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Japan SPOTLIGHT is our bimonthly E-Journal, published on the 10th of every odd month.

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  • 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.

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