The 38th annual meeting of the UK-Japan 21st Century Group met virtually due to travel restrictions in both countries as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Twenty members from the United Kingdom and 27 members from Japan participated in the meeting.
During the two sessions, politicians, journalists, businesspeople, and scholars discussed global health resilience, security and defense, domestic and global economic security, and the latest political and economic developments in each country.
A summary of discussions and recommendations is being prepared by the co-chairs to be presented to their respective governments and will be shared when available.
March 8
Opening Remarks by Keizo Takemi, Japanese Co-Chairman, and Lord Lansley, UK Co-Chairman
Remarks by Yoshimasa Hayashi, Minister for Foreign Affairs
Session 1: Global Health Resilience
MODERATOR: Keizo Takemi
UK SPEAKERS: Lord Lansley and Kenji Shibuya, Former Professor and Director, University Institute for Population Health, King’s College London
JAPANESE SPEAKER: Hiroki Nakatani, Former Assistant Director-General, World Health Organization
Session 2: Security and Defence
MODERATOR: Lord Lansley and Keizo Takemi
JAPANESE SPEAKER: Michito Tsuruoka, Associate Professor, Faculty of Policy Department, Keio University
UK SPEAKER: Sir David Lidington, Chair, Royal United Services Institute
March 11
Remarks by Amanda Milling, Minister of State FCDO (Video)
Session 3: Latest Developments in UK Politics and the Economy
MODERATOR: Lord Lansley
UK SPEAKER: Philip Collins, Founder and Writer-in-Chief, The Draft
Session 4: Lastest Developments in Japanese Politics and Economy
MODERATOR: Keizo Takemi
JAPANESE SPEAKER: Seiji Kihara, Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary
Session 5: Domestic and Global Economic Security
MODERATOR: Lord Lansley
JAPANESE SPEAKER: Koji Tsuruoka, President, The International Affairs Research Institute; former Japanese Ambassador to the United Kingdom
UK SPEAKER: Andrew Sentance, Senior Adviser Cambridge Econometrics
Closing Remarks by Keizo Takemi and Lord Lansley
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JAPANESE PARTICIPANTS |
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Mr Keizo Takemi |
Japanese Co-Chairman, UK-Japan 21st Century Group; Member of the House of Councillors (LDP) |
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Mr Masatomi Akana |
Senior Vice President, Chief Government Relations Officer, Eisai Co., Ltd. |
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Mr Hiroyuki Akita |
Commentator, Nikkei Shimbun |
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Prof Ken Endo |
Professor, Department of Politics, School of Law, Hokkaido University |
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Mr Akihiro Fukutome |
Senior Managing Executive Officer, Co-Head of Global Banking Unit, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation |
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H.E. Hajime Hayashi |
Japanese Ambassador to the UK |
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Mr Akinari Horii |
Special Advisor and Member of the Board of Directors, The Canon Institute for Global Studies, Tokyo |
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Ms Kaori Iida |
Editor of News Watch 9, NHK |
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Ms Keiko Iizuka |
Senior Political Writer, The Yomiuri Shimbun |
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Mr Hitoshi Ito |
Vice President and Executive Officer, Government & External Relations Group Hitachi, Ltd. |
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Ms Yoko Kamikawa |
Member of the House of Representatives (LDP); former Minister of Justice; Acting Secretary-General, LDP |
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Mr Isao Kano |
Senior Advisor, Internal Audit Dept., Corporate Staff Section, Mitsubishi Corporation |
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Mr Hideo Kawafune |
Director & Chief Operating Officer, SMBC Bank International Plc; Executive Officer & General Manager, Planning Department, EMEA Division, SMBC & SMFG |
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Mr Seiji Kihara |
Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary; Member of the House of Representatives (LDP) |
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Mr Hiroshi Matsuura |
Minister, Embassy of Japan in the UK |
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Dr Hiroki Nakatani |
Former Assistant Director-General, World Health Organization (WHO) |
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Mr Mitsunari Okamoto |
State Minister of Finance; Member of the House of Representatives (Komeito) |
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Mr Akio Okawara |
President, Japan Center for International Exchange; Japanese Executive Director, UK-Japan 21st Century Group |
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Pro Ryo Sahashi |
Associate Professor, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, University of Tokyo |
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Ms Tokiko Shimizu |
Assistant Governor, Bank of Japan |
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Mr Yasuhisa Shiozaki |
Former member of the House of Representatives (LDP); former Japanese Co-Chairman, UK-Japan 21st Century Group |
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Mr Keizuke Suzuki |
Member of the House of Representatives (LDP) |
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Mr Kaname Tajima |
Member of the House of Representatives (CDP) |
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Ms Keiko Tashiro |
Member of the Board, Deputy President, Daiwa Securities Group Inc. |
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Mr Koji Tsuruoka |
President, The International Affairs Research Institute; former Japanese Ambassador to the UK |
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Prof Michito Tsuruoka |
Associate Professor, Faculty of Policy Department, Keio University |
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Mr Masanobu Ogura |
Member of the House of Representatives (LDP) |
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UK PARTICIPANTS |
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Lord (Andrew) Lansley |
UK Co-Chairman, UK-Japan 21st Century Group; House of Lords (Conservative Party) |
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Baroness (Elizabeth) Barker |
House of Lords (Liberal Democratic Party) |
| Lisa Cameron MP | Member of Parliament (Scottish National Party) |
| Mr Philip Collins | Founder and Writer-in-Chief, The Draft |
| Mr Philippe Fauchet | Founder, Mirasense Partners |
| Mr David Fitton | UK Executive Director, UK-Japan 21st Century Group |
| Ms Louise Haigh MP | Member of Parliament (Labour Party) |
| Mr Wataru (Bill) Horie | Representative Director and President, Rio Tinto Japan Ltd |
| The Rt Hon Sir David Lidington | Chair, The Royal United Services Institute (TBC) |
| H.E. Julia Longbottom | British Ambassador to Japan |
| Lord (Jack) McConnell | House of Lords (Labour Party) |
| Dr John Nilsson-Wright | Senior Lecturer in Modern Japanese Politics and International Relations, Cambridge University; Head of the Asia Programme at Chatham House |
| Ms Sarah Owen MP | Member of Parliament (Labour Party) |
| Ms Stephanie Peacock MP | Member of Parliament (Labour Party) |
| Mr Thomas Reich | Country Director Japan, British Aerospace |
| Mr David Richardson | Non-Executive Director, Crown Agents |
| Dr Andrew Sentance | Senior Adviser, Cambridge Econometrics |
| Prof Kenji Shibuya | Former Professor and Director, University Institute for Population Health, King’s College London; Research Director, Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research |
| Mr Nigel Talboys | Global Director, Government Affairs and Public Policy, Terumo BCT Europe |
| Sir David Warren | Chair, Nursing and Midwifery Council |
