Dialogue with Europe and the United States
The Tokyo Foundation hosted the inaugural Trilateral Forum Tokyo on April 16 and 17, 2012, inviting over 40 lawmakers, government officials, journalists, scholars, business leaders, and other experts from Japan, the United States, and Europe for two days of intensive dialogue on the "New Global Architecture and Directions for a Transforming World."
Haiku and Noh: Journeys to the Spirit World
Haiku poet Madoka Mayuzumi spent a year in Paris from April 2010 to March 2011 as a cultural envoy under a program sponsored by the Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs. In February 2011 she took part in two symposiums in Paris, held at the Maison de la culture du Japon à Paris and Association Culturelle Franco-Japonaise de Tenri, titled “Noh and Haiku: Arts of Omission” with two noh performers: waki actor Noboru Yasuda and flutist Satoshi Tsukitaku. Their comments at the symposiums are as follows.
Restoring Political Stability
Several key developments will determine whether the political situation stabilizes over the near to mid-future or will deteriorate further in the face of fiscal and economic woes. The key to ensuring a more stable future will be enforcing greater governance over political parties.
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February 27, 2012
February 27, 2012
January 27, 2012
