As part of the 2014-2015 Mitsubishi Corporation Lecture Series, Taro Kono gave a talk about Japan’s changing energy dynamics in the aftermath of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. Taro Kono is a member of the Japan National Diet House of Representatives. A graduate of Georgetown University in Washington, DC, Rep. Kono is currently serving his 6th term in

In May 2009, following a five-year period for planning and preparation, Japan’s new so-called jury system went into operation. The talk began with a discussion of the background and debates leading up to introduction of the new system, including the motivations for introduction and concerns surrounding the system before it went into effect. It then

Renowned author, diplomat and scholar, Dr. Shinichi Kitaoka delivered a talk for the 2013-2014 Mitsubishi Corporation Lecture Series. The focus was on Japan’s first-ever National Security Strategy, as well as the restructuring of the legal basis for Japan’s national security. Shinichi Kitaoka is a professor at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, and Executive Director

As part of the 2013-2014 Mitsubishi Corporation Lecture Series, Motoshige Itoh delivered a talk titled “On ‘Abenomics’ and the Japanese Economy: Prime Minister Abe’s New Policies to Boost Japan’s Economy.” Motoshige Itoh is professor of international economics at the Graduate School of Economics, University of Tokyo, and president of the National Institute for Research Advancements (NIRA),

It has been said that no single decision ever made by an American president has aroused more discussion and debate than the decision to use the atomic bomb. Watch our very own Kenneth B. Pyle discuss the continuing controversy among historians over this decision as part of the Griffith and Patricia Way Lecture Series.