Abe Fellowship Program

Abe Global 2022 | Polishing Japan’s Silver: Aging Sustainably in the 21st Century

Across the world, societies are struggling to design sustainable policies for their aging populations. In much of the developed world, an increasing share of the population is over 60. In Japan, which has long been viewed as the pioneer “super-aging” society, nearly 30% of the population is now over 65. Individuals are living much longer lives due to improvements in nutrition and health care, while evolving lifestyles and shifting socio-economic conditions have kept birth rates at historic lows. The combination has produced a crisis in the social welfare systems which provide financial and care support for older citizens. The result …

Abe Fellowship Colloquium | The Political Economy of the Abe Government and Abenomics Reforms

SPEAKERS Hoshi Takeo | 星 岳雄 Professor, University of Tokyo 東京大学大学院経済学研究科教授 Phillip Lipscy  | フィリップ・リプシー Associate Professor, University of Toronto | 2014 Abe Fellow トロント大学政治学部准教授 | 安倍フェロー(2014年度) The government of Abe Shinzo, in power in Japan from 2012 to 2020, represents an important turning point in Japanese politics and political economy. Abe became the longest-serving prime minister in Japanese history, reversing a trend of short-lived leaders. His government not only stands out for its longevity, but also for its policies: Abe implemented a variety of significant changes, among the most important being a series of economic reforms to reinvigorate Japan’s

Abe Global Washington, DC | Japanese and American Innovation in the Global Age

Event Livestream Overview Both the United States and Japan have long taken pride in their robust scientific research communities’ contributions to economic growth and human welfare. But the slowing pace and rising costs of research, along with strong competition from China and India, have challenged both governments to rethink their approaches to science and technology policy and set agendas that encourage innovation towards solving demanding social problems. The Abe Fellows Global Forum will bring together experts to discuss how the United States and Japan are responding to these challenges, as well as the rapidly rising innovation hubs in China, India,

Abe Global Atlanta | Japanese and American Innovation in a Global Age

Overview Both the United States and Japan have long taken pride in their robust scientific research communities’ contributions to economic growth and human welfare. But the slowing pace and rising costs of research, along with strong competition from China and India, have challenged both governments to rethink their approaches to science and technology policy and set agendas that encourage innovation towards solving demanding social problems. The Abe Fellows Global Forum will bring together experts to discuss how the United States and Japan are responding to these challenges, as well as the rapidly rising innovation hubs in China, India, and Singapore.

Abe Global Houston | Confronting Climate Change: What Can the US and Japan Contribute to Creating Sustainable Societies?

Overview Please click here to view a video of the event. Energy-intensive production has been both a leading contributor to climate change as well as one of the keys to modern economic growth over the last several centuries. In the post-WWII era, the “economic miracles” of Asian growth—starting with Japan, and followed by South Korea, Taiwan, China, and now increasingly India—have lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty. At the same time, these “economic miracles” have created huge pollution problems which have adversely affected the health of millions of people while speeding up the effects of climate change. Some early

Abe Global Stanford | Confronting Climate Change: What Can the US and Japan Contribute to Creating Sustainable Societies?

Overview Energy-intensive production has been both a leading contributor to climate change as well as one of the keys to modern economic growth over the last several centuries. In the post-WWII era, the “economic miracles” of Asian growth—starting with Japan, and followed by South Korea, Taiwan, China, and now increasingly India—have lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty. At the same time, these “economic miracles” have created huge pollution problems which have adversely affected the health of millions of people while speeding up the effects of climate change. Some early developers from this group—including Japan—have made efforts to

Abe Global NYC | Japan and the Leadership of the World Trading System

Broad structural changes over the last quarter century are reverberating through the global economy and the institutions that regulate it. Recent US policy has shifted away from a leadership position in both long-standing institutions such as the WTO and newer trade agreements such as TPP-11 and RCEP (Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership). These shifts are creating room for stronger regional ties and raise the question of which nation(s) will lead trade initiatives in Asia. Additionally, a shift toward populism across the world threatens to lead countries towards greater economic protectionism. Our speakers addressed questions related to these issues as they relate

Abe Fellowship Colloquium – Robo sapiens japanicus: Robots, Gender, Family, and the Japanese Nation

Japan is arguably the first postindustrial society to embrace the prospect of human-robot coexistence. Over the past decade, Japanese humanoid robots designed for use in homes, hospitals, offices, and schools have become celebrated in mass and social media throughout the world. In Robo sapiens japanicus: Robots, Gender, Family, and the Japanese Nation (University of California Press, 2018), Jennifer Robertson casts a critical eye on press releases and public relations videos that misrepresent robots as being as versatile and agile as their science fiction counterparts. An ethnography and sociocultural history of governmental and academic discourse of human-robot relations in Japan, this book explores

Abe Fellowship Setsumeikai 2019 – Tokyo

安倍フェローシップ・プログラムへの申請をお考えの皆様を対象に、下記の通り申請説明会を開催いたします。当日は、申請書・研究計画書の書き方についてご説明する他、過去の安倍フェローを迎えて質疑応答の時間も予定しております。ぜひ万障お繰り合わせの上ご参加下さいますようお願い申し上げます。   DATE&TIME:July 9, 2019 1:30 PM~3 PM  2019年7月9日(火曜日)13時30分〜15時   PLACE:2F Sakura Hall, Japan Foundation (4-4-1 Yotsuya, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo) 国際交流基金(ジャパンファウンデーション)2階JFICさくらホール 東京都新宿区四谷4-4-1 http://www.jpf.go.jp/j/access/map.html   SPEAKER:Nishikawa Kunio  西川 邦夫 Associate Professor, College of Agriculture, Ibaraki University | 2016 Abe Fellow 茨城大学農学部地域総合農学科 准教授  | 2016 年安倍フェロー 参加ご希望の方は、メールでabetokyo[at]ssrc.orgまでお申し込み下さい。

Abe Fellowship Setsumeikai 2019 – Osaka

安倍フェローシップ・プログラムへの申請をお考えの皆様を対象に、下記の通り申請説明会を開催いたします。当日は、申請書・研究計画書の書き方についてご説明する他、過去の安倍フェローを迎えて質疑応答の時間も予定しております。ぜひ万障お繰り合わせの上ご参加下さいますようお願い申し上げます。   DATE&TIME:July 11, 2019 5:30 PM~7 PM  2019年7月11日(木曜日)17時30分〜19時   PLACE:Kansai University Room, Umeda Campus, Kandai MeRise, Rm 705, 7th Floor (1-5 Tsurunocho, Kita Ward, Osaka) 関西大学梅田キャンパスKandai MeRise 7階705号室 (大阪府大阪市北区鶴野町1-5) http://www.kansai-u.ac.jp/umeda/access/index.html   SPEAKER:岡本 章    Okamoto Akira Professor, Faculty of Economics, Okayama University (2015 Abe Fellow) 岡山大学経済学部社会文化学科 教授  (2015年安倍フェロー   参加ご希望の方は、メールでabetokyo[at]ssrc.orgまでお申し込み下さい。

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