The Peterson Institute held a high-level discussion of the economic policy initiatives of Japan's new government, or Abenomics, on February 15, 2013. This timely event took place just ahead of Prime Minister Abe's upcoming summit meeting with President Obama. The event was organized with the assistance of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation. Speakers included Koichi Hamada, Yale University; Adam S. Posen, PIIE; Stephan Danninger, International Monetary Fund; Motoshige Itoh, University of Tokyo; Jeffrey J. Schott, PIIE; and Clayton Yeutter, former US Trade Representative. For more information, visit: http://www.piie.com/events/event_detail.cfm?EventID=263