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“We’re in a big economic hole, and we’re going to get out of it, but austerity can’t get you out of a recession. I don’t know why we have to learn this lesson over and over again. It just doesn’t work,” Michael Dukakis, a former three-term governor of Massachusetts, told his Harvard audience.

Election reflection by Dukakis

One-time presidential nominee sees Tuesday's choice as pivotal

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DateNovember 2, 2012May 1, 2019

Yoichi Funabashi, chairman of the Rebuild Japan Initiative Foundation, said the seven-month review of the nuclear disaster revealed a culture of complacency by regulators and a reluctance to alarm the public that ultimately proved harmful.

Japan’s mistakes

Head of disaster review panel says assurances led to complacency

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DateMarch 27, 2012June 17, 2019

Andrew Gordon moderated a panel titled "Succession in North Korea: Perspectives from Harvard" with Carter Eckert, Mark Kramer, and Anthony Saich. “Everyone wants stability,” said Gordon, summing up views from the neighboring states.

North Korea: Country behind a curtain

Analysts hope for stable transition in secretive nuclear nation

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DateJanuary 24, 2012March 21, 2019

Takeshi Hikihara (from left), Yoji Koda, and Michael Reich participated in the discussion. “It’s clear we’re entering a new stage in how this disaster is evolving in Japan,” said Reich, the Taro Takemi Professor of International Health Policy.

‘Crisis in Japan: The Way Forward’

Panel outlines necessary steps after conditions are stabilized

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DateMarch 24, 2011July 25, 2019

Within hours of seeing initial images of destruction in Japan following the March 11 earthquake, the Harvard community began responding. The effort expanded rapidly in the days afterward, as community members worked to raise money and awareness, aid the flow of useful information, and discuss helpful paths forward.

Harvard’s efforts to help Japan

Rapid response includes web portals, discussions, donations

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DateMarch 23, 2011March 5, 2019

Japanese rescuers search for survivors and victims in the debris of the tsunami devastation caused by the earthquake in Sendai, Japan. In response to the calamity there, members of the Harvard for Japan movement, together with the Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies and the Program on U.S.-Japan Relations, are hosting “Harvard for Japan Week” through a slate of activities.

Harvard rushes to aid Japan

Web portals, discussions, benefits are being held in response to quake-created tragedy

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DateMarch 17, 2011March 1, 2019

Harvard University President Drew Faust visits the Keio Girls Senior High School in Tokyo. Drew Faust (left) speaks to a gathering of students. Staff Photo Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard University News Office

Harvard in Japan

Dispatches chronicle historic and cultural aspects of President Faust's trip

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DateMarch 19, 2010July 26, 2019

Program on U.S.-Japan Relations names associates, fellows

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DateSeptember 18, 2008

Program on U.S.-Japan Relations announces 16 program associates, fellows

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DateOctober 11, 2007