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February192026External Event
February 19: The Past Can be Changed: A Conversation with Satoshi Yamaguchi of Japanese Band Radwimps and Visiting Researcher at Keio University
Thursday February 19th, 2026 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. ET
TorontoWhere
Withrow Auditorium at the University of Toronto Schools
(371 Bloor Street West Toronto, Ontario M5S 2R7)Contact
For more information, please click here.
The Centre for the Study of Global Japan at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy is organizing a talk and performance by Satoshi Yamaguchi, drummer of popular Japanese band, RADWIMPS.
Satoshi Yamaguchi, a Visiting Researcher at Keio University, will deliver an inspiring presentation about his personal struggle and research on Musicians’ Dystonia, a neurological disorder that affects professional musicians. He will share his personal story and reflections about his musical career, which he was forced to suspend in 2015.
He will then discuss how he refocused his energy on academic research, presenting findings from large-scale epidemiological studies on Musicians' Dystonia he conducted in collaboration with scholars from Canada, Japan, and other countries.
The event will feature a live performance by Yamaguchi using “VXD,” a voice-controlled drumming system he co-developed.
(Image Credit: 株式会社スペシャネット, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons)
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January192026APF Canada Event
January 19-20: Canada–North Pacific Arctic Workshop: Navigating Emerging Geopolitical Dynamics in the Canadian Arctic and North Pacific
January 19-20, 2026 (1.5 days)
VancouverArctic security is at an inflection point. Intensifying great-power competition, rapid technological change, and accelerating environmental shifts are converging in ways that elevate risks to Canada’s sovereignty, infrastructure, and alliances. While Canada’s strategic lens has often focused on the European Arctic, the North Pacific dimension—particularly with Japan and South Korea—remains under-explored and increasingly consequential.
Against this backdrop—and consistent with Canada’s Indo-Pacific Strategy (2022) and Arctic Foreign Policy (2024)—APF Canada will convene Canadian, U.S., Japanese, and South Korean experts and officials to map shared risks and identify practical avenues for allied interoperability, technology collaboration, and infrastructure protection in the Arctic.
This workshop is organized with funding from the Department of National Defence and features a 1.5 day closed-door roundtable followed by a public panel on January 20 translating key insights for broader audiences.
Agenda
Day One: Canada-North Pacific Arctic Workshop: 9 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. PT (invite-only)
Day Two: Navigating Emerging Geopolitical Dynamics in the Canadian Arctic and North Pacific Public Event: 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. PT (light lunch to follow)
Please note: Registration for the Public Event is now open (registration link above). For those who can't attend, please bookmark our livestream here.
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December82025APF Canada Event
December 8: Forging the Future: Strengthening the Canada-Republic of Korea Comprehensive Strategic Partnership Through Defence Co-operation
Monday, December 8, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
VancouverWhere
Vancouver
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This is an invitation-only event.
For questions, please contact events@asiapacific.ca.
Jointly organized by the Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada and the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Vancouver, this roundtable will bring together senior officials, academic experts, and industry voices from Canada and South Korea to examine the growing security and defence ties between the two countries.
The confirmed speakers include Director General Ravi S.K. Singh of Defence Industrial Strategy and Director General Tae Kon Kim and Captain Suoek Lee of Korea's Defense Acquisition Program Administration, Professor Alex Lin from the University of British Columbia, as well as Kelvin Hung from IMP Aerospace & Defence. The discussion will be moderated by APF Canada’s Vice-President, Research and Strategy, Vina Nadjibulla.
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