“Reconstruction in Tohoku:
An Open Dialogue on Strategies and Partnerships”

The Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies
(CSIS) has released the final report of its ‘U.S.-Japan Partnership for Recovery Task Force’ in Washington and Tokyo. To mark that occasion, HGPI and CSIS are co-sponsoring an ‚Open Platform‛ in Fukushima City on November 11, intended to foster both an open dialogue on reconstruction in Tohoku and opportunities for new partnerships.

The CSIS Partnership for Recovery is a high-level effort launched in April to identify concrete steps that the United States can take to support Japanese-led initiatives in Tohoku in the areas of energy, health, disaster management, security, financial management, and civil society. Dr. Michael J. Green, CSIS Japan Chair, has directed the Task Force in collaboration with Keidanren. Dr. J. Stephen Morrison, CSIS Senior Vice President and Director of the CSIS Global Health Policy Center, directed the Task Force’s health working group.

Since late 2010, HGPI and CSIS have partnered on shared issues of healthcare reform, and since 3/11 have worked closely together to support the Task Force’s health work. CSIS and HGPI will continue to collaborate on options for medium-term healthcare recovery in the Tohoku region.

Date & Time: Friday, November 11, 2011 13:00-16:00
Venue: CORASSE Fukushima in Fukushima city (West exit of Fukushima Station) Supported by: United States Embassy (Simultaneous translation is provided)

Program:
n 13:00-13:15 Introduction
Welcome remarks
Mr. Masao Uchibori, Vice-Governor, Fukushima Prefectural Government Mr. Marc M. Wall, Minister Counselor for Economic and Science Affairs, U.S. Embassy, Tokyo Dr. Kiyoshi, Kurokawa, Chairman, HGPI

n 13:15-14:15 Panel 1: “Tohoku Reconstruction: Strategies and Japan-US Partnerships”
Dr. Michael J. Green, Senior Adviser and Japan Chair, CSIS Hon. Seiji Maehara, Member, House of Representatives / Chairman of the Policy Research Council, Democratic Party of Japan

n 14:20-15:50 Panel 2: “Open Collaboration on Health Reconstruction”
Dr. J. Stephen Morrison, Senior Vice President and Director, Global Health Policy Center, CSIS Hon. Mitsuru Sakurai, Acting Chairman, Policy Research Council / Chairman, DPJ Policy Board in the House of Councillors / Chairman of the Great East Japan Earthquake Restoration and Revival parliamentary project team Mr. Yoshinori Baba, Director, Medical Promotion Division, Fukushima Prefectural Government Dr. Ichiro Tsuji, Professor, Division of Epidemiology, Department of Public Health & Forensic Medicine, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine Mr. Tsukasa Obayashi, Senior & Editorial Writer, Nikkei Inc. (moderator)

n 15:50-16:00 Closing Remarks
Dr. Kiyoshi Kurokawa, Chairman, HGPI

n 16:00-16:30 Press Conference
Dr. Michael J. Green, Senior Adviser and Japan Chair, CSIS Dr. J. Stephen Morrison, Senior Vice President and Director, Global Health Policy Center, CSIS

For registration, please ask for registration form at tohokuforum@hgpi.org by Nov. 9.
(Pre-registration is required.)

Hiromi Murakami
Executive Director, Health and Global Policy Institute (HGPI)