International Workshop
JAPAN’S SILK ROAD DIPLOMACY: PAVING THE ROAD AHEAD
- Date: September 22, 2007
- Venue: Sanjo Conference Hall, The University of Tokyo
- Organizers:
- The Central Asia-Caucasus Institute & Silk Road Studies Program (Washington,
D.C. / Stockholm)
- The Slavic Research Center, Hokkaido University (Sapporo)
- Islamic Area Studies Program, The University of Tokyo (Tokyo)
- Co-Chairs:
- Hirose Tetsuya (Former Japanese Ambassador to Azerbaijan)
- Christopher Len (CACI & SRSP)
Program
9:30-9:40 Opening speeches
9:40-11:40 Session 1. Japan's New Role in Central Asia
- Kawato Akio (Former Japanese Ambassador to Uzbekistan) Formulation of Japan’s
Policy “Central Asia Plus Japan”
- Christopher Len (CACI & SRSP)
Japan’s Evolving Central Asian Policy
- Yuasa Takeshi (The National Institute for Defense Studies, Japan)
Japan’s Developing Initiative in Eurasia
12:50-14:50 Session 2. Japan-Central Asian Relations in the Global and
Regional Contexts
- Iwashita Akihiro (Hokkaido University)
SCO: Power Balance or Border Dynamics?
- Erica Marat (CACI & SRSP)
Japan’s Role in Kyrgyzstan’s Political and Economic Development since
Independence
- Uyama Tomohiko (Hokkaido University)
Japan’s Diplomacy towards Central Asia in the Context of Japan’s Asian
Diplomacy and Japan-US relations
- Discussant: Timur Dadabaev (Tsukuba University)
15:00-16:30 Session 3. Economic Aspects of Japan-Central Asian Relations
- Niklas Swanstrom (CACI & SRSP)
Economic Integration As a Tool for Conflict Management and Confidence Building
in Central Asia
- Shimao Kuniko (York St John University)
The Political and Economic Relationships between Japan and West and Central
Asian Countries with Reference to the Development of Energy and Natural
Resources
- Discussant: Sugimoto Tadashi (Euro-Asian Research Institute)
16:30-17:00 General Discussion
17:30- Reception
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