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The Economic Security Research Program (ESRP) at The Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology (RCAST), The University of Tokyo and The Swedish National China Centre (NKK) and The Asia Programme at The Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI) will co-host a symposium, with a backing from the Embassy of Sweden in Tokyo, titled “Japan-Sweden Relationship in a shifting era: Exploring common interests and opportunities following the 2024 elections.”

This symposium will bring together Swedish and Japanese experts on security and economic issues to discuss: (1) How Sweden and Japan perceives the impact of various elections that have taken place in 2024 and the increasing coordination between China and Russia; (2) How Sweden and Japan are responding to the rise of China; and (3) Comparative approaches towards de-risking between Europe and Japan

• Date Friday, November 22, 2024, 14:00-17:00 (Registration begins at 13:15)
• Place ENEOS Hall, Building #3-S, Komaba II Campus, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
  4-6-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8904 JAPAN [Access](https://www.rcast.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/access.html)
• Fee Free
• Speakers 14:00 - 14:30 Opening Remarks
  Akira Igata (Project Lecturer, RCAST, The University of Tokyo)
  H.E. Viktoria Li (Ambassador, Swedish Embassy in Tokyo)
  Björn Jerdén (Director, NKK, UI)
  Åsa Malmström Rognes (Head of the Asia Program, UI)
  
  14:30 - 15:10 Session 1: The 2024 elections, the Russia-China nexus and their implications for Japan and Europe
  Björn Jerdén (Director, NKK, UI)
  Ryo Nakai (Professor, RCAST, The University of Tokyo)
  [Moderator] Yee Kuang Heng (Professor, GraSPP, The University of Tokyo)
  
  15:10 - 15:30 Coffee break / networking
  
  15:30 - 16:10 Session 2: Responses to a rising China: Security implications for the Indo-Pacific
  Lisa Zhang (Analyst, NKK, UI)
  Antoine Roth (Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, Tohoku University)
  [Moderator] Victor Ferguson (JSPS Post-doctoral Fellow, RCAST, The University of Tokyo)
  
  
  16:10 - 16:50 Session 3: Comparing de-risking approaches between Europe and Japan
  Hillevi Pårup (Analyst, NKK, UI)
  Akira Igata (Project Lecturer, RCAST, The University of Tokyo)
  [Moderator] Åsa Malmström Rognes (Head of the Asia Program, UI)
  
  16:50 - 17:00 Concluding Remarks
  
• Language English (No simultaneous interpretations)