the memorable 10th asia pacific forum, awaji conference japan was held with the main theme ?how to survive the global economic crisis: world wisdom, asian wisdom and japanese wisdom?at the awaji yumebutai international conference center on july 31 and august 1, 2009. the conference featured enlightening presentations and lively discussions, the contents of which covered three topics based on the main theme, i.e., how to deal with the current world economic crisis, the wisdom of asia, and the survival of japan.the current world economic crisis, a severity that might be expected only once in 100 years, seemed to have bottomed out earlier than expected, and people are hoping that the recovery is well under way. we cannot deny that one of the reasons for it is that society has been recalling the lessons of history in the 1930's and putting them to good use. the major ones of the lessons still unforgotten are the evasion of the total collapse of financial systems with a quick injection of public funds, the prevention of a worldwide chain reaction of protectionism linked to the world's economy, and the prevention of political bursts that are apt to occur in economical depression.
