Thursday, July 6 - Monday, July 10, 2006

Date Thursday, July 6 - Monday, July 10, 2006
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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)

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

ParticipantsThursday, July 6 - Monday, July 10, 2006List

SummaryMinutes of July 7Minutes of July 8

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