SEMINARS

Training and education in international affairs:
Japan, Palestine and the Middle East (1999)

DAY ONE: Sunday, 14 March

8:30–9:30      Registration / Group Photographs

9:30-11:00     Opening Remarks and Orientation

                      Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi

                      Dr. Rosemary Hollis

11:00-11:15   Coffee Break

11:15-12:45   Overview: The Axis of Japan’s Foreign Policy

                      HE Yoshiji Nogami

12:45-14:00   Lunch

14:00-15:30   Japanese Economic Development after World War II

                      Prof. Osamu Nariai

15:30-15:45   Tea Break

15:45-17:00   Japan and the Asian Economy

                      Prof. Osamu Nariai

DAY TWO: Monday, 15 March

9:00-10:30     Pre-Modern History of Japan

Prof. Ben-Ami Shillony

10:30-10:45   Coffee Break

10:45-12:15   Modern History of Japan

                      Prof. Ben-Ami Shillony

12:15-13:30   Lunch

13:30-15:00   States and the International System – Theoretical Overview

                      Dr. Rosemary Hollis    

15:00-15:15   Tea Break

15:15-16:45   Japan in the International System

Dr. Rosemary Hollis and Raquel Shaoul

DAY THREE: Tuesday, 16 March

9:00-11:00        Participant Presentations

                         Dr. Rosemary Hollis

11:00-11:30      Coffee Break

11:30-13:00      Debate on the Japanese Economy

                         Prof. Osamu Nariai

13:00-14:15      Lunch

14:15-17:00      Participant Exercise and Film: The Story of a Friendship, Japan and Palestine

                         Dr. Rosemary Hollis

DAY FOUR: Wednesday, 17 March

9:00-10:30     The Political System of Contempo­rary Japan

                      Prof. Ikuo Kume

10:30-10:45   Coffee Break

10:45-12:15   Japan’s Decision-Making Process and Debate on Japanese Politics

                      Prof. Ikuo Kume

12:15-13:30   Lunch

13:30-15:00   Japanese Software Industry

                      Kazuhiko Adachi          

15:00-15:15   Tea Break

15:15-16:45   Trends in Japanese Venture Business

                      Kazuhiko Adachi

DAY FIVE: Thursday, 18 March

9:00-10:30     Economic Relations between Asia and the Middle East

                      Yoshiki Hatanaka

10:30-10:45   Coffee Break

10:45-12:15   Promotion of Private Investment in the Middle East – A Japanese Perspec­tive

                      Yoshiki Hatanaka

12:15-13:30             Lunch

13:30-15:00   Political Relations between Japan and the Middle East

Prof. Akifumi Ikeda

15:00-15:15   Tea Break

15:15-16:45   Japan: New Political Approach to the Middle East

                      Raquel Shaoul

DAY SIX: Friday, 19 March

9:00-10:30     Japan’s Contribution to Palestinian Society

                      Katsuyoshi Hayashi

10:30-10:45   Coffee Break

10:45-12:15   Palestinian Perspectives on Japan and the Japanese

                      Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi

12:15-13:30   Lunch

13.30-15:00   Debate on Japan and the Middle East

                      Prof. Akifumi Ikeda and Raquel Shaoul

15:00-15:15   Tea Break

15:15-16:30   Participant Feedback and Conclu­sion of Seminar

                      Dr. Rosemary Hollis

Lecturers

Dr. Mahdi Abdul Hadi

Head of PASSIA, Jerusalem

Kazuhiko Adachi

Chairman, International Committee of Japan PC Software Associa­tion and President of Intelligent Wave. Inc.

Yoshiki Hatanaka

Executive Chief Economist, Institute for International Economic Studies, Tokyo

Katsuyoshi Hayashi

Head, Japanese Representative Office to the PNA, Gaza / Embassy of Japan, Tel Aviv

Dr. Rosemary Hollis

Head, Middle East Program, Royal Institute of International Affairs (RIIA – Chatham House), London

Prof. Akifumi Ikeda

Associate Professor, Faculty of Science, Toyo Eiwa Women’s University

HE Yoshiji nogami

Ambassador of Japan to the OECD, Paris

Prof. IKUO Kume

Professor of Law, Kobe University

Prof. Osamu Nariai

Professor of International Economics, Reitaku Uni­versity, and Advisor for Nakamae International Eco­nomic Research (NIER)

Raquel Shaoul

Ph.D. Candidate, King’s College, London

Prof. Ben-Ami Shillony

Professor of Japanese History, Hebrew University of Jerusalem