, Vice Chairman, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
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Jun Arima, Director General, Japan External Trade Organization, London
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MinDirig Christian Berger, Director for Foreign Trade and Investment Promotion, Federal Foreign Office, Germany
Jens Nagel, Director, Federation of German Wholesale, Foreign Trade and Services (BGA)
Moderator: Prof. Dr. Eberhard Sandschneider, Director of the Research Institute, DGAP

3:00-4:30 pm GROWTH STRATEGIESPart 2: The Challenge of ageing Societies

Speakers:
Kazuhiko Toyama, Representative Director and CEO, Industrial Growth Platform, Inc. (IGPI)
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Nicola Brüning, Head of BMW Representative Office Berlin
Dr. Steffen Angenendt, Senior Associate, Research Division: Global Issues, German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP)
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Moderator: Prof. Dr. Eberhard Sandschneider Director of the Research Institute, DGAP

4:30-4:50 pm CLOSING CEREMONYBaron Paul von Maltzahn
Kazumasa Kusaka

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