Former Japan PM Fukuda to speak at Manila Hotel, Oct. 1
Published Sep 27, 2018 04:46 pm
By Roy Mabasa
Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda will be the keynote speaker at a high-level symposium commemorating the 41st year of Japan’s diplomacy in Southeast Asia at the Fiesta Pavilion of the historic Manila Hotel on Monday.
Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda REUTERS/Toru Hanai/ MANILA BULLETIN
Fukuda, who served as the 58th prime minister of Japan from 2007 to 2008, is the son of the late Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda, author and brains of the Fukuda Doctrine that guided Japan’s foreign policy towards the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
“The idea of the symposium is to reflect upon the past and understand the present and think about the future of the relationship of Japan with ASEAN,” Japanese Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Takehiro Kano told a select group of journalists on Wednesday.
Despite new challenges in the region, Kano said the Fukuda Doctrine remains to be the “cornerstone” of Japan’s foreign policy in Southeast Asia.
Prior to the symposium, Fukuda will lead the unveiling of a marker commemorating the launching of the doctrine named after his father at the Heritage Room of the Manila Hotel.
Other invited speakers at the symposium includes former Foreign Affairs Secretary and Ambassador Delia Albert; Dr. Ginandjar Kartasasmita, chairperson of the Indonesia-Japan Friendship Association and Dr. Mie Oba, professor of International Relations, Tokyo University of Science. Philippines-Japan Society President Francis Laurel will deliver the opening remarks.
The event is co-hosted by the Philippines-Japan Society and the Japanese Embassy in Manila.
In August 1977, the elder Fukuda spoke before a gathering of Southeast Asian leaders at the Manila Hotel where he outlined the doctrine’s three key principles, namely, 1) That Japan will never aspire to be a military power; 2) That it will strive to build stronger ties with ASEAN member states in a wide range of issues; and, 3) That Japan is committed to treat ASEAN and its members as an equal partner.
Then-president Ferdinand Marcos and Foreign Affairs Secretary Carlos P. Romulo were among those who attended the event.
While visiting Tokyo in October last year, President Duterte conferred the Gawad Sikatuna with rank of Grand Collar (Raja) on the late Japanese Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda for his efforts in improving Japan ties with ASEAN. The younger Fukuda received the posthumous award on behalf of his father.
The Gawad Sikatuna is the highest honor a Philippine president can bestow upon a foreign national.
Former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda REUTERS/Toru Hanai/ MANILA BULLETIN
Fukuda, who served as the 58th prime minister of Japan from 2007 to 2008, is the son of the late Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda, author and brains of the Fukuda Doctrine that guided Japan’s foreign policy towards the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
“The idea of the symposium is to reflect upon the past and understand the present and think about the future of the relationship of Japan with ASEAN,” Japanese Embassy Deputy Chief of Mission Takehiro Kano told a select group of journalists on Wednesday.
Despite new challenges in the region, Kano said the Fukuda Doctrine remains to be the “cornerstone” of Japan’s foreign policy in Southeast Asia.
Prior to the symposium, Fukuda will lead the unveiling of a marker commemorating the launching of the doctrine named after his father at the Heritage Room of the Manila Hotel.
Other invited speakers at the symposium includes former Foreign Affairs Secretary and Ambassador Delia Albert; Dr. Ginandjar Kartasasmita, chairperson of the Indonesia-Japan Friendship Association and Dr. Mie Oba, professor of International Relations, Tokyo University of Science. Philippines-Japan Society President Francis Laurel will deliver the opening remarks.
The event is co-hosted by the Philippines-Japan Society and the Japanese Embassy in Manila.
In August 1977, the elder Fukuda spoke before a gathering of Southeast Asian leaders at the Manila Hotel where he outlined the doctrine’s three key principles, namely, 1) That Japan will never aspire to be a military power; 2) That it will strive to build stronger ties with ASEAN member states in a wide range of issues; and, 3) That Japan is committed to treat ASEAN and its members as an equal partner.
Then-president Ferdinand Marcos and Foreign Affairs Secretary Carlos P. Romulo were among those who attended the event.
While visiting Tokyo in October last year, President Duterte conferred the Gawad Sikatuna with rank of Grand Collar (Raja) on the late Japanese Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda for his efforts in improving Japan ties with ASEAN. The younger Fukuda received the posthumous award on behalf of his father.
The Gawad Sikatuna is the highest honor a Philippine president can bestow upon a foreign national.