The Qatar Chair at Waseda University and the Institute for Energy Economics Japan are pleased to invite you to the following public event:
50 YEARS AFTER THE OIL CRISIS: BUILDING A NEW JAPAN-MIDDLE EAST RELATIONSHIP
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the oil crisis: in 1973, Japan faced an oil shortage crisis and worked hard to build relations with oil-producing countries in the Middle East. Since then, relations between Japan and the Middle East have developed significantly. Today, the relationship between the two sides covers a wide range of areas, but energy relations remain a pillar of Japan-Middle East relations. In this international symposium jointly organised by the Qatar Chair and JIME-IEEJ, we would like to look back at the past 50 years and discuss new relations between Japan and the Middle East through energy and other fields in the next 50 years.
- Date and Time: 10:00-12:30, 30th October 2023.
- Venue: Keidanren Hall North, Second Floor, Keidanren-Kaikan, Otemachi, Tokyo.
- Language: Japanese and English (with simultaneous interpretation)
- Participation fee: free of charge
- *Participation is possible in-person or online as a hybrid system via Zoom
Agenda:
| Time | Program | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00-10:00 | Meeting between speakers and simultaneous interpreters | ||
| 09:30-10:00 | Registration | ||
| 10:00-10:05 | Opening Remarks | Mr. Kiyoto Tsuji, State Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
| 10:05-10:15 | H.E. Dr. Mohamad bin Saleh al-Sada, former Minister of Energy and Industry, Qatar (video message) | ||
| 10:15-11:10 | Session 1. Talking about 50 Years since the Oil Crisis (Dialogue session) | ||
| Speaker: Mr. Keiichi Konaga, Fromer Under-Secretary of Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Japan.Moderator: Mr. Shuji Hosaka, Director of JIME-IEEJ and President of JAMES | |||
| 11:10-11:20 | Short Break | ||
| 11:20-12:05 | Session 2. Japan-Middle East Relationship beyond the Oil Crisis (Presentation) | ||
| Historical and diplomatic relations: Dr. Habib Hasan al-Badawi, Professor of the Lebanon University, LebanonTransformation of Japan Middle East business relationship since 1973: Dr. Keiko Sakai, Professor at Chiba University, Japan
Culture and soft power: Dr. Essam Bukhary, CEO of Manga Productions and Editor in Chief of Manga Arabia, Saudi Arabia |
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| 12:05-12:25 | Session 3: Discussion and proposals for the future friendship and cooperation | ||
| Dr. Abdullah Baabood, Professor of Qatar Chair, Waseda University, JapanDr. Shigeto Kondo, Senior Researcher of JIME Center, IEEJ | |||
| 12:25-12:30 | Closing remarks | Dr. Keiko Sakurai, Professor of School of International Liberal Studies, Waseda University | |
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