New Government in Japan
Hosted by: AIIA NSW
The event will start on: Tuesday, 06 July 2010 6:00 PM
And will end on: Tuesday, 06 July 2010 7:30 PM
At The Glover Cottages, Sydney
92472709 nsw.branch@aiia.asn.au
Posted by: nsw
The Australian Institute of International Affairs presents
Dr David Walton
Dr David Walton is a Senior Lecturer in Asian Studies and International Relations in the School of Humanities and Languages at the University of Western Sydney. He is the author of numerous publications on Australia-Japan relations including 'Australia and Japan' in Trading on Alliances: Australia in World Affairs, 2001 -2005 Oxford University Press, Sydney 2006 (eds. James Cotton and John Ravenhill) and 'Future directions in Australia-Japan relations: an Australian perspective,' Australian Journal of International Affairs, vol 60, no 4, December 2006. David's most recent publication is A pacifist state in a hostile region: Japan and post-war conflict in Southeast Asia, Nova Science Publishers, New York, 2009 (with James Llewelyn and Gen Kikkawa).
New Government in Japan
The national election in Japan and the subsequent landslide victory by the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) last year had been hailed by many commentators as the beginning of a new era in Japanese politics. Yet ten months later the DPJ is in disarray and facing the prospect of losing seats I the forthcoming Upper House election. In rather dramatic circumstances Prime Minister Yukio Hatayama was forced to resign in June to stop the dramatic slide in opinion polls. He was the fourth Prime Minister to resign in four years. This lecture will examine the extraordinary twists and turns in Japanese politics and consider their implications for the Australia-Japan bilateral relationship. Dr Walton has indicated that he will be pleased to take questions on these issues.
Date: Tuesday 6 July 2010
Time: Refreshments 6:00 pm; Presentation 6:30 pm - 7.30pm
Venue: The Glover Cottages, 124 Kent Street, Sydney
Cost: AIIA members $15; Concession $10; Visitors $25
Dr David Walton – Tuesday 6 July 2010
1. PLEASE RSVP ONLINE or EMAIL ACCEPTANCE to nsw.branch@aiia.asn.au
2. Telephone acceptance to (02) 9247 2709 (if unattended leave a voicemail message)
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