“Prospects for Japan's G20 Osaka Summit” Symposium Held at the Munk School
2019/5/23
On May 8, Consul-General of Japan Takako Ito attended and gave opening remarks at a symposium entitled “Prospects for Japan's G20 Osaka Summit” held by the University of Toronto's Centre for the Study of Global Japan. The symposium, co-hosted by the University of Toronto’s G20 Research Group and the Consulate-General of Japan, gathered 24 panelists from Japan, Canada, Europe and the US. Lively discussions were held among them on pertinent topics that would be raised at the G20 Osaka Summit, including international economic policies, sustainable development, society 5.0, advanced technology and innovation.
Further details on the symposium can be found here:
https://munkschool.utoronto.ca/csgj/event/27719/
In her opening remarks, Consul-General of Japan Takako Ito gave an overview on Japan’s past contributions to the G20,
Further details on the symposium can be found here:
https://munkschool.utoronto.ca/csgj/event/27719/
In her opening remarks, Consul-General of Japan Takako Ito gave an overview on Japan’s past contributions to the G20,
as well as expectations for future Japan-Canada coopperation after the Osaka Summit.
A video promoting the G20 Osaka Summit was screened.
A discussion evaluating past G20 meetings with the Director and Co-Founder of the University of Toronto’s
A video promoting the G20 Osaka Summit was screened.
A discussion evaluating past G20 meetings with the Director and Co-Founder of the University of Toronto’s
G20 Research Group, Dr. John Kirton (far left), and the Interim Director of the Centre for the Study of Global Japan, Dr. Louis Pauly (far right).
Discussion and analysis of the agenda at the Osaka Summit by, from left: Ambassador Shotaro Oshima,
Discussion and analysis of the agenda at the Osaka Summit by, from left: Ambassador Shotaro Oshima,
Chairman of the Institute for International Economic Studies; Amb. Jonathan Fried, former Canadian Ambassador to Japan
and Prime Minister Trudeau's G20 Sherpa; and Dr. Motoshige Itoh, Professor Emeritus, University of Tokyo.
The session on global economy and trade. Dr. Sara Sara Konoe, Professor in the Faculty of
The session on global economy and trade. Dr. Sara Sara Konoe, Professor in the Faculty of
Economics at Kansai University (far right), participated from Japan
Dr. Atsushi Sunami, President of the Ocean Policy Research Institute of the National Graduate Institute
Dr. Atsushi Sunami, President of the Ocean Policy Research Institute of the National Graduate Institute
for Policy Studies speaks on the issue of marine plastics pollution.
Dr. Hideaki Shiroyama, Vice Director of the University of Tokyo’s Policy Alternatives Research Institute,
Dr. Hideaki Shiroyama, Vice Director of the University of Tokyo’s Policy Alternatives Research Institute,
presents on Society 5.0 and Japan’s initiatives pertaining to AI.
The venue was full of interested attendees.
Insightful questions were directed at the panelists.
The Hon. William C. Graham, Chancellor of the University of Toronto’s Trinity College and former Canadian Foreign Minister,
The venue was full of interested attendees.
Insightful questions were directed at the panelists.
The Hon. William C. Graham, Chancellor of the University of Toronto’s Trinity College and former Canadian Foreign Minister,
gave remarks to close the full-day symposium.