Michael Korver speaks on venture capital in Japan

Venture capitalist, attorney, and educator Michael Korver opened SPRIE's spring seminar series on new post-bubble patterns of entrepreneurship in Japan. Korver, a managing partner in Japan's Global Venture Capital, spoke on how he has seen venture capital evolve there in light of his own firm's experiences.

Benjamin Self chosen as Center's Takahashi Fellow in Japanese Studies

The Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center has selected Benjamin Self as the Takahashi Fellow in Japanese Studies.

Armacost: U.S., South Korea must move past years of missteps

Shorenstein APARC Distinguished Fellow Michael Armacost discusses U.S.-South Korea ties and points out challenges ahead. "From free trade to North Korea's nuclear threat," writes Armacost in the Christian Science Monitor, "both sides must move past years of missteps."

April 14, 2008
New Beginnings group to release report on U.S.-South Korea alliance

March 28, 2008
SPRIE Co-Director William Miller profiled on Forbes.com

Research Highlights

Korean NGO Activities And Perspectives For a Better World

The Second Annual POSCO NGO Fellowship Conference (part of the POSCO TJ Park NGO Fellowship Program 2008-2009) is to be held on May 1 at University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

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Appointment of the Inaugural Koret Fellow in Korean Studies Program

The Walter H. Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center is pleased to announce that General (ret.) Byung Kwan Kim will join the Center for the 2008-2009 academic year as the first recipient of the Koret Fellowship in the Center's Korean Studies Program.