Academic year 2017

2017.12.18[Mon]

The 147th GRIPS Forum “Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Legal Administration: Along with “Judicial Diplomacy””

Date／Time	2017.12.18 16:40～18:10
Speaker	Ms. Yoko Kamikawa, Minister of Justice
Title	Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Legal Administration: Along with “Judicial Diplomacy”
Venue	Sokairo Hall, 1F, GRIPS
Fee	Free (Pre-registration is required)
Language	Japanese (English simultaneous interpretation provided)

2017.12.11[Mon]

The 146th GRIPS Forum “Moving beyond the legacy of the disaster: an affected area’s reconstruction.”

Date／Time	2017.12.11 16:40～18:10
Speaker	Mayor Yuukou Endo, Village of Kawauchi, Fukushima Prefecture
Title	Moving beyond the legacy of the disaster:an affected area’s reconstruction.
Venue	Soukairou Hall, 1F, GRIPS
Fee	Free (Pre-registration is required)
Language	Japanese (English simultaneous interpretation provided)

2017.12.04[Mon]

The 145th GRIPS Forum “U.S. politics after presidential election”

Date／Time	2017.12.4 16:40～18:10
Speaker	Dr. Fumiaki Kubo, Professor of The University of Tokyo, Faculty of Law and Graduate Schools for Law and Politics
Title	U.S. politics after presidential election
Venue	Soukairou Hall, 1F, GRIPS
Fee	Free (Pre-registration is required)
Language	English (Japanese simultaneous interpretation provided)

2017.11.13[Mon]

The 144th GRIPS Forum “North Korea’s nuclear development and Japan”

Date／Time	2017.11.13 16:40～18:10
Speaker	Mr.MITOJI YABUNAKA, Former Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs, Professor, Ritsumeikan University
Title	North Korea's nuclear development and Japan
Venue	Soukairou Hall, 1F, GRIPS
Fee	Free (Pre-registration is required)
Language	English (Japanese simultaneous interpretation provided)

2017.11.06[Mon]

The 143rd GRIPS Forum “Building Peace in Conflict-affected societies “

Date／Time	2017.11.6 16:40～18:10
Speaker	Ms. Rumiko SEYA President, Japan Center for Conflict Prevention / Director, JCCP M Co., Ltd.
Title	Building Peace in Conflict-affected societies
Venue	Soukairou Hall, 1F, GRIPS
Fee	Free (Pre-registration is required)
Language	English (Japanese simultaneous interpretation provided)

2017.07.10[Mon]

The 142nd GRIPS Forum “Creating a Society for Female Participation with the Support of Men “

Date／Time	2017.7.10 16:40～18:10
Speaker	Ms. Haniwa Natori Auditor at The University of Electro-Communications, Former Director-General, Gender Equality Bureau, Cabinet Office
Title	Creating a Society for Female Participation with the Support of Men
Venue	Soukairou Hall, 1F, GRIPS
Fee	Free (Pre-registration is required)
Language	Japanese (English simultaneous interpretation provided)

2017.06.05[Mon]

The 141st GRIPS Forum “Significance of Collaboration among Citizens, Academics, Industry, and Public Sector in Resolving Regional Issues～Collaborative Case in Mitaka City, Tokyo～”

Date／Time	2017.6.5 16:40～18:10
Speaker	Ms. Keiko Kiyohara, Mayor of Mitaka City, Tokyo
Title	Significance of Collaboration among Citizens, Academics, Industry, and Public Sector in Resolving Regional Issues～Collaborative Case in Mitaka City, Tokyo～
Venue	Soukairou Hall, 1F, GRIPS
Fee	Free (Pre-registration is required)
Language	Japanese (English simultaneous interpretation provided)

2017.05.29[Mon]

The 140th GRIPS Forum “Initiatives related to Defense Equipment and Technology in Japan”

Date／Time	2017.5.29 16:40～18:10
Speaker	Dr. Hideaki Watanabe, Commissioner of Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency (ATLA), Ministry of Defense
Title	Initiatives related to Defense Equipment and Technology in Japan
Venue	Soukairou Hall, 1F, GRIPS
Fee	Free (Pre-registration is required)
Language	Japanese (English simultaneous interpretation provided)

2017.05.22[Mon]

The 139th GRIPS Forum “The Great East Japan Earthquake and the Mission of Japan”

Date／Time	2017.5.22 16:40～18:10
Speaker	Dr. Hideo Tokuyama, Adjunct Professor of GRIPS, Former Administrative Vice-Minister of Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), Adviser of Dentsu
Title	The Great East Japan Earthquake and the Mission of Japan
Venue	Soukairou Hall, 1F, GRIPS
Fee	Free (Pre-registration is required)
Language	Japanese (English simultaneous interpretation provided)

2017.05.15[Mon]

The 138th GRIPS Forum “Donald Trump and the World Economy”

Date／Time	2017.5.15 16:40～18:10
Speaker	Mr. Daisuke Kotegawa, Former Executive Director for Japan, IMF, Research Director, The Canon Institute for Global Studies
Title	Donald Trump and the World Economy
Venue	Soukairou Hall, 1F, GRIPS
Fee	Free (Pre-registration is required)
Language	Japanese (English simultaneous interpretation provided)

2017.04.24[Mon]

The 137th GRIPS Forum “Royalist-guided Democracy in Thailand: Its History, Conditions for Success and Prospect”

Date／Time	2017.4.24 16:40～18:10
Speaker	Dr. Thongchai Winichakul, Chief Senior Researcher, Institute of Developing Economies (IDE-JETRO) Emeritus Professor of History, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Title	Royalist-guided Democracy in Thailand: Its History, Conditions for Success and Prospect
Venue	Soukairou Hall, 1F, GRIPS
Fee	Free (Pre-registration is required)
Language	English (Japanese simultaneous interpretation provided)

2017.04.17[Mon]

The 136ｔh GRIPS Forum ” The Politics of UN Sanctions against North Korea ～How North Korea Evaded the UN Sanctions and What Can We Do About It?”

Date／Time	2017.04.17 16:40～18:10
Speaker	Dr. Katsuhisa Furukawa, Former Member, DPRK Sanctions Committee’s Panel of Experts, UN Security Council
Title	The Politics of UN Sanctions against North Korea ~How North Korea Evaded the UN Sanctions and What Can We Do About It?
Venue	Soukairou Hall, 1F, GRIPS
Fee	Free (Pre-registration is required)
Language	English (Japanese simultaneous interpretation provided)