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Japan SPOTLIGHT

September/October 2025 Issue

September/October 2025 Issue

METI’s White Paper on International Economy & Trade 2025

Publisher's Note
How Can One Deal with the United States That Suddenly Acts Mysteriously Against the Entire World?
By Masakazu Toyoda
Exclusive Interview
The Road to Crowdfunding
By Naoyuki Haraoka
Cover Lead
METI’s White Paper on International Economy & Trade 2025
By Naoyuki Haraoka
Cover Story 1
White Paper on International Economy & Trade 2025 – Executive Summary
By Policy Planning & Research Office, Trade Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
Cover Story 2
Roundtable on White Paper on International Economy & Trade 2025
By Japan SPOTLIGHT
Special Article
Geopolitical Factors in Energy Security (Part I) – Expanding Risks & Their Growing Impact on Energy Security
By Guo Sizhi
Special Interview 1
Interview with Prof. Douglas Irwin of Dartmouth College, author of Clashing Over Commerce – A History of US Trade Policy
Trump’s Tariffs Considered in the Context of US Trade Policy History
By Japan SPOTLIGHT
Special Interview 2
Interview with Michiaki Kamo, CEO of LabBase
Basic Research Support Leads to Long-Term Business Sustainability
By Japan SPOTLIGHT
SHORT STORY
Timeless Melody
By Mukesh Williams
HISTORY
The Silk Road – an Example of a Global System in the Pre-Modern World
By Naoyuki Haraoka
Economic Indicators for Japan
Trends in the Trade of Japan’s Agricultural, Forestry & Fishery Products
By Nobuo Iizuka
Contents
METI’s White Paper on International Economy & Trade 2025
Back Cover
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