Japan Events
Making Homes, Building Bases: The Politics of Domesticity in the U.S. Occupation of Okinawa
November 28, 2011 // 4:00pm — 5:15pm
Asia Program
An event exploring the relationship between the United States and Okinawa through the lenses of gender and "scientific domesticity" during the U.S. occupation of the islands.
India-Japan Ties: Asia's Fastest Growing Relationship?
November 15, 2011 // 3:30pm — 5:30pm
Asia Program
A discussion about the partnership described as Asia's fastest growing relationship.
Japan's Peace Constitution at 65: Time for a Change?
September 22, 2011 // 3:00pm — 5:30pm
Asia Program
An event examining efforts to revise and reinterpret the Japanese constitution's "war renouncing" Article 9.
Book Launch: Water: Asia's New Battleground
September 12, 2011 // 4:00pm — 5:30pm
Asia Program
Brahma Chellaney, one of India's most prominent strategists, discusses the threat posed by water tensions in Asia.
Harnessing Natural Resources for Peacebuilding: Lessons From U.S. and Japanese Assistance
July 20, 2011 // 8:30am — 5:00pm
Environmental Change and Security Program
This symposium celebrates the development of Harnessing Natural Resources for Peacebuilding: Lessons from U.S. and Japanese Assistance. Several contributors discuss lessons for development and security practitioners on the roles of natural resource management in conflict and peacebuilding; lessons on conflict dynamics and power structures in post-conflict situations; and, development challenges in post-conflict natural resource management programs.
Northeast Asia on the Path to Copenhagen
November 17, 2009 // 12:30pm — 4:30pm
Asia Program
The Asia Program and the China Environment Forum host a two-panel event on how nations in northeast Asia are preparing for the UN Conference on Climate Change to take place in December in Copenhagen.
Japan's Declining Population: Clearly a Problem, But What's the Solution?
April 24, 2008 // 3:30pm — 5:30pm
Asia Program
Four experts speak to the multidimensional nature of Japan's declining population.
Looking Forward: Sustaining the Earth and Humanity - Implications for the New UN Secretary-General
March 26, 2007 // 9:30am — 11:00am
Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity
Realizing the goal of stabilizing the environment requires new frameworks for global actions. This event, which marks the second in a three-meeting series on UN reform, examines the role of the UN and its member states in leading the environmental sustainability movement.