2025年

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2025 CJK Cooperation dialogue
2025 CJK Cooperation Dialogue was held on August 22,2025 in Tokyo.

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Theme	Enhancing Trilateral Cooperation Amid Shared Economic Challenges
Date	Friday, 22 August, 2025
Venue	ANA Intercontinental Tokyo, B1 Galaxy
Co-host	Japan Economic Foundation (JEF) China Institute for Reform and Development (CIRD) East Asia Foundation (EAF)

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Theme	Recalibrating Asia's Economic Future: Trade, Technology and Sustainability in a Complex Geoeconomic Environmen
Date	Thursday,7 November, 2025
Venue	Anantara Siam Bangkok Hotel, Bangkok Thailand
Co-host	Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI) Japan Economic Foundation (JEF)

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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.

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Theme	US-Japan Relations in an Era of Economic, Technological, and Strategic Upheaval
Date	October 3, 2025
Venue	Penthouse Event Center Conference Room, Washington D.C.
Co-host	Princeton University Japan Economic Foundation（JEF）

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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.

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

Date：Wednesday,9 July 2025
Place：Institut Aspen France
Theme：Charting New Paths: Europe and Japan in an Evolving Global Landscape

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Theme	Charting New Paths: Europe and Japan in an Evolving Global Landscape
Date	Tuesday, July 8th, 2025
Venue	Institut Aspen France, Paris
Co-host	Institut Aspen France Japan Economic Foundation

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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 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 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.

Exclusive Interview with Prof. Keizo Takemi, Former minister of Health, Labour and Welfare, has been published on Japan SPOTLIGHT May/June 2025 Issue.

Japan SPOTLIGHT May/June 2025 issue is published
COVER STORY: Aging in East Asia & Southeast Asia- Opportunities & Challenges

【Next Issue】
Our next issue in July/August 2025 will feature the theme of "Global Supply Chain Resilience - Trade Rules & Trade Roles". We will highlight the problem of supply chains faced with the risk of disruption from the superpowers' struggle for hegemony, and look at the WTO as a potential savior by strengthening the resilience of global supply chains. Our next issue will be published on our website on July 10, 2025.

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.

Exclusive Interview with Prof. Yukiko Fukagawa, School of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University, has been published on Japan SPOTLIGHT March/April 2025 Issue.

Japan-US Forum 2024
Japan-US Forum 2024 was co-hosted by Japan Economic Foundation (JEF) and Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) on 21st October 2024.

Date: Monday, October 21, 2024
Venue: Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Washington D.C.
Theme: Redefining Japan-US economic relationship in the era of fragmentation and disorder at the time of US Presidential Election and beyond

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Theme	Redefining Japan-US economic relationship in the era of fragmentation and disorder at the time of US Presidential Election and beyond
Date	October 21, 2024
Venue	Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Washington DC
Co-host	Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) Japan Economic Foundation（JEF）

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Presentation Session 1 Hirotaka Ishii
Session 1 Christopher Elsner
Session 1 Jennifer Sklarew
Session 2 Kenta Hirami

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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.

We showcase "Recommendations for Restoration of a Rules-Based International Trading System" in English by the Research Group on the International Trading System led by the Japan Economic Foundation, from the distinguished trade policy experts worldwide. We hope this would contribute to "Revival of the WTO".

Recommendations for Restoration of a Rules-Based International Trading System
by Research Group on the International Trading System led by the Japan Economic Foundation

January 31, 2025
Japan Economic Foundation

Contents

Introductory Remarks
Introductory Remarks by Shujiro Urata

Chapter 1　Restoration & Enhancement of WTO Functions

Special Remarks
(1-Special Remarks) Global Trade Governance by Alan Wm. Wolff

Section 1　Restoration of the WTO Dispute Settlement Function
(1-1) Overview of the Issues that WTO Dispute Settlement Faces by the JEF Secretariat

Section 2　Enhancement of Legislative Function Through Expansion of Plurilateral Agreements
(1-2.1) Reimagining Plurilateral Trade Agreements in the Indo-Pacific by Han-koo Yeo
(1-2.2) International Rulemaking Concerning the Cross-Border Free Flow of Data by Kojiro Fujii & Shunya Muromachi

Section 3　Use of MPIA, an Alternative Dispute Settlement System to the WTO's Dispute Settlement Function
(1-3.1) The MPIA as a Sub-Optimal Solution to Restore WTO Dispute Settlement by Joost Pauwelyn
(1-3.2) Would the US Join an MPIA? by Simon Lester
(1-3.3) Beyond the MPIA: A Rules-Based Solution to the Appellate Body Crisis by Henry Gao
(1-3.4) The MPIA & the Rule of Law under Geopolitical Tensions - from the Perspective of Japan as a Middle by Tsuyoshi Kawase (added on May 23, 2025)

Chapter 2　Expansion of Regional Agreements
Section 1　Current Status & Issues of the CPTPP
(2-1.1) The CPTPP: Past, Present, & Future by Jeffrey J. Schott
(2-1.2) Requirements for China to Join the CPTPP by the JEF Secretariat
(2-1.3) India's Role in Reshaping the Global Trade Order by Rajat Kathuria (added on March 13, 2025)

Section 2　Current Status and Issues of the RCEP
(2-2) Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership: Issues & Challenges by Jayasiri Jayasena

Chapter 3　Economic Security Aimed For by the IPEF
Section 1
(3-1) Economic Security, the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework & a New American Consensus on Trade by Inu Manak
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(3-2) Friend-Shoring Reconsidered by Satoshi Inomata

Chapter 4　Significance of the Linkage Between the CPTPP & the EU in Complementing the Legislative Function of the WTO
(4-1) The CPTPP & the EU Working Together to Revive the International Trade Order - by Creating an International Trade Law ("CPTPP 2.0") that Squarely Incorporates the Economic Security Perspective & by Encouraging the US to Join it by Akihiko Tamura

Chapter 5　Dealing with the Negative Aspects of Free Trade
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(5-1) Helping Those Left Behind by Trade by Edward Alden
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(5-2) Economic Impact of the Expansion of the CPTPP by Kenichi Kawasaki
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(5-3) Obstacles to Trade Liberalization by Kazuhito Yamashita

Closing Remarks
Closing Remarks by Masakazu Toyoda

Interview with Prof. Nobuhiro Kiyotaki, Princeton University on Japan SPOTLIGHT January/February 2025 Issue.

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.

Latest Events (completed)
Asia-Pacific Forum 2024
Asia-Pacific Forum was hosted by Japan Economic Foundation (JEF) and Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) on 28th of November 2024.
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Date：Thursday, 28 November, 2024
Venue：Makati Diamond Residences, Manila, Philippines
Theme：Navigating the Changing Geoeconomic Landscape in the Indo-Pacific Region: The Role of ASEAN

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Date：Sun. 17th, November 2024
Venue：Multi-functional Hall, 1st Floor, CIRD Conference Building, Haikou
Theme：Promoting Institutionalization of Open Cooperation

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Latest Events (completed)
2024 CJK Cooperation dialogue
2024 CJK Cooperation Dialogue was held on 17th on November 2024 in Haikou.

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Theme	Promoting Institutionalization of Open Cooperation
Date	Sunday, 17 November, 2024
Venue	Multi-functional Hall, 1st Floor, CIRD Conference Building, Haikou
Co-host	Japan Economic Foundation (JEF) China Institute for Reform and Development (CIRD) East Asia Foundation (EAF)

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Theme	Navigating the Changing Geoeconomic Landscape in the Indo-Pacific Region: The Role of ASEAN
Date	Thursday,28 November, 2024
Venue	Makati Diamond Residences, Manila, Philippine
Co-host	Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) Japan Economic Foundation (JEF)

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Session1 Man-Jung Mignonne Chan
Session1 Ahn ChoongYong
Session1 Somkiat Tangkitvanich
Session1 Gary Hawke
Session 2 Murray McLean
Session2 Shujiro Urata
Session 2 Yose Risal Dumari
Session3 Josef T. Yap
Session3 Josef T. Yap (PPT)
Session 3 Hideichi Okada
Session 3 Hideichi Okada (PPT)
Session3 Manu Bhaskaran
Session3 Khine Khine Nwe

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