Japan After the Great Tohoku Quake: Energy, Economy and Politics

This panel of experts will look at how Japan has responded to a still unfolding tragedy of unprecedented historical proportions and examine what this challenge may mean for the future of Japan's energy policy, economy, politics and relations with the rest of the world.

Michio Harada, Deputy Consul General of the Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco, was born in Okayama Prefecture. He joined Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1979 and spent the next 30 years working around the world in various positions, including: First Secretary, Consulate General of Japan in New York City; Assistant Director of the WTO Affairs Division, Embassy of Japan in Malaysia; and Consul and Director of the Economic Affairs Bureau, Policy Planning and Administration Division, Consulate General of Japan in Hong Kong. Harada graduated from Okayama University where he majored in law.