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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
【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.