NAIIC Report on Fukushima: Lessons Learned & Next Steps Forward

October 17, 2012 - October 17, 2012

The National Diet of Japan Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent Investigation Commission (NAIIC) was established to investigate the causes of the Fukushima nuclear disaster on behalf of the Japanese people and to make proposals on how to prevent nuclear accidents in the future. Former NAIIC Chairman Dr. Kiyoshi Kurokawa discusses findings from the Commission’s six-month investigation, including proposals on how to avoid future nuclear catastrophes.

Speaker
Dr. Kiyoshi Kurokawa, Former Chairman, National Diet of Japan Fukushima Nuclear Accident Independent Investigation Commission (NAIIC); Academic Fellow, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS); Chairman, Health and Global Policy Institute

Presider
Daniel Bases, Correspondent, Thomson Reuters

Agenda
6-6:30 pm Registration
6:30-7:30 Lecture and Q&A
7:30-8 Reception

Admission
$15; Japan Society corporate members beyond membership quota and Japan Society individual members at Patron level and above $10; academic & government $10. To register for this event, please visit www.japansociety.org or e-mail [email protected].

For information only, please contact the Corporate Program at 212-715-1208.

Co-sponsored by Yoko Makino; the Japanese American Association of New York, Inc.; the Japanese Medical Society of America; and Japanese Medical Support Network

Co-organized by Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of New York, Inc. and The Nippon Club, Inc.

Outreach Partner: Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School.

Hotel accommodations are assisted by The Kitano New York.

Oct 17, 2012 at 6:00 pm