On January 21, EAI hosted a roundtable discussion with Japanese scholars and experts from the Japan Institute of International Affairs’ (JIIA) Korean peninsula project team. The Japanese delegation, headed by Professor Masao Okonogi of Keio University, met with EAI experts and shared their assessments and thoughts on current policy issues faced by Korea and Japan including North Korea’s fourth nuclear test, Northeast Asian affairs, and South Korea-Japan relations.

The Japanese

Dr. Masao Okonogi, Professor Emeritus, Keio University
Dr. Hajime Izumi, Professor, University of Shizuoka
Mr. Hisashi Hirai, Visiting Editorialist, Kyodo News & Visiting Professor, Ritsumeikan University
Dr. Mitsuhiro Mimura, Senior Research Fellow, The Economic Research Institute for Northeast Asia (ERINA)
Dr. Junya Nishino, Associate Professor, Keio University
Dr. Tomoki Iimura, Research Fellow, Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA)

The Korean
Dr. Young-Sun Ha, Chairman, EAI & Professor Emeritus, Seoul National University
Dr. Sook-Jong Lee, President, EAI & Professor, Sungkyungkwan University
Dr. Won Deog Lee, Professor, Kookmin University
Dr. Dongho Jo, Professor, Ewha Womans University
Dr. Hee Ok Lee, Professor, Sungkyungkwan University