Global Atlanta Consular Conversations: Japan Consul General Luncheon

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Join Global Atlanta on Wednesday Feb. 16, for the next interview in the Consular Conversations series presented by Miller & Martin PLC, this time featuring  Kazuyuki Takeuchi, Consul General of Japan.

This special edition of Consular Conversations is to be held at The Carter Center, where this fall a traditional Japanese bell tower will be built to house the Peace Bell given to President Carter as a symbol of friendship between the people of Japan and Georgia. Undertaken by partners including the Japan-America Society of Georgia, the Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Georgia, JETRO and the consulate, the Friendship Tower Project is to be an enduring symbol of economic ties and cultural exchange between Georgia and Japan, which started in earnest during Carter’s time as governor of Georgia during the early 1970s.

The discussion with Consul General Takeuchi will include a one-on-one interview with the Global Atlanta editorial team, followed by a moderated audience Q&A. The following is a sampling of topics to be discussed:

• Japan’s pandemic measures, current situation and Olympic experience
• Japanese investment in Georgia — The Next Wave?
• U.S.-Japan security cooperation in Asia
• How Japanese companies have adapted during the pandemic, including workforce retention strategies
• Georgia-Japan Peace Bell project at the Carter Center — how it came about and where it’s going
• Southeast-U.S. Japan summit plans

The luncheon will take place in the Cyprus room, which overlooks the Carter Center’s Japanese garden and Cyprus lawn.

A follow-up of the event will be published in an article following the discussion. Consular Conversations Annual Pass holders will have exclusive access to a post-event recording of the discussion.

For public health and safety reasons, everyone attending in person must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 and wear masks during the event.

For the safety of guests, staff and volunteers, please do not attend if you are sick or have recently been sick. Please do not attend if you or anyone in your household have been in close contact within the past 14 days with anyone who has had COVID-19. We ask you wear your mask including both indoors and outdoors. If you are in an at-risk group, please think about staying home. Under Georgia law, there is no liability for an injury or death of an individual entering these premises if such injury or death results from the inherent risks of contracting COVID-19. You are assuming this risk by entering these premises. Sec. 51-16-3(a)(2), Georgia Code Sec. 4 of Georgia COVID-19 Pandemic Business Safety Act