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November/December 2026 Issue

November/December 2026 Issue

New Technologies & Industrial Policy to Foster Global Prosperity

Publisher's Note
Geopolitics & AI Challenge Global Order & Growth
By Hideichi Okada
Exclusive Interview
Vice Chair, Keidanren (Japan Business Federation)
Yumiko Noda
Leading a Circular Economy That Supports Economic Security, the Environment & the Economy
By Naoyuki Haraoka
Cover Lead
New Technologies & Industrial Policy to Foster Global Prosperity
By Haruhisa Somaya
Cover Story 1
Roundtable on Building a Strong & Prosperous Japan Through Technological Innovation & Industrial Policy (Oct. 6, 2026)
By Japan SPOTLIGHT
Cover Story 2
Japan’s Growth Strategy & Fiscal Sustainability
By Keiichiro Kobayashi
Cover Story 3
Building a More Resilient Japan: Supply Chains, Industrial Policy & the Global South
By Yasuyuki Todo
Cover Story 4
Japan’s Science, Technology & Innovation Strategy: Strategic Prioritization, Open Science & Economic Security
By Kazuyuki Motohashi
Cover Story 5
Maintaining Competitive Neutrality Through International Coordination of Industrial Policy: Lessons from China’s Electric Vehicle Policy
By Mariko Watanabe
Cover Story 6
Interview with economist and politician Philip M. A. Hoffmann, MdB (Mitglied des Bundestages), Member of the German Parliament
Market Excels Bureaucracy in Stabilizing the Economy Against Geopolitical Risks
By Japan SPOTLIGHT
Cover Story 7
Interview with Dr. Alberto Prina Cerai, Research Fellow at the Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI)
Industrial Policy Coordination Needed in Struggle for Economic Security Between EU & Japan
By Japan SPOTLIGHT
Cover Story 8
Interview with Environmental Economist Brilé Anderson & Senior Economist Antoine Dechezleprêtre, OECD
The New Era of Industrial Policy
By Japan SPOTLIGHT
Special Article
The Transformation of the International Order Driven by Resources (Part II) – The Rare Earths War: US-China Rivalry & the Age of Resource Blocs
By Guo Sizhi
Culture
Concept Shop Touhenboku: Transcending Wholesalers
By Mukesh Williams
Book Review
INDONESIA, The Beautiful Archipelago
By Biren Nanda
Student View
From Policy to Classroom: J-FLEC & the Distance Japan Still Has to Cover
By Arihant Lodha
Economic Indicators for Japan
Slowdown in Inbound Demand
By Nobuo Iizuka
Contents
New Technologies & Industrial Policy to Foster Global Prosperity
Back Cover
Back Cover

【Next Issue】 The amount spent in Japan by inbound visitors has continued to increase in recent years, and this robust consumption has become important for Japan’s industries and economy. When travelers come to like Japan through exciting experiences, international understanding also deepens. At the same time, responding to issues such as overtourism caused by the rapid rise in inbound travel has become increasingly important. The Jan./Feb. 2027 cover story, “Progress and Challenges in Japan’s Inbound Tourism Economy”, will examine these current developments and emerging issues. The issue will be published on our website on Jan. 10, 2027.

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