Reunion Dinner for CPIFA Delegations #83, #84, #85 and #86

Date: Thursday, May 24, 2012
Time: 6:30-8:30pm
Location: The US-Asia Institute
232 East Capitol Street N.E., Washington DC 20003
(A townhouse on the corner of 3rd and East Capitol Street, N.E.)

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The US-Asia Institute will host a briefing centered on how prime minister succession affects Japan’s relations with other nations, in particular the US-Japan relationship. Speakers will examine the effort that goes into maintaining good relations during these periods of transition, from such standpoints as regional security, international cooperation and domestic politics. We hope that you will be able to join us for this lively discussion.

Speakers: Yuki Tatsumi, Stimson; Andrew Oros, Washington College

Moderator: Emma Chanlett-Avery, Congressional Research Service

Time: May 15, 2012   2:30-4:00 pm

Location: US-Asia Institute (232 East Capitol Street, N.E.)

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Every year on May 5th, Japanese families with young boys celebrate “kodomo no hi” (Children’s Day), or originally called “Tango no sekku” (Boy’s Day).  On this day, families raise the carp-shaped koinobori flags and display a Kintaro doll with the traditional Japanese Samurai helmet.

Thank you to all who were able to join us to learn about this colorful tradition that has been enjoyed by Japanese children for centuries.

As the United States engages in its “pivot” to Asia and the Pacific and with a looming debt crisis in Europe possibly undermining Asia’s growth, the discussion will explore how policymakers can tackle the problem of economic inequality in a region home to two-thirds of the world’s poor, where some 1.8 billion people still live on less than $2 a day.

Notes from the Capitol Hill Luncheon Forum

About the 2012 Asian Development Outlook

Location: US-Asia Institute (232 East Capitol Street, N.E.)

Description: The US-Asia Institute invited experts to examine recent leadership transitions taking place on the Korean Peninsula with the succession of power to Kim Jong Un in North Korea and his efforts to consolidate power, as well as the results of South Korea’s recent legislative elections on April 11, 2012.  Speakers discussed these changes, in combination with presidential elections looming at the end of the year for both South Korea and the US, the changing dynamics of these transitions will greatly affect political, economic, and strategic stability in the Asia region.

Speakers: Katy Oh, Brookings Institute; Bruce Klingner, Heritage Foundation

Moderator: Mark Manyin, Congressional Research Service

Leadership in Transition: Greater China off the record notes April 17 2012

More information on the USAI 2012 Leadership in Transition Briefing Series

Senator of Hawaii Daniel Akaka was the Guest of Honor in recognition of his 33 years of support and partnership with the US-Asia Institute.  Other speakers included Deputy Under Secretary for International Trade Michelle O’Neill, Congresswomen Judy Chu (D-CA), Congressman Michael Honda (D-CA), Ambassador of Japan to the U.S. Ichiro Fujisaki, Ambassador of Vietnam to the U.S. Nguyen Quoc Cuong, and Ambassador of The Philippines to the U.S. Jose L. Cuisia Jr.

Guests mingled with old and new friends, celebrating the Year of the Dragon together and the beginning of another successful year for strengthening U.S.-Asia relations.

More about the J. Matthew Szymanski Rule of Law Program

Ernest Bower, Senior Advisor and Director at the CSIS Southeast Asia Program and Dr. Satu Limaye, Director of the East West Center in Washington, discussed the burgeoning U.S.-Vietnam relationship and where it fits into the larger regional challenges regarding the South China Sea. Dr. Mark Manyin, a specialist in Asian Affairs at the Congressional Research Service was the moderator.