Open Lectures by KaFSA Members
Lectures for Inbound Students and Professional Individuals from Asia-Pacific Region under  the JENESYS  Program
Lecture Series in Association with the University of the Sacred Heart

Open Lectures by KaFSA Members
The Lecture organized by Client Network Solution Consulting Co.,Ltd
“Russian Invasion of Ukraine and its Impact”
Lecturer: Shigeki Sumi, Former Ambassador to Ukraine
Date: April 12, 2023
Place: Otemachi 1st Square East Tower
The Lecture organized by Kamakura City Board of Education
“International Situation Surrounding China and Views of ASEAN Countries”
Lecturer: Yuji Kumamaru, Former Ambassador to the Kingdom of Cambodia
Date: May 18, 2022
Place: Ofuna Learning Support Centre
The Lecture organized by Japan Productivity Center
“Renewed Japan-Korea Relations Under New Korean President”
Lecturer: Masatoshi Muto, Former Ambassador to the Republic of Korea
Date: April 19, 2022
Place: Palace Hotel Tokyo
Photo Courtesy of the Organizer
Lecture Series Entitled “the World through the Eyes of Women Diplomats & Women in the World,” organized by the Matsudo City Board of Education
“Women I Met in Latin America”
Lecturer: Kyoko Koga, Former Ambassador to the Plurinational State of Bolivia
Date: March 29, 2022
Place: Matsudo Civic Theatre Hall
Photo Courtesy of the Organizer
Lecture Series Entitled “the World through the Eyes of Women Diplomats & Women in the World,” organized by the Matsudo City Board of Education
“Women’s Empowerment – Why is Japan behind the Rest of the World ?”
Lecturer: Kazuko Shiraishi, Former Ambassador to the Republic of Lithuania / Former Ambassador for Women, Human Rights and Humanitarian Affairs, and Arctic Affairs
Date: March 18, 2022
Place: Matsudo Civic Theatre Hall
Photo Courtesy of the Organizer
Lecture Series Entitled “the World through the Eyes of Women Diplomats & Women in the World,” organized by the Matsudo City Board of Education
“Saudi Arabia and Women – Women in the Islamic World”
Lecturer: Toshimitsu Ishigure, Former Ambassador to the Republic of Slovenia, Former Consul-General of Japan in Jeddah
Date: March 8, 2022
Place: Matsudo Civic Theatre Hall
Photo Courtesy of the Organizer
Lecture Series Entitled “the World through the Eyes of Women Diplomats & Women in the World,” organized by the Matsudo City Board of Education
“Looking at the US-Japan Relationship”
Lecturer: Chikako Sekiba, Professor Emerita, University of the Sacred Heart
Date: March 2, 2022
Place: Matsudo Civic Theatre Hall
A Lecture by Haruhisa Takeuchi, Former Ambassador to the State of Israel, and the Republic of Singapore, at the Symposium in Commemoration of the 120th Anniversary since the Birth of the Former Foreign Minister Mutsu Munemitsu, organized by the Executive Committee Commemorating Munemitsu Mutsu’s Achievements (November 3, 2017, Wakayama Big-Ai Hall in Wakayama City)(Photo by WBS)
A Lecture by Yoichi Suzuki, Former Representative of the Government of Japan for Free Trade and Economic Partnership Agreements, and Former Ambassador to the French Republic, at “EU International Forum 2018” organized by Ishikawa EU Association & Kanazawa University (October 20, 2018, Kanazawa University) (Photo by http://www.ishikawa-eu.org/2018event.html)
Lectures by KaFSA Members for Inbound Students and Professional Individuals from Asia-Pacific Region under the JENESYS Program
The relationship between Japan and Cambodia
By Yuji Kumamaru, Former Ambassador to the Kingdom of Cambodia

・ Theme-related Lecture to 25 university students from Cambodia who visited under the theme of Japanese Culture.(January 13th, 2020 )

The relationship between Japan and Singapore and Foreign Policy of Japan (2019-12-2, 2019-12-9):
By Misako Ito, Secretary-General of the Japan CULCON Secretariat

・ Theme-related Lecture to university students from Singapore who visited under the theme of Arts and Cultural Exchange(2019-12-2)

・ Theme-related Lecture to university students from Singapore who visited under the theme of Science Exchange(2019-12-9)

The relations between Japan and Thailand and Foreign Policy of Japan (2019-11-6, 2019-11-26):
By Seiji Kojima, Former Ambassador to the Kingdom of Thailand

・ Theme-related Lecture to 18 high school students from Thailand who learn Japanese language. (2019-11-6)

・ Theme-related Lecture to 17 high school students from Thailand who are majoring in science (2019-11-26)
Lecture Series in Association with the University of the Sacred Heart, Tokyo

Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2023-12-19)

Ukrainian people shall never be defeated
By Shigeki Sumi, Former Ambassador to Ukraine

Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2023-12-19)

From the Perspective of International Law
By Masaru Tsuji, Former Ambassador to the Kingdom of the Netherlands

Russian Invasion of Ukraine (2023-12-19)

Failure of Deterrence
By Toshio Sano, Former Ambassador of Japan to the Conference on Disarmament

How to Look at International Affairs: US, China and North Korea(2021-11-13):
By Ichiro Fujisaki, Former Ambassador to the United States of America
Poland amid Remarkable Progress: On the 100th Anniversary of Our Diplomatic Relationship(2019-7-13):
By Makoto Yamanaka, Former Ambassador to the Republic of Singapore, and to the Republic of Poland
The Situation in Russia and Japan-Russia Relationship(2019-6-8):
By Chikahito Harada, Former Ambassador to the Russian Federation, Former Government Representative and Ambassador in charge of Japan-Russia relations
Japan’s International Peace Cooperation:Looking Back on Heisei Era(2019-05-25):
By Toshiro Ozawa, Permanent Representative of Japan to the International Organizations in Vienna, and Former Ambassador to the Republic of South Africa
The Situation on the Korean Peninsula and U.S. Policy toward the Peninsula(2018-07-07):
By Toshinori Shigeie, Former Ambassador to the Republic of Korea, and the Republic of South Africa
An Unstable World, United Nations and Japan’s International Cooperation(2018-06-09):
By Kenzo Oshima, Former United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, and Former Permanent Representative of Japan to the United Nations
Diplomacy Taking a Panoramic Perspective of the World Map(2018-05-26):
By Ken Shimanouchi, Former Ambassador to the Kingdom of Spain, and to the Federative Republic of Brazil
The Silk Roads Today: Afghanistan, Central Asia, India(2017-7-1):
By Hiroshi Takahashi, Former Head of the Political Affairs Division, United Nations Special Mission to Afghanistan (UNSMA) (2002), and Former Ambassador to the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan(2012)
The kaleidoscope of Japan’s Policy in Asia: China, India, Japan(2017-6-10):
By Sakutaro Tanino, Former Ambassador to India(1995) ,and the People’s Republic of China(1998)
Challenges and Prospects of Japan’s Diplomacy(2017-5-27):
By Akitaka Saiki, Former Ambassador to India, and Vice Minister for Foreign Affairs