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2 BILATERAL PROGRAMS
Pages 7-12

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... EXISTING AGREEMENTS U.S.-Japan Cooperative Science Program Within the U.S.-lapan Cooperative Science Program, the U.S.Japan Program on Natural Resources (UINR) is the oldest mechanism for scientific and technical cooperation between the United States and Japan on earthquakes.
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... · Workshops on Natural Disaster Reduction · Highway Science and Technology Program U.S.-lapan Framework for New Economic Partnership: Common Agenda (1993) · Research Cooperation in Construction Technology · Natural Disaster Reduction Pan-Pacific Disaster Watch Network Earthquake Disaster Mitigation Partnership U.S.-Iapan Earthquake Policy Symposiums INFORMAL MECHANISMS 1.
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... Initiated by President Clinton and then Prime Minister Murayama in 1993, the Common Agenda is a broad framework for partnership and collaboration between the United States and Japan. Within the Common Agenda, there are two initiatives related to seismic hazards: Research Cooperation in Construction Technology.
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... and a United States interagency group to focus on scientific and technical issues of seismic hazard mitigation. Within the partnership, research will be focused on: a)
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... establishes a new mechanism for bilateral cooperation between the United States and Japan in reducing earthquake losses. Specifically, items 6 and 7 of the conclusions state:
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... CONCLUSIONS The panel observes that there are many opportunities for collaborative work between the United States and Japan to reduce earthquake losses. Comparing the outcomes of the Symposium with existing agreements, the pane!
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