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NEWS
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My Vision
- Changing Ways of Living and Working by Alexander Farfurnik, Yuji Ueda, Seigo Hara, Yoshihisa Aono, Daisuke Torii
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In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic,the Japanese government has requested that we volunta...
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Opinion Paper
- Why did Sweden Choose Not to Lock Down? - Constitutional Provisions and National Character are the Background Factors - by Yuri Okina, Pereric Högberg, Ayako Miyakawa
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Sweden has not adopted a mandatory lockdown policy, choosing instead to adopt a moderate approach...
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My Vision
- Stagnation in Japan Studies Abroad by Christina L. Davis , Christopher W. Hughes, Cheol-Hee Park, Bruce L. Batten, Franz Waldenberger
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As Japan’s global economic influence declines, Japan studies are also stagnating abroad. What is ...
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Opinion Paper
- Telework as a Long-Term Solution: Problems and Contradictions to Overcome by Toshihiro Okubo
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COVID-19 has spread throughout the world since January 2020, and people are being requested to st...
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Opinion Paper
- Responses to COVID-19: Considering the Evidence -How Should We Prepare for a Second Wave?- by Mitsuyoshi Urashima, Tai Takahashi, Yuri Okina*
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The spread of the COVID-19 has had a tremendous impact on the global economy and societies throug...
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My Vision
- Towards a Society in which Dementia Sufferers can live their Lives as they wish by Takeshi Iwatsubo , Pereric Högberg, Kohei Komamura, Tomoaki Maekawa, Tadamichi Shimogawara
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As the aging of Japan’s society advances, the number of dementia sufferers is increasing.Is moder...
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Opinion Paper
- Coping With the Economic Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic- The Need for International Coordination and Cooperation- by André Sapir, Franz Waldenberger✳︎ , Glen S. Fukushima , Hubertus Bardt , Noriyuki Yanagawa✳︎ , Shujie Yao, Tomas Kåberger
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The present crisis is surrounded by a high degree of uncertainty. We cannot eliminate the uncerta...
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My Vision
- Realizing Human-centered Policy through Design Thinking by Christian Bason, Hirokazu Okumura, Atsushi Hasegawa, Kunitake Saso, Yukiko Sawada
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The application of “design thinking,” which adopts the user’s perspective, has generated a variet...
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My Vision
- Does scientific analysis enhance the quality of policy? by Daiji Kawaguchi, Yohei Kobayashi , Makiko Nakamuro, Martyn Hammersley, Tsutomu Watanabe
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Seeking to realize more reliable administration, the Japanese Cabinet decided to promote the intr...
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My Vision
- The African Economies Today by Solomon K. Maina, M.B.S., German Cufre, Hidekazu Tanaka, Ashraf Patel , Tadashi Yokoyama
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African economies are becoming energized through a process of “leapfrogging” with the introductio...
PAPERS
- OPINION PAPER
- NIRA Opinion Papers present timely short essays in which leading researchers approach the most important issues facing Japan with the unfettered thinking demanded by a time of profound change.
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- Why did Sweden Choose Not to Lock Down? - Constitutional Provisions and National Character are the Background Factors -
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No.52, July 2020
by Yuri Okina, Pereric Högberg, Ayako Miyakawa
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- Telework as a Long-Term Solution: Problems and Contradictions to Overcome
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No.47, June 2020
by Toshihiro Okubo
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- Responses to COVID-19: Considering the Evidence -How Should We Prepare for a Second Wave?-
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No.48, June 2020
by Mitsuyoshi Urashima, Tai Takahashi, Yuri Okina*
- GLOBAL MY VISION
- In this publication, experts and business leaders from throughout the world discuss shared international concerns.
- COMING SOON
- MY VISION
- This publication presents interviews with five experts concerning a specific topic, enabling us to provide a concise overview of a diverse range of opinions concerning problems directly facing Japan.
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- Changing Ways of Living and Working
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No.49, August 2020
by Alexander Farfurnik, Yuji Ueda, Seigo Hara, Yoshihisa Aono, Daisuke Torii
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- Stagnation in Japan Studies Abroad
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No.48, July 2020
by Christina L. Davis , Christopher W. Hughes, Cheol-Hee Park, Bruce L. Batten, Franz Waldenberger
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- Towards a Society in which Dementia Sufferers can live their Lives as they wish
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No.47, May 2020
by Takeshi Iwatsubo , Pereric Högberg, Kohei Komamura, Tomoaki Maekawa, Tadamichi Shimogawara
- RESEARCH REPORTS
- Selecting the most important themes for study, NIRA convenes research teams made up of members representing a variety of specialized fields to engage in interdisciplinary analyses. Research Reports present the outcomes of this research process.
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- Towards the Realization of Compact Industrial Agglomerations Supported by Flexible Networks
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November 2016
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- Status of Recovery and Current Problems in Three Disaster-Hit Prefectures
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August 2013
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- Reforming Japan's Government Bond-Financed Social Security System by Overcoming "Silver Democracy"
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July 2013
- MONOGRAPH SERIES
- The product of advanced research and analysis in relation to the problems facing Japan, NIRA's Monograph Series presents data that will be of value to future discussions.
- OTHERS
- Policy Review（Offers diverse perspectives on specific themes garnered through discussions with leading experts.）, Dialogue Series (Elucidates aspects of Japan’s future in dialogue with individuals at the forefront of a range of fields.)
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- Revitalizing Medical Care: Searching for Directions
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No.61 (Policy Review), August 2013
by Motoshige Itoh, Koichi Kawabuchi, Ichiro Innami, Masahiro Kami, Tomohiko Murakami, Shinya Matsuda
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- Looking at Policies Aimed at Ending Deflation
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No.60 (Policy Review), May 2013
by Motoshige Itoh, Kunio Okina, Takeo Hoshi, Takashi Mitachi, Izuru Kato, Hajime Takata
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- Public Pensions and Intergenerational Equity
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No.59 (Policy Review), March 2013
by Motoshige Itoh, Takashi Oshio, Makoto Usami, Izuru Makihara, Taro Miyamoto, Sawako Shirahase
RESEARCH FELLOWS
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- Shigeki UNO
- Executive Vice President, NIRAProfessor, Institute of Social Science, The University of Tokyo
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- Masaki TANIGUCHI
- President, NIRAProfessor, Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, The University of Tokyo
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- Yuri OKINA
- Executive Vice President, NIRAChairperson of Institute, The Japan Research Institute, Limited
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- Noriyuki YANAGAWA
- Executive Vice President, NIRAProfessor, Graduate School of Economics, The University of Tokyo
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- Kenji KUSHIDA
- Senior Adjunct Fellow, NIRA (2016/12-2019/9)Japan Program Research Scholar, Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, (APARC), Stanford University
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- Shinya OUCHI
- Senior Adjunct Fellow, NIRAProfessor, Graduate School of Law, Kobe University
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- Tatsuo HATTA
- Editorial supervisor, SPACE NIRAPresident, Asian Growth Research Institute; Director, Center for Policy Analysis, Keizai Doyukai
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