Second Sunnylands Initiative Retreat Hosted in Japan
This news release from the Japan Center for International Exchange discusses the recent meeting of the Sunnylands Initiative on Enhancing Democratic Partnership held in Odawara, Japan, over the course of two days in August 2022 and attended by Professor Maiko Ichihara. 30 prominent practitioners and scholars, including the professor, gathered in Odawara to discuss the importance of defending and strengthening democratic governance and human rights in the Indo-Pacific region. Participants addressed the importance of involving the private sector as well as youth and talked about how Japan could exercise leadership. As an outcome of the meeting, the participants wrote out the Odawara Statement which was presented to Japanese Diet members and journalists.
