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Selected articles from Japan SPOTLIGHT are presented in a web‑friendly format.For the full version, please refer to the complete issue (PDF).
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- Exclusive Interview
- Expectations for the Institute of Developing Economies (IDE)
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We had an opportunity to interview Dr. Fukunari Kimura, president of the Institute of Developing Economies (IDE) at JETRO, a Japan ･･･
- Roundtable
- Roundtable: Building a Healthier World Through Medical Tourism (On Oct. 10, 2025)
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Participants Dr. Kenji Shibuya, CEO of Medical Excellence Japan (MEJ) Yusuke Aoi, General Manager of the 1st Department, Provider ･･･
- Publisher's Note
- Expanding Medical Tourism to Japan for the Mutual Benefit of Japan and the World
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According to the Japan National Tourism Organization, the number of foreign visitors to Japan in the first half of 2025 reached 21 ･･･
- Publisher's Note
- How Can One Deal with the United States That Suddenly Acts Mysteriously Against the Entire ･･･
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Just a few months after the second Trump administration was established, it began tariff negotiations with all the countries it tr ･･･
- Roundtable
- Roundtable on White Paper on International Economy & Trade 2025 (on Aug. 4, 2025)
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Participants Prof. Ryo Sahashi of the University of Tokyo's Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia Prof. Mariko Watanabe of Gakush ･･･
- Exclusive Interview
- The Road to Crowdfunding
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The leaders interview for this issue features Haruka Mera, representative of a young venture company. She founded READYFOR, a crow ･･･
- Exclusive Interview
- ASEAN: A New Stage of Community Building amid Geopolitical & Economic Uncertainty
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The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA) is a Jakarta-based international organization leading economic poli ･･･
- Publisher's Note
- Should Japan be the Active Guardian of Free Trade?
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My answer is "yes", and I strongly believe that one of Japan's important missions should be to promote the virtues of free trade. ･･･
- Roundtable
- Roundtable on "Is It Possible to Strengthen the Supply Chains?" (on May 30, 2025)
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Participants Prof. Mariko Watanabe, Gakushuin University Kiyotaka Morita, director of international affairs at Keidanren (Japan Bu ･･･
- Publisher's Note
- Asia's Aging Population
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Everybody gets older; we are all aging. It is part of the natural process for societies to eventually face an increase in the numb ･･･