Capitalizing on a strategic Massachusetts Avenue location in Washington D.C., the Forum features distinguished policymakers, scholars, and cultural figures from throughout the North Pacific, speaking on key issues of public concern, relating to both economics and security. Haruhiko Kuroda, Special Advisor to Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, and former Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs, for example recently spoke on "Japan's Economic Recovery and Structural Reform." 
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