Kenneth McElwain (Visiting Professor, Department of Political Science, Columbia University; Professor, Institute of Social Science, University of Tokyo). Moderator: Helen Hardacre (Professor Emerita, Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University).
Michael Beeman (Visiting Scholar, Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, Stanford University). Moderator: Mark Wu (Professor, Harvard Law School).
Daniel Kritenbrink (Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, United States Department of State). Moderator: Mark Wu (Professor, Harvard Law School).
Gary Bass (Professor of Politics and International Relations, Princeton University). Moderator: Christina L. Davis (Professor of Japanese Politics, Harvard University).
Christina L. Davis (Professor, Department of Government, Harvard University). Moderator: Alastair Iain Johnston (Professor, Department of Government, Harvard University).
Rieko Kage (Visiting Senior Fellow, Program on U.S.-Japan Relations; Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Tokyo). Discussant: Yasunori Sone (Professor, Graduate School of Media and Governance, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University). Moderator: Susan Pharr (Professor of Japanese Politics, Harvard University).
Tom Ginsburg (Professor of International Law, University of Chicago Law School). Moderator: Mark Ramseyer (Professor of Japanese Legal Studies, Harvard Law School).
