Policy Plenary Meetings

The Policy Plenary Meeting is the core of CEAC activities and a place for Think-tank Members, Intellectual Members, and Corporate Members to assemble and exchange their knowledge, information and views and share the awareness of the issues and their strategic implications by conducting face-to-face discussions. The Policy Plenary Meeting focuses on keynote presentations by Council Members or guest expert speakers, followed by intensive discussions among the Members, and adopts reports, appeals or recommendations on the respective issues.

The Policy Plenary Meeting maintains close working relationship with the government ministries and agencies concerned and receives briefings from the government officials such as Counselors of CEAC, and submits to the government reports on the results of research studies and/or policy recommendations.

Also, it endeavors to enlighten public opinion on the concept of an "East Asian Community" by conducting town meetings and public relations activities through the website.

Activities of Policy Plenary Meetings in the Year 2009-2010

year of 2010

May 20 The 40th Policy Plenary Meeting
Theme: The Beginning of a New Chapter towards the Establishment of an ASEAN community
Reporter: Amb. KATORI Yoshinori Director-General of Foreign Service Training Institute and former Ambassador for ASEAN
March 17 The 39th Policy Plenary Meeting
Theme: The Prospects and Future Challenges in the Concept of East Asian Community
Reporter: Prof. ITO Kenichi President and CEO, the Japan Forum on International Relations, Inc
February 19 The 38th Policy Plenary Meeting
Theme: The Recent Development and Future Challenges in the Regional Cooperation in Finance
Reporter: KAWAI Masahiro Dean of Asian Development Bank Institute
January 19 The 37th Policy Plenary Meeting
Theme: Japan-China-ROK Trilateral Summit, ASEAN+3 Summit and East Asia Summit
Reporter: KOHARA Masahiro Deputy Director-General of Asia and Oceanian Affairs Bureau of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

year of 2009

December 2 The 36th Policy Plenary Meeting
Theme: The Recent Development and Future Challenges in the Regional Cooperation in the Cultural Exchange
Reporter: SHIRAISHI Saya Professor of the University of Tokyo
October 28 The 35th Policy Plenary Meeting
Theme: The Recent Development and Future Challenges in the Regional Cooperation in Politics and Security
Reporter: FUKUSHIMA Akiko Senior Fellow of the Japan Foundation
September 28 The 34th Policy Plenary Meeting
Theme: Summing up NEAT Annual Conference and East Asia Forum in Seoul
Reporter: ITO Kenichi President and CEO, the Japan Forum on International Relations, Inc.
  HIRONO Ryokichi Professor Emeritus, Seikei University
  KAWAI Masahiro Dean, Asian Development Bank Institute
  SHINDO Eiichi Professor Emeritus, Tsukuba University
  YANO Takuya Senior Research Fellow
July 24 The 33rd Policy Plenary Meeting
Theme: Summing up NEAT WGs
Reporter: HIRONO Ryokichi Professor Emeritus, Seikei University
  KAWATO Akio General Manager, Japan-World Trends
  MURAKAMI Masayasu Executive Director, The Japan Forum on International Relations, Inc.
  OHGA Keiji Professor, Nihon University
  HATAKEYAMA Noboru Chairman and CEO, Japan Economic Foundation