Government Relations Committee Meeting

Date: Tuesday, October 3, 2017
Time: 7:45 - 9:00 a.m.
Venue: Tokyo American Club, B2 Manhattan 
Speaker: Yuki Shimazu, Deputy Director, Nuclear Energy Policy Planning Division, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
Hosting Committees: Energy, Government Relations
Member Fee: ¥2,900
Guest Fee: ¥6,400
Registration/Cancellation Deadline: Thursday, September 28, 12:00 

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Event Overview:

Co-hosted by the Energy Committee, the Government Relations Committee is pleased to host Mr. Yuki Shimazu, Deputy Director, Nuclear Energy Policy Planning Division, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), who will speak on the topic "Energy policy in Japan six years after Fukushima."

The meeting agenda is as follows:

1. Introductory Remarks

2. Embassy Update

3. Presentation: "Energy policy in Japan six years after Fukushima."

Six and a half years have passed since the unforgettable accident at Fukushima-Daiichi. The accident was so severe and traumatic that it totally changed the energy landscape in Japan, and to some degree globally. Mr. Yuki Shimazu will give a talk on updated status of reviewing the Strategic Energy Plan 2014 and Japan’s nuclear energy policy.

4. Discussion / Q&A

5. Any Other Business

About the Speaker: 

Mr. Yuki Shimazu is a Deputy Director in Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, where he is currently working at the Nuclear Energy Policy Planning Division, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy. He has also worked at the World Bank as a short-term consultant, engaged in the solar-powered irrigation project in Bangladesh. With the two degrees of MBA as well as MS in Aerospace Engineering, he has taught the global business strategy at a graduate school in Tokyo.

Ken Haig, David G. Litt, Masahiko Sakurai, Co-chairs
Rebecca K. Green, Board Liaison
ACCJ Energy Committee

Arthur Mitchell, Chair and Board Liaison
Mari Matthews, Yoshitaka Sugihara, Vice Chairs
ACCJ Government Relations Committee

NOTE 1: This event is OFF THE RECORD.

NOTE 2: If you cancel after the stated deadline, the full meeting fee will be charged to your account. Sorry, no substitutions or walk-ins.

NOTE 3: If you are driving to Tokyo American Club, please inform the ACCJ of the make, model, color and plate of the vehicle, by the registration deadline, as arrangements must be made. A 1,700 yen parking fee will apply.