Abe Fellowship Program 25th Anniversary Events
In 2016, Center for Global Partnership (CGP) celebrated the 25th anniversary of its founding in 1991. In November, 2016, in addition to establishing the center’s main program of intellectual exchange, the “Abe Fellowship Program” 25th Anniversary Symposium was held in Tokyo. In fall of the following year, 2017, the Abe Fellows Global Forum was held in three American cities as part of the 25th anniversary celebrations.
(1) Japan
Abe Fellowship Program 25th Anniversary Symposium “Emerging Futures in a Changing World”
- Organized by The Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership (CGP)
- Co-organized by Social Science Research Council (SSRC)
- Supported by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Embassy of the United States
You can watch an introductory video of the symposium on YouTube.
The Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership/Abe Fellowship Program 25th Anniversary Symposium
Speakers and associates at the Center for Global Partnership/Abe Fellowship Program 25th Anniversary Symposium (held at the Toranomon Hills Forum, November 15, 2016)
Keynote speaker
Gerald Curtis (Burgess Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Columbia University)
“Preparing for an Uncertain Future”
Keynote speaker
Yukio Okamoto (President, Okamoto Associates)
“Searching for a New Equilibrium of East Asia”
The symposium was featured in Issue 60 of the Japan Foundation’s online publication “Wochi Kochi Magazine.”
Center for Global Partnership/Abe Fellowship Program 25th Anniversary (Wochi Kochi Magazine)
(2) U.S.
Abe Fellows Global Forum
As part of its 25th anniversary celebrations, the Abe Fellow Global Forum held events in October and November of 2017 at the three American cities below. These events aimed to provide a place for discussion based on the research results and knowledge of the Abe Fellows relating to the policy issues necessary for close cooperation between Japan and the U.S.
October 18, 2017
- Venue: Houston, Texas
- Partner Organization:
Asia Society Texas Center - Symposium Title:
Confronting Climate Change: What Can Japan and the US
Contribute to Creating Sustainable Societies
October 20, 2017
- Venue: San Francisco, California
- Partner Organization:
Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, Stanford University - Symposium Title:
Confronting Climate Change: What Can Japan and the US
Contribute to Creating Sustainable Societies
November 10, 2017
- Venue: New York, New York
- Partner Organization:
School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) and Center on Japanese Economy and Business (CJEB), Columbia University - Symposium Title:
Japan and the Leadership of the World Trading System
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