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Good Global Governance in Japan’s Pursuit of Enhanced Partnership with the Global South

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  • Publisher’s Note
    Can cooperation between the Global South and Japan contribute to the world?
    By Masakazu Toyoda
  • Highlight Exclusive Interview-Leaders in...
    Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition Hiroyuki Ishige EXPO 2025 OSAKA, KANSAI, JAPAN: Assessment & Legacy
    By Naoyuki Haraoka
  • COVER LEAD
    Good Global Governance in Japan’s Pursuit of Enhanced Partnership with the Global South
    By Naoyuki Haraoka
  • COVER STORY • 1
    Policy Proposal: To Achieve Japan’s Sustainable Growth Through Co-Creation with the Global South (Nov. 27, 2025)
    By Global South Research Group
  • Highlight COVER STORY・2
    Roundtable on “What Can Japan Achieve Through Co-Creation with the Global South?” (Jan. 21, 2026)
    By Japan SPOTLIGHT
  • COVER STORY • 3
    Designing the Digital Economy: India’s DPI-Led Development Model & Its Global Relevance
    By Sachin Kumar Sharma, Pankaj Vashisht, Paavni Mathur
  • COVER STORY • 4
    Interview with Ghanaian Ambassador to Japan, H.E. Mrs. Genevieve Edna Apaloo Japan is a Trusted Partner of Ghana – a Win-Win Relationship in Investment & Rules-Based Economy
    By Mukesh Williams and Naoyuki Haraoka
  • Special Interview
    Interview with Prof. Choong Yong Ahn, author of South Korea and Foreign Direct Investment: Policy Dynamics and the Aftercare Ombudsman (Routledge, 2024) Aftercare, FDI & Supply-Chain Resilience in an Era of Geo-Economic Fragmentation
    By Japan SPOTLIGHT
  • Special Article
    Can East Asian Philosophy Help the World to Avoid Disruption? (Part 1) – Lessons from Deng Xiaoping’s “Socialist Market Economy”
    By Guo Sizhi
  • BOOK REVIEW
    Kolkata Crimes by Krishnan Srinivasan (Har-Anand Publications, 2025)
    By Aftab Seth
  • Recent JEF Activity
    Review of JEF Forums in 2025 – Resisting Power-Based International Governance
    By Naoyuki Haraoka
  • ECONOMIC INDICATORS FOR JAPAN
    What Lies Ahead for Japan’s Primary Fiscal Balance?
    By Nobuo Iizuka

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What's New

  • Japan Spotlight

    Japan SPOTLIGHT January/February 2026 issue is published
    COVER STORY: Enhancing Japan's Growth Potential with the Service Sector as the Driving Force

    【Next Issue】
    Our next issue in March/April 2026 will focus on the theme the "Global Economy to Be Driven by the Global South - Opportunities and Challenges". In the perceived midst of declining US leadership, the Global South is becoming the most important player in the world. Japan's relations with the region could be one of the keys to the global economy's performance. The next issue will be published on our website on March 10, 2026.

  • International Forum

    Latest Events (completed)
    2025 CJK Cooperation dialogue
    2025 CJK Cooperation Dialogue was held on August 22,2025 in Tokyo.

  • International Forum

    Asia-Pacific Forum 2025
    Asia-Pacific Forum was hosted by Japan Economic Foundation (JEF) and Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) on 7th of November 2025.
    The public session can be viewed on the JEF Channel below.

  • International Forum

    Japan-US Forum 2025
    Japan-US Forum 2025 was co-hosted by Japan Economic Foundation (JEF) and Princeton University on 3rd October 2025.The public session can be viewed on the JEF Channel below.


  • What's NEW

    Japan-Europe Forum 2025
    Japan-Europe Forum was co-hosted by Japan Economic Foundation (JEF) and Institut Aspen France on 9th July 2025.

  • Japan Spotlight

    Japan SPOTLIGHT January/February 2026 issue is published
    COVER STORY: Enhancing Japan's Growth Potential with the Service Sector as the Driving Force

    【Next Issue】
    Our next issue in March/April 2026 will focus on the theme the "Global Economy to Be Driven by the Global South - Opportunities and Challenges". In the perceived midst of declining US leadership, the Global South is becoming the most important player in the world. Japan's relations with the region could be one of the keys to the global economy's performance. The next issue will be published on our website on March 10, 2026.

  • Japan Spotlight

    Japan SPOTLIGHT November/December 2025 issue is published
    COVER STORY: Medical Tourism in Asia: Healthy Asia with Enhanced Earning Capacity

    【Next Issue】
    Our next issue in January/February 2026 will focus on the theme "Enhancing Japanese Growth Potential with the Service Sector as Its Driving Force". It will assess the Japanese service sector's current developments and potential, as well as provide general observations on the Japanese economy, the challenges facing it, and possible solutions to overcome them. The next issue will be published on our website on Jan. 10, 2026.

  • Japan Spotlight

    Japan SPOTLIGHT September/October 2025 issue is published
    COVER STORY: METI's White Paper on International Economy & Trade 2025

    【Next Issue】
    Our next issue in November/December 2025 will focus on the theme "Medical Tourism in Asia - a Healthy Asia to Be Built on a Rationalized Medical Service". Health is a basic concern for all people. Nations in Asia could achieve further business success based on open medical tourism, which could offer good opportunities to provide high-quality medical services. The next issue will be published on our website on Nov. 10, 2025.

  • Japan Spotlight

    Japan SPOTLIGHT July/August 2025 issue is published
    COVER STORY: The Role of a Rules-Based Trading System for Strengthened Supply Chain Resilience

    【Next Issue】
    Our next issue in September/October 2025 will feature "METI's White Paper on International Economy and Trade 2025" as usual. It analyzes the world economy under the changes initiated by the administration of US President Donald Trump and showcases Japan's new trade policy strategy to cope with them. The next issue will be published on our website on Sept. 10, 2025.

  • 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.

  • 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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