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July/August 2026 Issue

July/August 2026 Issue

In Pursuit of Restoring a Rules-Based International Trading System Through CPTPP-EU Collaboration

Publisher's Note
CPTPP & EU: a Challenge by Middle Powers To Build a New Free Trade Framework
By Hideichi Okada
Exclusive Interview
President, The Tokyo Foundation: Mieko Nakabayashi, Ph.D.
Aiming to Be a Think Tank That Cultivates Public Intellectuals – Working to Strengthen Democracy in Japan
By Naoyuki Haraoka
Cover Lead
In Pursuit of Restoring a Rules-Based International Trading System Through CPTPP-EU Collaboration
By Naoyuki Haraoka
Cover Story 1
Roundtable on “Can a CPTPP-EU Alliance Restore a Rules-Based International Trading Order?” (May 26, 2026)
By Japan SPOTLIGHT
Cover Story 2
Policy Recommendations: Rebuilding a Rules-Based International Trade System Through CPTPP-EU Cooperation & Other Initiatives (May 13, 2026)
By Study Group on Rebuilding a Rules-Based International Trade System Through CPTPP-EU Cooperation & Other Initiatives
Cover Story 3
Economic Impact of the EU Joining the CPTPP
By Kenichi Kawasaki
Cover Story 4
Possibility of CPTPP-EU Collaboration in Digital Trade: Analysis from the Stages of Development of Digital Trade Rules
By Shota Watanabe
Cover Story 5
How Should the Environmental Pillar of the CPTPP Be Deepened? – Implications from the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) & Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF)
By Miki Yanagi
Cover Story 6
Towards Diagonal Cumulation Between the CPTPP & EU FTAs
By Osamu Umejima
Cover Story 7
India Needs to Complement Its FTA Drive with Reforms Push
By Priyanka Kishore
Cover Story 8
Japan’s Place in a G2 World
By Raf Manji
Special Article 1
Fragmentation or Evolution? The Future of Global Sustainable Investor Alliances
By Govinda Finn
Special Article 2
Myanmar & Japan: Building on Their Historic “Special Relationship”
By Jillian Yorke
Special Article 3
The Impact of Cultural Appreciation on Conflict Resolution
By Mohan Gopal
Student View
Japan’s Financial Literacy Reform & the Student-Led Parallel
By Arihant Lodha
Economic Indicators for Japan
How Has the Wage Structure in Japan Changed?
By Nobuo Iizuka
Contents
In Pursuit of Restoring a Rules-Based International Trading System Through CPTPP-EU Collaboration
Back Cover
Back Cover

【Next Issue】 As usual, we highlight METI’s White Paper on International Economy & Trade 2026 for our Sept./Oct. 2026 issue. We look forward to METI’s analysis and recommendations for improving the chaotic international economic system. The next issue will be published on our website on September 10, 2026.

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