UK-Japan 21st Century Group | 38th Conference

The 38th annual meeting of the UK-Japan 21st Century Group met virtually due to travel restrictions in both countries as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Twenty members from the United Kingdom and 27 members from Japan participated in the meeting.

During the two sessions, politicians, journalists, businesspeople, and scholars discussed global health resilience, security and defense, domestic and global economic security, and the latest political and economic developments in each country.

A summary of discussions and recommendations is being prepared by the co-chairs to be presented to their respective governments and will be shared when available.

AGENDA

March 8

Opening Remarks by Keizo Takemi, Japanese Co-Chairman, and Lord Lansley, UK Co-Chairman

Remarks by Yoshimasa Hayashi, Minister for Foreign Affairs

Session 1: Global Health Resilience

MODERATOR: Keizo Takemi
UK SPEAKERS: Lord Lansley and Kenji Shibuya, Former Professor and Director, University Institute for Population Health, King’s College London
JAPANESE SPEAKER: Hiroki Nakatani, Former Assistant Director-General, World Health Organization

Session 2: Security and Defence

MODERATOR: Lord Lansley and Keizo Takemi
JAPANESE SPEAKER: Michito Tsuruoka, Associate Professor, Faculty of Policy Department, Keio University
UK SPEAKER: Sir David Lidington, Chair, Royal United Services Institute

March 11

Remarks by Amanda Milling, Minister of State FCDO (Video)

Session 3: Latest Developments in UK Politics and the Economy

MODERATOR: Lord Lansley
UK SPEAKER: Philip Collins, Founder and Writer-in-Chief, The Draft

Session 4: Lastest Developments in Japanese Politics and Economy

MODERATOR: Keizo Takemi
JAPANESE SPEAKER: Seiji Kihara, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary

Session 5: Domestic and Global Economic Security

MODERATOR: Lord Lansley
JAPANESE SPEAKER: Koji Tsuruoka, President, The International Affairs Research Institute; former Japanese Ambassador to the United Kingdom
UK SPEAKER: Andrew Sentance, Senior Adviser Cambridge Econometrics

Closing Remarks by Keizo Takemi and Lord Lansley

PARTICIPANTS

JCIE co-organizes the UK-Japan 21st Century Group with the Japan Society of the UK in London.

JAPANESE PARTICIPANTS
Mr Keizo Takemi	Japanese Co-Chairman, UK-Japan 21st Century Group; Member of the House of Councillors (LDP)
Mr Masatomi Akana	Senior Vice President, Chief Government Relations Officer, Eisai Co., Ltd.
Mr Hiroyuki Akita	Commentator, Nikkei Shimbun
Prof Ken Endo	Professor, Department of Politics, School of Law, Hokkaido University
Mr Akihiro Fukutome	Senior Managing Executive Officer, Co-Head of Global Banking Unit, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
H.E. Hajime Hayashi	Japanese Ambassador to the UK
Mr Akinari Horii	Special Advisor and Member of the Board of Directors, The Canon Institute for Global Studies, Tokyo
Ms Kaori Iida	Editor of News Watch 9, NHK
Ms Keiko Iizuka	Senior Political Writer, The Yomiuri Shimbun
Mr Hitoshi Ito	Vice President and Executive Officer, Government & External Relations Group Hitachi, Ltd.
Ms Yoko Kamikawa	Member of the House of Representatives (LDP); former Minister of Justice; Acting Secretary-General, LDP
Mr Isao Kano	Senior Advisor, Internal Audit Dept., Corporate Staff Section, Mitsubishi Corporation
Mr Hideo Kawafune	Director & Chief Operating Officer, SMBC Bank International Plc; Executive Officer & General Manager, Planning Department, EMEA Division, SMBC & SMFG
Mr Seiji Kihara	Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary; Member of the House of Representatives (LDP)
Mr Hiroshi Matsuura	Minister, Embassy of Japan in the UK
Dr Hiroki Nakatani	Former Assistant Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO)
Mr Mitsunari Okamoto	State Minister of Finance; Member of the House of Representatives (Komeito)
Mr Akio Okawara	President, Japan Center for International Exchange; Japanese Executive Director, UK-Japan 21st Century Group
Pro Ryo Sahashi	Associate Professor, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, University of Tokyo
Ms Tokiko Shimizu	Assistant Governor, Bank of Japan
Mr Yasuhisa Shiozaki	Former member of the House of Representatives (LDP); former Japanese Co-Chairman, UK-Japan 21st Century Group
Mr Keizuke Suzuki	Member of the House of Representatives (LDP)
Mr Kaname Tajima	Member of the House of Representatives (CDP)
Ms Keiko Tashiro	Member of the Board, Deputy President, Daiwa Securities Group Inc.
Mr Koji Tsuruoka	President, The International Affairs Research Institute; former Japanese Ambassador to the UK
Prof Michito Tsuruoka	Associate Professor, Faculty of Policy Department, Keio University
Mr Masanobu Ogura	Member of the House of Representatives (LDP)
UK PARTICIPANTS
Lord (Andrew) Lansley	UK Co-Chairman, UK-Japan 21st Century Group; House of Lords (Conservative Party)
Baroness (Elizabeth) Barker	House of Lords (Liberal Democratic Party)
Lisa Cameron MP	Member of Parliament (Scottish National Party)
Mr Philip Collins	Founder and Writer-in-Chief, The Draft
Mr Philippe Fauchet	Founder, Mirasense Partners
Mr David Fitton	UK Executive Director, UK-Japan 21st Century Group
Ms Louise Haigh MP	Member of Parliament (Labour Party)
Mr Wataru (Bill) Horie	Representative Director and President, Rio Tinto Japan Ltd
The Rt Hon Sir David Lidington	Chair, The Royal United Services Institute (TBC)
H.E. Julia Longbottom	British Ambassador to Japan
Lord (Jack) McConnell	House of Lords (Labour Party)
Dr John Nilsson-Wright	Senior Lecturer in Modern Japanese Politics and International Relations, Cambridge University; Head of the Asia Programme at Chatham House
Ms Sarah Owen MP	Member of Parliament (Labour Party)
Ms Stephanie Peacock MP	Member of Parliament (Labour Party)
Mr Thomas Reich	Country Director Japan, British Aerospace
Mr David Richardson	Non-Executive Director, Crown Agents
Dr Andrew Sentance	Senior Adviser, Cambridge Econometrics
Prof Kenji Shibuya	Former Professor and Director, University Institute for Population Health, King’s College London; Research Director, Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research
Mr Nigel Talboys	Global Director, Government Affairs and Public Policy, Terumo BCT Europe
Sir David Warren	Chair, Nursing and Midwifery Council

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