Finance

• Research visit by a research firm (CI) Subject: Mortgage backed securities

• Research visit by a research firm (CI) Subject: Corporate tax reform

• Research visit by a research firm (CI) Subject: SBIR

• Meetings between transportation authorities (CI) Subject: REIT

 

 

Foreign relations

• Speech by Governor of Okinawa (SI) Subject: US base relocation

• Symposium hosted by US Think tank (SI) Subject: Future of US-Japan relations

• Symposium hosted by US Think tank (SI) Subject: North Korea abduction issue

• Meetings between Science and Technology Minister and various US governmental officials (CI) Subject: Security in the Asia pacific region

• Meetings between Japanese national Diet members and US government officials (CI) Subject: Security cooperation, politics, economy, etc

• Symposium by US Think tank (SI) Subject: Economic integration in Asia Pacific region

• Workshop by Japanese Think tank (CI) Subject: International cooperation in disaster response

• Symposium by US Think tank (SI) Subject: North East Asia contingency response

• Meeting between former Japanese ambassadors and US government officials (SI) Subject: World’s economy and US-Japan economic relations

• Symposium with a Japanese Defense Minister (SI&CI) Subject: Global security cooperation

• Speech by former Governor of Osaka (SI) Subject: The future of US-Japan alliance

 

 

 

 

IT/Communication

• Webinar for an IT company (SI) Subject: Networking, Security, etc.

• Meeting between Ministry of Defense and an IT company (CI) Subject: Cloud service

• Users’ conference of a major IT company (SI) Subject: Usage of Cloud system

• The Japan-US business conference (SI) Subject: Healthcare innovation

• Telecomm companies meetings (CI) Subject: Cyber security in the private market

• International conference (SI) Subject: International cooperation in Cyber security

• IT internal company meeting (CI) Subject: Cyber security tools

• Meetings between communication authorities and universities (CI) Subject: Cyber security at universities and research labs

• Contractual negotiation between a major Japanese telecom company and a US telecom company (CI)

• Presentation by a business consulting firm (CI) Subject: business matching online tool

• Users’ conference for a major IT firm (SI) Subject: Cloud, cyber security, etc.

• Postal services meeting (CI) Subject: IT system in the postal service

• Multilateral conferences of communications authorities (SI) Subject: Internet governance, cyber security

 

 

Labor

• Research visit of Japanese labor authority (CI) Subject: Personnel management

• International conference among banks, labor unions, etc (SI) Subject: Labor condition and funding

• Research visit of Japanese labor authority (CI) Subject: Women’s empowerment in the labor force

• Research visit of Japanese labor union (SI) Subject: labor issues in US and Japan

• Symposium run by US Think tank (SI) Subject: Women’s empowerment in the labor force

 

 

Legal

• Meetings between US&Japanese Courts (CI) Subject: Oral argument

• Research visit by Japanese court (CI) Subject: Jury system

• Deposition (CI) Subject: Anti Trust case

• Depositions for anti trust case (CI)

• Depositions for patent infringement cases (CI)

• Client-Attorney meetings for US Department of Justice investigation (CI)

• Depositions for anti-trust cases at US Department of Justice (CI)

• Client-Attorney meetings for anti-trust case (CI)

• Client-Attorney meetings for patent infringement cases (CI)

• Arbitrations for anti-trust cases (CI)

• Settlement case between Japanese and American firms (CI)

 

 

Medical/Pharmaceutical

• Pharmaceutical regulatory authorities’ meetings (SI) Subject: Pharmaceutical product regulations

• Meetings among several pharmaceutical companies (SI) Subject: Medical device regulations

• Meetings among vaccination activists (CI) Subject: HPV vaccination

• Depositions for patent infringement case (CI) Subject: Pharmaceutical product

 

 

 

Military

• Press Conference of Secretary of Defense and the Japanese Minister of Defense (SI) Subject: Bilateral relations

• Symposium hosted by a Japanese Think tank (SI) Subject: North Korea

• Meeting between US and Japanese military/defense branches (SI) Subject: Interoperability

• International conference among the Chiefs of Defense of almost 100 countries (SI) Subject: Counter-terrorism

• Staff talks between military branches (CI) Subject: US-Japan military exercises

• Staff talks between military branches (CI) Subject: F35

• Staff talks between military branches (CI) Subject: Logistical cooperation

• Panel discussion hosted by US think tank (CI) Subject: Japanese collective self defense rights

• Bilateral conference between top military officials (CI) Subject: U-Japan cooperation in security

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Nuclear

• Meetings between nuclear authorities (CI) Subject: Nuclear security

• Japanese House of Representative members visit to US Nuclear power plant (CI) Subject: Nuclear power plant accident

• Meetings between industry group and former White House official (SI) Subject: Energy source

• Symposium by a think tank (SI) Subject: Civil use of nuclear power

• Meeting between high level government officials (CI) Subject: US-Japan cooperation in nuclear safety

• Meeting between high level government officials (CI) Subject: Nuclear security

• Meeting between nuclear authorities (CI) Subject: Site security of nuclear power plants, risk assessment

• Meeting between nuclear authorities (CI) Subject: Seismicity of nuclear power plants

• Fact finding meeting between nuclear authority and Japanese political party (CI) Subject: Nuclear regulatory activities

• Fact finding meeting between US nuclear authority and Japanese trade organization (CI) Subject: PRA

• Meetings between science and technology policy authorities (CI) Subject: Nuclear fusion and space

 

Patent

• International conferences among patent authorities (SI) Subject: System harmonization

• Bilateral conference between patent authorities (SI) Subject: Patent examination quality

• International conference among patent authorities (SI) Subject: IPO award system

• CFO meetings among patent authorities (SI) Subject: Finances in the patent business

• Multilateral statistics working group meetings (SI) Subject: Patent statistics

• Meeting between two patent authorities (CI) Subject: Madrid protocol

 

 

Science

• Meeting between science policy authorities (CI) Subject: National policies in promoting R&D in Quantum Physics, Space, AI, IoT

• Regular meetings participated by Japanese major research firm and US congressional and staff members, think tanks, etc. (CI) & (SI) Subject: International Linear Collider Project

• Chemistry trade organization, Council Meeting (SI) Subject: Chemical product safety

• Fabric manufacturing company, Member conference (SI) Subject: Infrared Technology

• Minister of Education, culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Meetings with various educational entities (CI) Subject: AI & Education

• Meetings between gas companies (CI) Subject: hydrogen pipelines

• Research visit of Japanese gas company (CI) Subject: Energy saving technologies

• Annual STS forum council meetings (SI) Subject: Science and Technology

• Meetings between US & Japanese chamber of commerce (CI) Subject: Fuel cell technology

• Meetings between science policy authorities (CI) Subject: International cooperation in space projects

 

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Transportation

• Meetings between transportation authorities (CI) Subject: Business jet aircrafts

• Symposium, (SI) Subject: Civil Aviation

• Meetings between transportation authorities (CI) Subject: Bidding procedures in the transportation sector

• Meetings between transportation authorities (CI) Subject: Automobile recall issues

 

Others

• Annual Prudential Spirit Award Ceremony, 2015-2020 (SI) Subject: Award ceremony

• Consumer interviews, 2020 (SI) Subject: Automobile purchase

• Meetings between postal services (CI)

• Anti poverty conference (SI)

• Focus group and marketing research interviews for SLR camera (SI)

• Focus group and marketing research interviews for a food product (SI)