Media Only Registration for the Special Lecture with Minister Katsunobu Kato

Media Only Registration

for the "Special Lecture with Minister Katsunobu Kato"

Featuring:

Katsunobu Kato (TBC)

Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare
Minister for Working-style Reform
Minister in charge of the Abduction Issue
Minister of State for the Abduction Issue
Cabinet Office, Government of Japan

Moderated by

Takatoshi Ito

Professor, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University;
Director, Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, Center on Japanese Economy and Business, Columbia Business School

About the speaker:

Minister Katsunobu Kato is Minister of Health, Labour, and Welfare; Minister for Working-style Reform; Minister in charge of the Abduction Issue; and Minister of State for the Abduction Issue in Japan. He has held numerous cabinet positions throughout his notable career in the Japanese government. In October 2009 he was appointed Director of the Health, Labour and Welfare Division of the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, and in 2012 became Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary. In October 2015 Minister Kato became Minister for Promoting Dynamic Engagement of All Citizens, Minister in charge of Women’s Empowerment, and Minister in charge of the Abduction Issue. In August 2016 he also became Minister for Working-style Reform. Minister Kato has been elected six times as the member of the House of Representatives since 2003. He joined the Ministry of Finance in 1979 and transitioned to politics after 16 years. He graduated from the Faculty of Economics at the University of Tokyo.

Advance registration is required. If you are media representative, please register here.

General Contact: Emiko Mizumura, cjeb@gsb.columbia.edu

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If this is an issue, please let us know. Thank you.

Special Notes:

• Doors will open at 9:45 am. All guests must be seated by 10:20 am.
• Please arrive early as seating will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.
• The registration does not guarantee the admission. After 10:20 am, we will start accepting those on the walk-ins in this order depending on seat availability.
• You must bring a photo ID. Only registrants on the event’s attendance list with proper identification will be admitted.
• No large bags　or placards of any kind (such as posters or signs) are allowed inside the venue.
• Please be advised that this event will be recorded, so your image may appear on our website later. If this is an issue, please let us know. Thank you.