Japan's Role in Meeting Global Challenges｜W20’s Work on Gender Digital Divide｜China’s Annexation of Remote Islands

How Japan can meet global, domestic challenges and develop the human resources needed for a brighter future
First-ever joint symposium organized by the Sasakawa Peace Foundation and the Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research
SPF and the Tokyo Foundation for Policy and Research joined forces to discuss the role of Japan, which itself stands at a crossroads, and consider the human resources necessary to tackle the challenges posed by the rapidly changing global situation.
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Canadian Foreign Minister Melanie Joly highlights opportunities for collaboration between Japan and Canada on women, peace, and security
SPF’s Peacebuilding Program co-hosted an event at the Embassy of Canada entitled “Canada and Japan as Partners to Advance Women, Peace and Security in the Indo-Pacific Region,” which featured discussions about how Japan and Canada can work together to better support the inclusion of women in the field of peace and security, drawing from the successful examples by Canada.
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Announcement: OPRI joined the Global Ocean Accounts Partnership as the first institute from Japan
SPF’s Ocean Policy Research Institute (OPRI) has joined the Global Ocean Accounts Partnership to promote blue economy evaluation research.
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[Exhibition] Heard the Unheard: Remember Tak Bai 2004
SPF’s Peacebuilding Program held an exhibition at Silpakorn University in Bangkok where personal belongings and photographs of the victims of the Tak Bai Incident were displayed as part of the Deep South Museum and Archives' Initiative.
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W20 Series by Cheryl Miller Van Dÿck, Former Head of W20 EU Delegation
In order to achieve digital and green transformation, developing female digital talents is a growing interest. Former Head of W20 EU, Ms. Cheryl Miller, introduces the EU's policies, measures and initiatives for digital and reskilling that work to promote gender equality.
Digital Equity for Women’s Economic Agency in the European Union Vol. 1
Lessons from the EU on Closing the Digital Gender Divide
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Digital Equity for Women’s Economic Agency in the European Union Vol. 2
A Successful Footprint for Increasing Digital Skills and Tech Entrepreneurship Among Women
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Annexation of Remote Islands Through Selective Use of Cognitive Warfare and Armed Force to Show the Chinese People Achievement Toward Taiwan Reunification
Rira Momma, Professor, Institute of World Studies, Takushoku University
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The Hamas-Israel Conflict: How to Resolve a "Battle without Winners"?
Koji Sakane, Director, Global Peacebuilding Association of Japan (GPAJ)
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Urgent Proposal on the Discharge of ALPS Treated Water: An Analysis Based on Scenario Planning
The Ocean Policy Research Institute (OPRI) and Security Studies Program have published a set of policy recommendations which are now available in English.
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SPF World Views: Maho Nakayama, Director of SPF's Peacebuilding Program
Masculinity and the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Agenda
In this episode, SPF Director of the Peacebuilding Program Ms. Nakayama discusses how their joint research project illuminates new ideas about the perceptions of gender roles and masculinity, and what that might mean for the future of the WPS agenda.
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Notice regarding SPF's winter break
Please note that our office will be closed during Thursday, December 28, 2023 through Thursday, January 4, 2024. We will respond to inquiries following the resumption of operations on Friday, January 5, 2024. We thank you for your kind understanding.
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