Monday, February 16, 2026

Asia Policy Events Monday February 16, 2026


Today is a national holiday in the United States - President's Day.
Birth date of Kim Jong Il - National Holiday in North Korea.
Lunar New Year Eve.


BANGLADESH’S PIVOTAL ELECTIONS: CHALLENGES FOR A NEW ADMINISTRATION. 2/16, 4:00-5:00am (EST), VIRTUAL. Sponsor: International Crisis Group. Speakers: Thomas Kean, Senior Consultant, Crisis Group; Sara Hossain, Lawyer and Senior Advocate, Supreme Court of Bangladesh; Mubashar Hasan, Adjunct Researcher, Western Sydney University; Margarite Clarey, Senior Advocacy and Communications Officer, Crisis Group. 

ADJUSTING TO A SLOW-MOVING CRISIS: AGEING AND PUBLIC POLICIES IN JAPAN. 2/16, 6:00-7:30pm (JST), 4:00-5:30am (EST), HYBRID. Sponsor: French Research Institute on Japan at the Maison Franco‑Japonaise (IFRJ‑MFJ). Speaker: Brieuc Monfort, Associate Professor, Sophia University (Tokyo) & Research Fellow, European Institute of Sophia University; Moderator: Malo Mofakhami, Sorbonne Paris Nord Univ., IFRJ-MFJ, French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS). 

HUMAN RIGHTS IN JAPAN: WHY DOES CHANGE LAG BEHIND? 2/16, 6:45pm (GMT), IN PERSON ONLY. Sponsor: Japan Society, London. Speaker: Sanae Fujita, Fellow, Human Rights Centre, University of Essex.

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