Dear SSJ-Friends,

We are pleased to invite you to the next GRIPS Forum at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies on December 22.
*Please register at Registration Form by December 19
(Fri)17：00.
https://gremind.grips.ac.jp/form/0002/104th-grips-forum
-on-22nd-december/
＜We will close registration after the participation limit is reached. We will inform you if the limit is
reached.＞

*If you can’t open the registration form, please send an email to gripsforum@grips.ac.jp with your name, affiliation, job title, phone number or email address without changing the title.

*If you are arriving by a private car, please let us know the car information (type, color, and number) in advance so that we can register it for campus entry permission.

Date: Monday, 22　December, 2014
Time: 16:40-18:10
Venue: GRIPS　Sokairo Hall, 1st Floor
Speaker: Dr. Heita Kawakatsu, Governor of Shizuoka Prefectural Government
Theme: “Wealthy Nation, Virtuous Nation, Nation of Mount Fuji’s Regional Diplomacy”
Language: Japanese (English simultaneous interpretation
provided)
Fee: Free

Abstract:
Gifted with Mount Fuji, a world treasure, Shizuoka Prefecture has adopted a vision to build a wealthy and virtuous nation of Mount Fuji. Against the backdrop of an era where there are vast movements of people, goods, and information on a global scale, Shizuoka is building relationships directly with other countries and regions based on the spirit of friendship and mutual benefit.
This lecture will discuss the value and importance of promoting regional diplomacy today despite Japan’s tense relations with other nation states.

Speakers’ Profile:
1972 B.A., Department of Economics,
School of Political Sciences and Economics I, Waseda University
1975 M.A., Graduate School of Economics,
Waseda University
1982 Authorized Studies & Conduct Doctor
Course, Graduate School of Economics, Waseda University
1985 Ph.D. Oxford University, U.K.
1990 Professor, School of Political
Sciences and Economics, Waseda University
1998- Professor, International Research
Center for Japanese Studies
2004- Director, National Institute for
Research Advancement (NIRA)
2007 President, Shizuoka University of
Art and Culture
2009- present Governor, Shizuoka Prefectural Government

Research Activity:
Comparative Socio-Economic History
Analysis of British Parliamentary Papers Possibility of Establishing Federation Throughout West Pacific Regions

*** GRIPS Forum ***
Since its establishment in 1997, the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), as the only graduate school in Japan specializing in policy research, has promoted education and research on a wide range of policy issues.
Utilizing our vast policy network, this Forum invites leaders from various fields including government, academia and business, as well as staff from our own faculty, to deliver lectures on current policy concerns.
The Forum welcomes attendance of GRIPS faculty and students as well as participants from outside the university. Simultaneous interpretation will be available (Japanese/English).

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For registration and inquiries, please contact: Ms. Iso

gripsforum@grips.ac.jp
http://www.grips.ac.jp/
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