The Ninth APAP Forum was held on March 19-21, 2004, in Tokyo, Japan. Close to 60 participants from countries throughout the Asia Pacific region gathered for discussions on the theme of “Toward East Asian Community Building: New Challenges of Regional Cooperation and Partnership.”
The forum began with an overview session on challenges for East Asian community building, which was followed by a session on cooperation toward regional economic order. The third session focused on how to strengthen the intellectual underpinnings for East Asian community building, and the forum’s fourth session addressed the issue of regional collaboration for peace building.
March 19
Overview Session: “Challenges for East Asian Community Building”
Overview Presentation:
Hitoshi Tanaka, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs
Moderator:
Tadashi Yamamoto, President, Japan Center for International Exchange
Panelists:
Jusuf Wanandi, Founding Member, Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Indonesia
Wang Gungwu, Director, East Asian Institute, Singapore
March 20
Session II: “Cooperation Toward Regional Economic Order”
Moderator:
Hadi Soesastro, Executive Director, Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Indonesia
Panelists:
Narongchai Akrasanee, Chairman, Seranee Holdings Co. Ltd., Thailand
Jesus Estanislao, Director, Institute of Corporate Directors, Philippines
Ryokichi Hirono, Professor Emeritus, Seikei University
Session III: “Strengthening the Intellectual Underpinnings for East Asian Community Building”
Moderator:
Charles Morrison, President, The East-West Center, U.S.A.
Panelists:
Ahn Byung-joon, Visiting Professor, Graduate Institute of Policy Studies, Korea
Paul Evans, Director, Program on Canada-Asia Policy Studies, Institute of Asian Research, University of British Columbia, Canada
Akihiko Tanaka, Director, Institute of Oriental Culture, University of Tokyo
Wang Jisi, Director, Institute of American Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
March 21
Session IV: “Regional Collaboration for Peace Building”
Moderator:
Carolina Hernandez, President, Institute of Strategic and Development Studies, Philippines
Panelists:
Kim Kyung-Won, President, Institute of Social Sciences
Ryosei Kokubun, Director, Institute of East Asian Studies, Keio University
Zhang Yunling, Director, Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
Concluding Session
Ahn Byung-joon |
Visiting Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, Tokyo |
Chia Siow Yue |
Senior Research Fellow, Singapore Institute of International Affairs |
Gerald Curtis |
Professor, Political Science, East Asian Institute, Columbia University, U.S.A. |
Jesus P. Estanislao |
President and Chief Executive Officer, Institute of Corporate Directors; former Secretary of Finance of the Philippines |
Paul Evans |
Director, Program on Canada-Asia Policy Studies, University of British Columbia, Canada |
Akiko Fukushima |
Director of Policy Studies and Senior Fellow, National Institute for Research Advancement (NIRA), Japan |
Motohisa Furukawa |
Member, House of Representatives, Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) |
Yoshitaro Fuwa |
Professor, Graduate School of Environmental Management, Hosei University, Japan |
James Gannon |
Executive Director, Japan Center for International Exchange (U.S.A.), Inc. |
Frank Hartmann |
First Secretary, German Embassy |
Carolina G. Hernandez |
Professor of Political Science, University of the Philippines; Chair of the Board of Directors, Institute for Strategic and Development Studies, Inc. |
Denis Hew Wei-Yun |
Fellow and Coordinator, Regional Economic Studies, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) |
Ryokichi Hirono |
Professor Emeritus, Seikei University, Japan |
Andrew Horvat |
Japan Representative, The Asia Foundation |
Hiroya Ichikawa |
Professor, Sophia University, Japan |
Akira Iriyama |
President, Sasakawa Peace Foundation (SPF), Japan |
Ken Jimbo |
Director of Research, The Japan Forum on International Relations, Inc. |
Eiichi Katahara |
Professor, Faculty of Law, Kobe Gakuin University, Japan |
Hideko Katsumata |
Managing Director and Executive Secretary, Japan Center for International Exchange |
Tim Kelly |
Main policy reporter, Bloomberg News |
Kim Kyung-Won |
President, Seoul Forum for International Affairs |
Takashi Kiuchi |
Statutory Auditor, Shinsei Trust & Banking Co., Ltd., Japan |
Kazuko Kojima |
Assistant Profesor, College of International Studies |
Ryosei Kokubun |
Director, Institute of East Asian Studies, Keio University, Japan |
Jun’etsu Komatsu |
Managing Director, The Japan Foundation Asia Center |
Koji Matsui |
Member, House of Councillors, Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) |
Makio Miyagawa |
Director, The Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) |
Noel M. Morada |
Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Political Science, University of the Philippines Diliman; Executive Director, Institute for Strategic and Development Studies (ISDS) |
Charles E. Morrison |
President, The East-West Center, U.S.A. |
Narongchai Akrasanee |
Chairman, Seranee Holdings Co. Ltd; former Minister of Commerce and Senator of Thailand |
Takeshi Nishida |
Member, House of Representatives, Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Japan |
Masashi Nishihara |
President, National Defense Academy, Japan |
Makito Noda |
Chief Program Officer and Director for Research Coordination, Japan Center for International Exchange |
Francis N. Pangilinan |
Majority Leader, Senate of the Republic of the Philippines |
Yasuhisa Shiozaki |
Member, House of Representatives, Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) |
Hadi Soesastro |
Executive Director, Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Indonesia |
Djoko Susilo |
Member of Commission I (Defense and Foreign Affairs), House of Representatives; Member, Muhammadiyah, Indonesia |
Isami Takeda |
Professor, Dokkyo University, Japan |
Akihiko Tanaka |
Director, Institute of Oriental Culture, University of Tokyo |
Hitoshi Tanaka |
Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs, Japan |
Koji Tomita |
Director, Policy Coordination Division, Foreign Policy Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan |
Kiyohiko Toyama |
Member, House of Councillors, New Komeito, Japan |
Isamu Ueda |
Member, House of Representatives, New Komeito, Japan |
Shyama Venkateswar |
Director, Asian Social Issues Program, Asia Society |
Jusuf Wanandi |
Founding Member, Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Indonesia |
Wang Gungwu |
Director, East Asian Institute; Professor, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore |
Wang Jisi |
Director, Institute of American Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Science |
Koji Watanabe |
Senior Fellow, Japan Center for International Exchange; Executive Advisor, Nippon Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) |
Elizabeth William |
Program Officer, HIV-AIDS, Asia Society |
Taizo Yakushiji |
Member, Council for Science and Technology Policy of the Cabinet Office; Executive Research Director, International Institute for Policy Studies (IIPS); Professor, Political Science, Keio University |
Takio Yamada |
Director, Regional Policy Division, Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan |
Tadashi Yamamoto |
President, Japan Center for International Exchange |
Fumio Yamazaki |
Official, Regional Policy Division, Asian and Oceanic Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan |
Ippei Yamazawa |
President, International University of Japan |
Tracy Yang |
Visiting Fellow, Asian Development Bank Institute |
Yasuo Yoshioka |
Chief of Staff and Senior Policy Advisor to Keizo Takemi, Member of the House of Councillors, Japan |
Zhang Yunling |
Director, Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences |