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NEWS
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My Vision
- Implementing Responses to Uncertainty in Our Societies by Kazuyuki Aihara , Masaharu Kitamura , Toshimitsu Ushio , Juichi Takahashi, Miriam Teschl
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Natural disasters, pandemics, IT system failures; our modern societies face a wide variety of unp...
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My Vision
- Japan's Food Security Challenges Considered From Domestic and Global Perspectives by Hiroko Kuno, Akihiko Hirasawa, Mitsuo Fujio, Nobuyuki Kikuchi , Akiko Suwa-Eisenmann
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The protracted crisis in Ukraine has affected the world's food supply.<...
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My Vision
- The Feared Acceleration of Decline in Japan's Birthrate Due to COVID-19 by Noriko Tsuya, Fumio Ohtake, Shintaro Yamaguchi, Shiro Yamasaki, Sawako Shirahase
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Last year, the number of births in Japan reached a record low of approximately 810,000. The...
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Others
- International Conference "The Future of Liberalism -Japan, France and Germany in global context-" by NIRA, DIJ, IFRJ-MFJ
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International Conference
"The Future of Liberalism-Japan, Fr...
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My Vision
- The "New Reality" That the Metaverse Will Open Up to Us by Masahiro Ajisawa, Naoji Taniguchi, Mitsuyuki Inaba, Naotaka Fujii, Mika Takagi
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The Internet 3D virtual space known as the “Metaverse” has become a foc...
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Research Reports
- The Lessons Learned from Telework and Pandemic Countermeasures: The Impact and Challenges of COVID-19 in Japan and the Country's post-COVID Prospects by Toshihiro Okubo, Atsushi Inoue, Kozue Sekijima
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Since COVID-19 first emerged in the public consciousness in early 2020,...
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Opinion Paper
- Public Acceptance of an Increase in the Burden of Medical Expenses for the Elderly - Considering the Issues based on the Results of a Deliberative Survey (2)- by Yuri Okina
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In a 2021 revision of Japanese law, it was decided to increase the rate of out-of-pocket medical ...
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Research Reports
- Bias in Internet-Based Surveys - A Comparative Study Using the Census and an Interview-Based Survey- by Masaki Taniguchi, Shoko Omori
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Given the fact that they are generally less expensive to conduct, Internet-based surveys have tod...
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My Vision
- "Long-Term Thinking" Will Change the Future by Roman Krznaric , Shokei Matsumoto , Tatsuyoshi Saijo , Keiichiro Kobayashi , Susumu Nomura
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The modern world is plagued by extremely short-term thinking that considers only the “here and no...
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Opinion Paper
- What Constitutes a Policy Vision That the Public Can Accept? by Masaki Taniguchi
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In order to delineate a social and economic vision that will be acceptable to the public, the aut...
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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- Public Acceptance of an Increase in the Burden of Medical Expenses for the Elderly - Considering the Issues based on the Results of a Deliberative Survey (2)-
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No.61, March 2022
by Yuri Okina
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- What Constitutes a Policy Vision That the Public Can Accept?
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No.60, January 2022
by Masaki Taniguchi
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- Japan as a Co-creation Partner - The Role and Challenges in a Digital Age -
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No.59, December 2021
by Asei Ito
- 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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- Implementing Responses to Uncertainty in Our Societies
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No.62, October 2022
by Kazuyuki Aihara , Masaharu Kitamura , Toshimitsu Ushio , Juichi Takahashi, Miriam Teschl
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- Japan's Food Security Challenges Considered From Domestic and Global Perspectives
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No.61, August 2022
by Hiroko Kuno, Akihiko Hirasawa, Mitsuo Fujio, Nobuyuki Kikuchi , Akiko Suwa-Eisenmann
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- The Feared Acceleration of Decline in Japan's Birthrate Due to COVID-19
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No.60, June 2022
by Noriko Tsuya, Fumio Ohtake, Shintaro Yamaguchi, Shiro Yamasaki, Sawako Shirahase
- 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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- The Lessons Learned from Telework and Pandemic Countermeasures: The Impact and Challenges of COVID-19 in Japan and the Country's post-COVID Prospects
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April 2022
by Toshihiro Okubo, Atsushi Inoue, Kozue Sekijima
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- Bias in Internet-Based Surveys - A Comparative Study Using the Census and an Interview-Based Survey-
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March 2022
by Masaki Taniguchi, Shoko Omori
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- Local Empowerment in the Era of Digitalization
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January 2022
by Shigeki Uno
- 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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- International Conference "The Future of Liberalism -Japan, France and Germany in global context-"
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May 2022
by NIRA, DIJ, IFRJ-MFJ
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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
RESEARCH FELLOWS
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- Kazuko KAWAMOTO
- Adjunct Senior Fellow, NIRAResearch Associate, Russian Research Center, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University
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- Jiro MIZUSHIMA
- Adjunct Senior Fellow, NIRAProfessor, Graduate School of Social Sciences, Chiba University
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- Yuri OKINA
- Executive Vice President, NIRAChairperson, The Japan Research Institute, Limited
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- Toshihiro OKUBO
- Adjunct Senior Fellow, NIRAProfessor, Faculty of Economics, Keio University
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- Masaki TANIGUCHI
- President, NIRAProfessor, Graduate Schools for Law and Politics, The University of Tokyo
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- Shigeki UNO
- Executive Vice President, NIRAProfessor, Institute of Social Science, The University of Tokyo
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- Yasushi WATANABE
- Adjunct Senior Fellow, NIRAProfessor, Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, Keio University
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- Noriyuki YANAGAWA
- Executive Vice President, NIRAProfessor, Graduate School of Economics, The University of Tokyo
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