パネリストの紹介
Panelists for the 6th U.S.-Japan Youth Forum
(In alphabetical order of Panelist’s name)
Soh Jiaying Jane
4th year (Honours) student at the National University of Singapore, double-majoring in Japanese Studies and English Literature. Jane has spent a year in Japan immersing herself in its culture and lifestyle and this has driven home the importance of first-hand experience in truly understanding the culture of a country.
Dillon Svec
Currently a junior at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln, pursuing a triple major in the fields of International Studies, Political Science, and Psychology.
American Delegate for the 62nd Japan-America Student Conference (JASC)
Interested in the role that cultural exchanges play in international relations, he interned at the University of Nebraska - Lincoln’s International Affairs Office before leaving to studying at Toyo University in Tokyo, Japan, for one year. His main interest in the field of politics is the political landscape of Eastern Asia with China as an emerging superpower, and the role Okinawa plays in Japanese-American relations.
Zhao Shanshan
Double Degree Student of Keio University in Japan, MA/ Graduate School of Media and Government, and Fudan University in China, MA/ Graduate School of International Relations and Public Affairs. With the educational background of international politics, I focus my research on WTO and trade policy, and also East Asian integration during my master study. I participated in the World Model United Nations (MUN) Conference held by Harvard University in 2009 and also founded a MUN association in Nanjing University of China.
Han Jihoon
- Junior of Aoyama Gakuin University, International Politics and Economics ,Global Governance
- Member of tutor in Aoyama Gakuin University ( supporting foreign students as a volunteer work)
- Studied in Taiwan Tamkang University in the period of 2010 summer vacation As the globalizion proceed, East Asian countries need to cooperate each other much more. But there are so many things to overcome difficulties such as historical and territorial problems. So, in the process of discussion, I want to show the effective ways to promote mutual exchange with my experience and idea.
Ooi Yoshiki
Junior at University of Tokyo, majoring in Economics.
I have been working basically in the area of international migration and international finance. In international migration, I have been working on such issues as the economic impact of Japanese migration before World War II, and prospects on the contemporary immigration policy of Japan. As for international finance, I have been working on such issues as the process and the impact of Plaza Accord and Louvre Accord. Overall, my researches are aimed at analyzing the modern economy from the historical perspective.
Kurihara Ryutaro
Ryutaro is currently a sophomore at Keio University majoring in law. He had lived in Beijing, China for four and a half years during elementary and middle school, which got him interested in China and its relationship with other countries in the world, especially Japan and the U.S. He wishes to share the experiences he had in Beijing as a clue of how countries could improve their relationship with each other.
Moderator for the 6th U.S.-Japan Youth Forum
Emi Yasukawa 安川 瑛美
MA in Sociology at Hitotsubashi University, focusing on immigrant/refugee entrepreneurship and community development. She conducted a research in US on how promoting immigrant entrepreneurship could give positive influence in vitalizing community, and currently writing a graduate thesis. She worked as an executive committee for 61st Japan America Student Conference, particularly worked closely with Nagano prefecture and the city to host a forum discussing "globalization and regional branding" and with Obuse town to host a forum in "finding and leveraging local assets".
