Past Events

Japan’s Corporate Governance Transformed? Financialization and Corporate Performance in Global Perspective

October 27, 2025

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12:00PM - 1:00PM EDT

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Bowie-Vernon Conference Room (K262), CGIS Knafel Bldg., 1737 Cambridge St. and online via Zoom (registration required).

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Speaker: Hideaki Miyajima (Professor, Faculty of Commerce; Executive Vice President, Waseda University) Moderator: Christina Davis (Edwin O. Reischauer Professor of Japanese Politics, Department of Government; Director, Program on U.S.-Japan Relations...

Mediating Power: How Hybrid Media Disrupts Elite Messaging in Japan

October 20, 2025

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12:00PM - 1:00PM EDT

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Bowie-Vernon Conference Room (K262), CGIS Knafel Bldg., 1737 Cambridge St. and online via Zoom (registration required).

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Speaker: Colin Moreshead (Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University) Moderator: Christina Davis (Edwin O. Reischauer Professor of Japanese Politics, Department of Government; Director, Program on U.S.-Japan Relations, Harvard University) Discussant: Henry...

Dominance through Division: Group-based Clientelism in Japan

October 6, 2025

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12:00PM - 1:00PM EDT

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Bowie-Vernon Conference Room (K262), CGIS Knafel Bldg., 1737 Cambridge St. and online via Zoom (registration required).

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Speaker: Amy Catalinac (Associate Professor, Department of Politics, NYU) Moderator: Noah Nathan (Associate Professor, Political Science, MIT) This seminar is part of the Special Series on Technology, Society, and Geopolitics, supported by a grant from...

Martyrs, Morale, and Militarism: The Political Impact of Devastation and Slaughter

September 22, 2025

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12:00PM - 1:00PM EDT

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Bowie-Vernon Conference Room (K262), CGIS Knafel Bldg., 1737 Cambridge St. and online via Zoom (registration required).

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Speaker: David Weinstein (Carl S. Shoup Professor of the Japanese Economy; Director, Center of Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia University) Moderator: Christina Davis (Edwin O. Reischauer Professor of Japanese Politics, Department of Government...

The Enduring Legacies of World War II in East Asia: Reflections 80 Years Later

September 8, 2025

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12:00PM - 1:15PM EDT

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CGIS South S020, Belfer Case Study Room, 1730 Cambridge St. Cambridge, MA 02138

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The Enduring Legacies of World War II in East Asia: Reflections 80 Years Later (Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies) Panelists: Thomas Berger (Professor of International Relations, Pardee School of Global Studies, Boston University) Mark Caprio (Kim Koo...

Associates' Panel, "Innovation and Growth Strategy"

April 28, 2025

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12:00PM - 1:15PM EDT

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Bowie-Vernon Conference Room (K262), CGIS Knafel Bldg., 1737 Cambridge St., and Online (Zoom)

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“The Future of Public Financial Institutions: Japan in Global Perspective” Ryo Fukuda Associate, Program on US-Japan Relations, Harvard University; Development Bank of Japan, Inc. “The Role of the Private Sector in U.S.-Japan Economic Security Cooperation...

Associates' Panel, "Technology, Geopolitics, and New Security Challenges"

April 14, 2025

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12:00PM - 1:15PM EDT

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Bowie-Vernon Conference Room (K262), CGIS Knafel Bldg., 1737 Cambridge St., and Online (Zoom)

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“The Growing Threats of Unmanned Aircraft System and the SDF’s Response” Hiroyuki Kobayashi Associate, Program on US-Japan Relations, Harvard University; Japan Air Self-Defense Force “Cross-Border Evidence Collection in Cyberspace: Challenges for Japan’s...

Associates' Panel / Economic Security and International Trade

April 7, 2025

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12:00PM - 1:15PM EDT

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Bowie-Vernon Conference Room (K262), CGIS Knafel Bldg., 1737 Cambridge St., and Online (Zoom)

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Speakers "Expanding Agri-food Exports: Japan in Global Perspective" Shin Egishi Associate, Program on US-Japan Relations, Harvard University; Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting Co., Ltd. "Revisiting Weaponized Interdependence: The Japan-South Korea...

Associates' Panel / Social Policy Agenda and Innovations

March 31, 2025

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12:00PM - 1:15PM EDT

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Bowie-Vernon Conference Room (K262), CGIS Knafel Bldg., 1737 Cambridge St., and Online (Zoom)

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Speakers Masami Fujioka Associate, Program on US-Japan Relations, Harvard University; Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry Nagisa Osaki Associate, Program on US-Japan Relations, Harvard University; House of Representatives Minato Sato Associate...

Citizenship and Multiculturalism in East Asia: A Comparative Study of Marriage Migration in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan

March 24, 2025

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12:00PM - 1:00PM EDT

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Bowie-Vernon Conference Room (K262), CGIS Knafel Bldg., 1737 Cambridge St., and Online (Zoom)

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Speaker: Margarita Estévez-Abe Associate Professor, Political Science Department, Syracuse University Moderator: Susan J. Pharr Edwin O. Reischauer Research Professor of Japanese Politics; Senior Advisor, Program on US-Japan Relations, Harvard University...

Ryan Moran, "Selling the Future: Community, Hope, and Crisis in the Early History of Japanese Life Insurance"

March 10, 2025

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12:00PM - 1:00PM EDT

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Bowie-Vernon Conference Room (K262), CGIS Knafel Bldg., 1737 Cambridge St., and Online (Zoom)

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Ryan Moran Assistant Professor, Department of History, University of Utah Moderator: David Howell Robert K. and Dale J. Weary Professor of Japanese History; Professor of History; Acting Director, Program on US-Japan Relations, Harvard University Co...

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Joseph Seeley, "Border of Water and Ice: The Yalu River and Japan's Empire in Korea and Manchuria"

March 6, 2025

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4:30PM - 6:00PM EST

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Thomas Chan-Soo Kang Room (S050), CGIS South Building, 1730 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02138

In Person

Joseph Seeley Assistant Professor, Department of History, University of Virginia Chair: Victor Seow John L. Loeb Associate Professor of the Social Sciences, Harvard University More Information Korea Colloquium, sponsored by the Korea Institute; co...

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