November 2025 Activity Overview

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Events Hosted by JIIA

■November 5: The Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) and the Indian think tank Delhi Policy Group (DPG) co-hosted the 8th Japan-India Indo-Pacific Forum (11th Japan-India Track 1.5 Dialogue) at the Vision Center Toranomon, Tokyo.
In the public session titled “Regional and Multilateral Coordination”, Kenichiro SASAE, President of JIIA, and H.K. SIN, Director of DPG and former Ambassador of India to Japan, served as co-moderators. Discussions focused on strengthening the Quad, engaging with Africa and the Global South, and promoting “Japan-India+ Cooperation” with a particular focus on Southeast Asia, including Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines.

Consultations with Think Tanks

■November 13: JIIA held a joint meeting with the Sejong Institute in Tokyo. This dialogue has been ongoing since 2019.
Experts and specialists from both Japan and Korea, including Tomoyuki YOSHIDA,Chief Executive Director of JIIA, and Yongjun LEE, Chairman of the Sejong Institute, participated. The discussion covered “Current Status and Challenges of Japan-US-Korea Cooperation” and “Japan-Korea Relations: Political Situation and Foreign Policy Trends.”
https://www.jiia.or.jp/eng/event/2025/11/20251113-01.html

Media Appearances

November 7: Researcher Kyoko KUWAHARA gave an interview to Radio Taiwan International regarding misinformation countermeasures under the Takashi administration.
https://www.rti.org.tw/news?uid=3&pid=174088

Contributions

November 21: Jun YANAGI, Head of the JIIA Platform Division, published a strategic comment titled “Strengthening Intelligence as Japan’s National Power.”

Speaking Engagements

■November 5: Kyoko KUWAHARA participated as a speaker in Panel 2A: Safeguarding Information Integrity in East Asia and Central Eastern Europe at the European Values Summit in Prague, hosted by the European Values Centre.
https://europeanvalues.cz/en/summit/summit-2025/

■November 10: Kyoko KUWAHARA also spoke at an event on information integrity organized by Pendulum, based in Ottawa, Canada.
https://www.pendulumgroup.ca/

■November 27: Kyoko KUWAHARA gave a lecture at a study session hosted by the NHK Media Innovation Center on ensuring the authenticity and integrity of cyberspace.

■November 27: Asako TAKASHIMA spoke at a think tank event marking the 50th anniversary of the Delegation of the European Union to Japan, titled “From Alignment to Action: Advancing EU-Japan Economic and Security Cooperation.”
From alignment to action: Advancing EU-Japan economic and security cooperation

■November 27: Yoshinori TAKAYAMA gave a lecture titled “Interstate Competition in Advanced Technologies such as Semiconductors and AI” at the 405th UN Lecture and 21st International Seminar, co-hosted by the Fukuoka Prefecture International Exchange Center and the Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan United Nations Association.
https://fief.or.jp/

Others

■November 4–6: Experts from various countries were invited by the Provisional Technical Secretariat of the CTBTO to discuss the documents used for on-site inspections (OSI). The meeting aimed to review the current status of these documents, identify improvements to enhance clarity and efficiency over the long term, and outline prospects for drafting operational guidelines for on-site inspections.