A Speech by the Minister for Foreign Affairs and a MOFA / GRIPS Joint Symposium

February 22, 2012
Japanese

On the afternoon of Tuesday, February 28, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) will co-host a symposium titled "Overcoming Japan's Inward-Looking Tendency: Japan's Global Agenda and its Human Resources Development Strategy," at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies.
At the beginning of the symposium Mr. Koichiro Gemba, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan is scheduled to give a keynote speech on "The Development of Japan's International Cooperation Strategy." Following this, the symposium will be held, and experts from various fields are scheduled to discuss the theme: "What global human resources training is needed for Japan to continue to fulfill its role as a key member of the international community, and to develop its foreign policy?"

[References] The symposium panelists are as follows:

(1) Mr. Yorihiko Kojima, Chairman of the Board, Mitsubishi Corporation
(2) Ms. Yukie Osa, President, Association for Aid and Relief (AAR) Japan / Director, Japan Platform
(3) Prof. Takashi Shiraishi, President, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
(4) Mr. Shinichi Nishimiya, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, MOFA
-- Moderator: Ms. Mari Watanabe, freelance announcer --

(*The foregoing is a provisional translation. The date indicated above denotes the date of issue of the original press release in Japanese.)

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