REPORT OF THE OBSERVER PANEL FOR THE U.S.-JAPAN EARTHQUAKE POLICY SYMPOSIUM -- Copyright -- Contents -- Executive Summary -- 1-Introduction -- 2-Bilateral Programs -- EXISTING AGREEMENTS -- U.S.-Japan Cooperative Science Program -- Japan-United States Science and Technology Agreement (JUST) -- U.S.-Japan Common Agenda for Cooperation in Global Perspective ("Common Agenda") -- NEW COOPERATIVE MECHANISMS FROM THE EARTHQUAKE POLICY SYMPOSIUM -- CONCLUSIONS -- 3-Topics for Policy and Research Collaboration -- EARTHQUAKE FORECASTING, WARNING, AND HAZARD ZONATION -- Real-Time Monitoring and Seismic Warning Systems -- Seismological Studies -- Source Studies -- Earthquake Prediction -- Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis -- EARTHQUAKE RISK ASSESSMENT AND LOSS ESTIMATION -- Loss Estimation -- Disaster Situation Assessments -- EARTHQUAKE-RESISTANT DESIGN CONSTRUCTION, REHABILITATION, AND REPAIR STANDARDS -- Performance-Based Design -- Large-Scale Dynamic Testing and Simulation -- EARTHQUAKE PREPARATION, RESPONSE, RECOVERY, AND MITIGATION -- CONCLUSIONS -- 4-CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS -- POLICY LEADERSHIP -- STRATEGIC PLANNING -- MEASURING SUCCESS -- EXPANDED DIALOGUE -- FUNCTION-TO-FUNCTION COLLABORATION -- LIAISON CONTACT -- FUNDING -- Appendix A-CORRESPONDENCE -- Appendix B-American and Japanese Symposium Invitees -- Appendix C-Agenda U.S./Japan Earthquake Policy Symposium -- Appendix D-JOINT STATEMENT OF THE CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE FIRST U.S.-JAPAN EARTHQUAKE.