Japan SPOTLIGHT is our bimonthly E-Journal, published on the 10th of every odd month.
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International Forum
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What's New
- International Forum
Latest Events (completed)
Asia-Pacific Forum 2022
Asia-Pacific Forum was co-hosted by Japan Economic Foundation (JEF) and Australia-Japan Research Centre, The Australian National University (ANU) on 1st and 2nd December 2022.
- Japan Spotlight
Japan SPOTLIGHT March/April 2023 issue is published
COVER STORY: Exploring Foreign Relations Among the US, Japan & China【Next Issue】
Japan SPOTLIGHT May/June 2023 issue highlights "Reskilling and Labor Mobility", which is critical for enhancing Japan's economic growth potential. Our next issue will be published on our website on May 10, 2023.
- Japan Spotlight
Japan SPOTLIGHT January/February 2023 issue is published
COVER STORY: World Economy Facing Risk of Recession with Deepening Geopolitical Crisis【Next Issue】
The March/April 2023 issue highlights the new foreign relations among Japan, China and the United States at the center of rising geopolitical crises. How will the recently announced new Japanese security policy affect relations among the three? Our next issue will be published on our website on March 10, 2023.
- International Forum
Latest Events (completed)
Japan-Europe Forum 2022
Japan-Europe Forum was co-hosted by Japan Economic Foundation (JEF) and The Aspen Institute France on 21st October 2022. - Contributed Articles
- Japan Spotlight
Japan SPOTLIGHT March/April 2023 issue is published
COVER STORY: Exploring Foreign Relations Among the US, Japan & China【Next Issue】
Japan SPOTLIGHT May/June 2023 issue highlights "Reskilling and Labor Mobility", which is critical for enhancing Japan's economic growth potential. Our next issue will be published on our website on May 10, 2023.
- Japan Spotlight
Japan SPOTLIGHT January/February 2023 issue is published
COVER STORY: World Economy Facing Risk of Recession with Deepening Geopolitical Crisis【Next Issue】
The March/April 2023 issue highlights the new foreign relations among Japan, China and the United States at the center of rising geopolitical crises. How will the recently announced new Japanese security policy affect relations among the three? Our next issue will be published on our website on March 10, 2023.
- Japan Spotlight
Japan SPOTLIGHT November/December 2022 issue is published
COVER STORY: New Industrial Policies for Safeguarding Economic Security【Next Issue】
In our next issue, Japan SPOTLIGHT January/February 2023, we will highlight the challenges of the global economy facing the risk of stagflation, exacerbated by tumultuous world geopolitics. Our next issue will be published on our website on Jan. 10, 2023.
- Japan Spotlight
Japan SPOTLIGHT September/October 2022 issue is published
COVER STORY: White Paper on International Economy & Trade 2022 - Economic Impacts of Russian Invasion in Ukraine【Next Issue】
Developed nations today are all attempting to raise their competitiveness for reasons of economic security, and industrial policy is a common tool among them, in contrast with the situation in the 1980s. We will highlight how Japan should promote its industrial policy in our next issue, Japan SPOTLIGHT November/December 2022, which will be published on our website on Nov. 10, 2022.
- Japan Spotlight
Japan SPOTLIGHT July/August 2022 issue is published
COVER STORY: In Pursuit of a Rules-Based International Economic System【Next Issue】
In our next issue, Japan SPOTLIGHT September/October 2022, we will highlight the theme "White Paper on International Economy &Trade 2022" as usual. Attention will be given to an analysis of the Ukraine crisis impact on both the global and the Japanese economy. Our next issue will be published on our website on Sept. 10, 2022.
- International Forum
Latest Events (completed)
Asia-Pacific Forum 2022
Asia-Pacific Forum was co-hosted by Japan Economic Foundation (JEF) and Australia-Japan Research Centre, The Australian National University (ANU) on 1st and 2nd December 2022.
- International Forum
Latest Events (completed)
Japan-Europe Forum 2022
Japan-Europe Forum was co-hosted by Japan Economic Foundation (JEF) and The Aspen Institute France on 21st October 2022. - International Forum
Latest Events(completed)
2021 JEF-KRA Global Risk Symposium (Online Symposium)
2021 JEF-KRA Global Risk Symposium was co-hosted by Japan Economic Foundation (JEF) and Komatsu Research & Advisory (KRA) on 13th and 14th October 2021. - International Forum
Latest Events(completed)
2021CJK Cooperation Dialogue(Online Dialogue among China, Korea and Japan)
2021 CJK Cooperation Dialogue was held on 17th January 2022. - International Forum
Latest Events (completed)
Japan-US Forum 2021(Online Symposium)
Japan-US Forum 2021 was co-hosted by Japan Economic Foundation (JEF) and Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) on 11th January 2022.