The 3rd Korea-Japan Future Dialogue

Redesigning Korea-Japan Relations | Events | 2015-06-21

In 2013 and in cooperation with Genron NPO(言論NPO), a Japanese civilian think tank, the East Asia Institute established a new civilian dialogue called the “Korea-Japan Future Dialogue." This dialogue was initiated in order to try and find an understanding of the cognition gap between the citizens of both countries. It aims to objectively examine the causes, and discuss civilian cooperation methods for the improvement of Korea-Japan relations through regularly carrying out a Korea-Japan joint public opinion survey and publishing the results every year. The results of the survey were used during the Korea-Japan Future Dialogue conference to devise specific solutions through an in-depth examination of issues via discussion by civilian experts of both countries. Additionally, key issues that stood out for both countries during the international press conference were debated during the “Korea-Japan Future Dialogue." It aims to be a channel for civilian dialogue among politicians, businessmen, scholars, artists, and media figures alike. This year’s “3rd Korean-Japan Future Dialogue” was held on June 21, 2015 at Tokyo’s United Nations University and 27 experts from both Korea and Japan shared their valuable opinions on the how to develop the Korea-Japan relationship.

Hosted by East Asia InstituteㆍThe Genron NPO

Program

[Closed Session]
10:00~10:20	Opening remarks Sook-Jong Lee, President of EAI, Professor at Sungkyunkwan University Yasushi Kudo, President of The Genron NPO
10:20~12:00	The 50th Anniversary of the Normalization of Relations between Korea and Japan and Our Task Moderator Sook-Jong Lee, President of EAI, Professor at Sungkyunkwan University Yasushi Kudo, President of The Genron NPO
12:00~13:30	Break
[Open Session]
13:30~13:40	Opening remarks Kazuo Ogoura, Advisor of the Japan Foundation; Former Japanese Ambassador to Korea Kak-soo Shin, Chair of the Korea National Diplomatic Academy's Center for International Law; Former Korean Ambassador to Japan
13:40~15:00	Joint Public Opinion Survey in Korea and Japan: Understanding the Mutual Perceptions of the Citizens of Both Countries Moderator Sook-Jong Lee, President of EAI; Professor at Sungkyunkwan University Main Speaker Yasushi Kudo, President of The Genron NPO Jae Jeong Chung, Professor of the University of Seoul
15:00~15:15	Break
15:15~16:40	Are Korea and Japan Important to Each Other? Moderator Yasushi Kudo, President of The Genron NPO Main Speaker Sei Young Cho, Professor of the Dongseo University Yoshihide Soeya, Professor of Law, Keio University
16:40~17:00	Wrap-up and Q&A

Participants (in the Korean alphabet order)

Korea

Japan

Chan-soo Kang, Senior Advisor of the KTB Securities

Se Yeon Kim, Member of the National Assembly of Korea (Saenuri Party)
Jong Sonu, Head Editor of the International Department of Chosun Ilbo

Yul Sohn, Dean and Professor at Yonsei University’s Graduate School of International Studies

Kak-soo Shin, President of the Korea National Diplomatic Academy's Center for International Law; Former Korean Ambassador to Japan

Jae ho Yeom, President of the Korea University

Young-hwan Oh, Tokyo Bureau Chief of Joongang Ilbo

Sook-Jong Lee, President of EAI; Professor at Sungkyunkwan University
Won Bok Rhie, President of the Duksung Women's University

Won Jae Lee, President of The Hope Institute

Jae Jeong Chung, Professor of the University of Seoul

Sei Young Cho, Professor of the Dongseo University

Jae Cheon Choi, Member of the National Assembly of Korea (New Politics Alliance for Democracy Party)

Junya Nishino, Associate Professor of the Keio University

Yasuyo Sakata, Professor of the Kanda University of International Studies
Yoshihide Soeya, Professor of the Keio University

Keiichiro Asao, Member of the House of Representative

Kazuhiko Yamamoto, Advisor to Mori Building Co.; President and CEO of Mori Urban Planning Corporation

Kazuo Ogoura, chair of Japanese delegation; Former Japanese Ambassador to South Korea
Rio Yoshioka, Senior Program Officer of Human Rights Watch

Tadashi Ideishi, former Seoul Beuraw NHK
Yoriko Kawaguchi, Adjunct Professor of the Meiji University; Former Minister of Foreign Affairs

Hiroshi Komatsu, Chief Editorial Writer of the Mainichi Shimbun

Seiichi Kondo, Director of Kondo Institute for Culture & Diplomacy; Former Commissioner, Agency for Cultural Affairs
Yasushi Kudo, President of The Genron NPO
Ichiro Fujisaki, Visiting Professor of the Sophia University; Former Japanese Ambassador to the United States of America
Yukiko Fukagawa, Professor of the Waseda University