Asia Pacific Agenda Project

March 19–21, 2004
Tokyo

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