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NEWS
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My Vision
- The Road to Realization of a Carbon-Free Society by Takeo Kikkawa, Hisahide Okuda, Toshihiro Matsumura, Keisuke Sadamori, David Lowe
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On October 26, 2020, Prime Minister Suga declared that Japan would become carbon-neutral by 2050 ...
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My Vision
- Positioning Vocational Training and Recurrent Education as "Lifelong Learning" by Takashi Suganuma, Ulrika Wiklund, Michael Fung, Satoko Tatsumi, Takebumi Kirihara
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Vocational training and recurrent education have been regarded as important issues for the past s...
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My Vision
- Preparedness for Response to Unknown Infectious Diseases Among Regional and Local Government Leaders by Taizo Mikazuki, Yoshinobu Nisaka, Kazumi Inamura, Shiho Ishiyama, Shinji Hirai
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In 2020, the spread of COVID-19 forced regional and local governments to respond to an unknown in...
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Research Reports
- How Japan Can Compete: Executing the Ambidexterity Strategy and Managing Change for the DX and the post-COVID-19 Era by Ulrike Schaede
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This report covers 4 areas: 1) Japan’s competitiveness in the new era of “digital manufacturing”,...
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My Vision
- Readjusting Organizations and Individuals by Thomas Y. Lee, Yuka Tanimoto , Ken Kusunoki, Makoto Gonokami, Kentaro Kawabe
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The advent of the COVID-19 pandemic has seen a greater number of workers beginning to use new wor...
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Opinion Paper
- What Can We Learn From Germany's Response to COVID-19?- Medical Preparedness / Flexible Responses / Management of Public Funds- by Yuri Okina, Ortwin Renn, Ansgar Lohse
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Germany is said to be one of the most successful countries in the world in responding to COVID-19...
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Opinion Paper
- Expansion of Disparities During the COVID-19 Pandemic- The Income Gap and the Digitalization Gap - by Toshihiro Okubo
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The current wave of globalization has starkly highlighted an expanding global income gap and the ...
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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 ...
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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- What Can We Learn From Germany's Response to COVID-19?- Medical Preparedness / Flexible Responses / Management of Public Funds-
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No.54, October 2020
by Yuri Okina, Ortwin Renn, Ansgar Lohse
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- Expansion of Disparities During the COVID-19 Pandemic- The Income Gap and the Digitalization Gap -
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No.53, September 2020
by Toshihiro Okubo
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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
- 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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- The Road to Realization of a Carbon-Free Society
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No.53, April 2021
by Takeo Kikkawa, Hisahide Okuda, Toshihiro Matsumura, Keisuke Sadamori, David Lowe
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- Positioning Vocational Training and Recurrent Education as "Lifelong Learning"
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No.52, February 2021
by Takashi Suganuma, Ulrika Wiklund, Michael Fung, Satoko Tatsumi, Takebumi Kirihara
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- Preparedness for Response to Unknown Infectious Diseases Among Regional and Local Government Leaders
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No.51, December 2020
by Taizo Mikazuki, Yoshinobu Nisaka, Kazumi Inamura, Shiho Ishiyama, Shinji Hirai
- 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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- How Japan Can Compete: Executing the Ambidexterity Strategy and Managing Change for the DX and the post-COVID-19 Era
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November 2020
by Ulrike Schaede
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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
- 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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