Japan Should Move Quickly to Participate in the TPP Negotiations

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No. 9 December–January 2011/2012

The Japanese Economy Amid Aging and Declining Population and Fiscal Deficits

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No. 9 December–January 2011/2012

Shifting to a Country that Increases Gross National Income (GNI) Instead of gross Domestic Product (GDP)

The pressing issue is establishing a virtuous circle in which profits made overseas flow back to Japan to increase domestic employment and income and boost consumption.

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No. 9 December–January 2011/2012

Worry About Hollowing Out for the Right Reasons – Liquidity of resources is important to quickly fill empty spaces after companies leave

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No. 9 December–January 2011/2012

Determined to Build a World After Steve Jobs

“He has fundamentally changed our society’s systems.”
The key player in development work for i-mode probes into the significance of the revolution sparked by Apple Inc., the fusion of cell phones and the Internet. What is in store for the IT society now that Steve Jobs has passed away?

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No. 9 December–January 2011/2012

The Nation Needs to Conduct Fiscal Policy Reforms that Correct the Unfairness Between the Generations

In Japan, where society is aging and childbirth is declining, citizens of future generations may see their interests compromised. Current reforms of fiscal and social security policies need to see things from the standpoint of generational inequities

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No. 8 October–November 2011

Toward Universally Accepted Agriculture (Part III): Capitalize on Quality Excellence to Stimulate Exports

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No. 7 August–September 2011

Toward Universally Accepted Agriculture (Part II): New Agriculture Entries for Boosting Managerial Strength

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No. 7 August–September 2011

EDITORS' BLOG

I took part in a symposium held in Sendai on October 31, 2011. Sponsored by the Japan Center for Economic Research, it was called “Envisaging Specific Visions for the Reconstruction of the Tohoku Region.” Murai Yoshihiro, governor of Miyagi Prefecture, delivered a keynote speech in the symposium, discussing his view on the reconstruction. The symposium got me thinking about reconstruction from the devastation left in the wake of the Great East Japan Earthquake.

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