Thursday, March 24, 2011

Asia Society Northern California in cooperation with the Japan Society of Northern California is hosting a late-breaking discussion on Japan’s devastating earthquake and tsunami, the ongoing nuclear crisis, Japan’s political leadership, and implications for Asia and the US. The issues at hand are complex and fast moving and analysis and media coverage widely diverge. This program features prominent experts who will cut through the chaff and give us their assessment of what is really happening on the ground. The program will also highlight relief efforts and what the public can do to support them.

Location:
K&L Gates
4 Embarcadero, Suite 1200
San Francisco, CA 94111
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Date & Time:
Thursday, March 24, 2011
12:00 noon-1:30 pm Program/Lunch

Cost:
$10 Asia Society/Japan Society/Co-sponsor members
$20 Non-members
$5 Students/Seniors

For more information and to register, please call 415-421-8707 or click here. Proceeds to be donated to Give2Asia relief fund.

Hosted by Asia Society Northern California and co-sponsored by Give2Asia, Japan Policy Research Institute, Japan Society of Northern California, Mechanics Institute, Nautilus Institute, UC Berkeley Institute for East Asian Studies, and USF Center for the Pacific Rim. Special thanks to K&L Gates for its generous support.

Speakers:
Joonhong Ahn is Professor of Nuclear Engineering at UC Berkeley. Born and raised in Japan, Professor Ahn is one of the world’s leading authorities on nuclear power, the nuclear power system in Japan, and radioactive waste disposal. He taught at the University of Tokyo before joining the Berkeley faculty.

Chuji Ando (Q&A only) is a Colonel in Japan’s Self Defense Forces and is a visiting fellow at the Hoover Institution. He is currently researching security issues in Northeast Asia, including Japan’s relationship with a rising China. His operational tours include flying F-4EJ fighter aircraft and commanding an F-4 squadron at Misawa Air Base, Japan. He has also conducted joint/bilateral operations with US forces.

Dr. Steven K. Vogel is Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. He specializes in the political economy of advanced industrialized nations, especially Japan. He is the author, most recently, of Japan Remodeled: How Government and Industry Are Reforming Japanese Capitalism.

Other Speakers TBA