Japan's education system and its aid for education elsewhere in Asia could help in the international fight against terrorism, according to a senior fellow at Stanford University's Institute for International Studies.
Speaking at a university campus in California via teleconference to audiences in various parts of Japan on Friday, Donald Emmerson said Japanese economic assistance programs in general can play an important role in the region.
He said such aid would not only help reduce poverty -- considered a major breeding ground of terrorism -- but also provide proper education to people who otherwise may not have a chance to learn how to counter temptations to join groups that advocate violence.