June 7, 2016 Can Japan Move Past Nuclear Power? In the wake of Japan’s 2011 tsunami and Fukushima disaster, the country has reassessed its reliance on nuclear energy — an effort complicated by its attempt to move away from fossil fuels toward renewable energy. In an interview with Asia Blog, Jackson Ewing, director of Asian sustainability at the Asia Society Policy Institute, discusses how Japan's "emphasis on energy system innovation" provides reason for optimism, though the source of the country’s future energy needs remains “an open question.” Read the article First Transgender Woman in Philippine Congress Talks Donald Trump Last month, Geraldine Roman became the first openly transgender woman elected into the Philippine congress. In an interview with Asia Blog, she discusses how she’s been received since being elected, weighs in on North Carolina’s controversial “bathroom bill,” and compares newly elected Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte to Donald Trump. They’re “both very outspoken to the point of being considered tactless and even uncouth,” she said. Read the article Tracy Wong on 'Creative Democracy' in Advertising In 1993, Tracy Wong co-founded the ad agency Wongdoody, which lists Amazon, T-Mobile, and Air New Zealand among its clients. In Asia Blog’s ongoing series of interviews with prominent Asian Americans, Wong describes the lack of Asian leadership in the advertising field and why the creative process at most ad agencies is an ego-based “tyranny.” Read article Upcoming Events New York — Press Play: Collecting New Media Art Now, 6/8 San Francisco — Civic Hackers: Code for Social Activism in Asia, 6/9 Mumbai — World 2050, 6/9 Become a Member Donate Now                  update email preferences | unsubscribe | forward to a friend  Asia Society 725 Park Avenue New York, NY 10021 USA Copyright © 2016 Asia Society, All rights reserved.  www.asiasociety.org