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Looking back at the G7 Summit with Fred Katayama

Fred Katayama examines Japan’s role on the world stage through the prism of the G7 Hiroshima Summit via wide-ranging discussions with three leading experts in their respective fields in this new podcast from the Reuters Plus. The podcast takes a dive into G7 support for the Global South, the global energy and environmental crisis, and the concept of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific.

G7 And The Global South

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Professor Mari Sako of Oxford University and Fred Katayama talk about the ambiguity around the term Global South, the challenges those countries are facing around debt, the potential for Japan to illuminate an alternative economic model, the impacts of climate change and how the block can develop in a sustainable fashion.

with Mari Sako

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Global Energy And Climate Crisis

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Chairman and CEO of Japan’s Institute of Energy Economics Tatsuya Terazawa and Fred Katayama discuss differences between energy demand in Asia and other regions, as well as the diversity of economic development and energy systems within Asia. They go on to look at Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s plan for an Asian Zero Emission Community, or AZEC, Japan’s leadership in hydrogen power, the reexamination of nuclear energy and the requirement for diverse, resilient energy supplies against the background of current geopolitical friction.

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with Tatsuya Terazawa

Free And Open Indo-Pacific

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Political science Professor Takako Hikotani and Fred Katayama delve into the concept of a Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP), its origins, its relevance after the aggression against Ukraine and flashpoints of tension elsewhere, as well as how Japan’s leadership around the CPTPP trade agreement makes it well placed to take the lead with FOIP.

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with Takako Hikotani

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TAKAKO HIKOTANI

MARI SAKO

TATSUYA Terazawa

Free And Open Indo-Pacific

G7 and the Global South

Global Energy And Climate Crisis

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Professor of Management Studies at the University of Oxford, Sako has also held visiting professorships at leading universities in France, Japan, and the US. Her expertise includes global strategy, outsourcing and offshoring, comparative business systems, and the impact of artificial intelligence on professional services.

Mari Sako

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Chairman and CEO of the Institute of Energy Economics, Japan, Terazawa was previously a senior government official who worked with the Japanese prime minister Yoshihiko NODA as the Executive Secretary to deal with the aftermath of the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami through September 2011 to December 2012, and more recently advised the government during the pandemic. A graduate of the universities of Tokyo and Harvard, he has also taught international negotiations at the Tokyo University of Science.

Tatsuya Terazawa

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Takako Hikotani

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Fred Katayama is community leader, communicator and former multi-media journalist. He leads development as the Executive Vice President of the U.S.- Japan Council. As an anchor and producer at Reuters, he hosted various TV and video shows ranging from world news to technology, business, and personal investing. Earlier, at CNN, he reported for “The Moneyline Newshour” and anchored several shows, including “Business Asia.” He also worked in Japan, first as a Tokyo correspondent for Fortune magazine and later as a reporter for a daily business news show at NHK. He co-wrote the book on contemporary Japan titled, Japan: A Living Portrait.

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Mari Sako

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