A Conversation With
Former Japanese Ambassador:
Akio Kawato

How Does Japan Navigate Dynamic Business and Security Conditions in the Trump Era?

Friday, October 26, 2018 from 12:00PM - 1:15PM

CIC, Meridian, 50 Milk Street, Boston, MA 02110

Free for Japan Society of Boston Members 

Join us for this timely lunchtime discussion with former Ambassador Akio Kawato! 

Ambassador Akio Kawato earned his MA from Harvard University. He served as a diplomat for 35 years in Germany, the Soviet Union/Russia, Sweden, and the United States, including as Consul General in Boston. Mr. Kawato is a former ambassador of Japan to Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. He has been a senior researcher at the Research Institute of Capital Formation and the Development Bank of Japan. Mr. Kawato was a visiting professor at Tokyo University, and currently is a columnist for Newsweek in Japan.