We will hear from japanese epidemics at the center for strategic and international studies. Good afternoon. Thanks for joining us. I am mike green and a professor at georgetown, we are delighted to have all of you join us in discussion over the next two hours with four of japans rising academic thinkers on Foreign Policy and economic affairs. This is the seventh cohort we have invited under a program called strategic japan. Eight years ago we discussed with the Prime Ministers Office how to expand Strategic Thinking dialogue, planning between the us and japan. One thing to think about which was new for japan was the need to go beyond the traditional bureaucratic sources and to tap into the growing expertise among japans academic experts on issues that affect foreignpolicy and to bring more academics into the tent in japan and expand the dialogue with the us and to make sure japanese scholars who are making an impact in japan are sharing their ideas with the us, getting reactions and re
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Governments efforts toward more sustainable growth. The officials cut their overall growth economist for the region in 2014 by half a percentage point to 6. 2 . They call for structural reform to stabilize Financial Markets and achieve sustainable expansion. Japanese Prime Minister shinzo abe decided to raise the consumption tax from the current 5 to 8 starting next april. But he doesnt want it to dampen economic growth. He wants businesses to hire more people and boost wages. Translator we will carry out bold stimulus measures to seize the opportunity for further economic recovery. We are committed to balancing economic revitalization and fiscal reform. Government officials will create an economic stimulus package ahead of the text hike. It includes a supplementary budget. Worth about 50 billion. It offers 10 billion in Corporate Tax breaks. A special levy imposed to help recovery in disasterhit regions could be scrapped one year early. The officials hope to encourage businessowners t
Action in syria. Many of those around the table are pressuring u. S. President barack obama not to authorize strikes. Nhk world has a report. The g20 summit chaired by Vladimir Putin began on tuesday. The crisis in syria dominated the talks. The leaders discussed the issue in a dinner in the evening. President obama is believed to have asked for the understanding of u. S. Military action against syria once it is approved boy congress. He is also believed to explain that the u. S. Has evidence the Syrian Government unleashed a chemical weapon attack. Some leaders including britain and france are possibly supporting the u. S. Stance, however Britains Parliament rejected a proposal to join any military action. Many other members are openly against the u. S. Plan. Russia and china are strongly opposed to military action without a Un Security Council resolution. The two nations are joined by italy, brazil, and other countries. Early in the day obama and japanese Prime Minister abe met on th
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