Live Webinar with Gerald Curtis & Takenaka Heizo

Center on Japanese Economy and Business,Columbia Business SchoolJapan SocietySchool of International and Public Affairs, Columbia UniversityAPEC Study Center, Columbia University

Cosponsors: CJEB, Japan Society, SIPA, and ASC

(Live Webinar) Whither the Suga Administration—a Conversation with Gerald Curtis & Takenaka Heizo

Wednesday, September 16, 2020 | 9:00 – 10:00 AM (EDT) Wednesday, September 16, 2020 | 22:00 - 23:00 (JST)Co-sponsored by: <a href="https://www8.gsb.columbia.edu/cjeb/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Center on Japanese Economy and Business</a>, Columbia Business School; <a href="https://www.japansociety.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Japan Society</a>; <a href="https://www.sipa.columbia.edu/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">School of International and Public Affairs</a>, Columbia University; and <a href="https://www8.gsb.columbia.edu/apec/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">APEC Study Center</a>, Columbia University  Featuring:Gerald CurtisBurgess Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Columbia University; Chairman, Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation; Core Faculty, Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School; Distinguished Research Fellow, Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research; Member of the Board of Directors, Japan SocietyHeizo TakenakaProfessor Emeritus, Keio University; Professor, Toyo University; Member of the Policy Council under the Abe administration; former Minister of State for Internal Affairs and Communication and for Economic and Fiscal Policy in the Koizumi administration

Synopsis:  Following Prime Minister Abe Shinzo's abrupt decision to resign, Diet members and representatives of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), meeting on September 14th, chose Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga Yoshihide as its president. Mr. Suga will be elected prime minister in an extraordinary Diet session on September 16th. Since Prime Minister Suga will serve out the remainder of Prime Minister Abe's term as party president, there will be another party election next September. What does Prime Minister Suga need to do to win a regular three year term as party leader 12 months from now and continue as the nation's prime minister? When is he likely to call for a lower house election? What specific policies are likely to be at the top of his agenda? How will Japan's politics evolve in the post-Abe era? In this webinar, two leading experts offer their insights into the current landscape of Japanese politics, the prospects for domestic and foreign policy under the new administration, and implications for U.S.-Japan relations.

Admission and Contact: This is a free event. You must register for the webinar to receive the login details. Participants will receive a link to access the live webinar upon registration.If you have questions about the event, please contact us at cjeb@columbia.edu. ﻿For more information about other CJEB events, visit our <a href="https://www8.gsb.columbia.edu/cjeb/upcomingevents" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">website</a> or contact cjeb@columbia.edu.

About the Speakers: Gerald L. Curtis is Burgess Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Columbia University, Chairman of the Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation, Distinguished Research Fellow at the Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research, Senior Research Scholar and former longtime Director of Columbia University’s Weatherhead East Asian Institute.Professor Curtis is the author of numerous books and articles dealing with Japanese politics, society, and foreign policy, written and published in English and in Japanese. His commentaries are published frequently in newspapers and magazines in the US, Japan, Australia, Britain and other countries. Professor Curtis is the recipient of the Masayoshi Ohira Memorial Prize, the Chunichi Shimbun Special Achievement Award, the Japan Foundation Award, the Marshall Green Award of the Japan-America Society of Washington D.C., and the Eagle on the World Award of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry in New York. He was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star by the Emperor of Japan, one of the highest honors bestowed by the Japanese government.Professor Curtis serves on the Board of Directors of the Japan Society of New York, the Japan Center for International Exchange in Tokyo and its affiliate JCIE USA in New York, and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He has served as Special Advisor to Newsweek for Newsweek Japan, the international advisory board of the Asahi Shimbun, columnist for the Chunichi and Tokyo Shimbun, the advisory council for the Center for Global Partnership of the Japan Foundation, the Board of Directors of the US-Japan Foundation, and Director of the US-Japan Parliamentary Exchange Program. He serves as consultant and advisor to numerous public and private organizations in the US and Japan.Professor Curtis has held appointments at the Royal Institute of International Affairs, London; the College de France, Paris; the Lee Kwan Yew School of Public Policy, Singapore; and in Tokyo at Keio, Tokyo and Waseda University, the Graduate Research Institute for Policy Studies and the Institute for International Economic Studies. Heizo Takenaka is a professor emeritus at Keio University and a professor at Toyo University in Japan. And was formerly Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications (2005-2006). In his capacity as an economist and as part of his social activities, he also serves on several advisory boards and committees including: Member of the Policy Council under Abe Administration; Director, Academyhills and Chairman, Pasona Group Inc and Outside Director, Orix Corporation and Outside Director, SBI Holdings Inc. He was named to the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum in 2007. Professor Takenaka’s research interest is in economic policy.In 2001, Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi named Professor Takenaka the Minister for Economic/Fiscal Policy, in which position he chaired the Council on Economic and Fiscal Policy and steered macroeconomic policy. Over the next 5 and a half years, he spearheaded Japan’s economic structural reform. In 2002, Professor Takenaka was named the Minister for both Financial Services and Economic/Fiscal Policy. In this capacity, he accomplished the disposal of non-performing loans of Japanese banks, which had hindered the Japanese economy for more than 10 years. In 2004, he was elected to the House of Councilors, and was named the Minister for both Economic/Fiscal Policy and Privatization of the Postal Services. In this capacity, he realized the privatization of Japan Post, the biggest public enterprise in Japan. In 2005, he was named the Minister for both Internal Affairs and Communication, and Privatization of the Postal Services. The following year, Professor Takenaka returned to academia, leaving both the Cabinet and the House of Councilors when Prime Minister Koizumi resigned.Professor Takenaka started his academic career in 1981 as a visiting scholar at both Harvard University and University of Pennsylvania. His academic experience includes: Senior Economist, Institute of Fiscal and Monetary Policy, Japanese Ministry of Finance (1982); Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Osaka University (1987); Visiting Associate Professor, Harvard University (1989); Visiting Fellow, Institute of International Economics (1989); and Associate Professor (1990) and Professor, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University (1996). Professor Takenaka was named a member of the Economic Strategy Council (advisory board for economic policy to the Prime Minister) in 1998 and a member of the IT Strategy Council (advisory board on IT policy to the Prime Minister) in 2000.Professor Takenaka received his B.A. in economics from Hitotsubashi University and his PhD in economics from Osaka University. He is the author of numerous books, including “Contemporary Japanese Economy and Economic Policy” (1991), “Prospects of the Japanese Economy for the 21st Century” (1993), “The Internationalization of the Japanese Economy and Corporate Investment” (1993), “Wealth of People” (1994), “The Economy in which Fast Movers Win” (1998), “Policy Crisis and the Japanese Economy - A Search for the Causes of the Economic Slowdown in the 1990s” (2001) and “The Structural Reforms of the Koizumi Cabinet” (2008).

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