Program on U.S.-Japan Relations Seminar

Date and Time

May 9, 2013
12:30PM - 02:00PM EDT

Panel: Japan and East Asian Security

“Securing the Senkaku Islands: A Cornerstone for the Rule of Law in East Asia”
Yoshiaki Sato

“North Korea’s Abduction of Japanese Citizens and the US-Japan Alliance”
Kyosuke Sumii

“Japan's Nuclear Debate and the Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons”Kotaro Shiojiri

Discussant:
Reo Matsuzaki

Speakers:

Yoshiaki Sato, Academic Associate, Program on U.S.-Japan Relations. Professor, Faculty of Law, Seikei University, Tokyo.

Kyosuke Sumii, Associate, Program on U.S.-Japan Relations. Staff Writer, City News Department, the Sankei Shimbun, Tokyo.

Kotaro Shiojiri, Associate, Program on U.S.-Japan Relations. Attaché, Embassy of Japan, Washington, DC.

Chairs:

Susan J. Pharr, Director, Program on U.S.-Japan Relations; Executive Committee; Faculty Associate; Harvard Academy Senior Scholar. Edwin O. Reischauer Professor of Japanese Politics, Department of Government, Harvard University.

Reo Matsuzaki, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Trinity College.

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