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Shinzo Abe Initiative for Peace and Security

Shinzo Abe Initiative for Peace and Security

Shinzo Abe Initiative for Peace and SecurityINTRODUCTIONPrime Minister Shinzo Abe, the first leader who received the World Leaders Award for Peace and Security honored by the Boston Global Forum (BGF) on 12/12/2015, has dedicated to Japan and to world’s peace and...

‘The Duke’: A Portrait of Political Integrity about Michael Dukakis

‘The Duke’: A Portrait of Political Integrity about Michael Dukakis

"The Duke: Weekly Conversations with the Last Honest Politician," by writer Scott Kerman, offers readers a unique and intimate glimpse into the mind and career of former Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis, Co-founder and Co-Chair of the Boston Global Forum. The title...

Yasuhide Nakayama Speaks at the Inaugural Boston Plurality Summit

Yasuhide Nakayama Speaks at the Inaugural Boston Plurality Summit

Good morning, everyone. First of all, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Governor Michael Dukakis, Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan, and the Boston Global Forum for giving me the opportunity to speak at this meaningful discussion. As someone who served as Japan’s...

Japan can be a beacon of pluralistic innovation and democratic renewal

Japan can be a beacon of pluralistic innovation and democratic renewal

Nation's quiet adoption of tech-enabled participation can show a new way forward Glen Weyl is founder of the RadicalxChange Foundation and the Plurality Institute. Audrey Tang is Taiwan's cyber-ambassador and the former first minister of digital affairs of Taiwan....

Trial of former PM Abe’s accused killer expected to begin on Oct 28

Trial of former PM Abe’s accused killer expected to begin on Oct 28

The trial of a man accused of assassinating former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022 is expected to begin on Oct 28, sources at the Nara District Court said on Thursday. Tetsuya Yamagami, 44, is accused of fatally shooting Abe with a homemade gun while he gave a...