The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, the Japan Institute of International Affairs, the German Federal Foreign Office, the Japanese-German Center Berlin (JDZB), and Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) will co-host the Track 1.5 Japan-Germany Security Dialogue public symposium.

The public symposium will feature a panel discussion where policy practitioners and experts from both Japan and Germany will speak about security issues in both countries, providing a platform for discussion and for deepening mutual understanding.

With this in mind, we would welcome your attendance at this event. If you would like to participate, please fill in the online registration form (link below) by 12:00 p.m., October 31. Please note that because seating is limited, we may not be able to accommodate all applicants if the demand is greater than the available seats. In this case, application will be closed before the deadline.

Date:  16:00 – 17:30, November 1, 2024

Venue: Shufu kaikan (Housewives Hall) Plaza F, 7F Hall “Cattleya” (15-1, Rokubancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)

Map: https://plaza-f.or.jp/index2/access/

Languages: English-Japanese (with simultaneous interpretation)

Panelists:

– MP Dr. Johann D. WADEPHUL, Deputy Chairman of the CDU/CSU Group, German Bundestag

– Prof. Dr. Daniela SCHWARZER, Member of the Executive Board, Bertelsmann Stiftung

– Mr. Hirohito OGI, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Geoeconomics (IOG)

– Ambassador Seiichiro TAGUCHI, Deputy Director-General of European Affairs Bureau, MOFA

Moderator: Prof. Dr. Ken ENDO, Professor, University of Tokyo

Registration Form:  https://forms.office.com/r/11DJ8NP3zP (Deadline: October 31, 12:00 p.m.)