{"id":11626,"date":"2020-09-07T14:39:30","date_gmt":"2020-09-07T05:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blccj.or.jp\/event\/enwebinar-a-prime-minister-and-his-legacy\/"},"modified":"2022-10-18T10:12:01","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T01:12:01","slug":"webinar-a-prime-minister-and-his-legacy","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/blccj.or.jp\/ja\/events\/webinar-a-prime-minister-and-his-legacy\/","title":{"rendered":"WEBINAR: A Prime Minister and his Legacy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear members,<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Japan will soon have a new Prime Minister following <strong>Mr Abe\u2019s record breaking stint in office<\/strong>. Mr Abe won three Lower House elections and became a familiar figure internationally \u2013 in itself, an unusual achievement for a Japanese Prime Minister. <strong>His Abenomics programme and the Three Arrows promised much<\/strong> \u2013 but what did they really achieve and how will history judge this interesting figure? And what happens next \u2013 where do his successors propose to lead Japan?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Our <strong>guest speaker will be Tobias Harris,<\/strong>\u00a0Executive Vice President and Japan analyst in Washington, DC, for Teneo Intelligence. His biography \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hurstpublishers.com\/book\/the-iconoclast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.hurstpublishers.com\/book\/the-iconoclast\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1599185684501000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGM0TxgfTMgoC56K6atq1dV_LOSMw\">The Iconoclast: Shinzo Abe and the New Japan<\/a>\u2018 was published by Hurst on 27 August and has been very well received.<\/p>\n<p>He is an expert on Japanese politics, and worked in 2006-2007 on the staff of Keiichiro Asao, at that time a member of the upper house of the Japanese Diet and shadow foreign minister for the Democratic Party of Japan, for whom he conducted research on foreign policy and Japan\u2019s relations with the United States. He is also the Fellow for Economy, Trade, and Business at Sasakawa Peace Foundation USA.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Tobias\u2019 review will be followed by an <strong>open Q&amp;A<\/strong> facilitated by Melanie Brock, CEO of Melanie Brock Advisory and one of Japan\u2019s best known APAC specialists.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>More information on the\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bccjapan.com\/events\/a-prime-minister-and-his-legacy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/bccjapan.com\/events\/a-prime-minister-and-his-legacy\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1599185684501000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGptLX8L2pR6ejGepKQK8mBgiOtug\">event website<\/a>.\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nKindly note that the British Chamber of Commerce is taking the lead in this event.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>EVENT DETAILS:<br \/>\n<strong>Tuesday 8 September<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>12:00-13:00<br \/>\nIn English<br \/>\nFree of charge<br \/>\nMembers-only<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you are interested, please send an email to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:info@blccj.or.jp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">info@blccj.or.jp<\/a>\u00a0by Monday 7 September evening and we will confirm your registration.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If your registration is accepted, you will receive the ZOOM link\u00a0from the British Chamber 1 hour before the webinar.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We hope that we can welcome many BLCCJ members at this joint chamber webinar!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The BLCCJ office<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5dnEPTto5Lo&amp;feature=youtu.be\"><strong>Webinar VIDEO data<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear members, &nbsp; Japan will soon have a new Prime Minister following Mr Abe\u2019s record breaking stint in office. 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