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Aging in East Asia & Southeast Asia– Opportunities & Challenges

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  • Highlight Publisher's Note
    Asia's Aging Population
    By Masakazu Toyoda
  • Highlight Exclusive Interview
    Prof. Keizo Takemi, Former minister of Health, Labour and Welfare The Future of Healthcare Reform in Japan
    By Kazumasa Oguro
  • Cover Lead
    Aging in East Asia & Southeast Asia– Opportunities & Challenges
    By Naoyuki Haraoka
  • Highlight Roundtable
    Roundtable on the Challenges Facing Asia’s Aging Societies (April 2, 2025)
    By Japan SPOTLIGHT
  • Cover Story 2
    Betwixt the Silver & Shadow Economies: Evidence from & Policy Recommendations for the Residential Care Industry in Thailand
    By Orawan Nugprachaya, Poowin Bunyavejchewin, Chaiwat Meesanthan & Katamon Thepsida
  • Cover Story 3
    Aging in Asia: Overcoming Challenges & Shaping a Vibrant Future
    By Rahimah Ibrahim
  • Cover Story 4
    Issues & Challenges of the Aging Society in South Korea
    By Insill Yi
  • Cover Story 5
    Impact on Employment Patterns of Elderly Men Who Provide Nursing Care: Focusing on Occupational Status Just Before Age 60
    By Tomohiko Moriyama
  • Special Article
    Trump 2.0 Unprecedented High Tariffs Policy & Responsive Navigation of East Asian Economies
    By Choong Yong Ahn
  • Special Interview
    Interview with Dr. Peter Turchin, project leader at the Complexity Science-Hub-Vienna, Research Associate at the University of Oxford, and Emeritus Professor at the University of Connecticut Turchin’s End Times Offers New Perspective on “Political Disintegration” in the West
    By Japan SPOTLIGHT
  • Economic Indicators for Japan
    Are Japanese Corporate Profits Strong?
    By Nobuo Iizuka
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What's New

  • Japan Spotlight

    Japan SPOTLIGHT March/April 2025 issue is published
    COVER STORY: The Service Sector is the Key to Revitalizing the Japanese Economy

    【Next Issue】
    We will be highlighting the theme of "Aging in Asia" in the May/June 2025 issue. The "Amazing Asia" of economic growth is at the same time a "Graying Asia". What are the consequences of this and how can we turn challenges into opportunities? A variety of experts discuss this hot issue. Our next issue will be published on our website on May 10, 2025.

  • Japan Spotlight

    Japan SPOTLIGHT January/February 2025 issue is published
    COVER STORY: Policy Recommendations for a Rules-Based International Trading System

    【Next Issue】
    We will be highlighting the theme "Full Utilization of the Potential of the Service Sector in Japan: a Key to Revitalizing the Japanese Economy" in the March/April 2025 issue. Tourism, software, entertainment, and medical services in Japan have great potential for growth. They will help the Japanese economy avoid the risk of further decline and contribute to global well-being. Our next issue will be published on our website on March 10, 2025.

  • Japan Spotlight

    Japan SPOTLIGHT November/December 2024 issue is published
    COVER STORY: Key Features of New Partnership Between the Global South ＆ Japan

    【Next Issue】
    We will be highlighting the theme "Restoration of a rules-based international trade system for future global prosperity" in the January/February 2025 issue. We will have various views from distinguished trade policy experts on how to achieve a rules-based international order that can balance free trade with economic security against the current geopolitical risks. Such an order is necessary to mitigate the growing uncertainties that businesses face today. Our next issue will be published on our website on Jan. 10, 2025.

  • Japan Spotlight

    Japan SPOTLIGHT July/August 2024 issue is published
    COVER STORY: MITI's White Paper on International Economy & Trade 2024－Challenges for Japan's Trade Policy: Rebuilding a Rules-based International Order & Resilient Supply Chain with the Global South
    【Next Issue】
    We will be highlighting "Future Prospects for Relations Between Japan and the Global South" in the November/December 2024 issue. The Global South, in particular ASEAN, and Japan need to consolidate their partnership for future regional and global stability. Leading thinkers from Japan and the Global South will offer their views on the prospects of the relations. Our next issue will be published on our website on Nov. 10, 2024.

  • Japan Spotlight

    Japan SPOTLIGHT July/August 2024 issue is published
    COVER STORY: Restoration of International Order Facing Crisis of Disruption

    【Next Issue】
    The September/October 2024 issue will highlight METI's White Paper on International Trade 2024 Our next issue will be published on our website on September 10, 2024.

  • Research

    International Trading System
    On January 31, 2025, we Japan Economic Foundation (JEF) have published on our website in English "Recommendations for Restoration of a Rules-Based International Trading System" by the Research Group on the International Trading System led by the Japan Economic Foundation (JEF), from the distinguished trade policy experts worldwide.

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