At a GRIPS Forum on June 23, 2008, Ms. Fusae Ota, Visiting Professor of GRIPS and former Governor of Osaka prefecture, gave a lecture titled “Local Governance in Japan: Perspectives from the Eight-year Experience as a Governor.” Ms. Ota presented her lessons and suggestions on more constructive central-local relations, based on her experiences as a governor.
The lecture was the third in a series of forums that feature leaders from government, academia, and business, as well as GRIPS’ own faculty, to discuss current policy concerns.

Upcoming GRIPS Forum

Date: July 28, 2008
Theme: “Innovation for Sustainable Society -Japan’s Challenges and Potentials” (provisional theme)
Speaker: Dr. Kiyoshi Kurokawa, Professor of GRIPS, Science Advisor to the Prime Minister and the Cabinet

Completed GRIPS Forum

[The First GRIPS Forum]
Date: April 28, 2008
Theme: Japanese Economy
Speaker: Dr. Tatsuo Hatta, President of GRIPS

[The Second GRIPS Forum]
Date: May 26, 2008
Theme: “The Meaning of Conservative Dominance in Korean Politics: Implications of April 9th General Election”
Speaker: Dr. Lee Geun, Associate Professor, Seoul National University