U.S.- Japan International Exchange and Tourism Symposium 2023
Rebuilding and strengthening exchange and tourism between the U.S. and Japan in the post-pandemic period

Date / Time：
U.S. Eastern Time: Thursday, March 23rd, 2023 3:00～ 6:00 PM (Reception to Follow)
Japan Standard Time: Friday, March 24th, 2023 4:00～ 7:00 AM

Venue:
Willard InterContinental Hotel (1401 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004, USA) (Zoom Online Webinar is also available)

Language：Japanese/English Simultaneous Translation

Opening Remarks：Masafumi SHUKURI
Chairman, Japan International Transport and Tourism Institute, USA (JITTI USA)
Chairman, Japan Transport and Tourism Research Institute (JTTRI)

Greetings by Guest of Honor : Koji TOMITA
Ambassador of Japan to the United States

Keynote Speeches: J. Thomase SCHIEFFER
Former Ambassador of the United States to Japan
Takashi SHIRAISHI　
　 President, Kumamoto Prefectural University
Former President, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

Lectures: Kent CALDER
Director, Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies,
Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies
Satoshi SEINO
President, Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO)

Panel Discussion:
Panelist: Mark KEAM
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Travel and Tourism, Industry and Analysis, United States, Department of Commerce
Koishi AI
Minister,Embassy of Japan in the U.S. (General Affairs,Public Information and Culture)
Kazuyo KATO
Executive Director, Japan Center for International Exchange, USA (JCIE USA)
Moderator: Kent CALDER