Pauline C. Reich, Professor Waseda University School of Law. Director, Asia-Pacific Cyberlaw, Cybercrime and Internet Security Research Institute
General Editor, CYBERCRIME AND SECURITY (Oxford University Press), writes:
[ Delighted to see this appointment. We need to inject American creativity, vision, enthusiasm to a country that needs some fresh air. Too much lip service is paid to innovation and globalization, not enough to actual implementation.
Japan is still the second largest economy in the world, and important, however the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan and other speakers at a conference held in Tokyo told Japanese leaders over 10 years ago that if they were not more flexible, the US would shift its priorities to China...
Our longstanding friendship and strong collaborations require that both partners listen to one another....
Hopefully that will be the result of this new appointment.
Looking forward to seeing great accomplishments in such areas as IT and Cyberlaw, a correction in the recent nationalism, an improvement in higher education and research (note OECD report on tertiary education in Japan), more opportunities for non-Japanese professors and researchers, particularly women, including funding for research projects, non-Japanese women in administration of great universities, inclusion of non-Japanese women professors in research groups, etc. The Silicon Valley culture is a good example for Japan, and I hope the new ambassador and his staff will provide more awareness to his counterparts. Hopefully, Secretary Clinton will also provide more.... ]
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