International Symposium “World Military Expenditure and Japan’s Choices”

Hosted by

International Peace Research Institute, Meiji Gakuin University (PRIME)

In Cooperation with

Peace Boat

Gensuikyo (The Japan Council against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs)

Date: Sunday, January 31st, 2016, 13:00-17:20

Venue: ^{TKP Shinagawa conference center ANNEX}

(TAKANAWA COURT 3F, 3-13-1, Takanawa, Minato-ku, Tokyo)

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Language: English/Japanese (simultaneous interpretation)

Free admission, but since the seats are limited,

please register in advance: E-mail:prime@prime.meijigakuin.ac.jp. FAX:03-5421-5653

Deadline: Thursday, January 28th,2016, 12:00　[EXTEND]Friday, January 29th, 2016, 18:00 *8 seats available

We’re fully booked up, thank you for your attention.

13:00: Introduction: Takao Takahara (Director, PRIME)

13:10：Session 1 “World Military Expenditures and Armament Dynamics”

Speakers:

Colin Archer (International Peace Bureau)

“Current World Military Spending and the Campaign for Reallocation”

Subrata Ghoshroy (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

“US Military Spending: The Driving Forces and Current Status”

Moderator：Takao Takahara (PRIME)

15:00：Coffee Break

15:30：Session 2 “Japan at Watershed”

Speakers:

Akira Kawasaki (Peace Boat)

“Abe’s Policies Defying the Peace Constitution: ‘Collective Self-Defense’and Arms Export”

Atsushi Fujioka (Ritsumeikan University)

“Japanese Military-Industrial Complex on the Rise: Militarization of Space and the Role of Universities”

Moderator：Yayoi Tsuchida (Gensuikyo (The Japan Council against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs))

17:20 Closing address