Japanese-German Forum
The 14th Japanese-German Forum was held in Tokyo from October 14–16, 2005. Thirty-seven participants gathered to discuss various issues on: (1) Recent Socio-Political Developments in Japan and Germany; (2) Challenges of Global Governance and the Role of International Organizations, of Major Nations including Germany and Japan, and of NGOs; (3) Challenges Facing German and Japanese Corporations—Corporate Governance in Changing Domestic and Global Socio-Economic Environments; and (4) Growing Regional Interdependence in East Asia and Europe—Implications for Japanese-German Relations.
The German participants paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi before the Forum began. The members welcomed this opportunity to meet and talk with the Prime Minister as an indication of his interest in and appreciation of the Japanese-German Forum.
At the end of the Forum the Chairmen prepared a statement summarizing the discussions of the meeting, which will be presented to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder.
Agenda
Friday, October 14 |
Session I: Recent Socio-Political Developments in Japan and Germany Japanese Speakers:• Kenji KOSAKA, Member, House of Representatives (Liberal Democratic Party) German Speakers:• Matthias NASS, Deputy Editor-in-Chief, DIE ZEIT |
Saturday, October 9 |
Session II: Challenges of Global Governance and the Role of International Organizations, of Major Nations including Germany and Japan, and of NGOs Japanese Speaker:• Yoshihide SOEYA, Professor of Political Science, Faculty of Law, Keio University German Speaker:• Hanns MAULL, Chair for Foreign Policy and International Relations, University of Trier |
Session III: Challenges Facing German and Japanese Corporations—Corporate Governance in Changing Domestic and Global Socio-Economic Environments Japanese Speaker:• Naoki TANAKA, Economist; President, The 21st Century Public Policy Institute German Speaker:• Karl-Ludwig KLEY, Member, Executive Board, Deutsche Lufthansa AG |
Sunday, October 16 |
Session IV: Growing Regional Interdependence in East Asia and Europe—Implications for Japanese-German Relations Japanese Speaker:• Hitoshi TANAKA, Senior Fellow, Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE); Former Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs German Speaker:• Otto Graf LAMBSDORFF, Former Federal Minister of Economics |