JAPAN SPOTLIGHT March/April 2011 issue

JAPAN SPOTLIGHT March/April 2011 issue

COVER STORY: Aging Society
Japan SPOTLIGHT will highlight "how to achieve security and vitality in an aging society." We will introduce views of not only academic experts but also businesses upon the costs and benefits of aging society and how we could save such costs and maximize benefits.

COVER STORY 2 Targeting "Elderly Market"
for Growth Strategy via Regulatory Reform
By Naohiro YASHIRO (Professor of economics, International Christian University, Tokyo)

VIEWPOINT 1 View from Ambassador of Chile to Japan
San Jose Mine: Japan Was There, All the Time
By Patricio TORRES (Ambassador of Chile to Japan)

SPECIAL ARTICLE 1 Club of Rome Conference
on Concerted Strategies for International Development
By Martin LEES (Former Secretary General of the Club of Rome and rector emeritus of the UN University for Peace)

SPECIAL ARTICLE 4 APEC in Yokohama: A US View
By Marc WALL (Minister/counselor for economic & science affairs at the US Embassy in Tokyo)