The New Europe Center invites to the forum “Asia Strategy in Action. The Role of Ukraine-Japan Cooperation” with the participation of Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Ambassador of Japan to Ukraine, Ambassador of Ukraine to Japan, leading Ukrainian and Japanese experts.
Date: February 16, 2021
Time: 9.30 – 14:00
Working languages: Ukrainian and English
The event will be broadcast in Ukrainian here and in English here.
Please register here to receive the link to the live event beforehand and the discussion paper on bilateral Ukrainian-Japanese relations after the event to your email box.
The first Ukrainian-Japanese forum aims to establish closer cooperation and develop a better understanding between two countries, in particular at the level of think tanks. Across three discussion panels, government officials, analysts and academics from Japan and Ukraine will discuss issues related to the broader security environment in which both countries are operating today, as well as bilateral issues including the role of soft power in Ukraine-Japan relations.
AGENDA
Welcoming remarks: Dmytro Kuleba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
Ambassador’s Address: Takashi Kurai, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to Ukraine
Discussion Panel #1. The Security Environment in Europe and Asia: views from Ukraine and Japan (9:55-11:00)
- Yevhenii Yenin, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine;
- Bonji Ohara, Senior Fellow, Sasakawa Peace Foundation;
- Oleksiy Melnyk, Co-Director, Foreign Relations and International Security Programs, Razumkov Centre;
- Michito Tsuruoka, Associate Professor, Keio University;
- Moderator: Alyona Getmanchuk, Director of the New Europe Center
Discussion Panel #2. Japan and Ukraine: how to secure effective global partnership (11:15-12:30)
- Sergiy Korsunsky, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to Japan;
- Atsuko Higashino, Associate Professor, University of Tsukuba (online);
- Shoichi Itoh, Senior Analyst, The Institute of Energy Economics (online);
- Olena Mykal, Senior Lecturer, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, PhD (Waseda University);
- Moderator: Sergiy Solodkyy, First Deputy Director of the New Europe Center
Discussion Panel #3. The role of soft power in Ukraine-Japan relations. What should be done differently? (12:45-14:00)
- Volodymyr Sheiko, Director General, Ukrainian Institute;
- Daisuke Kitade, Researcher, Mitsui&Co. Global Strategic Studies Institute;
- Olga Khomenko, Associate Professor, Kyiv School of Economics, PhD (University of Tokyo, 2005);
- Nataliia Butyrska, East Asia specialist;
- Moderator: Takashi Hirano, Head of Japan section, Ukrinform agency
