In terms of economic as well as historical aspects, Korea, China, and Japan are very close to each other.
If the entire Asian region solidifies and rallies around the three leading nations, a new economic power and synergy effect could be created despite not having a single currency such as that of the European. For economic growth, there are many obstacles to overcome. With the inclusion of China in the Group of Twenty (G-20), not only Asia but the whole world has been analyzing China. However, analysis of China alone is not enough to understand the entire Asian region. For Korea, it is particularly important to establish a discussion with Japan. Because of the unfortunate history of Japan, there still are a lot of obstacles to overcome. However, this session offers an opportunity to come up with a plan to use new technology in the world not just in Asia, and discuss economic cooperation between the two countries.

- Moderator
CHANG, Man Key (Chairman, Korea Human Development Institute)

- Presenter
Shimomura, Hakubun (Minister, Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in Japan)

- Discussants
KAWAI, Ayumu (CEO, YAMATO Group)
CHO, Woo Jin (Professor, TAMA University)
GYOUTOKU, Tetsuo (CEO, Japan BE Institute)

- Rapporteur
Ho, Kyoung A (Section Chief, Korea Human Development Institute)