Invitation to EIJS Academy Seminars 2010-2011 The 5th Seminar on Wednesday, January 26th, 2011
Topic: "Regional Economic Integration in Asia-Pacific
and Japan's FTA Policy"

Speaker: Dr. Shujiro Urata, Ph.D.
Professor, Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University

The Asia-Pacific region has seen the emergence of regional integration in recent decades. Two main drivers of regional economic integration are market forces and institutional arrangement. In East Asia it was market forces that led to regional economic integration in the 1980s and 1990s, while the importance of institutional arrangement such as free trade agreements increased in the 21st century. In the presentation, we would hear Dr. Urata's view on recent developments and characteristics of regional economic integration in Asia-Pacific with a focus on Japan's FTA policy.

Dr. Shujiro Urata is Professor of Economics at the Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University, Faculty Fellow at the Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry, Research Fellow at the Japanese Centre for Economic Research, Senior Research Advisor, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA). Professor Urata received his undergraduate degree from Keio University and obtained M.A. and Ph.D.
in economics from Stanford University. He is a former Research Associate at the Brookings Institute and an economist at the World Bank. He specializes in international economics. He has held numerous research and advisory positions including senior advisor to the Government of Indonesia, consultant to the World Bank, OECD and the Government of Japan.
Date: Wednesday, January 26th, 2011
Time: 6.30 p.m. – 7.00 p.m. Drink & Snack (served before lecture)
7.00 p.m. – 9.00 p.m. Lecture and Discussion
Place: Auditorium, Embassy of Sweden
10-3-400 Roppongi 1-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo
106-0032
Five-minute walk from Tokyo Metro Nanboku Line Roppongi 1-chome Station
Five-minute walk from Tokyo Metro Hibiya Line Kamiya-cho Station
Fee: JPY2,000 per person, payable at the door
Free for those who are from sponsoring companies (*)
Free for students, please bring your student ID
Language: English

(*) EIJS Academy 2010-2011 Sponsoring companies Gadelius K.K., Nippon Ericsson K.K., Nihon Tetra Pak K.K., Sandvik K.K., Höganäs Japan K.K. and in cooperation with the Embassy of Sweden We have the great pleasure to invite you to EIJS Academy seminar.
Please sign up by January 21 (Fri.) via e-mail to eijsjap@gmail.com or fax to
(03-5562-9090) for the attention of Ms. Futagawa (EIJS Tokyo Office).
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Miki Futagawa
European Institute of Japanese Studies
Tokyo Office
c/o Embassy of Sweden
1-10-3-400, Roppongi
Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032