‘International Symposium on Interest Rates and the Law’ May 23 (Sat.)

【Host】Society of International Business and Legal Studies

【Co-host】Institute of Comparative Law, Waseda University; School of Law and Graduate School of Law, Waseda University

【Date and Time】Saturday, May 23, 2026, 13:00-17:25

【Venue】Zoom (online) and Room 313, Bldg. 8, Waseda University

【Moderator】Takashi Kubota (Professor, Faculty of Law, Waseda University)

【Audience】Students, faculty and staff, and the general public are welcome to attend

Zoom Session

【Time】13:00-16:20

【Venue】Zoom (online)

https://list-waseda-jp.zoom.us/j/97123477360?pwd=bCabU9CHbN33dz2Hb30GJfpgPJTjDP.1
Meeting ID: 971 2347 7360
Passcode: 259920

【Language】English (no interpretation)

【Lecturers】

Kazushi Yamamoto (President, Society of International Business and Legal Studies), Yasuji Manabe (Certified Public Accountant), Said Gulyamov (Professor, Tashkent State University of Law), Husain M. Radjapov (Associate Professor, Tashkent State University of Law), Alimnazar Islamkulov (Vice President, Tashkent State University of Law), Fernando Barrio (Reader, School of Business and Management, Queen Mary University of London), K. Ali Akkemik (Professor, Faculty of Commerce, Fukuoka University), Bakhshillo Khodjaev (President, Tashkent State University of Law), and others.

<13:00~13:20 Opening Remarks, Keynote Lecture>

Host, Co-host Opening Remarks: Takashi Kubota (Professor, Waseda University) (5 mins.)

Keynote Lecture: Kazushi Yamamoto (President, Society of International Business and Legal Studies) (15 mins.)

<13:20-13:40 Lecture 0>

Kenichi Ueda (Professor, The University of Tokyo) (15 mins.)

Comments and scheduled discussion (5 mins.) Kazushi Yamamoto (President, Society of International Business and Legal Studies; Professor, Tashkent State University of Law)

<13:40-14:08 Lecture 1>

Yasuji Manabe (Certified Public Accountant) (18 mins.)

Comments and scheduled discussion (10 mins.) Satoru Yamadera (Professor, Saitama School of Economics and Management, Saitama University)

<14:08-14:36 Lecture 2>

Said Gulyamov (Professor, Tashkent State University of Law) (18 mins.)

Comments and scheduled discussion (10 mins.) Takashi Kubota (Professor, Faculty of Law, Waseda University)

<14:36-15:04 Lecture 3>

Husain M. Radjapov (Associate Professor, Tashkent State University of Law) (18 mins.)

Comments and scheduled discussion (10 mins.) Alimnazar Islamkulov (Vice President, Tashkent State University of Law)

<15:04-15:32 Lecture 4>

Fernando Barrio (Reader, School of Business and Management, Queen Mary University of London) (18 mins.)

Comments and scheduled discussion (10 mins.) Shin Oya (Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Geoeconomics)

<15:32-16:00 Lecture 5>

K. Ali Akkemik (Professor, Faculty of Commerce, Fukuoka University) (18 mins.)

Comments and scheduled discussion (10 mins.) Shinobu Nakagawa (Dean, Faculty of Economics, Saitama University)

<16:00-16:28 Lecture 6>

Zakirov Bekzod (Director, Center for Policy Research and Outreach, Westminster International University in Tashkent) (18 mins.)

Comments and scheduled discussion (10 mins.) Liliya Repa (Visiting Researcher, Center for Financial Education and Research, The University of Tokyo)

In-person Session

【Time】17:00-17:40

【Venue】Room 313, Bldg. 8, Waseda University

【Language】Japanese

【Lecturer】Kazushi Yamamoto (Professor, Tashkent State University of Law)

<16:40-17:20 Symposium>

Presentation: Kazushi Yamamoto (Visiting Professor, Tashkent State University of Law)

Q&A among guest speakers (20 mins.)

Q&A with the audience (10 mins.)

<17:20-17:25 Closing Remarks>

Closing Remarks (5 mins.) Prof. Dr. Islambek Rustambekov (Vice President, Tashkent State University of Law)

Link to Japanese page