East Asia Institute (EAI) held a seminar on January 22^nd, 2019 with a group of researchers from the Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) on the Korean Peninsula. The Japanese delegation was led by Masao Okonogi, Professor Emeritus of Keio University. Researchers from both EAI and JIIA discussed various policy issues facing the two countries in the changing order of East Asia, including North Korea’s denuclearization, North Korea-China relations, and Korea-Japan relations. The seminar was conducted in Korean.

Participants from Japan
Masao Okonogi, Professor Emeritus of Keio University
Hajime Izumi, Professor of Tokyo International University
Hisashi Hirai, Visiting Editorialist of Kyodo News
Shunji Hiraiwa, Professor of Nanzan University
Junya Nishino, Professor of Keio University
Tomoki Iimura, Fellow at the Japan Institute of International Affairs

Participants from Korea
Young-Sun Ha, EAI Chairman and Professor Emeritus of Seoul National University
Yul Sohn, EAI President and Professor of Yonsei University
Dong-Ryul Lee, EAI Chair of China Research Center and Professor of Dongduk Women’s University
Kak-Soo Shin, Previous Ambassador to Japan
Jae-Jung Jeong, Professor of the University of Seoul and Northeast Asian History Foundation Chairman
Ki Jeong Nam, Professor of Seoul National University
Suk-Jin Kim, Researcher of Korea Institute for National Unification