Events

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. Thomas SCHIEFFER Former Ambassador of the United States to Japan Takashi SHIRAISHI Chancellor, 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, U.S. Department of Commerce 　　　　（Curt COTTLE, Senior Policy Analyst, National Travel and Tourism Office, U.S. Department of Commerce, participated in the panel discussion in the place of Mark KEAM.） Koichi 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

The 154th Transport Policy Colloquium　ASEAN-India Regional Report
Date / Time：Tue, Mar. 14, 2023 13：00～15：00(JST)

Lecturer：YAMASHITA Yukio Senior Research Fellow and Senior Director, ASEAN-India Regional Office（AIRO）

Commentator：HANAOKA Shinya Professor, Department of Transdisciplinary Science and Engineering School of Environment and Society, Tokyo Institute of Technology

＜Discussion＞ Coordinator：YAMAUCHI Hirotaka President for Research, Japan Transport and Tourism Research Institute (JTTRI)

【Opening Remarks】 　Mr. SHUKURI Masafumi 　Chairman, Japan Transport and Tourism Research Institute (JTTRI) 【Greetings from Guest of Honor】 　H.E. Mr. Phiphat RATCHAKITPRAKARN 　Minister of Tourism and Sports, Thailand 　Mr. OBA Yuichi 　Deputy Chief of Mission and Minister, Embassy of Japan in Thailand 【Special Lecture】 　Mr. Mongkon WIMONRAT 　Assistant Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Tourism and Sports (MOTS), Thailand 　Mr. MIZUSHIMA Satoru 　Vice-Minister for International Affairs, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Japan 【Panel Discussion】 〔Moderator〕 　Dr. Jutamas WISANSING 　Assistant professor in Tourism Management, Managing Director of Perfect Link Consulting Group 〔Panelist〕 　Ms. Pattaraanong NA CHIANGMAI 　Executive Director for the Northern Region, Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) 　Mr. Suthiphong PHEUNPHIPHOP 　Vice President of Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT) 　Ms. NAKAYAMA Rieko 　Executive Vice President, Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) 　Mr. SAWANOBORI Tsuguhiko 　Manager of Jalan Research Center, Recruit Company Limited 【Closing Remarks】 　Mr. OKUDA Tetsuya 　President of ASEAN-India Regional Office, JTTRI