Public Lectures
Meetings addressed by prominent speakers from a range of countries are held for the benefit of Institute members and the general public.

IIPS Lecture Series 2007

Dr. Joseph S. Nye, Jr.
University Distinguished Service Professor
Harvard University
Smart Power and the"War on Terror"
February 14, 2008, Hotel Okura, Tokyo

His Excellency Yu Myung hwan
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Korea to Japan
"Cooperation towards a Future Oriented Relationship between Japan and the Republic of Korea"
25 September 2007, ANA Inter Continental Hotel, Tokyo

His Excellency Mikhail M. Bely
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Japan
"Relations between Japan and Russia in the Context of Russian Foreign Policy"
31 May 2007, Hotel New Otani, Tokyo

IIPS Lecture Series 2006

Prof. Fran?ois Heisbourg, Director, IISS, UK
“A New Security Landscape: the End of the Post-Cold War Era.”
25 October 2002, Capitol Tokyu Hotel,Tokyo

His Excellency Alexander Nikolaevich Panov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Japan
"Recent Developments in the Russia-Japan Relationship"
22 April 2003, Capitol Tokyu Hotel, Tokyo

His Excellency Bernard de Faubournet de Montferrand
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of France to Japan
"French Foreign Policy towards Europe and Japan"
22 July 2003, Capitol Tokyu Hotel, Tokyo

His Excellency Howard H. Baker Jr., Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to Japan
"The US-Japan Relationship"
21 October 2003, Capitol Tokyu Hotel,Tokyo

Dr. Ezra F. Vogel, Harvard University
"The Rise of China and the Changing Face of East Asia"
8 December 2003, Capitol Tokyu Hotel

Public Symposium
"Thoughts on a New Era in Japan’s External Security Policy"
2 February 2004, Capitol Tokyu Hotel,Tokyo

His Excellency Alexander P. Losyukov
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to Japan
"The Current Situation in Russia and the Russia-Japan Relationship"
21 June 2004, ANA Hotel,Tokyo

Professor Gerald Curtis
Columbia University
"US Diplomacy and the Situation in East Asia"
11 April 2005, Capitol Tokyu Hotel,Tokyo

His Excellency Bernhard Zepter
Ambassador and Head of Delegation European Union,
Delegation of the European Commission in Japan
"Recent Developments in the EU"
12 July 2005, Capitol Tokyu Hotel,Tokyo

His Excellency Wang Yi
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of China to Japan
"Current Situation in Asia from the Chinese Ambassador’s Perspective"
30 September 2005, ANA Hotel,Tokyo

Mr. Richard Armitage, Former Deputy Secretary of State (USA)
"Current Situations in Asia and US?Japan Relations"
19 October 2005, ANA Hotel