[TEMPLE ICAS Event]
Hiroki Sugita: Japan’s fledging global voice

- Monday, April 25, 2016, 7:30 p.m.- 9:00 p.m.
- Temple University Japan Campus, Azabu Hall 2F (access:
http://www.tuj.ac.jp/maps/tokyo.html)
- Speaker: Hiroki Sugita, Managing Senior Writer at Kyodo News
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Overview:
Japan does not have a strong voice on the global stage. It is a member of
the Group of Seven and frequently holds a nonpermanent seat on the United
Nations Security Council. However, in the most important discussions in
those international arenas, Japan supports or simply follows the directions
of the United States, leaving the impression that it has no independent
opinions to contribute to global discussions. Japan, and Japanese, appear
satisfied but silent.

Hiroki Sugita will analyze the roots of Japan’s (relative) silence and
discuss recent developments which demonstrate that many Japanese are
stepping up to the challenge, making it easier for Japanese voices to
participate in the global conversation.

Speaker:
Hiroki Sugita is currently Managing Senior Writer at Kyodo News. He joined
Kyodo in 1980 after graduation from Hitotsubashi University and served as
Tehran Bureau Chief (1991-92), New York Correspondent (1993-96), Washington
Correspondent (1997-2001), Washington Bureau Chief (2005-09), and Senior
Feature Writer and Editorial Writer (2010-13). He frequently interviewed
global leaders including Presidents Vladimir Putin (twice) and George
W.Bush. His current career also includes Planning Committee Member, Japan
National Press Club; Special Fellow at Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies,
Waseda University; Visiting Fellow at Institute for Policy and Cultural
Studies, Chuo University; and Fellow at Institute for Okinawan Studies,
Hosei University.

He authored books on Japan’s nuclear policy, the US presidential election
of 2008, and interviewed numerous intellectuals from various countries on
the Great East Japan Earthquake.

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