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 Japan Review Japan Review (Vol.3 No.1 Summer 2019)
  "Asia and Europe: One Hundred Years from the Paris Peace Conference"
(2019-10-01)

Policy Brief (from JIIA-JIC)
"Power balance: Japan's Role in the Indo-Pacific under the constraints of big powers priorities and unsolved historical and territorial questions"
  Valérie Niquet (JIIA Non-resident Senior Fellow / Head of the Asia program, FRS)(2019-09-27)

Policy Brief (from JIIA-JIC)
"North China, Boxer Rebellion, Japan, Nepal, and Foreign Explorers: Ekai Kawaguchi's Notes on 20th Century Tibet"
   Monika Chansoria   (JIIA Senior Fellow) (2019-09-25)

Policy Brief (from JIIA-JIC)
"Reaching Tibet in July 1900 via British India and Nepal:Journey of the First Japanese, Ekai Kawaguchi"
   Monika Chansoria   (JIIA Senior Fellow) (2019-08-01)

JIIA Strategic Comments
Strategic Comments "Russia and China Renewing Their Military Cooperation: Impact on Japan’s Security"
   Miho Okada (Research Fellow, JIIA)(2019-07-31)

Column/Report
"Iranian Society 40 Years after the Revolution
—Women Removing their Headscarves and Globalization in Farming Villages—"

   Mari Nukii (Research Fellow, JIIA)(2019-07-30)

Policy Brief (from JIIA-JIC)
"Does Australia have an 'Indo Pacific strategy'?"
   Thomas S. Wilkins   (JIIA Non-resident Senior Fellow)(2019-07-30)

Policy Brief (from JIIA-JIC)
"Sharing the same principles: an essential factor for cooperation, stability and the resolution of territorial issues in the Indo-Pacific"
   Valérie Niquet   (JIIA Non-resident Senior Fellow / Head of the Asia program, FRS) (2019-07-30)

Essay Contest
For its 60th anniversary, the Japan Institute of International Affairs is holding an essay contest. Please click here for more details. (2019-07-26)

AJISS-Commentary
"China's Quest for a 'High-quality Belt and Road Initiative'" (No.272)
   Asei Ito (Associate Professor at The University of Tokyo) (2019-07-18)

JIIA Strategic Comments
Strategic Comments "An Update of Licensing Policies and Procedures on Export Controls for South Korea (ROK)"
   Yoshiaki Takayama (Research Fellow, Center for Disarmament, Science and Technology, JIIA)(2019-07-17)

Policy Brief (from JIIA-JIC)
"Development of Sri Lanka's East Container Terminal Port: Japan & India's Regional Cooperation in South Asia Shaping Up"
   Monika Chansoria   (Visiting Senior Fellow) (2019-07-10)

AJISS-Commentary
"Will Japanese companies get back on the offensive? — The real issue for TICAD7" (No.271)
   Katsumi Hirano (Executive Vice President of the Institute of Developing Economies, JETRO) (2019-07-02)

Policy Brief (from JIIA-JIC)
"The Role for Middle Powers in the Free and Open Indo-Pacific: Looking at Opportunities for Canada and Australia"
   Jonathan Berkshire Miller & Thomas S. Wilkins   (Non-resident Senior Fellow) (2019-07-01)

AJISS-Commentary
"Rules-based Global Economic Governance at Risk: Challenges of US Unilateralism and China's State Capitalism" (No.270)
   Masahiro Kawai (Representative Director & Director-General, Economic Research Institute for Northeast Asia (ERINA) / Specially-appointed Professor at Graduate School of Public Policy, the University of Tokyo)(2019-06-20)

KOKUSAI MONDAI (International Affairs) No.682 June 2019
Focus: ""(2019-06-14)

Research Report from 2018 JIIA Visiting Fellow
Navigating by Sun and Compass:
"Policy Brief One:  Learning from the History of Japan-NATO Relations"
"Brief Two:  Assessing the Impact of Abe Era Security Reforms on Japan-NATO Relations"
       Mirna Galic (Visiting Research Fellow, Japan Institute of International Affairs /
                         Council on Foreign Relations-Hitachi International Affairs Fellow) (2019-06-11)

JIIA Strategic Comments
Strategic Comments "Rising Tensions in the Persian Gulf and Japan’s Expected Role"
   Mari Nukii (Research Fellow)(2019-06-04)

Policy Brief (from JIIA-JIC)
"Territorial Annexation of Tibet: Tenure of the 13th Dalai Lama(1876-1933) recorded by Charles Bell (Former British Political Representative in Tibet, Bhutan, and Sikkim)"
   Monika Chansoria (Visiting Senior Fellow) (2019-06-03)

Japan Information Center at JIIA
 Japan Review Japan Review (Vol.2 No.4 Spring 2019)
  "Japan and the Post-World War II Liberal International Order"
(2019-05-27)

CPDNP
[Event Notice from CPDNP]
Open Seminar ‘The Chemical Weapons Convention in 2019: Building on past successes and to address current challenges’
Date / Time:    15:30-17:00 Friday, June 21, 2019
Presenter:    Ambassador Fernando ARIAS,
                       Director-General of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Moderator:    Hirofumi Tosaki, Senior Research Fellow, CPDNP, JIIA       Seminar flyer (2019-05-27)

JIIA Forum / Symposium
[Summary report] JIIA-Stanford Symposium "The Past, Present, and Future International Order in East Asia"
(co-hosted by JIIA and Stanford University on May 10, 2019)
(2019-05-16)

AJISS-Commentary
"The New US-China Cold War Structure from a Techno-geopolitical Perspective" (No.269)
   Atsushi Sunami (Executive Advisor to the President at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS))(2019-05-15)

AJISS-Commentary
"On the upcoming Osaka G20 Summit" (No.268)
   Koji Tomita (Ambassador, Representative of the Government of Japan for the G20 Summit)(2019-05-10)

CPDNP
Event Notice from CPDNP :
  Workshop: ‘What if North Korea Attacked? Japanese, South Korean, and U.S. Public Opinion on the Nuclear Umbrella’
    Date and Time: 10:00-11:30 Thursday, May 23, 2019
    Presenter: Stephen Herzog, Ph.D. Candidate, Yale University
    Commentator: Nobumasa Akiyama, Professor, Hitotsubashi University
    Moderator: Hirofumi Tosaki, Senior Research Fellow, CPDNP, JIIA
(2019-04-26)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
Theme: "The Role of the OECD in the Changing World Economy"
  Dr. Ángel Gurría (OECD Secretary-General)
  Mr Rintaro Tamaki (President, Japan Center for International Finance)
  Amb. Yoichi Otabe (Adjunct Fellow, JIIA / Former Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Japan to the International Organizations in Geneva)
  Amb. Kenichiro Sasae (President, JIIA) (Moderator)(2019-04-23)

Policy Brief (from JIIA-JIC)
"The Coming of Ages of the EU Strategic Thinking on Asia Part 2 : Understanding Each Other Challenges: Towards a New Partnership with Japan"
   Valérie Niquet (Non-Resident Senior Fellow / Head of the Asia program at Foundation for Strategic Research) (2019-04-23)

JIIA Strategic Comments No.9
Strategic Comments "Nuclear arms control in a post-INF Treaty period: a chance to engage China?"
   Hirofumi Tosaki (Senior Research Fellow)(2019-04-22)

Policy Brief (from JIIA-JIC)
"Third UN Conference on Law of the Sea (1973-1982): Promoting Peace, Security, Law, and Order in the Oceans"
   Monika Chansoria (Senior Visiting Fellow) (2019-04-22)

JIIA Forum / Symposium
[Summary Report] JIIA Open Symposium "Brexit and Europe—Political and Economic Analyses"(2019-03-06) (2019-04-22)

CPNDNP
[The Hiroshima Report 2019]
 On April 4, 2019, Hiroshima Prefecture announced the latest publication of the Hiroshima Report. The Hiroshima Report 2019 studies, analyzes and evaluates 36 countries' performance on nuclear disarmament, non-proliferation, and nuclear security in 2018.
(2019-04-17)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
Theme: "What’s next beyond JPN/EU EPA? Our common responsibility for the open and free trading system?" (2019-04-10)
Panelist:
  Cecilia Malmström (European Commissioner for Trade)
  Yoriko Kawaguchi (Visiting Professor, Musashino University / Former Minister for Foreign Affairs/Environment)
  Yorizumi Watanabe (Professor, Kansai University of International Studies/ Emeritus Professor, Keio University)
Moderator:
  Yoichi Otabe (Adjunct Fellow, JIIA / Former Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Japan to the International Organizations in Geneva)
(2019-04-16)

KOKUSAI MONDAI (International Affairs) No.680 April 2019
Focus: "Protecting Human Rights via International Procedures"(2019-04-15)

JIIA Forum / Symposium
[Summary Report] JIIA Open Symposium "Interpreting the Essence of Trump’s Foreign Policy" (2019-03-11) (2019-04-12)

AJISS-Commentary
"US Economic Policy under the Trump Administration: An unmistakable direction transcending partisan differences" (No.267)
   Akihiko Yasui (Head of Research Department - Europe and the Americas, Asia and China Unit, Mizuho Research Institute)(2019-04-09)

JIIA Strategic Comments No.8
Strategic Comments "The Breakdown of the US-North Korea Summit Meeting and Future Prospects: An Analysis from the Structural Factors of 'Denuclearization'"
   Akiyama Nobumasa (Hitotsubashi University)(2019-04-04)

Japan Information Center at JIIA
[Event Report] Synposium "Territory and Maritime Issues in East Asia and their Origins" (co-hosted by JIIA and the Center for Study of South China Sea and the Faculty of Law, Doshisha University on March 2, 2019 in Kyoto, Japan) (video, agenda)         Summary(2019-03-28)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
JIIA Open Symposium “The Korean Peninsula in an ‘Age of Uncertainty’ and Japan’s Foreign/Security Policy” (2019-03-11)
Summary(2019-03-27)

JIIA Forum/Symposium
[Summary Report] JIIA Open Symposium "The US-China 'New Cold War' and the International Order in East Asia" (2019-02-20)(2019-03-26)

Japan Information Center at JIIA
[Event Report] Synposium "ASIA AND EUROPE FROM THE VERSAILLES TREATY TO THE PRESENT: The Legacies of Past War-Endings and Peace-making between Constraints and Forward Looking" (co-hosted by JIIA and FRS on January 28, 2019 in Paris) (video, agenda, etc)         Summary(2019-03-25)

Japan Information Center at JIIA
Japan Review (Vol.2 No.3 Winter 2019)
"Territory and Maritime Issues in East Asia"
(2019-03-18)

KOKUSAI MONDAI (International Affairs) No.679 March 2019
Focus: The Dilemmas of "Transitional Justice" (2019-03-15)

Japan Information Center at JIIA
[Event Report]  Symposium "Borders and the Rules Based International System: a historical and legal basis"
(co-hosted by JIIA and RUSI on 25 February 2019 in London) (video, agenda, etc)
         Summary(2019-03-15)

Policy Brief (from JIIA-JIC)
"Countering Foreign Influence and Interference in Open Societies - A Japanese Perspective on Authoritarian Infiltration"
   Hideshi Tokuchi (Senior Fellow, GRIPS / Visiting Fellow at the Institute of International Relations, Sophia University)
(2019-03-14)

AJISS-Commentary
"A Historical Turning Point — Japan Changes Course toward Admitting Immigrants" (No.266)
   Toshihiro Menju (Managing Director and Chief Program Officer, the Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE))
(2019-03-14)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
JIIA Open Symposium "Interpreting the Essence of Trump’s Foreign Policy" (2019-03-11) (2019-03-13)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
JIIA Open Symposium "Brexit and Europe—Political and Economic Analyses" (2019-03-06)(2019-03-12)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
JIIA Open Symposium "The US-China 'New Cold War' and the International Order in East Asia" (2019-02-20)
≪Session1,2≫ ≪Session 3≫(2019-03-04)

Roundtable Report
"Common but Differentiated Nuclear Responsibilities - Perspectives from Tokyo"
(Report of the Roundtable on ‘Nuclear Responsibilities’ held on 22nd January 2019, co-hosted by JIIA CPDNP/ICCS/BASIC)
(2019-03-04)

AJISS-Commentary
"The Soft-Law, Soft-Enforcement Approach is Key to Reinvigorating the WTO" (No.265)
   Yuka Fukunaga (Professor, Waseda University)
(2019-03-04)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
JIIA Open Symposium "Rule of Law and Maritime Security in the Indo-Pacific: Japan’s Foreign Policy for Enhancing Global Public Goods"(2019-02-05) (2019-02-14)

Research Paper from Our Visiting Fellow
"American Policy vis-à-vis North Korea and Iran: Different Approaches to Different Threats"
 Yechiam Brot (2018 JIIA Visiting Fellow)
(2019-02-12)

JIIA Strategic Comments No.6
Strategic Comments "The Multi-Domain Defense Force: Assessment and Challenges"
   Tetsuo Kotani (Senior Fellow, The Japan Institute of International Affairs / Associate Professor, Faculty of Languages and Cultures, Meikai University)
(2019-02-08)

JIIA Strategic Comments No.7
Strategic Comments "Japan-Russia Peace Treaty Negotiations – Past Developments and Future Points"
   Hironori Fushita (Research Fellow)
(2019-02-08)

Japan Information Center at JIIA
Japan Review (Vol.2 No.2 Fall 2018)
"150th Anniversary of Meiji Restoration"
(2019-01-25)

JIIA Strategic Comments No.5
Strategic Comments "The Future of the Iran Nuclear Agreement after US Withdrawal – Responses by Various Parties to Increasingly Harsh `Secondary Sanctions’ "
   Mari Nukii (Research Fellow)
(2019-01-24)

Video Streaming(open access)
JIIA Forum “North Korean Nuclear Issue and the Japan-US Alliance"(2019-01-16) 
 Dr. Douglas H. Paal
   Distinguished Fellow, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
 Joseph Yun
   Senior Advisor to the Asia Center, United States Institute of Peace
 Osamu Onoda
   Former Air Training Commander, JASDF
 Tetsuo Kotani
   Associate Professor, Meikai University / Senior Fellow, JIIA
 Moderator: Yasunori Nakayama, Director General, JIIA
(2019-01-24)

Policy Brief (from JIIA-JIC)
"1919 Paris Peace Conference Centennial : Recollecting India's Representation and Participation"
   Monika Chansoria (JIIA Senior Visiting Fellow)
(2019-01-24)

Policy Brief (from JIIA-JIC)
"A deteriorating security environment in Europe: Lessons for the Indo Pacific region"
   Thomas S. Wilkins (Senior Lecturer in International Security, University of Sydney, Australia / JIIA Senior Visiting Fellow)
(2019-01-21)

KOKUSAI MONDAI (International Affairs) No.678 January-February 2019
Focus: "Multilateral Diplomacy under Challenge: Japan’s Response" (2019-01-15)

AJISS-Commentary
"Overcoming One of the Greatest Challenges in the Twenty Years Since the Japan-South Korea Joint Declaration" (No.264)
   Tetsuya Hakoda (Editorial Writer, Asahi Shimbun)
(2018-12-21)

Policy Brief (from JIIA-JIC)
"The coming of age of the EU strategic thinking on Asia. Part 1: from the fascination for China’s potential to disenchanted realism."
 Valérie Niquet (Senior Visiting Fellow JIIA / Head of the Asia program at Foundation for Strategic Research, France)
(2018-12-18)

AJISS-Commentary
"Advancing into a New Era for India-Japan Relations" (No.263)
   Shuji Uchikawa (Professor, Senshu University)
(2018-12-17)

KOKUSAI MONDAI (International Affairs) No.677 December 2018
Focus: "Free Trade at a Crossroads" (2018-12-14)

JIIA Strategic Comments No.4
Strategic Comments "Export Controls for Emerging Technologies: The Implications of DOC’s Recent Notice"
  Yoshiaki Takayama (Research Fellow, Center for the Promotion of Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (CPDNP), JIIA)
(2018-12-11)

JIIA Strategic Comments No.3
Strategic Comments "A Look Back at the 2018 US Midterm Elections"
   Naoko Funatsu (Research Fellow)
(2018-12-06)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(open access)]
JIIA Open Symposium "Reviewing the 2018 U.S. Midterm Elections" (2018-11-27)
Panelist:
  Dr. Fumiaki Kubo (Professor, The University of Tokyo / Senior Adjunct Fellow, JIIA)
  Mr. Akihiko Yasui (Head, Research Department-Europe and the Americas, Mizuho Research Institute Ltd.)
  Ms. Naoko Funatsu  (Research Fellow, JIIA)
Moderator:
  Amb. Kenichiro Sasae  (President, JIIA / Former Japanese Ambassador to the U.S.)
(watch video by youtube)(2018-12-04)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(open access)]
JIIA-WCFIA Symposium "Origins of Prosperity and Stability: State Building in 20th Century Asia" (2018-10-12)
(Co-host by JIIA and Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Harvard University)
Part 1(Keynote Speech) / Part 2(Panel Session)      (watch video by youtube)(2018-12-03)

POLICY RECOMMENDATION
"A New Security Strategy for Addressing the Challenges in the Turbulent International Order 11 Recommendations for the Defense of Japan"(2018-11-29)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(open access)]
Theme: “Challenges to the World Trading Systems and a Role of WTO”
Speaker: Amb. Roberto Azevedo (Director-General, WTO)(2018-11-08)
(2018-11-22)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(open access)]
Theme:“What American Public Opinion Tells Us About the 2018 Mid-Term Elections and Beyond"
Speaker:Mr. Bruce Stokes(Director of Global Economic Attitudes, Pew Research Center) (2018-11-15)

(watch video by youtube) (2018-11-20)

JIIA Strategic Comments No.2
Strategic Comments "The Strategic Significance of US Vice President Pence’s Address"
   Yasunori Nakayama (Director General (Acting), JIIA)
(2018-11-16)

KOKUSAI MONDAI (International Affairs) No.676 November 2018
Focus: "The Many Aspects of 'Electoral Authoritarianism'"(2018-11-15)

Policy Brief (from JIIA-JIC)
"1960 UN Conference on Law of the Sea: A Provisional Impediment in the Debate on Freedom of the Seas"
 Monika Chansoria (JIIA Senior Visiting Fellow)
(2018-11-06)

JIIA Strategic Comments No.1
Strategic Comments "US told Russia It Is Leaving INF Treaty: Possible Impacts on the Asia-Pacific Security"
   Hirofumi Tosaki (Senior Research Fellow) / Miho Okada (Research Fellow) / Hironori Fushita (Research Fellow)
(2018-11-01)

Policy Brief (from JIIA-JIC)
"Australia and Japan facing "disruptive" challenges to the rules based order in the Indo-Pacific"
 Thomas S. Wilkins (Senior Lecturer in International Security, University of Sydney, Australia / JIIA Senior Visiting Fellow)
(2018-10-17)

DPG-JIIA Joint Statement
The Delhi Policy Group (DPG) and the Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) held the India-Japan Indo-Pacific Forum (The 4th India-Japan Track 1.5 Dialogue) in New Delhi on October 15-16, 2018 after which a Joint Statement was released.(2018-10-17)

KOKUSAI MONDAI (International Affairs) No.675 October 2018
Focus: "Religion and International Politics" (2018-10-15)

KOKUSAI MONDAI (International Affairs) No.674 September 2018
Focus: "New Developments and Sustained Progress in Maritime Law" (2018-09-14)

AJISS-Commentary
"The Roles of Japan and ASEAN in Concluding RCEP Negotiations
Achieving an East Asian Mega-FTA in the Midst of Growing Protectionism" (No.262)
   Kazushi Shimizu (Professor of the Faculty of Economics, Kyushu University)
(2018-08-29)

Japan Information Center
Japan Review Vol.2 No.1 Summer 2018 : "History and Collective Memories"
 An English periodical published by our Japan Information Center four times a year that disseminates overseas research related to territorial and historical issues (2018-07-31)

Column/Report/Other Papers
[Indo-Pacific Focus] Policy Brief No.5
"Territorial and Maritime Disputes in the South China Sea and Vietnam’s Policy"
   Tran Truong Thuy (Director of the Center for South China Sea Studies, Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam)
(2018-07-30)

AJISS-Commentary
"The US-led Trade War: Towards a Rule-based Solution" (No.261)
   Junji Nakagawa (Professor of International Economic Law at the Institute of Social Science, The University of Tokyo)
(2018-07-19)

KOKUSAI MONDAI (International Affairs) No.673 July-August 2018
Focus: "The Prospects for Xi Jinping’s 'New Era'" (2018-07-13)

AJISS-Commentary
"Japan-EU EPA Moving Towards Ratification: Its Significance and Prospects" (No.260)
   Soko Tanaka (Visiting Research Fellow at the Institute of Economic Research, Chuo University/Professor Emeritus, Tohoku University)
(2018-07-11)

AJISS-Commentary
"Premier Li Keqiang reveals China's true motive: 'China-Japan relations have returned to a path of normality'" (No.259)
   Katsuji Nakazawa (Editorial Committee Member/Editorial Writer, Nihon Keizai Shimbun)
(2018-06-29)

Column/Report/Other Papers
[Indo-Pacific Focus] Policy Brief No.4
"China's Attitude to the International Legal Order in the Xi Era: The Case of the South China Sea"
   Bing Ling (Professor, The University of Sydney Law School)
(2018-06-27)

Column/Report/Other Papers
[Indo-Pacific Focus] Policy Brief No.3
"Issues Impacting Malaysia’s Maritime Security Policies and Postures"
   Thomas Daniel (Analyst, Institute of Strategic & International Studies(ISIS) Malaysia)
(2018-06-18)

KOKUSAI MONDAI (International Affairs) No.672 June 2018
Focus: "Disarmament, Non-proliferation, and Arms Control at a Critical Juncture"(2018-06-15)

Column/Report/Other Papers
[Indo-Pacific Focus] Policy Brief No.2
"21st Century Philippine Maritime Security Policy: From Balancing to Appeasement"
   Renato Cruz De Castro (Research Fellow, National Institute for Defense Studies (NIDS))
(2018-06-11)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
Public Seminar “Japan-Spain: Strategic Cooperation between Likeminded Countries”(Session 1,2,3) (2018-04-19)(2018-06-06)

Column/Report/Other Papers
[Indo-Pacific Focus] Policy Brief No.1
"Wither American Strategy? The Future of U.S. Policy toward the Indo-Pacific"
    Ian Easton (Project 2049 Research Fellow)
(2018-05-25)

KOKUSAI MONDAI (International Affairs) No.671 May 2018
Focus: "New Issues in the Middle East"(2018-05-15)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
Theme: “How Americans See the World and Each Other in the Trump Era"
Speaker: Mr Bruce Stokes Pew Research Center/ Director, Global Economic Attitudes (2018-02-27)
(2018-05-11)

Japan Digital Library
Japan’s Contribution to International Peace and Security Series
- Saburo Takizawa, “Japan’s Refugee Policy: Issues and Outlook”(2018-05-08)

Japan Information Center
Japan Review Vol.1 No.3 Spring 2018: Issues Involving the Korean Peninsula
 An English periodical published by our Japan Information Center three times a year that disseminates overseas research related to territorial and historical issues(2018-05-01)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
JIIA Open Symposium "Reviewing the First Year of the Trump Presidency"(2018-02-22) (2018-04-23)

AJISS-Commentary
"Higher US Tariffs on Steel/Aluminum Imports and Japan's Response" (No.258) / Shujiro Urata(2018-04-17)

KOKUSAI MONDAI (International Affairs) No.670 April 2018
Focus: "Political Economics on the Korean Peninsula" (2018-04-13)

Research Paper from Our Visiting Fellow
"Budding Ties? The Impact of Brexit on Europe-Japan Relations"
Irina Angelescu
   (2017 JIIA Visiting Fellow / Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) Hitachi Fellow)
(2018-04-12)

CPDNP (Center for the Promotion of Disarmament Non-Proliferation)
On April 9, 2018, Hiroshima Prefecture announced the latest publication of the Hiroshima Report. The Hiroshima Report 2018 studies, analyzes and evaluates 36 countries' performance on nuclear disarmament, non-proliferation, and nuclear security in 2017.(2018-04-09)

AJISS-Commentary
"The Economic Impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution on Japan: Japanese Industry at a Crossroads " (No.257) /Koichi Iwamoto (2018-04-04)

Japan Digital Library
(New Series) Japan’s Contribution to International Peace and Security Series
- Koichi Morikawa, “The Reach of Responses to Gray-Zone Situations and Their Legal Nature” (2018-03-27)

AJISS-Commentary
"Toward a more comprehensive approach to national defense in 2018" (No.256) / Eiichi Funada(2018-03-27)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
JIIA Open Symposium "Rethinking Anti-Globalism in a World Facing Populism and Crises in the Middle East"(Part I&II) (2018-02-05)(2018-03-19)

KOKUSAI MONDAI (International Affairs) No.669 March 2018
Focus: "The Challenges of a Rising India"(2018-03-15)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
Theme: "Beyond 50: Japan-ASEAN Cooperation after the 50th Anniversary of ASEAN"
Speaker: Amb. Bilahari Kausikan, Ambassador-at-Large, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore (2018-02-08)
(2018-02-15)

AJISS-Commentary
"Fiscal Consolidation and Consumption Tax" (No.255) / Hiroshi Yoshikawa(2018-02-06)

AJISS-Commentary
"Abe's Diplomacy at a Crucial Moment" (No.254) / Akiko Iwata(2018-02-02)

KOKUSAI MONDAI (International Affairs) No.668 January-February 2018
Focus: "The Unstable International Order" (2018-01-15)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
Theme: "The Changing Landscape of the Middle East –the digital terrorism and hate-"
Speaker: Rabbi Abraham Cooper, Associate Dean, Simon Wiesenthal Center (2017-12-19)
(2018-01-10)

KOKUSAI MONDAI (International Affairs) No.667 December 2017
Focus: "The Putin Administration: Current Status and Issues" (2017-12-15)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
Japan-Germany Security Dialogue "Dealing with an Unstable World Order - Possibilities of Germany-Japan Cooperation"(2017-11-14) (2017-12-14)

AJISS-Commentary
"Can the 'West' survive?" (No.253) / Masayuki Tadokoro(2017-12-08)

The Japan Information Center at JIIA
New website - "The Japan Information Center at JIIA"(2017-11-27)

AJISS-Commentary
"The Domestic and Foreign Policies of the Second Xi Administration" (No.252) / Akio Takahara(2017-11-22)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
Theme: “U.S Foreign Policy in the New Era: An American Jewish Perspective”
Speaker: Mr. David Harris ,Chief Executive Officer, American Jewish Committee (AJC) (2017-10-30)
(2017-11-15)

KOKUSAI MONDAI (International Affairs)
Focus: "The Rule of Law in Diplomacy"(2017-11-15)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
Theme: "America Alone – Donald Trump and the End of the Liberal World Order"
Speakers:
Amb. Ivo H. Daalder, President, Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Dr. James M. Lindsay, Senior Vice President, Director of Studies, and Maurice R. Greenberg Chair at the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR)   (2017-10-23)
(2017-11-09)

AJISS-Commentary
"Japan Should Actively Push for a TPP11 Agreement" (No.251) / Shujiro Urata (2017-10-31)

AJISS-Commentary
"Japan's Nuclear Disarmament Diplomacy Following the Adoption of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW)" (No.250) / Hirofumi Tosaki(2017-10-20)

AJISS-Commentary
"The Philippines under the Duterte Administration: Where's the Roadmap?" (No.249) / Yutaka Katayama(2017-10-17)

KOKUSAI MONDAI (International Affairs)
Focus: "ASEAN Diplomacy and Member States - Centrality and Gravity" (2017-10-13)

AJISS-Commentary
"Accepting Immigrants is the Ultimate Key to Reviving Japan" (No.248) / Toshihiro Menju(2017-10-11)

AJISS-Commentary
"From the Two Ps to the Two Cs: The Accomplishments and Challenges of ASEAN at 50" (No.247) / Susumu Yamakage(2017-10-05)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
Theme:“The Role of the ICJ in the Promotion of the Rule of Law”
Speaker: H.E. Ronny Abraham, President, International Court of Justice (2017-08-02)
(2017-09-22)

KOKUSAI MONDAI (International Affairs)
Focus: "The Chinese Economy and the World's Future"(2017-09-15)

AJISS-Commentary
"The UN in the 21st Century: Security Council Reform" (No.246) / Kenzo Oshima(2017-09-12)

AJISS-Commentary
"The Future of the Japanese Economy: The Great Convergence and Two Great Unwindings" (No.245) / Kazumasa Iwata(2017-09-08)

International Conference Report
Japan-Malaysia Maritime Security Cooperation Conference: Brief Report (July 18, 2017)(2017-07-27)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
Japan-France Symposium "The New French Administration and the Potential for Cooperation between Japan and France" (2017-07-07)(2017-07-18)

KOKUSAI MONDAI (International Affairs)
Focus: "The Trump Revolution" (No.663 July-August 2017) (2017-07-14)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
Theme: “The New French Presidency and the Future of European Integration”
Speaker: Mr. Thierry de Montbrial ,Founder and Executive chairman, Institut francais des relations internationales (2017-05-19)
(2017-05-30)

AJISS-Commentary
"Utilizing Japanese assistance to ASEAN to form production networks and deepen integration "(No.244) / Koichi Ishikawa(2017-05-25)

KOKUSAI MONDAI (International Affairs)
Special Conribution to "Kokusai Mondai," No.661:
1. Dr. Gerald Chan, Professor of Politics and International Relations in the School of Social Sciences at the University of
   Auckland
   "From Laggard to Superpower: Explaining China's High-Speed Rail ‘Miracle’"
2. Dr. Rosemary Foot, Emeritus Fellow of St Antony's College, University of Oxford
   "China and the International Human Protection Regime: Beliefs, Power and Status in a Changing Normative Order"
(2017-05-15)

KOKUSAI MONDAI (International Affairs)
Focus: "Recent Developments in Chinese Foreign Policy" (No.661 May 2017) (2017-05-15)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
Theme: "Is the Latest U.S.Russian Reset Dead on Arrival?"
Speaker: Prof. Timothy Colton , Morris and Anna Feldberg Professor of Government and Russian Studies, Harvard University (2017-05-10)
(2017-05-12)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
Theme:“Uncommon Alliance for the Common Good: The United States and Japan After the Cold War”
Speaker:Mr. James L. Schoff, Senior Fellow, Asia Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (2017-04-18)
(2017-05-09)

KOKUSAI MONDAI (International Affairs)
Focus: "The Agonies of EU" (No.660 April 2017)(2017-04-14)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
Theme: "The Trump Administration’s Foreign Policy and Asia: Views from the Republican and Democratic Parties"
Speaker: Dr. Daniel Twining Counselor and Director, Asia Program, German Marshall Fund
               Daniel Fried Former Coordinator for Sanctions Policy
Comments: Keiko Iizuka Editor, International News Department, The Yomiuri Shimbun (2017-03-30)
(2017-04-11)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
Theme: "Australian security policy for the maintenance of the rules-based regional order in the Indo-Pacific region"
Speaker: Mr. Peter Jennings, PSM, Executive Director of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute
(2017-04-06)

Mt. Fuji Dialogue Special Task Force
“Toward a Greater Alliance”, a Policy Proposal of the Mt. Fuji Dialogue Special Task Force has now been completed, which comprehensively discusses the value and challenges of the Japan-US alliance from a long-term perspective.
The Mt. Fuji Dialogue is a platform for intellectual exchange administered jointly by the Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) and the Japan Center for Economic Research (JCER) to enhance both Japan-US relations and the dissemination of information from Japan to the rest of the world.(2017-04-06)

Japan Digital Library
[Japan and the World Series]
-Noriyo Isozaki, "Mutual Recognition in Japanese and Korean Civic Society"
-Ryosei Kokubun, "From the “1972 System” to “Strategic Mutual Benefits”—Japan’s Foreign Policy toward China" -Tetsushi Sonobe, "Industrial Development: Strategic Assistance for “Japan Brand ODA"(2017-03-31)

Japan Digital Library
New series - Japan and the World Series
-Nobumasa Akiyama, "America’s Nuclear Nonproliferation Order and Japan-US Relations"
-Toshiya Hoshino, "Japan’s Policies on Conflict Prevention and International Peace Cooperation Activities"
-Masatsugu Naya, "Rise of Emerging Countries and Transformation of the International System"
-Kazuyoshi Nishikura, "Reexamination of the Process of the Enactment of China’s Territorial Sea Law—Internal Conflict over the Specification of the Senkaku Islands"
-Hirofumi Tosaki, "The North Korean Nuclear Issue and Japan’s Deterrence Posture"
-Toru Yanagihara, “International Trends in Development Aid and Japan’s ODA”
-Taku Yukawa, “ASEAN Norms–Argument Yielding to Change”(2017-03-31)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
JIIA Symposium "The History of Asia in the 20th Century–The Origins of Prosperity and Stability–"(Part I - Part III) (2017/3/17) (2017-03-28)

AJISS-Commentary
"The Rise of Protectionism and Japan's Trade Policy"(No.243) / Shujiro Urata(2017-03-24)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
Theme: "EU Security perspectives on Russia and China"
Speaker:Mr. Dan SMITH, Director, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (2017/3/23)
(2017-03-23)

KOKUSAI MONDAI (International Affairs)
Focus: "The South China Sea Arbitration" (No.659 March 2017) (2017-03-15)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
Theme: "The EU managing Brexit and other Challenges: Ireland’s Perspective "
Speaker: H.E.Minister, Mr. Charles Flanagan T.D., Foreign and Trade Minister of Ireland (2017/2/28)
(2017-03-07)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
JIIA Forum/Open Symposium “Issues Facing the Rule of Law in the Indo-Pacific and Maritime Security (Country Profile)”(Session1,2) (2017/2/20)(2017-03-02)

AJISS-Commentary
"The Significance of the US Presidential Election"(No.242) / Akihiko Yasui (2017-03-01)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
Theme: “Trends and Prospects of Japan-Russia Relation”
Speaker: Prof. Dmitry Streltsov, Head of the Afro-Asian Department and a Professor of Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO-University) (2017/2/17)
(2017-02-27)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
JIIA Open Symposium “A Reality Check on Security Policies: The New Security Legislation/Guidelines and Circumstances on the Korean Peninsula and in the Middle East”(Session 1~3) (2017/2/16) (2017-02-23)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
JIIA Open Symposium “The US, China and US-China Relations amidst Turmoil in the International Order”(Session 1~3) (2017/2/8)(2017-02-15)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
Theme: "The New US Administration and the Direction of the Asia-Pacific Economic Integration"
Speaker: Peter A. Petri, Carl J. Shapiro Professor of International Finance, Brandeis University (2017/1/19)
(2017-01-23)

KOKUSAI MONDAI (International Affairs)
Focus: "Emerging Technologies and Security" (No.658 January-February 2017) (2017-01-13)

KOKUSAI MONDAI (International Affairs)
Focus: "Global Inequality on the Rise" (No.657 December 2016) (2016-12-15)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
Theme: "Iran's Foreign Policy and Changing Global Environments"
Speaker: H. E. Minister, Dr. Mohammad Javad Zarif, Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran
(2016-12-13)

AJISS-Commentary
"Regulatory reform should be reaffirmed as the top priority in Abenomics' third arrow"(No.241) / Hiroko Ohta (2016-12-13)

AJISS-Commentary
"Negotiations with Russia as a Part of Japan's Long-term Strategy"(No.240) / Tsuyoshi Sunohara (2016-11-25)

AJISS-Commentary
"Brexit from an EU Perspective"(No.239) / Ken Endo(2016-11-21)

KOKUSAI MONDAI (International Affairs)
Focus: "Challenges in the Middle East" (No.656 November 2016)(2016-11-15)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
JIIA Special Forum on the 2016 US Presidential Election (5th of a series) (2016/10/24)
Part I "Japanese Views of Their Place in the World, China and the U.S."(Speaker: Mr. Bruce Stokes)
Part II "The U.S. Election and What It Means for Asia"(Speaker: Mr. Peter Landers) (2016-11-10)

AJISS-Commentary
"Tokyo 2020 to be Crucial Test for Future Olympic Games"(No.238) / Yuriko Koike, Governor of Tokyo (2016-10-31)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
JIIA Special Forum on the 2016 US Presidential Election (4th of a series) (2016/10/24)
"What a long strange trip it's been: 15 days to November 8 and its consequences"(Speaker: Mr. Steve Saunders)
(2016-10-26)

AJISS-Commentary
"Results of Thailand's National Referendum and Prospects for a Transition to Civilian Rules"(No.237) / Yoshifumi Tamada(2016-10-18)

KOKUSAI MONDAI (International Affairs)
Focus: "International Politics and Security in the Korean Peninsula" (No.655 Octomber 2016) (2016-10-14)

[Video streaming (open access)]
The Japan Institute for International Affairs (JIIA), UNSW at the Australian Defence Force Academy and the Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam (DAV) co-hosted the international conference on 'The South China Sea in the Broader Maritime Security of the Indo-Pacific' in Canberra from September 29 to 30.(2016-10-11)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(open access)]
JIIA-ASPI Forum "Building a High Standard and Inclusive Asia-Pacific Trade Architecture" (2016/9/16) (2016-09-26)

AJISS-Commentary
"Reforming Japanese Labor Markets"(No.236) / Naohiro Yashiro(2016-09-21)

AJISS-Commentary
"Beyond US-China Relations: ASEAN in an Evolving Regional Order in Asia"(No.235) / Tsutomu Kikuchi (2016-09-20)

KOKUSAI MONDAI (International Affairs)
Focus: "Japan and the United Nations" (No.654 September 2016) (2016-09-15)

AJISS-Commentary
"Impact of the House of Councillors Election"(No.234) / Yoichi Serikawa(2016-09-08)

AJISS-Commentary
"Toward TPP Approval by the Japanese Diet"(No.233) / Junichi Sugawara(2016-08-03)

AJISS-Commentary
"New Driving Forces of China's Economic Growth—Innovation and Entrepreneurship"(No.232) / Tomoo Marukawa(2016-08-01)


"Statement on the Arbitral Tribunal's Award on the Philippines v China
 South China Sea Case"
/ The Japan Institute of International Affairs (2016-07-15)

KOKUSAI MONDAI (International Affairs)
Focus: "The Presidential Election and US Domestic/Foreign Policy" (No.653 July-August 2016)(2016-07-15)

AJISS-Commentary
"The Xi Jinping Administration's Quest for Maritime Hegemony"(No.231) / Hideaki Kaneda(2016-07-13)

AJISS-Commentary
"Ishikawa Prefecture's Strategies to Attract Overseas Visitors"(No.230) / Yoshikazu Kitaguchi(2016-06-30)

KOKUSAI MONDAI (International Affairs)
Focus: "The TPP Accord and Development of a New Asia-Pacific Trade Order" (No.652 June 2016)(2016-06-15)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
JIIA Special Forum on the 2016 US Presidential Election (2nd of a series)
"United States Presidential Elections 2016: Epic Fail"(2016/6/6)
(2016-06-06)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
JIIA Special Forum on the 2016 US Presidential Election (1st of a series)
"The 2016 U.S. Presidential Race: An Inside View"(2016/5/24)
(2016-05-27)

Research Outcomes (Report)
Japan-US Kanazawa Conference:“Young Experts Summit on China to 2030”(December 11-14, 2015)(2016-05-23)

AJISS-Commentary
"The Fiscal Costs of Unconventional Monetary Policy"(No.229) / Mitsuhiro Fukao(2016-05-19)

KOKUSAI MONDAI (International Affairs)
Focus: "G7 Ise-Shima Summit: Changes and Challenges" (No.651 May 2016)(2016-05-13)

AJISS-Commentary
"The Brexit Issue from an Economic Perspective"(No.228) / Soko Tanaka (2016-05-13)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(open access)]
The 11th Japan-Singapore Symposium "The Future and Prospects of Japan and Singapore Relations"(2016-05-10)

COLUMN [US-China Relations Report]
Vol.3 "Australia and US-China Relations" / Yusuke Ishihara (2016-04-26)

Japan Digital Library / Japan's Diplomacy Series
Ryo Oshiba, "Multilateral Diplomacy and Multilateralism:The United Nations, the G8, the G20, and the Bretton Woods Institutions" (2016-04-15)

Japan Digital Library / Japan's Territories Series
-Makomo Kuniyoshi, "The Senkaku Islands in the Context of the History of the Modern Fishing Industry in Okinawa"
-Shingo Yamagami, "Reflections on the Issue of the Senkaku Islands: From the Field of International Law and Politics"
-Yoshiko Yamasaki, "The Creation of a Basis for the Possession of Takeshima by the Korean Government"
-Seizaburo Tamura, "Fisheries administration in relation to Takeshima"(2016-04-15)

KOKUSAI MONDAI (International Affairs)
Focus: "Africa's Next Stage: Challenges and Developments Ahead" (No.650 April 2016)(2016-04-15)

Japan Digital Library / Japan's Diplomacy Series
Takenori Horimoto, "Japan-India Rapprochement and Its Future Issues"(2016-04-12)

CPDNP (Center for the Promotion of Disarmament Non-Proliferation)
On April 7, 2017, Hiroshima Prefecture announced the latest publication of the Hiroshima Report. The Hiroshima Report 2017 studies, analyzes and evaluates 36 countries' performance on nuclear disarmament, non-proliferation, and nuclear security in 2016.(2016-04-07)

AJISS-Commentary
"Japan-Australia relations (with a particular focus on the security implications of the submarine deal)"(No.227) / Takashi Saitoh(2016-04-06)

AJISS-Commentary
"The Abe Administration's 'Pragmatic Policy Line'"(No.226) / Katsuyuki Yakushiji (2016-04-04)

Japan Digital Library / International Circumstances in the Asia-Pacific Series (China)
-Kai Kajitani, "Land Market and Regional Government Rent Seeking Behavior"
-Takashi Suzuki, "The Political Possibilities of China's 'Party-State System'"
-Yasuhiro Matsuda, "China's UN Peacekeeping Operations Policy : Analysis of the Factors behind the Policy Shift toward
  Active Engagement"

-Hiroshi Ohta, "Global Governance and China  The Hu Jintao Era and Governance of International Public Goods"
-Hideya Kurata, "Xi Jinping's "New Model of Major-Power Relations" and South Korea : The Park Geun-hye
 Administration's "Equilibrium Policy"

-Madoka Fukuda, "The Normalization of Sino-French Diplomatic Relations in 1964 and the Formation of the "One-China"
 Principle: Negotiations over Breaking French Diplomatic Relations with the Republic of China Government and
 the Recognition of the People's Republic of China as the Sole Legitimate Government"
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 are required.)
(2016-03-31)

Japan Digital Library / International Circumstances in the Asia-Pacific Series (Korean Peninsula)
-Yukihiro Hotta, "China's Aid to North Korea-Centered on the China-North Korea Oil Pipeline"
-Hideki Okuzono, "South Korean Judiciary Shakes Japan-South Korea Relations"
-Takashi Sakai, "North Korea's Political System"
-Mitsuhiro Mimura, "The Position of North-South Trade in the North Korean Economy"(2016-03-31)

Japan Digital Library / Japan's Diplomacy Series
- Taizo Miyagi, "Asia and Japan in the 21st Century— The Decade of the 2000s"
- Akihiro Sado, "The End of the Cold War and Japan's Participation in Peacekeeping Operations:
 Overseas Deployment of the Self-Defense Forces"

- Akira Suehiro, "The Evolution of Japan's Perspective and Policies on Asia
  —A review of literature with a focus on the White Paper on International Economy and Trade from 2001 onward—"
(2016-03-31)

COLUMN [US-China Relations Report]
Vol.5 "US-China Relations and the Korean Peninsula" / Hideya Kurata(2016-03-31)

CPDNP (Center for the Promotion of Disarmament Non-Proliferation)
On March 30, 2016, Hiroshima Prefecture announced the latest publication of the Hiroshima Report. The Hiroshima Report 2016 studies, analyzes and evaluates 36 countries' performance on nuclear disarmament, non-proliferation, and nuclear security in 2015.(2016-03-30)

Japan Digital Library / Japan's Diplomacy Series
- Mitsugi Endo, "From “Reactive" to “Principled": Japan's Foreign Policy Stance toward Africa"
- Makoto Iokibe, "Fifty Years of Japanese Diplomacy"
- Hirotaka Watanabe, "Japan-Europe Relations at the Multilateral Level"(2016-03-30)

Research Outcomes(Project Report)
"US-Japan Relations and Southeast Asia: Meeting Regional Demands"(2016-03-29)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
JIIA Study Report Symposium "US-Japan Relations and Southeast Asia: Meeting Regional Demands"(14 March 2016) (2016-03-29)

Japan Digital Library / Japan's Diplomacy Series
- Nobukatsu Kanehara, "Japan's Grand Strategy — State, National Interests and Values"
- Akihiko Tanaka, "Security: Human, National, and International"(2016-03-25)

COLUMN [US-China Relations Report]
Vol.4 "US‐China Relations and Climate Change: Tackling the Global Agenda" / Hiroshi Ota
Vol.6 "Key Points of Contention in US‐China Economic Relations" / Hideo Ohashi
Vol.7 "The Three Noes and Four Noes" / Yoshifumi Nakai(2016-03-22)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
Theme: "Prospects for Resolution of the Syrian Conflict Situation and Implications for Middle East Peace and Stability"
Speaker: Dr. Yezid Sayigh, Senior Associate, Carnegie Middle East Center in Beirut (26 February 2016)
(2016-03-22)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
Theme: "Stronger Partnerships for a Better World"(26 February 2016)
Speaker: Mr. Anthony John "Tony" Abbott, the 28th Prime Minister of Australia
(2016-03-17)

KOKUSAI MONDAI (International Affairs)
Focus: "China's New Normal: Dream and Reality" (No.649 March 2016)(2016-03-15)

AJISS-Commentary
"Aiming for Inclusive Growth in Myanmar"(No.225) / Aiko Doden (2016-03-14)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
JIIA Study Report Symposium "Major developments in the US and China and US-China relations amidst turmoil in the international order"(session1-3) (24 February 2016) (2016-03-11)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
JIIA Study Report Symposium "Japan's Resource Diplomacy and Energy Cooperation"(session1,2) (9 February 2016) (2016-03-10)

AJISS-Commentary
"South Korea's TPP Strategy: Reformulating a Dubious Growth Strategy"(No.224) / Yukiko Fukagawa (2016-03-10)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
JIIA Study Report Symposium "A Reality Check on Security Policies: The New Security Legislation/Guidelines and Circumstances on the Korean Peninsula and in the Middle East"(session1~3) (8 February 2016) (2016-03-02)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
JIIA-Ishikawa Open Forum (13 December 2015)(2016-02-11)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(Open Access)]
Speaker: Mr. Fumio KISHIDA, Minister for Foreign Affairs
Theme: "Japanese Foreign Policy in 2016" (19 January 2016)
(2016-01-21)

KOKUSAI MONDAI (International Affairs)
Focus: "Japan's New Security Legislation: Debates and Prospects" (No.648, January-February 2015)(2016-01-15)

AJISS-Commentary
"The Birth of a New Myanmar: The People's and the Military's Choices"(No.223) / Toshihiro Kudo (2016-01-14)

Visiting Fellow(2014) - Research Paper
"India-Japan Cooperation towards a Rule-Based Order in the Asia- Pacific: Mapping Indian and Japanese Strategic Thinking" / Shamshad A. Khan (Research Fellow, Indian Council of World Affairs)(2015-12-24)

AJISS-Commentary
"Prospects and Challenges for the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (ASCC)"(No.222) / Motoko Shuto (2015-12-17)

AJISS-Commentary
"Creating New Opportunities for Japanese Agriculture via the TPP and Export Promotion"(No.221) / Masayoshi Honma (2015-12-16)

KOKUSAI MONDAI (International Affairs)
Focus : "Central Asia―Strategies for a Changing World" (No.647, December 2015) (2015-12-15)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(Open Access)]
ADBI-JIIA International Symposium "Current Global Trade Governance: Toward the Next Agenda?" (10 Nov 2015)(2015-11-20)

KOKUSAI MONDAI (International Affairs)
Focus : "ASEAN, Quo vadis?" (No.646, November 2015)(2015-11-13)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
Theme: "Iran Nuclear Program : Challenges and Opportunities"
Speaker: H.E. Dr. Ali Akbar Salehi , Vice President and Head of Atomic Energy Organization of the Islamic Republic of Iran(05 Nov 2015)
(2015-11-11)

AJISS-Commentary
"The CHY issue becomes a global risk"(No.220) / Toshiya Tsugami(2015-11-05)

AJISS-Commentary
No.219 "An Incomplete "Coronation": China's Military Parade and President Xi Jinping's US Visit" / Kenji Minemura (2015-10-30)

KOKUSAI MONDAI (International Affairs) No.645 October 2015
Focus : "Lights and Shadows of Brazil"(2015-10-15)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(Open Access)]
Speaker: Justice Antonio T. Carpio, The Supreme Court of the Philippines
Theme: "China's Land Reclamation in the South China Sea/West Philippine Sea, A Challenge to the Survival of UNCLOS" (25 September 2015)(2015-10-09)

POLICY RECOMMENDATION
"Recommendations for Japan's Middle East Policy"
 (Policy Recommendations from "The Middle East as a Global Strategic Challenge – Outlook in 2030 and Responses(FY2013-2014)")(2015-10-08)

KOKUSAI MONDAI (International Affairs) No.644 September 2015
Focus : "70 Years of Post World War Japan-US Relations"(2015-09-15)

COLUMN
[US-China Relations Report, Vol.1] "The Fog Surrounding China's Cyber Security" / Motohiro Tsuchiya(2015-09-11)

AJISS-Commentary
No.218 Significance of the Guidelines for Japan-US Defense Cooperation and Japan's Defense Legislation in 2015" / Yoji Koda (2015-09-09)

AJISS-Commentary
No.217 "Prime Minister Abe's Statement on the 70th Anniversary of the End of WWII: The Case for Japan's Public Diplomacy" / Akio Watanabe(2015-08-31)

Japan Digital Library
- Yasuo Nakauchi, "Issues Surrounding the Senkaku Islands and the Japan-China Relationship: A History from Japan's Territorial Incorporation to the Present Day and Contemporary Issues"(2015-07-30)

KOKUSAI MONDAI (International Affairs) No.643 July-August 2015
Focus : "China and Ambivalent Neighbors"(2015-07-15)

AJISS-Commentary
No.216 "Japan and the ROK: In Search of a Renewed Relationship" / Masao Okonogi (2015-07-09)

AJISS-Commentary
No.215 "The Negative Effects of Disparities on Economic Growth" / Toshiaki Tachibanaki (2015-07-07)

Visiting Fellow
[Research Paper (FY2014)]
"Analyzing China’s Support for a Crisis Management Mechanism in the East China Sea" / Mr. Mathieu Duchâtel (France)
"The Japan-China Maritime and Air Communication Mechanism: Operational and Strategic Considerations" / Ms. Marta McLellan Ross (U.S.A)
"Some Legal Aspects of the Drilling Rig Incident in the South China Sea in 2014" / Ms. Dung Lan Pham (Vietnam) (2015-06-30)

Visiting Fellow
[Research Paper (FY2014)]
"Towards a rule based order in the Asia-Pacific: Mapping Indian and Japanese strategic thinking (Summary)" / Dr. Shamshad Ahmad KHAN (India)
"Prospects for SAARC-Japan Dialogue Partnership: A Bangladeshi Perspective (Summary)" / Dr. Jashim Mohammed UDDIN (Bangladesh)(2015-06-26)

AJISS-Commentary
No.214 "Obama’s Smart Retrenchment: Realism or Withdrawal?" / Toshihiro Nakayama (2015-06-24)

AJISS-Commentary
No.213 "Nuclear Arms Control after the NPT Review Conference: The Need for a Realistic Approach in the Face of Geopolitical Competition" / Hirofumi Tosaki (2015-06-23)

POLICY RECOMMENDATION
-"Development of the Russian Far East/Siberia and Japan's Economic Security(FY2014)" (Russian/Русский)
(«Освоение российского Дальнего Востока и Сибири и обеспечения экономической безопасности Японии» (2014 ФГ))(2015-06-23)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming]
Theme: "Current US Policy and Its Future Prospects"
Speaker: Ms. Neera Tanden President, Center for American Progress(CAP) (10 June 2015)
(2015-06-22)

KOKUSAI MONDAI (International Affairs) No.642 June 2015
Focus: "Global Outbreaks and Response Network"(2015-06-15)

AJISS-Commentary
No.212 "How to Keep Iran from Cheating: Supplementary Relationship between Verification and Political Strategy" / Nobumasa Akiyama (2015-06-04)

AJISS-Commentary
No.211 "Israel will Face Serious Challenges of Isolation and Population Balance" / Ryoji Tateyama (2015-06-01)

Japan Digital Library
- Toshio Okuhara, "Territorial Sovereignty over the Senkaku Islands"(2015-05-28)

AJISS-Commentary
No.210 "Political leaders in Japan and the ROK should highlight the importance of bilateral cooperation" / Junya Nishino (2015-05-15)

KOKUSAI MONDAI (International Affairs) No.641 May 2015
Focus: "Is the EU Falling Apart?"(2015-05-15)

Japan Digital Library
- Kyoko Hamakawa, "Issues on the Title of the Senkaku Islands: Analysis of the Viewpoints of Japan and China"(2015-05-07)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
Theme: "European Union and Russia in the Neighbourhood: Collision of Visions and Interests"
Speaker: Dr Andris Spruds, Director and Ms. Diana Potjomkina, Research Fellow, Latvian Institute of International Affairs(16 Apr 2015)
(2015-04-28)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
JIIA Open Symposium "Research on Radical Islamic Activities and Strife over Natural Resources in the Sahara Region"(9 Mar 2015) (2015-04-22)

Japan Digital Library
- Arata Yokokawa, "Takeshima"(2015-04-21)

KOKUSAI MONDAI (International Affairs) No.640 April 2015
Focus: "Philosophy and Reality of Xi Jinping"(2015-04-15)


On April 8, 2015, Hiroshima Prefecture announced the latest publication of the Hiroshima Report. The Hiroshima Report 2015 studies, analyzes and evaluates 36 countries’ performance on nuclear disarmament, non-proliferation, and nuclear security in 2014. (2015-04-08)

Japan Digital Library
- Kentaro Serita, "The Senkaku Islands"
- Ayano Shimabukuro, "The Circumstances Surrounding the 'Letter of Appreciation' as Seen from the Documentary Records of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs"
- Susumu Takai, "The Alleged Title over the Island of Takeshima Invoked by the Republic of Korea"
- Takashi Tsukamoto, "An Outline of the Territorial Dispute over Takeshima" (2015-04-07)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
JIIA Open Symposium "Rising Challenges for the Japan-U.S. Alliance in the Global Commons (Cyberspace, Outer Space, and the Arctic Ocean)"(3 Mar 2015) (2015-04-07)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
JIIA Open Symposium "Development of the Russian Far East/Siberia and Japan's Economic Security"(25 Feb 2015)(2015-03-31)

KOKUSAI MONDAI (International Affairs) No.639 March 2015
Focus : "Food Security and Global Sustainable Agriculture"(13 Mar 2015)(2015-03-30)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
JIIA Open Symposium "Japanese Diplomacy in the Indo-Pacific Age" (24 Feb 2015)(2015-03-24)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
JIIA Open Symposium "The Middle East as a Global Strategic Challenge – Outlook in 2030 and Responses" (16 Feb 2015)(2015-03-18)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
JIIA Open Symposium "Scenario Planning for the Korean Peninsula" (12 Feb 2015)(2015-03-12)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(open access)]
JIIA Open Symposium "Postwar Japan's 70 Years and Proactive Contribution to Peace--Striving for the Rule of Law in the Asia-Pacific Region--"(27 Feb 2015)(2015-03-05)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
JIIA Open Symposium "Analysis of Key Actors' Views and Policies vis-á-vis China"(09 Feb 2015)(2015-03-02)

AJISS-Commentary
No.209 "Achieving Economic Recovery in Japan by Expanding Inward Direct Investment" / Shujiro Urata (10 Feb 2015) (2015-02-10)

RESEARCH OUTCOMES
[Research Report] "Japan's Territorial Issues and the Historical Understandings of the Concerned Countries –Case Studies on the Senkaku Islands, Takeshima and the Northern Territories–" (23 Jan 2015)(2015-01-23)

KOKUSAI MONDAI (International Affairs) No.638 January-February 2015
Focus: "Retrospect and Prospect: 70 Years of Post-war Japanese Diplomacy" (15 Jan 2015)(2015-01-15)

AJISS-Commentary
No.208 "How to Address Increasing Risks to Health Security ~ Lessons learned from SARS and pandemic influenza ~" / Shigeru Omi (24 Dec 2014) (2014-12-24)

AJISS-Commentary
No.207 "Japanese Companies Finally Begin Taking Steps to Ensure Active Roles for Women" / Kimie Iwata (16 Dec 2014)(2014-12-16)

KOKUSAI MONDAI (International Affairs) No.637 December 2014
Special Contribution by Purnendra Jain,
"National Interest and Japan's Foreign Aid Policy" (15 Dec 2014)
(2014-12-15)

KOKUSAI MONDAI (International Affairs) No.637 December 2014
Focus: "A Look Back at 60 Years of ODA"(15 Dec 2014)(2014-12-15)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
Speaker:Professor Evgeniy Gontmaher, Deputy Director at IMEMO RAN
Theme: "The Development of the Russian Far East and Asia-Pacific Region"(8 Dec 2014)(2014-12-11)

KOKUSAI MONDAI (International Affairs) No.636 November 2014
Special Contribution by Donald R. Rothwell,
"The Whaling Case: Australian Perspectives" (14 Nov 2014)
(2014-11-14)

KOKUSAI MONDAI (International Affairs) No.636 November 2014
Focus: "The ICJ Ruling on Whaling and the Future of Research Whaling"(14 Nov 2014)(2014-11-14)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(open access)]
Theme: "U.S. Views on Asia and Japan"
Presenter: Chicago Council on Global Affairs (30 October 2014)(2014-10-30)

KOKUSAI MONDAI (International Affairs) No.635 October 2014
Focus: "Public Diplomacy: An International Overview" (15 Oct 2014)(2014-10-15)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
Speaker: Amb. Bruce Miller, Australian Ambassador to Japan
Theme: "Australia, Japan, and the world's premier economic forum: An Australian perspective on the G20" (26 Sep 2014)(2014-10-01)

KOKUSAI MONDAI (International Affairs) No.634 September 2014
Special Contribution by Shiro Armstrong
"Economics Still Trumps Politics Between Japan and China" (12 Sep 2014)
(2014-09-12)

KOKUSAI MONDAI (International Affairs) No.634 September 2014
Focus: "Economics and Security" (12 Sep 2014)(2014-09-12)

AJISS-Commentary
No.206 "Food Safety Scandal and Sino-Japanese Relations" / Tomoo Marukawa (12 Sep 2014) (2014-09-12)

AJISS-Commentary
No.205 "Tax System Reform Compatible with Fiscal Soundness" / Toshihiro Ihori (05 Sep 2014) (2014-09-05)

AJISS-Commentary
No.204 "Xi Jinping's New Asian Security Concept" / Seiichiro Takagi (27 Aug 2014) (2014-08-27)

AJISS-Commentary
No.203 "The New Indian Government and Japan" / Toru Ito (14 Aug 2014)(2014-08-14)

AJISS-Commentary
No.202 "Iraq at a Crossroad and Japan's Role" / Futoshi Matsumoto (05 Aug 2014)(2014-08-05)

AJISS-Commentary
No.201 "What the US Now Craves from Japan" / Keiko Iizuka (01 Aug 2014) (2014-08-01)

AJISS-Commentary
No.200 Special Issue "Enabling Japan to further contribute to the peace and stability of the region and the international community" / Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan (31 Jul 2014) (2014-07-31)

KOKUSAI MONDAI No.633 July-August 2014
Special Contribution by Veerayooth Kanchoochat
"The Middle-income Trap Debate: Taking Stock, Looking Ahead" (15 July 2014)
(2014-07-15)

KOKUSAI MONDAI No.633 July-August 2014 (15 July 2014)
(2014-07-15)

2013 Visiting Research Fellow Paper
"Locating Vietnam-Japan's Strategic Partnership in the Changing East Asian Political Landscape" / Thuy Thi Do (11 July 2014)(2014-07-11)

AJISS-Commentary
No.199 "The Role of Japan’s National Security Council" / Yuichi Hosoya (17 May 2014) (2014-06-17)

KOKUSAI MONDAI No.632 June 2014
Special Contribution by Patrick Messerlin
"The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Ambiguities, opportunities, challenges" (13 June 2014)
(2014-06-13)

KOKUSAI MONDAI No.632 June 2014 (13 June 2014)
(2014-06-13)

COLUMN
"Rebuilding Peace Building: Five Insights from a Japanese Perspective" / Hideaki Asahi, Adjunct Fellow, JIIA / Former Japanese Ambassador to East Timor (29 May 2014)(2014-05-29)

KOKUSAI MONDAI No.631 May 2014 (15 May 2014)
(2014-05-15)

AJISS-Commentary
No.198 "New QDR, New NDPG, and New Defense Guidelines" / Sugio Takahashi (15 May 2014) (2014-05-15)

AJISS-Commentary
No.197 "From the "Three Principles of Arms Exports" to the "Three Principles of Defense Equipment Transfer"" / Heigo Sato (14 May 2014) (2014-05-14)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
Speaker: Ms. Liesl Gerntholtz, The executive director, the women's rights division, Human Rights Watch
Theme: "What the world expects from the Abe diplomacy: from women's rights perspective" (2014-04-08) (2014-05-07)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
Speaker: Mr. David O’SULLIVAN, Chief Operating Officer of the European External Action Service
Theme: "The European Union's strategic partnership in East Asia - what does it mean for Japan?"(2014-03-27)(2014-04-30)

Japan-US Kanazawa Conference(2013-11-22-25)
"A Changing World and the Japan-US Alliance"(2014-04-16)

KOKUSAI MONDAI No.630 April 2014
Special Contribution by Dr. Dmitri Trenin
"The Obama Administration's Policy toward Russia: a Moscow Perspective"
(2014-04-15)

AJISS-Commentary
No.196 "Japan-ASEAN Relations in a Changing East Asian Regional Order" / OBA Mie (9 April 2014)(2014-04-09)

Hiroshima Report 2014
"The Hiroshima Report--Evaluation of Achievement in Nuclear Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Nuclear Security: 2014," the result of the CPDNP research project on Evaluating performances of Selected Countries in the Fields of Nuclear Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Nuclear Security, commissioned by Hiroshima Prefecture (FY2013) was published on April 7, 2014.
The Report and summary (PDF) can be downloaded from the following links:
  → Report and Evaluations (in Japanese and English)
  → Evaluation Sheet (in Japanese and English)
  → Executive Summary (in Japanese and English) (2014-04-07)

AJISS-Commentary
No.195 "The Outlook for Abenomics' Third Arrow" / Motoshige ITO (4 April 2014)(2014-04-04)

AJISS-Commentary
No.194 "Japan's Middle East Policy after the Geneva Interim Agreement with Iran" / Nobumasa Akiyama (20 March 2014)(2014-03-20)

AJISS-Commentary
No.193 "New Power Struggles after the Geneva Interim Agreement on the Iranian Nuclear Program" / Mari Nukii (19 March 2014)(2014-03-19)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
JIIA Study Report FY2013 Symposium "Development of the Russian Far East/Siberia and Japan's Economic Security"(#1&2)(2014-02-18) (2014-03-10)

Topic
  On Wednesday, March 5, President Nogami met with HE Dr. Mohammad Javad Zarif, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and briefed the visiting Minister on cooperation between Japanese and Iranian think tanks. In the week prior to this meeting, President Nogami and other staff from The Japan Institute of International Affairs had visited Tehran, engaging in round-table discussions on the global situation and bilateral relations with the Iranian Foreign Ministry’s Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS) on February 23 and with the Expediency Discernment Council’s Center for Strategic Research (CSR) on February 24.
[Photo1. HE Dr. Mohammad Javad Zarif and President Nogami]  [Photo2. IPIS]  [Photo3. CRS](2014-03-07)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
JIIA Symposium "Analysis of Key Actors' View and Policies vis-à -vis China"(#1, 2)(2014-02-17)(2014-03-04)

AJISS-Commentary
No.192 "Analysis of the Third Plenary Session and the Outlook for the Future" / KATO Hiroyuki (4 March 2014)(2014-03-04)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
Speaker: Ms. Michele Angelique Flournoy Former Under Secretary of Defense For Policy
Theme: "U.S. rebalance to Asia" (2014-02-06) (2014-02-27)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
JIIA Open Symposium "Scenario Planning for the Korean Peninsula[session1&2]"(2014-02-05)(2014-02-26)

AJISS-Commentary
No.191 "Our Sense of Uneasiness about America" / NAKAYAMA Toshihiro (25 February 2014)(2014-02-25)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
JIIA Public Symposium "Rising Challenges for the Japan-U.S. Alliance in the Global Commons (Cyberspace, Outer Space, and the Arctic Ocean)"(2014-01-31)(2014-02-20)

JIIA Forum / Symposium
[Speech Digest] "A Partnership for Prosperity and Growth in a Globalised World" / Mr. Enda Kenny Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland (2013-12-03)(2014-02-13)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
JIIA Public Symposium "The Middle East as a Global Strategic Challenge -Outlook in 2030 and Responses"[Session 1 & 2](2014-01-23) (2014-01-28)

AJISS-Commentary
No.190 "A Technical Aspect of ADIZ" / Toshimichi Nagaiwa (17 January 2014)(2014-01-17)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
JIIA-Ishikawa Open Forum
Keynote speech & Panelist presentations (2013-11-24)(2013-12-26)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
Speaker: H.E. The Minister. Nabil Fahmy, Foreign Minister of Arab Republic of Egypt
Theme: "Egypt's Role in the Stability of the Middle East" (2013-12-19) (2013-12-24)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
Speaker: VADM John Miller, Commander, US 5th Fleet, and Commander, Combined Maritime Forces: CMF
Theme: "The situation in the Middle East and the activities and challenges of the 5th Fleet / CMF"(2013-12-17) (2013-12-20)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
Speaker: Mr. Enda Kenny Taoiseach (Prime Minister) of Ireland
Theme: “A Partnership for Prosperity and Growth in a Globalised World"(2013-12-03) (2013-12-05)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
Speaker: H.E.Ms.Zainab Hawa Bangura, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict
Theme: "Putting in Place a Framework to Prevent Sexual Violence in Conflict"(2013-11-21)(2013-11-21)

AJISS-Commentary
No.189 "Japan-US Security Consultative Committee at Tokyo
From 'Quiet Transformation' to 'Noteworthy Institutionalization' of the Alliance" / Ryo Sahashi (21 November 2013)
(2013-11-21)

AJISS-Commentary
No.188 "Tokyo 2020: Making the Most of Its Intangible Value" / Wakako YUKI (20 November 2013)(2013-11-20)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
Speaker: Ph.D, Member of Russian Academy of Science Dmitri Trenin
Director of the Carnegie Moscow Center
Theme:"Recent situation in Russia, her foreign policy and its bearing on Russo-Japanese relations"(2013-11-11) (2013-11-19)

RESEARCH OUTCOME
North Korea in 2012 (FY2012) - Report Summary(2013-11-18)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
JIIA Open Symposium "International Territory Related Issues over Islands"(2013-11-01) (2013-11-07)

AJISS-Commentary
No.187 "TICAD V: Establishing Africa as a Continent of Opportunities for Japan and the World" / Akihiko TANAKA (7 November 2013)(2013-11-07)

POLICY RECOMMENDATION
The 8th Japan–Australia Track 1.5 Dialogue - Policy Recommendations(June 20–21,2013)(2013-10-31)

International Policy Conference
The 8th Japan–Australia Track 1.5 Dialogue - Report (20-21 June 2013)(2013-10-28)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
Speaker: Dr.Fiona Hill, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution
Theme: "Putin and Russian Foreign Policy"(2013-10-17) (2013-10-23)

AJISS-Commentary
No.186 "The TPP and the Internationalization of Japanese Agriculture" / Masayoshi HONMA (18 October 2013)(2013-10-18)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
Speaker: Mr. Bruce Stokes, Director of Global Economic Attitudes, Pew Research Center
Theme: "Global views of Japan, China and United States: the policy implications"(2013-09-30) (2013-10-03)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
Speaker: Baroness Pauline Neville-Jones, The former Minister of State for Security and Counter Terrorism, Home Office Special Representative to Business on Cyber Security
Theme: "Cyber Security - its role in national security"(2013-09-25) (2013-10-01)

AJISS-Commentary
No.185 "Strategy Sharing rather than Reflection Sharing (2): A Principle for Proactive Relations with Korea" / Kazuo Ogoura (12 September 2013)(2013-09-12)

AJISS-Commentary
No.184 "Strategy Sharing rather than Reflection Sharing (1): A Principle for Proactive Relations with Korea" / Kazuo Ogoura (11 September 2013) (2013-09-11)

International Policy Conference
The 19th Japan-U.S. Security Seminar, San Francisco (Mar 15-16, 2013)
New Governments, Renewed Purpose: the 19th Japan-US Security Seminar-A Conference Report (March, 2013)(2013-08-26)

AJISS-Commentary
No.183 "US-China Summit Meeting Brings Sigh of Relief to Japan" / Hiroyuki Akita (22 August 2013)(2013-08-22)

AJISS-Commentary
No.182 "A Shockwave from the Mecca of Soccer, Brazil - A Drive to Understand the NICs Individually" / Kotaro HORISAKA (21 August 2013)(2013-08-21)

AJISS-Commentary
No.181 "Moving ASEAN and AEC Forward Beyond 2015" / Hidetoshi Nishimura (14 August 2013)(2013-08-14)

AJISS Commentary
No.180 "Xi Jinping's 'Chinese Dream' and the Unity of the Chinese Nation" / Yusuke Anami (13 August 2013)(2013-08-13)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
JIIA Forum "What Do Alliances Mean to the US?" (2013-07-19)(2013-07-23)

RESEARCH OUTCOME
The present and future of regional integration(FY2012) - Executive Summary(2013-07-05)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
JIIA Forum "Mr. Kai Holst Andersen, Deputy Minister, Department of Foreign Affairs, Government of Greenland"(2013-06-27)(2013-07-01)

AJISS Commentary
No.179 "The Japan-Taiwan Fisheries Agreement Will Not "Contain China"" / Madoka FUKUDA (19 Jun 2013) (2013-06-19)

RESEARCH OUTCOME
The future of the Arab Spring(FY2012) - Report Summary(2013-06-17)

Special Contribution to KOKUSAI MONDAI (INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS)
(June 2013 Issue)
-"Endgame: Challenges for the United States in finalizing the TPP Negotiations" / Mireya Solís (14 June 2013)
-"FTAs in the Asia-Pacific: a Chinese Perspective" / Zhang Yunling and Shen Minghui (14 June 2013)(2013-06-14)

AJISS Commentary
No.178 "Japan should turn its attention to higher added-value investment in Indonesia" / Yuri Sato (11 Jun 2013)(2013-06-11)

AJISS Commentary
No.177 "Serious Efforts Necessary to Reinvigorating the WTO" / Junji Nakagawa (04 Jun 2013)(2013-06-04)

RESEARCH OUTCOME
The transformation of Russia's political system and its impact on foreign policy(FY2012) - Interim Report-Summary(2013-05-31)

AJISS-Commentary
No.176 "Abenomics Brings Japan out of the Lost Two Decades" / Hajime Takata (31 May 2013)(2013-05-31)

POLICY RECOMMENDATION
Arctic governance and Japan's diplomatic strategy(FY2012)(2013-05-28)

JIIA Forum / Symposium [Video streaming(members only)]
Mr. Peter Maurer, President, the International Commitee of the Red Cross
Theme: "Recent trends in humanitarian emergencies and ICRC approach to promote a humanitarian space in armed conflicts: the ICRC marks 150 years of humanitarian action"(Co-Sponsored by ICRC and JIIA)(2013-05-16)(2013-05-20)

POLICY RECOMMENDATION
Japan-India-US Trilateral Strategic Dialogue on Security Issues in the Indo-Pacific Region(May 8,2013) (2013-05-08)

AJISS-Commentary
No.175 "TICAD V: Japan Should Contribute to Sustained Development of African Economy" / Keiichi Tsunekawa (8 May 2013)(2013-05-08)

"Hiroshima Report ―Evaluation of Achievement in Nuclear Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Nuclear Security: 2010-2012―"
the result of research project on Evaluating performances of Selected Countries in the Fields of Nuclear Disarmament, Non-Proliferation and Nuclear Security, commissioned by Hiroshima Prefecture (FY2012) .(2013-04-12)

JIIA Forum / Symposium
[Video streaming(members only)] JIIA Forum "Prospects for the Japan-US Relation under the Second Obama Administration and the New Japanese Administration"(2013-03-05)(2013-04-05)

AJISS-Commentary
No.174 "Japan Needs to Establish National Crisis Management System to Protect Own Nationals from Terrorism" / Toshiyuki Shikata (28 March 2013)(2013-03-28)

JIIA Forum / Symposium
[Video streaming(open access)] JIIA Forum "TPP and Growth Strategies in the Asia-Pacific from the Perspective of Economic Outocome Analysis"(2013-03-19)(2013-03-28)

AJISS-Commentary
No.173 "A Golden Opportunity for Japan's Regional Integration Policy: TPP, RCEP, and CJK" / Takashi Terada (26 March 2013)(2013-03-26)

AJISS-Commentary
No.172 "Japanese and South Korean Leaders Should Strengthen Public Diplomacy" / Tadashi Kimiya (21 March 2013) (2013-03-21)

JIIA Forum / Symposium
[Video streaming] JIIA Public Symposium "Technological Innovation and Changes in the International Order" Study Report (2013-2-21)(2013-03-12)

JIIA Forum / Symposium
[Video Streaming(members only)] JIIA Public Symposium "Security Order in the Indo-Pacific and Japan's Foreign Policy" Study Report (2013-2-22)(2013-03-12)

JIIA Forum / Symposium
[Video streaming(members only)] JIIA Public Symposium "The Future of the 'Arab Spring" Study Report (2013-02-19)(2013-02-27)

JIIA Forum / Symposium
[Video streaming(members only)] JIIA Public Symposium "North Korea in 2012" Study Report (2013-02-08)(2013-02-26)

JIIA Forum / Symposium
[Video streaming(members only)] JIIA Public Symposium "The Present and Future of Regional Integration" Study Report (2013-02-06)(2013-02-20)

AJISS-Commentary
No.171 "Prime Minister Abe and President Obama Can Strengthen the Alliance" / Fumiaki Kubo (19 February 2013)(2013-02-19)

JIIA Forum / Symposium
[Video streaming(members only)] JIIA Public Symposium "Arctic Governance and Japan's Diplomatic Strategy" Study Report (Keynote lecture & session1~3) (2013-02-01)(2013-02-14)

JIIA Forum / Symposium
[Vide streaming(open access)] JIIA Special Forum on Territories at Sea #1
“Toward the Establishment of the Nansei Islands Line Defense Posture: The Position of the Senkaku Islands in China’s Maritime Strategy and Japan’s Desirable Response”(2013-01-18)(2013-02-13)

JIIA Forum / Symposium
[Video streaming(members only)] Prof. David Shambaugh
"China's Foreign Policy Challenges under Xi Jinping"(2013-01-24) (2013-02-07)

AJISS-Commentary
No.170 "The Case for Japan's Energy Strategy after the Shale Revolution" / Naoatsu Aoyama (30 January 2013)(2013-01-30)

JIIA Forum / Symposium
[Video streaming(members only)] Japan-India Symposium
"The 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relationship between Japan and India" (2012-12-13)(2013-01-25)

AJISS-Commentary
No.169 "Japan Should Strengthen Naval Cooperation with India" / Hideaki Kaneda (17 January 2013)(2013-01-17)

International Policy Conference
The 18th Japan-U.S. Security Seminar, San Francisco(Mar 2012)
A Shift in Focus: the 18th Japan-US Security Seminar-A Conference Report (March 2012)(2013-01-10)

AJISS-Commentary
No.168 "Japan: a Treasure Trove for Approaches to Dealing with the European Crisis" / Hajime Takata(19 December 2012)
(2012-12-19)

JIIA Forum / Symposium
[Video streaming(members only)] Jappan-France symposium
"Japan-France Cooperation as Global Players" (2012-12-15)(2012-12-15)

AJISS-Commentary
No.167 "The Future of Japanese Domestic Politics and Japan's Path Ahead" / Katsuyuki Yakushiji(13 December 2012)
(2012-12-13)

AJISS-Commentary
No.166 "No Conceivable Alternative to Democracy" / Masayuki Tadokoro(30 November 2012)
(2012-11-30)

JIIA Forum / Symposium
[Video streaming(members only)] "Prospects for U.S.-Japan Peace-building Cooperation: Joint Study Report"
IFPA (Institute of Foreign Policy Analysis)-OSIPP (Osaka School of International Public Policy) Joint Project sponsored by Center for Global Partnership, co-sponsored by JIIA(2012-11-19) (2012-11-21)

JIIA Forum / Symposium
[Video streaming(members only)] Amb. Toshiro Suzuki
"The Syrian Crisis and the International Actions"(2012-11-15) (2012-11-19)

AJISS-Commentary
No.165 "NUCLEAR ENERGY IS INDISPENSABLE FOR JAPAN'S FUTURE" / Yoshiyuki Kasai(13 November 2012)
(2012-11-13)

AJISS-Commentary
No.164 "JAPAN SHOULD STAND FIRM ON THE SENKAKU ISLANDS DISPUTE" / Masashi Nishihara(06 November 2012)
(2012-11-06)

JIIA Forum
Digest: "Situations in the Middle East and Energy Strategies after Fukushima: Japan's Multiple Crises ?" / Mr. Nobuo Tanaka(09 October 2012)(2012-11-01)

JIIA Forum
Mr. Bogdan Lucian AURESCU
State Secretary for Strategic Affairs, The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Romania
"The Maritime Delimitation in the Black Sea Case: An Equitable Settlement of a Maritime Boundary"
- Speech Transcript -

Amb. Alexander Panov
Former Ambassador of Russian Federation to Japan
"Current Situation in the Asia-Pacific Region and Russian Policy toward Japan"
(2012-10-22)

AJISS-Commentary
No.162 "JAPANESE RESPONSES TO THE 3RD ARMITAGE-NYE REPORT" / Takashi Kawakami(09 October 2012)
(2012-10-09)

POLICY RECOMMENDATION
The Senkakus: Actions to Keep the Situation under Control(24 September 2012)(2012-09-24)

Other Papers
"U.S. Policy Toward the Korean Peninsula: Accomplishments and Future Challenges" /Scott Snyder(14 September 2012)(2012-09-14)

International Policy Conference
The 3rd JIIA-SAIS-APF Japan-US-Canada trilateral conference (May 7-8,2012)(2012-08-14)

JIIA Visiting Fellow
"Japan-India Maritime Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific Region: Prospects and Problems" / Rupakjyoti Borah, 2011 JIIA Visiting Fellow (24 July 2012)(2012-07-15)

Column
"An Uneasy Future of East Timor, Ten Years after Independence" / Hideaki Asahi(02 July 2012)(2012-07-02)

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AJISS-Commentary
No.153 "How Can We Stop the Suppression in Syria?" / Teruaki Moriyama (19 June 2012)(2012-06-19)

Important Notice
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