Professor Akihiko Tanaka will discuss how many Japanese believe Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi’s achievements in foreign policy outweigh his domestic achievements. Professor Tanaka will explore the following questions: Has Koizumi made any innovations in Japanese foreign policy? What are the merits and shortcomings of his diplomacy? What are the prospects and challenges of his foreign policy for his next term as prime minister?

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Dr. Akihiko Tanaka
Director of the Institute of Oriental Culture
University of Tokyo

Discussants:
Dr. Kent Calder
Director of the Edwin O. Reischauer Center
for East Asian Studies, SAIS

Mr. Steven Clemons
Executive Vice President
New America Foundation

Moderator
Dr. G. John Ikenberry
Peter F. Krogh Professor of Global Justice
Georgetown University

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