The 35th annual meeting of the UK-Japan 21st Century Group convened in Japan on August 31–September 2, 2018. The UK delegation began its visit in Tokyo with events hosted by British Ambassador Paul Madden and by Foreign Minister Taro Kono. The UK participants paid a courtesy call to Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, before joining their Japanese counterparts for the trip to Kamakura. The group—comprised of politicians, journalists, businesspeople, and scholars—held in-depth discussions on a broad range of issues, including the latest political and economic developments in each country, the implications of Brexit for UK-Japan relations in the financial services sector, the role of the two countries in the world trade regime, soft power diplomacy, defense and security challenges, and global health challenges and cooperation. A summary of discussions and recommendations is prepared by the co-chairs and presented to their respective governments.
August 30
Call on Prime Minister (UK participants only)
KAMAKURA PROGRAMME
Post Brexit UK-Japan Relations in a New International Order
Opening remarks by Co-Chairmen of the UK-Japan 21st Century Group, Yasuhisa Shiozaki and Lord Lansley
Session 1: Latest Developments in Japanese Politics and the Economy
SPEAKER: Toshiaki Miura, Political and Diplomatic Correspondent,The Asahi Shimbun
Session 2: Latest Developments in UK Politics and the Economy
UK SPEAKER: Philip Stephens, Financial Times
Optional : Kotoku-in Kamakura Daibutsu (Great Buddha of Kamakura)
Dinner
September 1
Session 3: UK-Japan Financial Services Sector Relations in the Post-Brexit Era
JAPANESE SPEAKER: Yasuyuki Kawasaki, Deputy Chairman, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
UK SPEAKER: Professor Tom James, CEO and Chief Investment Officer, Navitas Resources
Session 4: The Role of UK and Japan in the New International World Trade Regime
JAPANESE SPEAKER: Atsushi Nakajima, Chairman, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry
UK SPEAKER: Lord Andrew Lansley, UK Co-Chairman
Lunch : Soft Power Diplomacy—UK-Japan Cooperation in Culture, Education & Sport
JAPANESE SPEAKER: Kan Suzuki, Special Advisor to the Minister of Education, Culture and Sports, Science and Technology
UK SPEAKER: Sir Ciaran Devane, Chief Executive British Council
Session 5: Defence and Security Challenges for the UK and Japan in a Changing International World Order
JAPANESE SPEAKER: Hitoshi Tanaka, Chairman, Institute of International Strategy, Japan Research Institute, Ltd.
UK SPEAKER: Dr John Nilsson-Wright, Cambridge University and Chatham House
Session 6: Global Health Challenges and Cooperation
JAPANESE SPEAKER: Keizo Takemi, Member of House of Councillors
UK SPEAKER: Mr Lelio Marmora, Executive Director, Unitaid
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JAPANESE PARTICIPANTS |
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Yasuhisa Shiozaki |
Co-Chairman, UK-Japan 21st Century Group; former Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare; Member of the House of Representatives (LDP) |
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Masatomi Akana |
Corporate Officer, Vice President, Corporate Affairs, Global Value & Access, Eisai Co., Ltd. |
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Akinari Horii |
Special Advisor and Member of the Board of Directors, The Canon Institute for Global Studies, Tokyo |
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Shuji Inatomi |
Member of the House of Representatives (Democratic Party For the People) |
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Isao Kano |
Executive Vice President, Regional CEO, Europe, Mitsubishi Corporation; Managing Director, Mitsubishi Corporation International (Europe) PLC |
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Yasuyuki Kawasaki |
Deputy Chairman, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. |
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Seiji Maehara |
Member of the House of Representatives (Democratic Party For the People) |
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Toshiya Matsuki |
Executive Vice President, NEC Corporation |
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Toshiaki Miura |
Political and Diplomatic Correspondent, Asahi Shimbun |
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Mitsuhiro Murooka |
Vice President, Global Business Unit, NEC Corporation |
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Atsushi Nakajima |
Chairman, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) |
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Masanobu Ogura |
Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications; Member of the House of Representatives (LDP) |
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Kazumasa Okajima |
Member of the House of Representatives (Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan) |
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Mitsunari Okamoto |
Member of the House of Representatives (New Komeito) |
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Akio Okawara |
President, Japan Center for International Exchange; Japanese Executive Director, UK-Japan 21st Century Group |
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Ryo Sahashi |
Professor of International Politics and Director of Center for Asian Studies, Kanagawa University |
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Tsuyoshi Sunohara |
Managing Executive Officer for Global Business, Nikkei Inc.; Professor by Special Appointment of Sophia University |
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Kan Suzuki |
Special Advisor to the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT); Professor, Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Tokyo; Professor, Graduate School Media and Government, Keio University |
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Keisuke Suzuki |
Member of the House of Representatives (LDP) |
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Keizo Takemi |
Member of the House of Councillors (LDP) |
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Yasuo Tanabe |
Special Representative for External Relations, Hitachi, Ltd. |
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Hitoshi Tanaka |
Chairman, Institute for International Strategy (IIS), Japan Research Institute, Ltd.; Former Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs; Senior Fellow, Japan Center for International Exchange |
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Koji Tsuruoka |
Japanese Ambassador to UK |
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UK PARTICIPANTS |
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Lord (Andrew) Lansley |
UK Co-Chairman, UK-Japan 21st Century Group |
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Lisa Cameron MP |
Member of Parliament (Scottish National Party) |
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Lord (Jack) Cunningham |
Executive Chairman and Director, Navitas Resources UK |
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Sir Ciaran Devane |
Chief Executive British Council |
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Alan Donnelly |
Executive Chairman Sovereign Strategy |
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Philippe Fauchet |
Chairman GlaxoSmithKline K.K. |
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David Fitton |
UK Executive Director, UK-Japan 21st Century Group |
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Baroness Sue Garden |
Member of the House of Lords |
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John Howland Jackson |
Chief Executive Officer, Nikko Asset Management Europe Limited |
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Tom James |
CEO and Chief Investment Officer, Navitas Resources UK |
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Lord (Jack) McConnell |
Member of the House of Lords |
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Alison McGovern MP |
Member of Parliament (Labour) |
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Paul Madden |
British Ambassador to Japan |
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Lelio Marmora |
Executive Director, Unitaid |
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John Nilsson-Wright |
Senior Lecturer in Modern Japanese Politics and International Relations, Cambridge University and head of the Asia Programme at Chatham House |
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Simone Niven |
Group Executive, Corporate Relations, Rio Tinto |
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David Richardson |
Chief Executive, Crown Agents |
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Philip Stephens |
Director, Financial Times Editorial Board |
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Thomas Swaren |
President, North East Asia, BAE Systems |
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Nigel Talboys |
Global Director, Government Affairs and Public Policy, Terumo BCT Europe |
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Sir David Warren |
Chairman, The Japan Society; former UK Ambassador to Japan |
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OBSERVERS |
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Sanne Fournier-Wendes |
Chief of Staff, Unitaid |
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Serin Hasan |
Executive Assistant, British Council |
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Sonia Hilton-Matthew |
Senior Legal Officer, Unitaid |
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Yuka Inabata |
Researcher, Institute for International Strategy (IIS), Japan Research Institute, Ltd |
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Kazuaki Kitabatake |
Managing Executive Officer, Terumo Corporation |
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Tetsuya Kodama |
Chairman, Japan, Barclays |
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Jun Saito |
Deputy Director-General/Deputy Assistant Minister, European Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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Jennifer Sakaguchi |
General Manager Corporate Relations Japan, Rio Tinto Japan |
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Fumie Tokunaga |
Official, Western Europe Division, European Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
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Mark Wilson |
Country Director, BAE Systems |
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SECRETARIAT |
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Hifumi Tajima |
Chief Program Officer, Japan Center for International Exchange |
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Patrick Ishiyama |
Web and Book Design, Japan Center for International Exchange |
