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 2006-2007

year of 2007

April 24th The 21nd Policy Plenary Meeting
Theme: On the Asian Gate Initiative
Reporter: IProf. ITOH Motoshige, Vice President of the CEAC, Professor of the University of Tokyo
November 7th The 20nd Policy Plenary Meeting
Theme: Possibility and Prospect of Financial Cooperation in East Asia
Reporter: Mr. UTSUMI Makoto, resident and CEO of the Japan Credit Rating Agency, former Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs
January 30th The 19nd Policy Plenary Meeting
Theme: The 10th ASEAN+3 Summit and 2nd East Asia Summit
Reporter: Mr. ATSUMI Chihiro, Director General of Southeast and Southwest Asian Affairs Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  AIKAWA Kazutoshi, Director of Regional Policy Division, Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Year of 2006

November 7th The 18nd Policy Plenary Meeting
Theme: Japan's Economic Strategy towards East Asian Regional Integration
Reporter: TOYODA Masakazu, Director-General of the International Trade Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
August 10th The 17nd Policy Plenary Meeting
Theme: Towards the NEAT Kuala Lumpur Annual Conference
Reporter: AIKAWA Kazutoshi, Director of Regional Policy Division, Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  MATSUNO Daisuke, Deputy Director, International Economic Affairs Division, Trade Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
  SHIBATA Keiji, Deputy Director, Regional Financial Co-operation Division, International Bureau, Ministry of Finance
July 31st The 16nd Policy Plenary Meeting
Theme: ASEAN Post Ministerial Conference (PMC)
Reporter: TAKADA Toshihisa, Deputy Director-General, Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  YAMADA Takio, Director, Regional Policy Division, Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs