The Fifth Russia-Japan Policy Dialogue was held in Kanagawa, Japan, on June 12–14, 2003, to explore the bilateral relationship in the context of recent domestic developments as well as changes in the regional and international environments. Participants discussed issues such as the Russian and Japanese responses to new security challenges in Northeast Asia, and how Russia and Japan can cooperate in the restructuring of the regional and international order in the post–Iraq war era.
June 12
Session I: Socio-Political Developments in Japan and Russia and Their Implications on Their Respective External Relationship
June 13
Session II: New Security Challenges in Northeast Asia in the Post–Iraq War International Environment and in the Face of the Nuclear Development in North Korea—Russian and Japanese Responses
Speakers:
Masao Okonogi, Professor Keio University
Viacheslav Nikonov, President, “Polity” Foundation
Session III: Interactions and Cooperation of Major Powers in Restoring the New East Asian Regional Security Order—The Roles of China, U.S., South Korea, Japan, and Russia
Speakers:
Hitoshi Tanaka, Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs
Anatoly Adamishin, Councilor of Directors Board Chairman, SISTEMA Joint-Stock Financial Corporation
June 14
Session IV: Russia-Japan Bilateral Cooperation in Restructuring the Regional and International Order in the Post–Iraq War Era
Speakers:
Koji Watanabe, Senior Fellow, Japan Center for International Exchange
Andrei V. Fedorov, Director of Political Programs, Council on Foreign and Defense Policy
Closing Session
RUSSIAN PARTICIPANTS | |
Anatoly L. ADAMISHIN | Councilor of Directors Board Chairman, SISTEMA Joint-Stock Financial Corporation |
Andrei V. FEDOROV | Director of Political Programs, Council on Foreign and Defense Policy in Russia |
Leonid M. GRIGORIEV | Director of the Bureau of Economic Analysis, Institute of World Economy and International Relations of the Russian Academy of Sciences (IMEMO RAN) |
Yuri G. KOBALADZE | Managing Director responsible for government relations, Renaissance Capital |
Lev S. KOSHLYAKOV | Deputy Director-General of Corporate Communications, Aeroflot |
Sergey A. KULIK | Deputy Head of the International Department, Administration of the Russian President |
Svetlana MIRONYUK | Chairperson of the Board, Russian Information Agency Novosti |
Viacheslav A. NIKONOV | President, “Polity” Foundation |
Sergey A. ZVEREV | President, CROS |
JAPANESE PARTICIPANTS | |
Akiko FUKUSHIMA | Director of Policy studies and Senior Fellow, National Institute for Research Advancement |
Takako HIKOTANI | Assistant Professor, National Defense Academy |
Hajime IZUMI | Professor, University of Shizuoka |
Shinichi KITAOKA | Professor, Tokyo University |
Kyoji KOMACHI | Executive Secretary, International Peace Cooperation Headquarters, Cabinet Office |
Takeshi KONDO | Member of the House of Councillors (Liberal Democratic Party of Japan/LDP) |
Hideya KURATA | Associate Professor, Kyorin University |
Takeshi ODA | Editorial Writer, Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei Newspaper) |
Masao OKONOGI | Professor, Keio University |
Yasuhisa SHIOZAKI | Member of the House of Representatives (LDP) |
Masayuki TADOKORO | Professor, Keio University |
Hitoshi TANAKA | Deputy Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan |
Koji WATANABE | Senior Fellow, Japan Center for International Exchange; Former Ambassador to Russia |
Tsuyoshi YAMAGUCHI | Member of the House of Representatives (Independent) |
Tadashi YAMAMOTO | President, Japan Center for International Exchange |
