Speeches and Essays by Other Embassy Staff



 

Mitsuru Kitano
Former Minister for Public Affairs

 

"The True Meaning of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Visit to the United States"
Published in The Japan Times on May 16, 2007.

"Shinzo Abe and the Japan of World War II"
Published in The Washington Post on October 4, 2006

"Reconciliation is a two-way street "
Published in The International Herald Tribune on September 23, 2006

"The myth of rising Japanese nationalism"
Published in The International Herald Tribune on January 13, 2006

"Nationalism and democracy - points of departure in East Asia"
Published in The Washington Times on September 23, 2005

"Japan's vibrant democracy"
Published in The Washington Times on November 8, 2005

 

 

 

Masataka Okano
Former Political Counselor

 


"Japan's Perspective: Challenges in East Asia"
Speech at the ICAS Winter Symposium 2005 on February 24, 2005

 

 

 

 

Nobukatsu Kanehara
Former Political Minister

 


"Japan's Grand Strategy in the 21st Century"
Speech at the JICC on January 27, 2005

 

 

 

 

Yasu Taniwaki
Former Economic Counselor and Telecommunications Attaché

 


"Broadband Development Strategy in Japan -Challenge for developing ubiquitous and secure networks- December, 2004 (MS Word)

 

 

 

 

Naoyuki Agawa
Former Minister for Public Affairs

 


"Fukuzawa Yukichi and America as the Land of Equal Opportunity"
Speech at the Symposium for the Centennial of the Japan Society of Boston on October 30, 2004

 

 

 

 

Yasushi Fujii
Former First Secretary, Japan Information and Culture Center (JICC)

 


"Afghanistan Today"
Speech at the JICC on November 10, 2004

 

 

 

 

Junya Ishii
Former Second Secretary, Press and Information Section

 


"The History of the Baseball Partnership across the Pacific Ocean" (March 14, 2005)
"Cool Japan: Spreading Japanese Pop Culture in the United States"
(November 15, 2004)