August 29
Opening Remarks
Yuzaburo Mogi, Japanese Chairman
Ro-myung Gong, Korean Chairman
Session I: The Political, Economic, and Social Developments in Korea and Japan
Japan: Keiko Chino, Chief Editorial Writer, The Sankei Shimbun
Korea: Young-bin Kwon, President, JoongAng Ilbo
In-joon Bae, Chief Editorial Writer, Donga Ilbo
August 30
Session II: Security Issues in East Asia and Korea-Japan Cooperation
Korean and Japanese Perspectives on the Role of the United States
Korean and Japanese Response to the Growing Chinese Presence
Prospects of Security Challenges in the Korean Peninsula and Korea-Japan Cooperation
Speakers
Seiji Maehara, Member, House of Representatives (DPJ)
In-taek Hyun, Professor, Department of Political Science and International Relations, Korea University
Session III: Economic Development in East Asia and Korea-Japan Cooperation
- Responding to Energy Security Issues in Korea and Japan and the Prospects for Bilateral Cooperation
- Policy Measures for Dramatic Expansion of Korea-Japan Economic Relations
- Korea-Japan Cooperation Towards East Asia Community Building
Speakers
Yasuhisa Shiozaki, Senior Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs; Member, House of Representatives (LDP)
S.R. Cho, Chairman, Hyosung Group; Chairman, The Korea-Japan Economic Council
Session IV: Open Dialogue: Fundamental Challenges of Korea-Japan Relations and Future Prospects
- The Respective Domestic Responses in Korea and Japan to Current Issues of Dispute
- Major Constraints to Constructive Development of Korea-Japan Relations and Effective Means to Remove Them
Speakers
Masao Okonogi, Dean, Faculty of Law, Keio University
Ryo-myung Gong, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs
August 31
Session V: The Significance and Challenges of the New Cultural Contacts Between Korea and Japan
- The New Popular Trends of “Hanryu” (Korean Pop-culture Boom in Japan) and “Ken-Hanryu” (anti-Hanryu) and their Impact on Bilateral Relations
- Prospects for Regional Level Exchange and Development of Tourism
- Assessing the Impact of Emerging New Dimensions of Korea-Japan Exchange with the Development of New Communication Tools
Speakers
Kazuo Ogoura, President, Japan Foundation
Chi-won Lee, Assistant Professor, Department of Japanese Studies, Hallym University
