UK-Japan 21st Century Group
Twenty-eight British and Japanese leaders took part in the 25th UK-Japan 21st Century Group forum, which was held in Japan on February 19–22. At the start of the program, the participants met with Prime Minister of Japan Taro Aso. The participants then engaged in a series of roundtable discussions on issues such as domestic and regional developments in each country, the global implications of the start of the Obama Administration in the United States, the international financial crisis, and opportunities for cooperation on energy and the environment. At the end of the forum, a joint statement was released that reflected on the twenty-five year anniversary of the UK-Japan 21st Century Group.
Agenda
Thursday, February 19 |
Reception hosted by Mr Hirofumi Nakasone, Minister of Foreign Affairs |
Friday, February 20 |
Meeting with Prime Minister Taro Aso |
Session I: Latest Developments in Japan & East Asia JapanHitoshi Tanaka, Senior Fellow, Japan Center for International Exchange |
Saturday, February 21 |
Session II: Latest Developments in UK & Europe UKBill Emmott, Writer, Speaker and Consultant on International Affairs; Former Editor, The Economist |
Session III: The Implications of the Election of a New US President for Global Governance JapanMasayuki Tadokoro, Professor, Faculty of Law, Keio University UKPhilip Stephens, Associate Editor, Financial Times |
Session IV: Dealing with the Financial Crisis in the Changing Global Economic Structure JapanYoshiji Nogami, President, The Japan Institute of International Affairs; Executive Advisor, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Limited UKMark Taylor, Professor of International Finance and Macroeconomics, Warwick University |
Sunday, February 22 |
Session V: Common Challenges of Energy and Environment
JapanHajime Sasaki, Chairman of the Board, NEC Corporation UKJon Gibbins, Senior Lecturer, Imperial College London |