[15th – 16th January] Participation in a meeting of the Japan Institute of International Affairs Japan-China Energy Council (Tokyo, Chairman of the Board of Trustees Susumu Yoshida)
[16th – 17th December] Participation in the International Donghae Port Symposium organized by the Korean Association of Shipping and Logistics (Donghae, Senior Economist Hisako Tsuji)
[6th – 13th December] Hosting of a delegation from Vostok Energo (power stations in various regions, External Relations Division Deputy Director Hisashi Sato)
Forum on Promoting International Tourism in Northeast Asia (co-organized with the Northeast Asia Tourism Association, Tokyo, Senior Fellow Ikuo Mitsuhashi and others)
[29th November – 2nd December] Accompanying a delegation from Roshydromet (the Federal Service of Russia for Hydrometeorology and Monitoring of the Environment) (Tokyo, Researcher Shoichi Ito)
Attendance at a reception to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Mongolia (Tokyo, Chairman of the Board of Trustees Susumu Yoshida)
Participation in the 5th Policy Conference of the Council on East Asian Community: Financial Cooperation and Cooperation in Trade and Investment in East Asia (Tokyo, Chairman of the Board of Trustees Susumu Yoshida)