CEU Center for EU Enlargement Studies (CENS), the Embassy of Japan in Hungary, the Rectorate, and CEU Department of International Relations and European Studies (IRES) hosted a public lecture on 15 May 2013 entitled “Foreign Policy of Japan: Characteristics and Current Challenges - with some reference to its peace building efforts”. The lecture was delivered by H.E. Mr Tadamichi Yamamoto, Japanese Ambassador to Hungary, to a distinguished group of diplomats, ambassadors, students and university professors.