Past Events
Past Events 2018
SSU Forum/The 13th Yamakawa Kenjiro Memorial Lecture GraSPP Research Seminar with Associate Professor Alexandre Debs
| [Date] | Wednesday, December 19 2018, 12:45-14:15 |
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| [Venue] | SMBC Academia Hall, 4F International Academic Research Building, the University of Tokyo |
| [Subject] | "The Strategic Causes of Nuclear Proliferation: Northeast Asia in Comparative Perspective" |
| [Speakers] | Alexandre Debs, Associate Professor, Political Science, Yale University |
| [Commentator] | Shuhei Kurizaki, Associate Professor, Faculty of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University |
| [Moderator] | Nobuhiro Hiwatari, Professor, Political Science Institute of Social Sciences, The University of Tokyo |
| [Language] | English |
| [Co-hosted by] |
Security Studies Unit, Policy Alternatives Research Institute, the University of Tokyo The Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale FUTI (Friends of UTokyo, Inc.) GraSPP Research Seminar, the University of Tokyo |
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First Copenhagen-Tokyo IARU Conference in International Relations
| [Date] | Friday, November 23 2018, 9:30-17:30 |
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| [Venue] | Mærsk Tower, University of Copenhagen |
| [Subject] | A Century of International Relations: The Politics of Crisis, Uncertainty, and Disorder |
| [Language] | English |
| [Co-Organized by] | University of Copenhagen The University of Tokyo |
7th Korea-Japan Dialogue on East Asian Security 2018
| [Date] | Saturday, November 10 2018, 14:30-18:10 |
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| [Venue] | Room 306, Asia Center, Seoul National University |
| [Subject] | 7th Korea-Japan Dialogue on East Asian Security 2018 |
| [Language] | English |
| [Co-Organized by] | Program on US-China Relations, Seoul National University Security Studies Unit, Policy Alternatives Research Institute, the University of Tokyo |
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An Annual LRFI Conference: The Risk Quotient 2018
| [Date] | Thursday, October 25, 2018, 9:30-18:00 [Doors open at 9:00] Friday, October 26, 2018, 9:30-18:00 [Doors open at 9:00] |
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| [Venue] | The University of Tokyo Daiwa Ubiquitous Computing Research Building Daiwa House Ishibashi Nobuo Memorial Hall MAP |
| [Organized by] | National University of Singapore (NUS) LRFI (Lloyd's Register Foundation Institute for the Public Understanding of Risk) |
| [Co-organized by] |
Policy Alternatives Research Institute UTokyo (PARI) Science, Technology, and Innovation Governance (STIG) Education Program, GraSPP UTokyo |
| [Language] | English |
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Lecture by MIGA Executive Vice President & CEO Keiko Honda
| [Date] | Tuesday, October 23, 13:00-14:30 (Open 12:40) |
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| [Venue] | Fukutake Learning Theater, Fukutake Hall B2, The University of Tokyo Hongo Campus MAP |
| [Speaker] | Keiko Honda (Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer, Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)) |
| [Moderator] | Hiroshi Naka (Professor, Policy Alternatives Research Institute, The University of Tokyo) |
| [Organized by] | Policy Alternatives Research Institute, The University of Tokyo |
| [Co-organized by] | Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo (The 89th Public Policy Seminar) |
| [Language] | English |
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Round Table Seminar: Mahmoud Mohieldin, Senior Vice President for the 2030 Development Agenda, The World Bank
| [Date] | Thursday, October 18, 10:30-11:30 |
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| [Venue] | Conference Room, 3rd floor, Ito International Research Center, The University of Tokyo MAP |
| [Speaker] | Mahmoud Mohieldin, Senior Vice President for the 2030 Development Agenda, The World Bank |
| [Moderator] | Hiroshi Naka, Professor, Policy Alternatives Research Institute, The University of Tokyo |
| [Organized by] | Policy Alternatives Research Institute, The University of Tokyo |
| [Co-organized by] | Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo |
| [Language] | English |
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Project Kick-off Meeting
| [Date] | Monday, October 1, 15:00-17:00 |
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| [Venue] | Seminar Room, 3rd Floor, Ito International Research Center, The University of Tokyo |
| [Organized by] | Policy Alternatives Research Institute（PARI) Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) |
| [Language] | English |
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Workshop on Energy Policy and Role of Parliament
| [Date] | Thursday, September 13 |
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| [Venue] | Parliament, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar |
| [Organized by] | Policy Alternatives Research Institute（PARI) |
| [Co-organized by] | Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) |
| [Language] | English |
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SSU Forum/GraSPP Research Seminar: Prospects for Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and Nuclear Disarmament in East Asia
| [Date] | Wednesday, July 25, 2018, 14:00-16:00 |
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| [Venue] | SMBC Academia Hall, 4F International Academic Research Building, the University of Tokyo MAP |
| [Subject] | "Prospects for Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and Nuclear Disarmament in East Asia" |
| [Speakers] | Nobuyasu ABE (Former U.N. Under-Secretary-General for Disarmament Affairs)
Hirofumi TOSAKI (Senior Fellow, Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA)) Kiichi FUJIWARA (Professor and Director of the the Policy Alternatives Research Institute at the University of Tokyo) |
| [Discussant] | Nobuharu IMANISHI (Director, Arms Control and Disarmament Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan) |
| [Moderator] | Wakana MUKAI (Lecturer, Faculty of International Relations, Asia University) |
| [Language] | English |
| [Hosted by] | Security Studies Unit, Policy Alternatives Research Institute, the University of Tokyo / GraSPP Research Seminar, the University of Tokyo |
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SSU Forum / GraSPP Research Seminar with Dr. Giulio Pugliese
| [Date] | Wednesday, July 11 2018, 10:30-12:00 |
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| [Venue] | Lecture Hall B, 4th Floor, International Academic Research Bldg. |
| [Subject] | "Sino-Japanese Power Politics: Might, Money and Minds" |
| [Lecture] | Giulio Pugliese, Lecturer, War Studies at King’s College London |
| [Language] | English |
| [Hosted by] | Security Studies Unit, Policy Alternatives Research Institute, the University of Tokyo / GraSPP Research Seminar, the University of Tokyo |
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Privacy Protection, GDPR and Free Trade: An Appraisal of the EU-Japan Relations
| [Date] | Monday, July 2, 2018, 13:00-14:30 [Doors open at 12:30] |
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| [Venue] | Seminar Room, 3rd Floor, Ito International Research Center, Hongo Campus, The University of Tokyo MAP |
| [Organized by] | Policy Alternatives Research Institute, The University of Tokyo |
| [Co-organized by] |
AIR Beneficial AI Japan Science, Technology, and Innovation Governance (STIG), The University of Tokyo |
| [Language] | English |
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How technological innovation and policy co-evolve - the role of policy-induced exogenous feedbacks in the field of low-carbon energy policy
| [Date] | Friday, June 29, 15:30-17:00 |
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| [Venue] | Seminar Room, 3rd Floor, Ito International Research Center, The University of Tokyo |
| [Speaker] | Professor Tobias Schmidt, ETH Zurich |
| [Organized by] | Policy Alternatives Research Institute（PARI) |
| [Language] | English |
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Workshop on rural electrification
| [Date] | Friday, June 29, 9:30-12:00 |
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| [Venue] | 12F Seminar Room B, International Academic Research Bldg. The University of Tokyo |
| [Organized by] | Policy Alternatives Research Institute（PARI) |
| [Co-organized by] | Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) |
| [Language] | English |
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SSU Forum with Professor Randall Henning
| [Date] | Wednesday, June 19 2018, 10:30-12:00 |
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| [Venue] | Seminar Room, 3rd Floor, Ito International Research Center |
| [Subject] | "Tangled Governance: International Regime Complexity and Crisis Finance" |
| [Lecture] | Professor Randall Henning, American University |
| [Language] | English |
| [Hosted by] | Security Studies Unit, Policy Alternatives Research Institute, the University of Tokyo |
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SSU Forum / GraSPP Research Seminar with Dr. Neville Bolt
| [Date] | Friday, June 1 2018, 10:30-12:00 |
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| [Venue] | Lecture Hall B, 4th Floor, International Academic Research Bldg. |
| [Subject] | "Images and Geopolitics: Impact of Iconic Photographs on the Liberal Conscience" |
| [Lecture] | Dr. Neville Bolt, Director, King's Centre for Strategic Communications (KCSC), King's College London |
| [Language] | English |
| [Hosted by] | Security Studies Unit, Policy Alternatives Research Institute, the University of Tokyo / GraSPP Research Seminar, the University of Tokyo |
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Series Seminar for Business and Human Rights related to Conflict Minerals in the DR Congo
"The Development Aid for Local People in Conflict Affected Area"
| [Date] | Tuesday, May 22, 2018, 18:00-20:30 |
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| [Venue] | SMBC Academia Hall, 4th Floor, International Academic Research Institution, University of Tokyo |
| [Organized by] | Global Leader Program for Social Design and Management (GSDM), University of Tokyo |
| [Co-organized by] |
SDGs Collaborative Research Unit, Policy Alternatives Research Institute, the University of Tokyo Association on Sexual Violence and Conflict in DR Congo |
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International Workshop “Appropriate distance between humans and machines: Robot, AI, and Enhancement”
| [Date] | Saturday, May 12, 2018, 10:00-12:30 (Open 9:30) |
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| [Venue] | Yayoi Auditorium Annex Seihoku Gallery, The University of Tokyo MAP |
| [Organized by] | Policy Alternatives Research Institute, The University of Tokyo |
| [Co-organized by] |
AIR Beneficial AI Japan Next Generation Artificial Intelligence Research Center (UTokyo) STIG (Science, technology, and Innovation Governance) Education and Research Unit |
| [Language] | English |
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SSU Forum with Dr. Alexis Crow
| [Date] | Wednesday, May 9 2018, 11:30-13:00 |
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| [Venue] | Seminar Room, 3rd Floor, Ito International Research Center |
| [Subject] | "Geopolitics: The Opportunity-based Approach" |
| [Lecture] | Dr. Alexis Crow, Lead Investment Strategist at Price Waterhouse Coopers in New York |
| [Language] | English |
| [Hosted by] | Security Studies Unit, Policy Alternatives Research Institute, the University of Tokyo |
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SSU Forum with Professor Peter J. Katzenstein
| [Date] | Thursday, April 19 2018, 18:30-20:00 |
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| [Venue] | Conference Room, 3rd Floor, Ito International Research Center |
| [Subject] | "Protean Power: Exploring the Uncertain and Unexpected in World Politics" |
| [Lecture] | Peter J. Katzenstein, the Walter S. Carpenter, Jr. Professor of International Studies at Cornell University |
| [Language] | English |
| [Hosted by] | Security Studies Unit, Policy Alternatives Research Institute, the University of Tokyo |
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The University of Tokyo-UNIDO Joint Symposium: Young Wisdom, Innovation and SDGs
| [Date] | Monday, April 16, 2018 10:00-12:00 |
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| [Venue] |
Ito Hall (B2F), Ito International Research Center, Hongo Campus, The University of Tokyo MAP |
| [Language] | English (no interpretation) |
| [Fees] | Free / No registration required |
| [Organized by] |
The University of Tokyo United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) |
| [Supporters(TBC)] |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) United Nations University (UNU) United Nations Information Centre (UNIC), Tokyo |
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Energy Policy Workshop in Myanmar
| [Date] | March 28 and 29, 2018 |
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| [Venue] | Hilton Hotel, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar |
| [Organized by] | Policy Alternatives Research Institute（PARI), the University of Tokyo Central Economic Committee, National League for Democracy (NLD) |
| [Co-organized by] | The Association for Overseas Technical Cooperation and Sustainable Partnerships (AOTS) Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) |
| [Language] | English |
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Workshop: The recent activities of NEA in the legalfield of nuclear
| [Date] | Thursday, March 22, 2018 13:30-15:00 | [Venue] | Seminar Room, 3rd Floor of Ito International Research Center, The University of Tokyo MAP |
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| [Organized by] | Policy Alternatives Research Institute, The University of Tokyo |
| [Language] | English |
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SSU Forum /GraSPP Research Seminar/ International Law Colloquium,the University of Tokyo with Professor Jack Snyder and Associate Professor Leslie Vinjamuri
| [Date] | Friday, March 16 2018, 10:30-12:00 |
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| [Venue] | Seminar Room, 3rd Floor, Ito International Research Center |
| [Subject] | "Human Rights Futures: Backlash and Beyond" |
| [Lecture] | Jack Snyder, Robert and Renée Belfer Professor of International Relations, Political Science Department, Columbia University Leslie Vinjamuri, Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in International Relations, and Director of the Centre on Conflict, Rights and Justice, SOAS, University of London. |
| [Commentator] | Yozo Yokota, President, Center for Human Rights Education and Training |
| [Moderator] | Chiyuki Aoi, Professor of International Security at the Graduate School of Public Policy, the University of Tokyo |
| [Language] | English |
| [Hosted by] | Security Studies Unit, Policy Alternatives Research Institute, the University of Tokyo GraSPP Research Seminar, the University of Tokyo International Law Colloquium, the University of Tokyo |
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The workshop with the Keck Center for International Strategic Studies of the Claremont McKenna College
| [Date] | Tuesday, March 13 2018, 10:00-17:45 |
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| [Venue] | Meeting Room 801, Faculty of Law Building 3, University of Tokyo |
| [Subject] | "The Decline of Western Liberal Order and Its Impact on East Asia" |
| [Language] | English |
| [Hosted by] |
Security Studies Unit, Policy Alternatives Research Institute, the University of Tokyo The Keck Center for International Strategic Studies of the Claremont McKenna College (Claremont, California) |
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The International Symposium on Food Safety: Future Prospects and Challenges in Codex Alimentarius
| [Date] | Friday, March 9, 2018, 13:30-16:00 [Doors open at 13:10] |
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| [Venue] | Daiwa House Ishibashi Nobuo Memorial Hall, The University of Tokyo, Japan |
| [Organized by] | The Health and Labour Science Research Grants, Research Program on Food Safety - Developing International Strategy for Food Safety Regulation based on International Food Standard-Setting Process in Japan |
| [Co-organized by] |
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Consumer Affairs Agency Policy Alternatives Research Institute, The University of Tokyo |
| [Language] | English / Japanese simultaneous interpretation |
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SSU Forum with with Associate Professor James Crabtree
| [Date] | Friday, March 2 2018, 11:30-13:00 |
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| [Venue] | Conference Room, 3rd Floor, Ito International Research Center |
| [Subject] | "The Rise of the Indo-Pacific: Can India and Japan Shape the New Global Order?" |
| [Lecture] | James Crabtree, Associate Professor of Practice at the LKY School in National University of Singpore |
| [Language] | English |
| [Hosted by] | Security Studies Unit, Policy Alternatives Research Institute, the University of Tokyo |
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SSU Forum with Visiting Professor Hitoshi Tanaka
| [Date] | Friday, February 16 2018, 10:30-12:00 |
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| [Venue] | Lecture Hall B, 4th Floor, International Academic Research Bldg. |
| [Subject] | "Japan's Foreign and Security Policy under the Changing Threat Perceptions" |
| [Lecture] | Hitoshi Tanaka, Visiting Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy, The University of Tokyo, Chairman, Institute for International Strategy, the Japan Research Institute, Ltd., Senior Fellow,the Japan Center for International Exchange |
| [Language] | English |
| [Hosted by] | Security Studies Unit, Policy Alternatives Research Institute, the University of Tokyo |
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Ito International Research Center Conference
The University of Tokyo Policy Alternatives Research Institute 10th Year Anniversary Conference
Sustainability and International Relations: Toward the Achievement of Sustainable Development Goals
| [Date] | Wednesday, February 14, 2018, 16:00-18:00 [Doors open at 15:30] |
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| [Venue] | Ito Hall, Ito International Research Center, Hongo Campus of the University of Tokyo Map |
| [Organized by] | Policy Alternatives Research Institute, the University of Tokyo |
| [Language] | English / Japanese simultaneous interpretation |
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The Rohingya Crisis: Current Situations and Implications
| [Date] | Wednesday, January 24, 2018, 14:00-16:00 [Doors open at 13:30] |
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| [Venue] | Ito International Research Center 3F, Hongo Campus of the University of Tokyo |
| [Organized by] | Policy Alternatives Research Institute（PARI), the University of Tokyo |
| [Co-organized by] | Global Leader Program for Social Design and Management (GSDM), the University of Tokyo |
| [Sponsored by] | Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia |
| [Language] | English |
| [Speaker] | David Dapice（Chief Economist, Vietnam and Myanmar Program, Center for Business and Government, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Professor Emeritus, Tufts University） |
| [Commentator] | Toshihiro Kudo (Professor, GRIPS), Nobuhiro Aizawa (Associate Professor, Kyushu University) |
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