Korea-Japan Forum
8th Meeting
September 16–18, 2000
The eighth meeting of the Forum was held on September 16-18, 2000, in Fukushima, Japan with 44 leaders from the political, business, academic, media, and the nonprofit sectors. Discussions focused on domestic sociopolitical and economic developments in Japan and Korea; the situation on the Korean peninsula and methods of regional cooperation; economic cooperation; and common challenges and new opportunities for cooperation.
Agenda
Saturday, September 16 |
- Session I: Domestic Sociopolitical and Economic Developments in Japan
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Sunday, September 17 |
- Session II: Domestic Sociopolitical and Economic Developments in Korea
- Session III: New Developments on the Korean Peninsula and Regional Cooperation
- Implications of the South-North Korean Summit
- Role of major powers with regard to promoting peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula
- Regional cooperation for stability in Asia Pacific
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Monday, September 18 |
- Session IV: Cooperation in the Economic Sphere
- Impact of IT on respective economies and on economic cooperation
- Sharing experiences in economic and financial reform
- Free trade agreements and regional economic cooperation
- Session V: Common Challenges and New Opportunities for Cooperation
- Challenges of aging societies - government, corporate, and civil society responses
- Role of civil society in political processes
- Education and society
- Concluding Session: Strategies for Enhancement of the Relationship
- Youth exchange (e.g., expansion of JET program, provision of educational opportunities for tourists, joint performance of artists, etc.)
- Using the World Cup soccer games as a catalyst for a new level of exchange
- New steps toward exchange of mass culture
- Facilitating increased personal interactions (e.g., shuttle flights from Haneda, visa waivers, promotion of NGO cooperation, promotion of community-based exchange activities, etc.)
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