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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

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

Symposium etc.
Tourism

Supported by 日本財団 THE NIPPON FOUNDATION

Date / Time	Fri, Mar 24,2023 4:00～ 7:00 AM（JST） Thu,Mar 23,2023 3:00～ 6:00 PM （EST）
Venue	Willard InterContinental Hotel (1401 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004, USA) (Zoom Online Webinar is also available) Language：Japanese/English Simultaneous Translation
Theme	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

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Program

Program of the seminar is as the following

Opening Remarks	Masafumi SHUKURI Chairman, Japan International Transport and Tourism Institute, USA (JITTI USA) Chairman, Japan Transport and Tourism Research Institute (JTTRI) bio
Greetings by Guest of Honor	Koji TOMITA Ambassador of Japan to the United States bio
Keynote Speeches	J. Thomas SCHIEFFER Former Ambassador of the United States to Japan bio Takashi SHIRAISHI Chancellor, Kumamoto Prefectural University Former President, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies bio
Lectures	Kent CALDER Director, Edwin O. Reischauer Center for East Asian Studies, Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies bio file Satoshi SEINO President, Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) bio file
Panel Discussion	＜Panelist＞ Mark KEAM Deputy Assistant Secretary for Travel and Tourism, Industry and Analysis, U.S. Department of Commerce bio （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.） file Koichi AI Minister,Embassy of Japan in the U.S. (General Affairs,Public Information and Culture) bio Kazuyo KATO Executive Director, Japan Center for International Exchange, USA (JCIE USA) bio file　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　＜Moderator＞ Kent CALDER