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Lecture Event
Lectures by Prof. Gerd Langguth and Prof. Karl-Rudolf Korte
On 09 May 2012 the KAS Japan Office in cooperation with the Konrad Adenauer Tomonokai hosted a lecture event at the Tokyo American Club with Prof. Gerd Langguth, University of Bonn, and Prof. Karl-Rudolf Korte, University Duisburg-Essen, on current political and cultural developments in Japan and Germany after the Fukushima accident and with an additional focus on the role of Chancellor Angela Merkel in these issues as well as in German politics, European and international affairs.
Seminar with the Sophia University
Angela Merkel as an international politician / Fukushima - political and cultural consequences
On 09 May 2012 the KAS Japan Office in cooperation with the Sophia University held a seminar on “Angela Merkel as an international politician” and “Fukushima - political and cultural consequences” with presentations by Prof. Gerd Langguth, University of Bonn, and Prof. Karl-Rudolf Korte, University Duisburg-Essen. More than 150 students participated in the seminar and in a vivid discussion posed imposingly well informed questions to the two German professors.
German-Japanese Symposium
Changing Societies
In cooperation with the Japan Foundation, the Waseda University Organization for European Studies and the University of Niigata Prefecture the KAS Japan Office on 08 May 2012 hosted a German-Japanese symposium titled "Changing Societies" on the current social and political changes in Germany and Japan. A main focus was laid on new media, protest movements and possible changes in the political party systems.
Welcome
The Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) is a political foundation in the Federal Republic of Germany. Its activities and projects support a proactive approach towards international cooperation and understanding. This website serves to give an overview of the foundation’s activities in Japan.
Previous events
| May 8 |
Symposium
Changing SocietiesGerman-Japanese Symposium |
| May 7 |
Experts' Meeting
Briefing on the Japanese political system and current issues in Japanese foreign policy |
| Apr. 20 |
Event
The Future of the Eurozone and the Role of Germany |
| Apr. 20 |
Lecture
World Economy in TransitionNew Challenges for Economic Governance |
Publications
Asia's Changing Power Dynamics
How Japan and India can Partner for Peace
On 05 December 2011 the internationally renowned Indian analyst on regional and security policy, Brahma Chellaney, author of the bestseller "Asian Juggernaut" (Harper 2010) and the newly released book "Water: Asia’s New [...]
Japan's Defense and Security Policies
What's Old, What's New, What's Ahead
Analysis of the contents, changes and developments in Japan's defense policy since Tokyo adopted the so-called “National Defense Program Guidelines” (NDPG) in December 2010 by Prof. Dr. Axel Berkofsky, Professor and Gianni [...]
East Asia Regionalism
Papers of the Workshop on "Differing Perspectives on East Asian Regionalism" organized by the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung and the Hiroshima Peace Institute in Hiroshima 2010
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Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung
Social and Economic Governance Programme Asia / Japan Office
7-5-56 Akasaka, Minato-ku
Tokyo, 107 0052
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