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International Situation Lectures

In the international community of today and beyond, it is not only the transmission of Japanese information abroad but also research and analysis of the international situation that are important as activities. JCIC hosts lectures several times a year, inviting key persons from various sectors to speak on timely topics and provide an opportunity for participants to stay abreast of the latest information related to the international situation. The lectures are attended by a large number of people each time.

International Situation Lectures Hosted by JCIC (Fiscal 1997 - )

Year Held Name Title
(at time of lecture)		 Theme
FY1997 Shinnosuke Sakai Member of the Editorial Board, Kyodo News The Reversion of Hong Kong and the Relationship between Taiwan and China\The Current Situation and the Future
  Kenzo Tsujimoto President, Capcom Co., Ltd. The Potential of the Amusement Industry and Various International Issues
  Hiroaki Isobe Director, Consular and Migration Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Securing the Safety of Japanese Residing Overseas
  Shinichi Kitajima Director, Policy Coordination Division, Foreign Policy Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Recent International Situation and Japanese Diplomacy
  Kenji Shinoda Director, Russia Division, European and Oceanic Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Recent Relations between Japan and Russia
  Yoshiki Ohtake Chairman, Aflac Japan Business Management for Surviving the Age of Change
FY1998 Harufumi Mochizuki Director, General Affairs Division, Industrial Policy Bureau, Ministry of International Trade and Industry Near-term Economic Climate and Reform of the Economic Structure
  Shigeo Takenaka Director-General, Immigration Bureau, Ministry of Justice Internationalization of Japan the Immigration Control System
  Hajime Furuta Director-General, Economic Cooperation Division, Trade Policy Bureau, Ministry of International Trade and Industry The Asian Economic Crisis and Japan's Economic Cooperation
FY1999 Ryuichi Tanabe Director General for International Affairs, Tokyo Metropolitan Government The Recent Situation in India and Experiences in World Affairs from 1989 to Present
FY2000 Charles Lake II Executive Officer, Counsel and Compliance Officer, American Family Life Assurance Company of Columbus The Compliance and Crisis-management Systems of Japanese Companies as Seen from the U.S. Perspective
  Ryuichiro Yamazaki Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan President George W. Bush's Japan Visit, and U.S.-Chinese and U.S.-South Korean Relations
FY2002 Akio Miyajima Director, First North America Division, North American Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan The U.N. Millennium Summit and Reform of the Security Council
  Hatsuhisa Takashima Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Today
FY2003 Kaoru Shimazaki Director, Overseas Public Relations Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Issues in Today's Overseas Public Relations
  Satoru Kanazawa Director General, Tourism Department, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism The State of Japan's Tourism and Efforts Establishing a Tourism Nation
FY2004 Seiichi Kondo Director-General, Public Diplomacy Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan The Revitalization of Japanese Society and Public Diplomacy
  Kenji Kanasugi Director, Second North America Division, North American Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan The Results of the U.S. Presidential Election and Future Economic Relations between Japan and the U.S.
FY2005 Masaki Okada Director-General, Public Diplomacy Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Public Diplomacy and Pop Culture
  Yoshinori Katori Press Secretary/Director-General for Press and Public Relations, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Recent International Situation
FY2006 Shinsuke Shimizu Director, Southwest Asia Division, Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan The Future of Japan and India
  Kazutoshi Aikawa Director, Regional Policy Division, Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan The East Asia Community and Japan
  Chikao Kawai Director-General, North American Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Results of the U.S. Midterm Elections and the Future of Relations between Japan and the U.S.
  Koreshige Anami Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Peoplefs Republic of China Recent Circumstances in Japan and the Relationship between Japan and China
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