The eighth meeting of the Japanese-German Forum was held in Tokyo on February 5–7, 2000. Thirty-seven members of the Forum gathered to discuss political and economic trends within Japan and Germany; common challenges posed by demographic changes and the future of social security in the two countries; the IT revolution and its potential impact on the economy, media, research in Japan and Germany; and international issues such as the new Millennium Round of trade talks, questions related to the international monetary regime, and regional security. Prime Minister Obuchi addressed the Group at a dinner meeting. At the end of the meeting, the participants prepared a joint letter for submission to the respective heads of state.
GERMAN PARTICIPANTS | |
Chairman | |
Dr. Ulrich CARTELLIERI | Member of Supervisory Board Executive Committee, Deutsche Bank AG |
Participants | |
Dr. Dietmar BARTSCH | Member of Parliament (PDS) |
Dr. Thilo Graf BROCKDORFF | Member of the Foundation Council, Japanese-German Center Berlin (JDZB); President of the German-Japanese Society Potsdam |
Rainer BRUDERLE | Member of Parliament (FDP) |
Rolf HEMPELMANN | Member of Parliament (SPD) |
Dr.-Ing. E.h. Hans-Olaf HENKEL | President of the Federal Association of German Industries (BDI) |
Gebhard HIELSCHER | Journalist; Former Far-East Correspondent, Süddeutsche Zeitung |
Prof. Dr. Irmela HIJIYA-KIRSCHNEREIT | Director, German Institute for Japanese Studies |
Carl Michael ILLIES | President and Managing Director, C. Illies & Co. |
Dr. Uwe KAESTNER | German Ambassador to Japan |
Volker KLEIN | Secretary General, JDZB |
Prof. Manfred LAHNSTEIN | Consultant, Lahnstein & Partner; Special Representative of the Board, Bertelsmann AG |
Dr. Otto Graf LAMBSDORFF | Former Federal Minister of Economics; Chairman, Friedrich-Naumann-Foundation |
Prof. Dr. Hanns W. MAULL | Professor of Political Science, University of Trier |
Prof. Dr. Rudiger POHL | President, Institute for Economic Research Halle (IWH) |
Edzard REUTER | Former Chairman, Daimler-Benz AG |
Wolfgang Schmitt | Manager Director, German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ) |
Dr. Cornelius Sommer | Director for Asian and Pacific Affairs, Federal Foreign Office |
JAPANESE PARTICIPANTS | |
Chairman | |
Hirotaro HIGUCHI | Honorary Chairman, Asahi Breweries, Ltd. |
Participants | |
Yoshio HACHIRO | Member of the House of Representatives (Democratic Party of Japan-DPJ) |
Nobuo ISHIHARA | Former Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary; President, Research Institute for Local Government |
Shinichi KITAOKA | Professor, University of Tokyo |
Akira KOJIMA | Director/Editorial Page Editor, The Nihon Keizai Shimbun |
Kenji KOSAKA | Senior State Secretary for Posts and Telecommunications; Member of the House of Representatives (Liberal Democratic Party-LDP) |
Kunihisa KUME | Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany |
Toru KUSUKAWA | Senior Councilor, Fuji Research Institute Corporation |
Asahiko MIHARA | Former Member of the House of Representatives |
Ryohei MURATA | Former Ambassador to Germany; Advisor to the Minister for Foreign Affairs; Special Advisor to Sanwa Bank |
Fukushiro NUKAGA | Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary; Member of the House of Representatives (LDP) |
Toshitsugu SAITO | Member of the House of Representatives (LDP) |
Harumi SAKAMOTO | Executive Vice President, The Seibu Department Stores, Ltd. |
Hatsuhisa TAKASHIMA | Executive Controller-General, Japan Broadcasting Corporation |
Akihiko TANAKA | Professor, University of Tokyo |
Naoki TANAKA | President, The 21st Century Public Policy Institute |
Yoshihiko WAKUMOTO | Adviser, Toshiba Corporation; Executive Director, The Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership |
Taizo YAKUSHIJI | Vice President for Academic and International Affairs; Professor of Political Science, Keio University |
Tadashi YAMAMOTO | President, Japan Center for International Exchange |
February 6
Session I: Part 1—Political and Economic Situation in Japan/East Asia
Presenters: Kenji KOSAKA, Member, House of Representatives
Harumi SAKAMOTO, Executive Vice President, The Seibu Department Stores, Ltd.
Session I: Part 2—Political and Economic Situation in Germany/Europe
Presenter: Otto Graf LAMBSDORFF, Former Federal Minister of Economics
Session II: Demographic Development and the Future of Social Security in Germany and Japan
Presenters: Naoki TANAKA, President, The 21st Century Public Policy Institute
Hans-Olaf HENKEL, President, The Federation of German Industries (BDI)
Session III: The IT-Revolution—Evaluation for the Economy, Media and Research in Germany and Japan
Presenters: Taizo YAKUSHIJI, Vice President for Academic and International Affairs, Keio University
Ulrich CARTELLIERI, Member of the Supervisory Board Executive Committee, Deutsche Bank AG
February 7
Session IV: WTO-Millennium-Round/Topical Questions of the International Monetary Regime: From Bipolarity to Tripolarity
Presenters: Toru KUSUKAWA, Senior Councilor, Fuji Research Institute Corporation
Rudiger POHL, President, Institute of Economic Research Halle
Session V: Regional Security
Presenters: Shinichi KITAOKA, Professor, University of Tokyo
Hanns MAULL, Professor, Trier University
Session VI: The Future of German-Japanese Relations
Speakers: Hirotaro HIGUCHI, Honorary Chairman, Asahi Breweries, Ltd.
Ulrich CARTELLIERI, Member of Supervisory Board, Deutsche Bank AG
