Japanese Engagement with LAC: Post-Boom Prospects

The Inter-American Dialogue is pleased to invite you to join us for a presentation of findings from “A New Phase in Japan-Latin America and the Caribbean Relations,” a new report by the Dialogue and the Japan Association of Latin America and the Caribbean (JALAC).
 
Japan’s longstanding ties to Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) set it apart from other East Asian nations. Japan has recently embarked on a new phase in its relations with Latin America. Tokyo is seeking even stronger ties, or a “vigorous march forward” in the region, as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe highlighted in a 2014 speech in São Paulo. What should we expect in terms of Japanese trade and investment in LAC in the coming years? What are the prospects for enhanced Japanese engagement with the region as growth slows on both sides of the Pacific? 
 

Speakers
Norihide Tsutsumi President Mitsubishi Peru Monica de Bolle Nonresident Senior Fellow Peterson Institute for International Economics	Kazushige Taniguchi Advisor, Outreach and Partnership Division Inter-American Development Bank Margaret Myers  Director, China and Latin America Program Inter-American Dialogue @MyersMargaret
Moderator
Michael Shifter President Inter-American Dialogue @MichaelShifter