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Research Reports
- CONFERENCE 2025: HOW TO ACT RESPONSIBLY TODAY? POLITICS OF LAW IN EUROPE AND JAPAN by Nippon Institute for Research Advancement
- The full video of the international conference "How to Act Responsibly Today? Politic...
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Data
- Social Surveys: Individual-level Data Provided by NIRA
- NIRA provides individual-level data from its past social surveys on the web, freely available for...
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My Vision
- How Should We Respond to the Increasing Presence of Activist Investors? by Oki Matsumoto, Hidetaka Kawakita, Kimie Iwata, Naotaka Ikeda, Yo Ota
- Domestic and foreign activist investors are increasingly investing in J...
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Others
- CONFERENCE 2025: HOW TO ACT RESPONSIBLY TODAY?POLITICS OF LAW IN EUROPE AND JAPAN by The Nippon Institute for Research Advancement
- The conference “How to Act Responsibly Today? Politics of Law i...
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My Vision
- Creativity Will Be Essential for Children in the Age of AI by Mitchel Resnick, Nanako Ishido, Izumi Aikawa, Hitoshi Nakagawa, Nobuaki Sawa
- In today's increasingly uncertain world, creativity is an essential ele...
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Others
- Japan in Global Context 2024: In Search of New Systems by Takako Imai, Yasushi Iwamoto, Naoyuki Iwashita, Sahoko Kaji, Eiko Kenjoh, Yuka Koga, Hideko Kunii, Ken Kusunoki, Chi Hung Kwan, Sunao Manabe, Ryoji Matsuoka, Chikako Mise, Hiroyuki Morikawa, Yuko Nonoyama-Tarumi, Shigeaki Oba, Iwao Osaka, Makoto Oshima , Sawako Shirahase, Hiroshi Shimizu, Yasuhiro Suzuki, Katsuji Yamada
- Amidst a rapidly shifting global landscape, nations must find new ways to navigate an increasingl...
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My Vision
- Acceptance of Foreign Workers: A Consideration Based on Actual Conditions by Toshiaki Murayama, Eriko Suzuki, Kaoru Sonoda, Jonathan Chaloff, Akiyoshi Koji
- As Japan faces a rapid decline in its working population, the acceptanc...
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My Vision
- Towards an ASEAN-Japan Partnership for the 21st Century by Masahiko Kiya, Tetsuya Watanabe, Sumiko Takeuchi, Kentaro Machii, Miwa Yamada
- With the ASEAN economies experiencing rapid growth in recent years ther...
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My Vision
- 50 Years Later: Continuing Significance, Ongoing Challenges by Shinichi Yoshida, Tetsuji Okazaki, Ryota Murai, Fumiko Nishizaki, Terry Ito
- The Nippon Institute for Research Advancement celebrates its 50th anniv...
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My Vision
- Toward the Formulation of Long-Term Fiscal Projections and the Realization of Appropriate Fiscal Management by Hiroko Ota, Kazumasa Oguro, Yoshihisa Furukawa, Kensuke Ueda, Philip G. Joyce
- As Japan’s population continues to decline and age, it may now be neces...
PAPERS
OPINION PAPER
GLOBAL MY VISION
MY VISION
RESEARCH REPORTS
MONOGRAPH SERIES
DATA
OTHERS
- 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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- The Long-term Outlook for Japan's Economy and Public Finance amidst Population Decline - Envisioning Household Conditions in 2060 -
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No.76, March 2024
by Mitsuru Katagiri, Junko Koeda, Makoto Nirei, Takashi Unayama
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- Reflections on 30 Years of Administrative Decentralization Reform - Towards Redefinition of the Division of Roles between the National and Local Governments -
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No.72, September 2023
by Shigeki Uno, Nozomi Matsui
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- Formulating Policies That Align with Japanese Values - Lessons Learned from COVID-19 Policy -
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No.71, August 2023
by Shigeki Uno, Sonoe Omoda, Yasushi Watanabe
- 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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- How Should We Respond to the Increasing Presence of Activist Investors?
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No.76, April 2025
by Oki Matsumoto, Hidetaka Kawakita, Kimie Iwata, Naotaka Ikeda, Yo Ota
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- Creativity Will Be Essential for Children in the Age of AI
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No.75, December 2024
by Mitchel Resnick, Nanako Ishido, Izumi Aikawa, Hitoshi Nakagawa, Nobuaki Sawa
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- Acceptance of Foreign Workers: A Consideration Based on Actual Conditions
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No.74, October 2024
by Toshiaki Murayama, Eriko Suzuki, Kaoru Sonoda, Jonathan Chaloff, Akiyoshi Koji
- 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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- CONFERENCE 2025: HOW TO ACT RESPONSIBLY TODAY? POLITICS OF LAW IN EUROPE AND JAPAN
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June 2025
by Nippon Institute for Research Advancement
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- International Workshop "The Discursive and Material Dimensions of the Digital Transformation - Perspectives from and on Japan -"
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April 2024
by Nippon Institute for Research Advancement (NIRA), German Institute for Japanese Studies (DIJ), German Centre for Research and Innovation Tokyo (DWIH Tokyo), Sophia University, University of Europe for Applied Sciences
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- THE FUTURE OF LIBERALISM - JAPAN, FRANCE AND GERMANY IN GLOBAL CONTEXT
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June 2023
by Institut français de
recherche sur le Japon à la Maison franco-
japonaise, German Institute for
Japanese Studies, The Nippon Institute
for Research
Advancement (NIRA)
- 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.
- DATA
- A compilation of significant data collected through NIRA research activities.
- 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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- CONFERENCE 2025: HOW TO ACT RESPONSIBLY TODAY?POLITICS OF LAW IN EUROPE AND JAPAN
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March 2025
by The Nippon Institute for Research Advancement
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- Japan in Global Context 2024: In Search of New Systems
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December 2024
by Takako Imai, Yasushi Iwamoto, Naoyuki Iwashita, Sahoko Kaji, Eiko Kenjoh, Yuka Koga, Hideko Kunii, Ken Kusunoki, Chi Hung Kwan, Sunao Manabe, Ryoji Matsuoka, Chikako Mise, Hiroyuki Morikawa, Yuko Nonoyama-Tarumi, Shigeaki Oba, Iwao Osaka, Makoto Oshima , Sawako Shirahase, Hiroshi Shimizu, Yasuhiro Suzuki, Katsuji Yamada
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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
RESEARCH FELLOWS
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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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