The U.S.-JAPAN Research Institute is pleased to invite you to our
upcoming “USJI Week ” from Sep. 7 to 10.
We will hold several events in this week. We kindly ask for your participation.
Admission is free but seating for these events is limited.
Please see below for the following events:
1. Event 1 Open House USJI
2. Event 2 Cyber Security in East Asia and Policy Cooperation
3. Event 3 How the LDP was Defeated in 2009
4. Event 4 Commitment to Development Index:
5. Event 5 The Partisanship and Bipartisanship in Contemporary US Politics
6. Event 6 USJI Networking Social for USJI Sponsored Students Studying Abroad
For more information, please visit: http://www.us-jpri.org/
Event 1 Open House USJI
Date September 7, 2010, Tuesday
Time 10:00am-12:00pm / 1:00pm-4:00pm
Venue USJI Washington Headquarters Office at International Square
1875 I Street NW, Suite 512, Washington, DC 20006
Host Prof. Katsuichi Uchida USJI president, Vice President, Waseda University
Dr. Yoshiaki Abe USJI Operating Adviser, Professor, Waseda University
Topic Introduction about USJI activities and suggestion for possible
cooperation with your
organization or group. USJI will make a gift of the DVD about the Commemorative
Symposium for The 50th Anniversary of the Japan-U.S. Security Treaty-
U.S.-Japan
Relationship after Fifty Years which was held in May 28, 2010 in
Tokyo, Japan for the
first 10 groups.
Expected American and Japanese companies in U.S., Think tanks researchers,
Participants University professors, Government staff from both U.S. and Japan.
Please send your name, organization affiliation or employer (including
your office department, section, etc.),
your arrival information and contact information to the following
email address: usjp0907@us-jpri.org
Event 2 Cyber Security in East Asia and Policy Cooperation
between Japan and the United States
Date September 8, 2010, Wednesday
Time 10:30am-12:00pm
Venue Ambassador Room, Hilton Washington Embassy Row, Washington, D.C.
2015 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington DC, DC 20036
Moderator Dr. Motohiro Tsuchiya Associate Professor, Keio University
Panelist and
Commentator To Be Confirmed
Topic On the Independence Day of the United States in 2009 cyber
attacks in a massive scale
against major web sites broke out without warning. Soon thereafter,
similar attacks began
in South Korean and they continued in a wavelike fashion. Experts
found that these attacks
were conducted by the same group, but could not find who they were.
As Japan maintains close relationships with both the United States and
South Korea, these
attacks made the Japanese government realize seriousness of emerging
threats in cyberspace.
In this session, they will discuss possible defense methods against
cyber attacks, which are
expected to increase in number in the near future, and necessary
policy cooperation and
coordination between Japan and the United States.
Expected Representatives of American and Japanese companies, Think
tank researchers,
Participants University professors, Government staff from both U.S.
and Japan, Journalists and Students
Following a registration, order confirmation will be sent by email.
Event 3 How the LDP was Defeated in 2009
and How the DPJ was Defeated in 2010 in Japan?
Date September 8, 2010, Wednesday
Time 3:00pm-4:30pm
Venue Ambassador Room, Hilton Washington Embassy Row, Washington, D.C.
2015 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington DC, DC 20036
Moderator
& Panelist Dr. Aiji Tanaka USJI Operating Adviser, Professor, Waseda
University
Panelist Dr. Michael A. Bailey Professor, Georgetown University
Mr. Fred Hiatt Editorial Page Editor, The Washington Post
Topic In this short presentation, Prof. Aiji Tanaka is going to point
out the following characteristics
of Japanese voters in recent national elections.
First, some macro data of the voters in Japan suggest that those
unorganized voters who turned
out to vote for the LDP led by Koizumi in 2005 were approximately the
same unorganized
voters who made the DPJ led by Hatoyama in 2009.
Second, their public opinion data (Yomiuri Newspaper and Waseda
University collaborated a
series of nation-wide public opinion surveys from October 2008 through
June 2010) show
how disappointed those Japanese voters who supported the DPJ in 2009
were at the DPJ in
2010. Third, the same public opinion data also suggest how those
unorganized voters felt
toward the LDP, and suggest little possibility that the LDP may come
back to the government.
Expected American and Japanese companies, Think tanks researchers,
Participants University professors, Government staff from both U.S.
and Japan, Journalists and Students
Following a registration, order confirmation will be sent by email.
Event 4 Commitment to Development Index:
Its meaningfulness and Policy Implications
Date September 9, 2010, Thursday
Time 10:30am-12:00pm
Venue Ambassador Room, Hilton Washington Embassy Row, Washington, D.C.
2015 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington DC, DC 20036
Moderator Dr. Yoshiaki Abe USJI Operating Adviser, Professor, Waseda
University
Main Speaker Mr. David Roodman Senior Fellow, Center for Global Development
Panelist Mr. Hiroto Arakawa Senior Special Advisor, Japan
International Cooperation Agency; JICA
Topic The annually prepared index from 2003, the Commitment to
Development Index, rates 22 rich
countries on how their foreign aid, trade and other policies help or
hurt development efforts of
the developing countries. Japan US have been rated low. The key points
are related to how to
quantify various policies and how to weigh different policy execution.
Expected American and Japanese companies, Think tanks researchers,
Participants University professors, Government staff from both U.S.
and Japan, Journalists and Students
Following a registration, order confirmation will be sent by email.
Event 5 The Partisanship and Bipartisanship in Contemporary US Politics
Date September 9, 2010, Thursday
Time 3:00pm-5:00pm
Venue Ambassador Room, Hilton Washington Embassy Row, Washington, D.C.
2015 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington DC, DC 20036
Moderator Dr. Fumiaki Kubo USJI Operating Adviser, Professor, the
University of Tokyo
Lecturer Dr. Kazuyuki Sugawara Associate Professor, Kushiro Public
University of Economics
Presentation “Did President Obama’s Appointments Overcome Ideological
Differences?”
Mr. Takeshi Umekawa Fox International Fellow, Yale University
Presentation “Presidential Signing Statement and Conservative lawyers”
Mr. Rentaro Iida Ph.D. Candidate, Georgetown University
Presentation “Interest Groups, Polarization, and the Structure of
Abortion Debate”
Ms. Ayako Hiramatsu Ph.D. Student, the Johns Hopkins University
Presentation “Ideology Caucuses in the House of Representatives”
Discussant Dr. Shoko Kiyohara Lecturer, Meiji University
Dr. Clyde Wilcox Professor, Georgetown University
Topic The ideological polarization is one of the most noteworthy
features of contemporary
American politics. At the same time, we should not ignore some of the
real and earnest
efforts to regain or pursue bipartisanship even in this hyper-partisan
atmosphere, especially
on such issues as foreign policy, fiscal policy, social security, or
health care reform. In this
perspective, four research designs and preliminary results will be
presented on various
topics ranging from Presidency, Congressional Caucus, to interest groups.
Expected American and Japanese companies, Think tanks researchers,
Participants University professors, Government staff from both U.S.
and Japan, Journalists and Students
This seminar will be held as a midterm presentation of USJI research project.
Following a registration, order confirmation will be sent by email.
Event 6 USJI Networking Social for USJI Sponsored Students Studying Abroad
Date September 10, 2010, Friday
Time 5:00pm-7:00pm (Snacks served)
Venue Ball Room, Hilton Washington Embassy Row, Washington, D.C.
2015 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington DC, DC 20036
Expected Sponsored students studying at universities in the
Washington, DC, VA, MD area. Local area
Participants universities’ students, university staff members and
universities’ researchers who studied in Japan or those interested in
US-Japan relations are welcomed.
Topic USJI will explain their missions, objects and future
collaboration with USJI to the students.
Following the information session, there will be a network social
connecting between the
students and the researchers, professors, business people, government
staff both from U.S.
and Japan.
If you plan to attend, please register with an e-mail response to
usjp0910@us-jpri.org; (name, title, affiliation and e-mail required).
Details may be subject to change. For the latest information and
updates on the events, please visit our web site.
Attention All personal information is for USJI use ONLY.
However, we may notify a relevant authority or agency of your personal
information
depends on events for security reason.
Organization Organized by U.S.-Japan Research Institute (USJI)
Supported by Keio University, Kyoto University, The University of Tokyo,
Ritsumeikan University, Waseda University
If you have any questions, please contact us at usjp@us-jpri.org.
We look forward to welcoming you at the event.
Yours sincerely,
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