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knowledge resources on policy
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NEWS
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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...
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My Vision
- Reform in the Reiwa Era by Akihiko Tanaka, Junichi Tsujii, Hiroya Masuda, Kazumasa Oguro, Takashi Suganuma
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Japan has entered the Reiwa era, taking a new era name to mark imperial...
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My Vision
- How should we understand the US-China Confrontation? by Satoshi Machidori , Hiroshi Nakanishi, Shin Kawashima, Masahiko Hosokawa, Martin Wolf
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The Trump administration’s “America First” policy has ignited a trade conflict between the US and...
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My Vision
- The Potential of Germany's "Soziale Stadt" Program by Masako Murota, Kenji Yamamoto, Satoshi Baba, Shigeaki Oba, Heizou Takamatsu
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The contemporary city faces a number of problems, including worsening employment environments, is...
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My Vision
- Towards Full-scale Utilization of Big Data by Jun Nakamura, Hiroshi Mano, Tristan W. Chong, Takuya Kitagawa, Dietmar Harhoff
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Big data is considered to be the core of the digital revolution, but we are st...
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My Vision
- Student-oriented University Education by Yoshimasa Hayashi, Martin Williams, Shigeru Miyagawa, Subra Suresh, Ben Nelson
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In an era in which science and technology are developing at an ever-accelerati...
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Opinion Paper
- Is the lack of "Unicorns" in Japan good news or bad news? -Injecting a historical institutional perspective into debates about Japan's startup ecosystem - by Kenji Kushida
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Japan’s startup ecosystem is gaining new levels of attention as startup firms are increasingly bo...
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Opinion Paper
- Can Japan's Monetary Policy overcome the Dilemma it faces?-Suggestions offered by Estimation of the Equilibrium Interest Rate - by Ryuzo Miyao, Mototsugu Shintani
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Japan’s monetary policy faces a dilemma in the second term of the Bank of Japan Governor Kuroda, ...
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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- Is the lack of "Unicorns" in Japan good news or bad news? -Injecting a historical institutional perspective into debates about Japan's startup ecosystem -
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No.39, November 2018
by Kenji Kushida
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- Can Japan's Monetary Policy overcome the Dilemma it faces?-Suggestions offered by Estimation of the Equilibrium Interest Rate -
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No.38, May 2018
by Ryuzo Miyao, Mototsugu Shintani
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- The Future presented by Japan's Population Trends - Who will bear the Financial Burden of Social Security? -
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No.34, March 2018
by Akira Morita, Yasushi Iwamoto, Takashi Oshio, Hitoshi Suzuki, Nanako Tamiya, Tadashi Fukui, Noriyuki Yanagawa
- 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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- Realizing Human-centered Policy through Design Thinking
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No.46, February 2020
by Christian Bason, Hirokazu Okumura, Atsushi Hasegawa, Kunitake Saso, Yukiko Sawada
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- Does scientific analysis enhance the quality of policy?
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No.45, December 2019
by Daiji Kawaguchi, Yohei Kobayashi , Makiko Nakamuro, Martyn Hammersley, Tsutomu Watanabe
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- The African Economies Today
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No.43, August 2019
by Solomon K. Maina, M.B.S., German Cufre, Hidekazu Tanaka, Ashraf Patel , Tadashi Yokoyama
- 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
- Executive Vice 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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- Noriko ARAI
- Visiting Research Fellow, NIRA (2015/11-2018/3)Professor, Information and Society Research Division, and Director, Research Center for Community Knowledge, National Institute of Informatics
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- Kenji KUSHIDA
- Visiting Research Fellow, NIRAJapan Program Research Scholar, Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, (APARC), Stanford University
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- Makoto HAYAKAWA
- Visiting Research Fellow, NIRA (2015/5-2018/6)Professor, Faculty of Law, Rissho University
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- Ryuzo MIYAO
- Visiting Research Fellow, NIRAProfessor, Graduate School of Economics, The University of Tokyo
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- Shinya OUCHI
- Visiting Research 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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