#  Program on US-Japan Relations Seminar 

 



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####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **April 28, 2025** 

 12:00PM - 01:15PM EDT 

####  pin\_drop Location 

 **CGIS Knafel, 1737 Cambridge Street, Bowie-Vernon Room (K262)**  



 

 



 

## Associates' Panel: Innovation and Growth Strategy

### Speakers:

**Ryo Fukuda**, *Associate, Program on US-Japan Relations.* Senior Vice President, Human Resources Management Department, Development Bank of Japan Inc.  
  
**Kohei Takeda**, *Associate, Program on US-Japan Relations.* Staff Writer, Diamond Weekly and Diamond Online.  
  
**Ayu Yokogoshi**, *Associate, Program on US-Japan Relations.* Deputy Director, Ministry of Finance, Japan.

### Discussant:

**William Grimes**, *Professor of International Relations, Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University.*

### Moderator:

**David Howell**, *Acting Director, Program on US-Japan Relations; Faculty Associate.* Chair; Robert K. and Dale J. Weary Professor of Japanese History, Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University.

### Contact:

**Megan Hodge**  
<mhodge@wcfia.harvard.edu>

### Attendance Information:

Please [register online](https://us-japan.wcfia.harvard.edu/event/associates-panel-04-28-2025) to attend this event virtually.



 

 



 

 See also:- [ 2024–2025 ](/academic-year/2024%E2%80%932025)
- [ Program on US-Japan Relations Seminar ](/seminars/us_japan/schedule)
 
 

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