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The Abe government has recently recalibrated Japan’s security policy in some important aspects: the government now defines Japan as a "proactive contributor to peace"; it has inaugurated a National Security Council upon US-model and endorsed a new National Security Strategy. It also decided upon new defence guidelines. This overhauled direction of the Japanese security policy is embedded in a globalized environment and a challenging political environment in the Asia-Pacific region.

In Germany also, a new security approach has surfaced recently, notably during the Munich Security conference, to commit itself in foreign and security policy earlier and in a more decisive manner. The debate how to transform this commitment into politics however is still an open process.

6:00 pm:

Welcome remarks

• Dr. Gerhard Wahlers (enquired)

  Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung

  Deputy Secretary General and Head of Department European and International Cooperation

• Takeshi Nakane

  Embassy of Japan to Germany

  Ambassador

• Dr. Friederike Bosse

  German-Japanese Center Berlin

  Secretary General

Panel Discussion

• Kunihiko Miyake

  Canon Institute for Global Studies

  Research Fellow

• Michito Tsuruoka

  The National Institute for Defense Studies

  Research Fellow

• Mark Hauptmann

  German Parliament

  Member, Member of the Committee on Economy and Energy, Deputy Member Committee on Foreign Affairs

• Prof. Dr. Volker Perthes

  German Institute for International and Security Affairs - SWP

  Director

Matthias Naß

Die Zeit

International Correspondent

Ca. 7:30 pm:

Reception

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