Asia Pacific Agenda Project | Yokohama Forum 1997

December 16–17, 1997
Yokohama, Japan

The 3rd APAP forum was held in Yokohama, Japan, on December 16–17, 1997. Approximately 45 participants from 11 countries throughout the Asia Pacific region gathered for the meeting.

The meeting featured a session on the theme of “Values, Governance, and International Relations,” which examined the implications for international relations of economic growth, changing values, and domestic politics in Asian countries. The forum also addressed the topic of Japan’s identity in a changing Asian context and the research and dialogue agenda that APAP should pursue in the future. A conference report was published in English in 2000.

Chia Show Yue

Director, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (Singapore)

Paul Evans

Visiting Scholar, Asia Center, Harvard University (U.S.A.)

Mai Fujita

Researcher, APEC Research Center, Institute of Developing Economies (Japan)

Akiko Fukushima

Senior Researcher, International Cooperation Department, National Institute for Research Advancement (NIRA) (Japan)

Kiyohiko Fukushima

Chief Economist, Social and Industrial Systems Research Division, Nomura Research Institute (Japan)

Yoichi Funabashi

Chief Diplomatic Correspondent and Columnist, The Asahi Shinbun (Japan)

Peter Geithner

Former Director of Asia Programs, Ford Foundation (U.S.A.)

Han Sung-joo

President, Ilmin International Relations Institute, Korea University (Korea)

Stuart Harris

Professor, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Department of International Relations, Australian National University (Australia)

Carolina Hernandez

Professor of Political Science, University of the Philippines; President, Institute for Strategic and Development Studies (Philippines)

Ken Iijima

Deputy President and Executive Director, Sakura Institute of Research (Japan)

Makoto Iokibe

Professor, Law Department, Kobe University (Japan)

Masafumi Ishii

Senior Deputy Director, Policy Coordination Division, Foreign Policy Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan)

Mohamed Jawhar bin Hassan

Director-General, Institute of Strategic and International Studies (Malaysia)

Clara Joewono

Assistant Director, Centre for Strategic and International Studies (Indonesia)

C.S. Eliot Kang

International Affairs Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations (U.S.A); Visiting Research Fellow, Japan Institute of International Affairs (Japan)

Kim Dalchoong

Dean, Graduate School of Public Administration, Yonsei University (Korea)

Takashi Kiuchi

Director and Chief Economist, Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Japan); Executive Research Fellow and Head of Economic Research Division, LTCB Research Institute, Inc. (Japan)

Chimaki Kurokawa

Managing Director, Toyota Foundation (Japan)

Stephanie Lawson

Fellow, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Department of International Relations, Australian National University (Australia)

Charles Morrison

Chair, U.S. Consortium of APEC Study Centers (U.S.A.); Research Associate, Japan Center for International Exchange (Japan)

Masashi Nishihara

Professor of International Relations, National Defense Academy (Japan)

Makito Noda

Chief Program Officer and Director for Research Coordination, Japan Center for International Exchange (Japan)

Farish A. Noor

Lecturer, Centre for Civilisational Dialogue, University of Malaya (Malaysia)

Tadashi Ogawa

Assistant Director, Intellectual Exchange Division, Asia Center, The Japan Foundation (Japan)

Mariko Oka-Fukuroi

Director, Intellectual Exchange Division, Asia Center, The Japan Foundation (Japan)

Oknim Chung

Research Assistant Professor, Ilmin International Relations Institute

Korea University (Korea)

Ryo Oshiba

Professor, Department of Law, Hitotsubashi University (Japan)

Segundo Romero

Vice President, Institute of Development and Strategic Studies (ISDS), Inc. (Philippines); Associate Professor of Political Science, University of the Philippines (Philippines)

Leonard Sebastian

Fellow, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies (ISEAS) (Singapore)

Katsuo Seiki

Executive Director, Global Industrial and Social Progress Research Institute (GISPRI) (Japan)

Masahide Shibusawa

Chair, East-West Seminar

Atsushi Shimokobe

Chairman, Tokio Marine Research Institute (Japan)

Noordin Sopiee

Chairman and CEO, Institute of Strategic and International Studies (ISIS) (Malaysia)

Bernard Stahl

Assistant Professor, Department for International Relations, University of Trier (Germany)

Paul Stares

Senior Research Fellow, Japan Institute of International Affairs (Japan)

Suchit Bunbongkarn

Chairman, Institute of Security and International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia); Professor and Dean, Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University (Thailand)

Rizal Sukma

Research Fellow, Department of International Affairs, Centre for Strategic and International Studies (Indonesia)

Takahiro Suzuki

Acting Administrative Director, Research Division, Global Foundation for Research and Scholarship (Japan)

Akihiro Tanaka

Associate Professor, Institute of Oriental Culture, University of Tokyo (Japan)

Pranee Thiparat

Faculty of Political Science, Director, American Studies and Canadian Studies Program, Chulalongkorn University (Thailand)

Jun Wada

Chief Program Officer for Planning and Development, Japan Center for International Exchange (Japan)

Jusuf Wanandi

Chairman, Supervisory Committee, Centre for Strategic and International Studies (Indonesia)

Wang Yanzhong

Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Industrial Economics, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (China)

Taizo Yakushiji

Vice President and Professor of Political Science, Keio University (Japan)

Tadashi Yamamoto

President, Japan Center for International Exchange (Japan

Tuesday, December 1

Opening Remarks

Jusuf Wanandi, Chairman of Supervisory Board, Centre for Strategic and International Studies
Tadashi Yamamoto, President, Japan Center for International Exchange

Session I: Values, Governance, and International Relations

Chair: Chia Siow Yue, Professor and Director/CEO, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
Presenter: Han Sung-joo, Director, Ilmin International Relations Institute

Session II: Changing Asia and Japan’s Identity

Chair: Tadashi Yamamoto
Presenters: Yoichi Funabashi, Chief Diplomatic Correspondent and Columnist, The Asahi Shimbun
Akihiko Tanaka, Associate Professor, Institute of Oriental Culture, University of Tokyo
Makoto Iokibe, Professor, Law Department, Kobe University

Wednesday December 17

Session III: Future Agenda for Research and Intellectual Dialogue in Asia Pacific

Chair: Yusuf Wanandi
Presenters: Mohamed Jawhar bin Hassan, Director-General, Institute of Strategic and International Studies
Katsuo Seiki, Executive Director, Global Industrial and Social Progress Research Institute
Charles Morrison, Chair, U.S. Consortium of APEC Study Centers; Research Associate, JCIE
Paul Evans, Visiting Scholar, The Asia Center, Harvard University