Shinzo Koizumi Memorial Lecture "Geopolitical Tensions and Asia" to be held on January 16, 2025

(December 26, 2024)

Thursday, January 16, 2025, 14:45–16:15

North Hall, Mita Campus, Keio University

"Geopolitical Tensions and Asia"

Fukunari Kimura (Professor Emeritus, Keio University)

(Biography)

Fukunari Kimura

Born in 1958. Graduated from the Department of Political Science, Faculty of Law, The University of Tokyo. Received his Master of Science and Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Wisconsin.

After serving as an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Economics, State University of New York at Albany, and as an Assistant Professor and Professor at the Faculty of Economics, Keio University, he became a Professor Emeritus and Senior Professor at Keio University in 2024.

He also serves as Director of the Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization (IDE-JETRO) and as a Senior Research Fellow at the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA).

Major Publications: Keiichi Umada, Shujiro Urata, and Fukunari Kimura, eds. (2023). "The Transformation of Globalization and the Future of the World Economic Order: A New Framework from the U.S.-China Conflict and the Ukraine Crisis." Bunshindo. Fukunari Kimura, Nguyen Anh Duong, Shozo Sakata, Keita Oikawa, Sounori Iwasaki, and Yasuhiro Yamada, eds. (2024). "Vietnam's Challenge: Aiming to Become a High-Income Country by 2045." Keiso Shobo.

All are welcome. No prior registration is required, and admission is free.