A Major Gathering in Late March — Tokyo, Japan The Shinzo Abe Conference 2026, organized by the Boston Global Forum as part of the Shinzo Abe Initiative for Peace and Security, will take place in Tokyo in late March 2026. This year’s conference will place a strong...
Commemoration in Honolulu — November 14, 2025 On November 14, 2025, a solemn ceremony was held in Honolulu, Hawaii, marking 80 years since the end of World War II and honoring all who lost their lives in the Pacific War. Representing the Boston Global Forum (BGF) and...
Audrey Tang, Taiwan’s cyber ambassador-at-large, joins Zoom In Zoom Out to explore how social media can be redesigned for democracy. In an era of deepfakes, disinformation and AI-generated manipulation, Tang advocates for “pro-social media”—platforms that reward...
Former State Minister Yasuhide Nakayama Offers Insight into Political Weakness and Strategic Delay In the 2025 summer upper house election, Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) suffered significant losses, resulting in the governing coalition falling below a...
Comeback After Collapse In 2007, Abe resigned as Prime Minister due to illness. Many viewed him as politically finished. Yet in 2012, he made a dramatic return. His unprecedented second chance inspired many Japanese who had once lost confidence in themselves. “Japan...
July 8 marked the third anniversary of the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, an outstanding prime minister and world leader. Abe was felled by a bullet fired by a terrorist as he gave a street corner speech. It happened during the last Upper House...
Boston Global Forum – AIWS Film Park July 8, 2025 Today, on July 8, we solemnly remember the late Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was tragically assassinated on this day in 2022. His visionary leadership and unwavering commitment to peace, democracy, and a free and...
China unveiled a mosquito-sized drone designed for covert military operations and espionage — a development that’s raising alarms over the potential consequence of the tech falling into the wrong hands. The miniature device, featuring two leaf-like wings, a black...