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Japan Economic Currents (Issue 71) January 2009 - Innovation Management

"Asia's Division of Labor and Japanese Corporate Strategy," Tomofumi Amano, University of Tokyo Graduate School of Economics
"A Time for Action and a Time to Lead: Democratic Capitalism and a New 'New Deal' for the U.S. and the World in the Twenty-first Century," Elias G. Carayannis, The George Washington University, and Aris Kaloudis, NIFU STEP Norwegian Institute for Studies in Innovation, Research and Education.

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 70) July 2008

"The Global Reponse to the U.S. Subprime Crisis," Brad W. Setser, Council on Foreign Relations
"Achieving a Soft Landing for the Global Imbalance and a Worldwide Recession," Eiji Ogawa, Hitotsubashi University Graduate School of Commerce and Management

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 68) Fall 2007

"Toward Effective Prevention of Global Warming " by Fumio Sameshima, Co-Chairman, Committee on Environment and Safety, Nippon Keidanren

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 67) November 2007 - Asian Economic Integration

"The Japanese Business Community's Views on Economic Integration in East Asia," by Hiromasa Yonekura, Vice Chairman, Nippon Keidanren
"What Form Should an Asian Economic Union Take?" by Wing Thye Woo, Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution, and Professor, University of California at Davis

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 66) October 2007

"Has Japanese Politics Really Changed?" by Ellis Krauss, University of California, San Diego

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 65) March 2007

The Keidanren Vision 2007, "Land of Hope"

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 64) Winter 2007

Can Abe Really Practice Proactive Diplomacy, by Hiroshi Nakanishi, Kyoto University
Abe's Foreign Policy: A Good Start but Challenges Ahead, by Richard Bush, The Brookings Institution

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 63) September-October 2006

The Japan-US-China Economic Relationship: Status and Political Relevance, by Tadashi Hayashi, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Japan's Economic Policy After Koizumi, by Amy Searight, George Washington University

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 62) May-June 2006

Are We Repeating the Same Mistakes? A Look at Bank of Japan (BOJ) Steps to Change Monetary Policy, by Shunpei Takemori, Keio University
The Koizumi Legacy, by Steven Vogel, University of California at Berkeley

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 61) March-April 2006

U.S.-Japan Economic Integration: Is an FTA Needed? by Atsushi Yamakoshi, Keidanren-USA
Foreign Direct Investment in the United States and U.S. National Security, Deja Vu, by Edward M. Graham, Institute for International Economics

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 60) January-February 2006

Tasks to Tackle After Japan's Ten-Year Slump, by Akira Kojima, Japan Center for Economic Research
A Japan-U.S. Free Trade Agreement, by Bruce Stokes, National Journal

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 59) November-December 2005

Japan's Science and Technology Policy, by Kazuki Okimura, Japan Science and Technology Agency
Ending Financial Repression in China, by James A. Dorn, Cato Institute

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 58) October 2005

The Current WTO Round: A Call for Political Leadership, a Keidanren Position Paper
On Sino-Japanese Tensions and the U.S. Approach, by Jing Huang, The Brookings Institution

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 57) September 2005

Reform of Social Security Swings into Motion, by Professor Hiroshi Miyajima, Waseda Univeristy
What to do in Economic Policy With Koizumi's Mandate, by Adam Posen, Institute of International Economics

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 56) August 2005

A New Approach for Energy Security: China-Japan-U.S. Cooperation, by Katsuhiko Suetsugu, Asia-Pacific Energy Forum
The China Threat Submerges, by Patrick M. Cronin, Center for Strategic and International Studies

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 55) July 2005

Corporate Social Responsibility in Japan, by Nobuo Tateisi, Omron Corporation and Acting Chairman of Keizai Koho Center
The Unfinished Business of Financial Reform, by Charles W. Calomiris, Columbia Business School

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 54) June 2005

Eradicating Japan's Deflation through Corporate Effort, by Yoshikiyo Shimamine, Dai-Ichi Life Research Institute, Inc.
The Competition Solution, by Paul London, American Enterprise Institute

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 53) May 2005

Keidanren's Perspective on Japanese Constitutional Policies, by Keiichi Nagamatsu, Nippon Keidanren
The Adjustment of Global Payments Imbalances, by John Williamson, Institute for International Economics

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 52) April 2005

Speaking About Japan's Future: A Discussion between Japan's Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi and Nippon Keidanren Hiroshi Okuda
Addressing the Crisis of the Global Patent System, by Bruce A. Lehman, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 51) March 2005

Corporate Social Responsibility: The Strength of Japanese Corporations, by Hiroshi Hirose, Chairman, Nippon Keidanren’s Subcommittee on Socially Responsible Management
Fewer: How the New Demography of Depopulation Will Shape Our Future, by Ben J. Wattenberg, American Enterprise Institute

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 50) February 2005

Observations on the Relationships Between Japan, China, and the United States, by Tamotsu Nakano, KRI International
Business-Related Visas: The FY2005 H-1B Visa Quota Was Filled on Day One, by Sandra Boyd, Compete America

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 49) January 2005

150 Years of Japan-U.S. Relations: Kan'ichi Asakawa's Predictions, by Minister Naoyuki Agawa, Embassy of Japan
Dangerous Cops: The Sequel? by Marcus Noland, Institute for International Economics

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 48)

Looking At China: A Japanese Business Perspective, by Tadashi Hayashi, Keizai Koho Center
Ratification of the U.S.-Japan Social Security Totalization Agreement Nears Conclusion, by Mary K. Alexander, Panasonic

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 47)

Japan's Elections: What's Next? By Tsuneo Watanabe, Center for Strategic and International Studies
The Ties That Bind: The Role of Exchanges in Strengthening U.S.-Japan Relations, by Paige Cottingham-Streater, The Maureen and Mike Mansfield Foundation

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 46)

Japan's Industrial Revitalization: Its Origin and Future, by Jun Kurihara, Harvard University
Japan's Recovery is Permeating Through the Economy, by Arthur Alexander, Georgetown University

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 45)

Recommendations on Revitalizing the Doha Development Agenda, Nippon Keidanren Position Paper
Through the United Nations: Improving U.S.-Japan Relations, by Linda Jamison, Abshire-Inamori Leadship Academy

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 44)

The U.S. and Japan: Beyond Bilateralism, by Professor TJ Pempel, University of California at Berkeley
The Weak Case of Linking Chinese Demand and Japanese Deflation, by Naoki Tanaka, The 21st Century Public Policy Institute

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 43)

Towards the Emerging Ubiquitous Networks Society, by Masayoshi Yamashita, NTT
Sustaining "The Best Relations Ever," by Brad Glosserman, Pacific Forum CSIS

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 42)

Strengthening Japan's Anti-Monopoly Law, by Masao Kobayashi, Nippon Keidanren
Japanese and U.S. Patent Systems, by Michael D. Kaminski, Esq. and Stephen B. Maebius, Esq.

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 41)

How Private Finance Initiatives Expand the Private Sector and Promote Foreign Investment in Japan, by Kiyotaka Morita, Nippon Keidanren
Japanese and American Companies Urge Ratification of New Income Tax Treaty, by Judy Scarabello, National Foreign Trade Council
Promoting Corporate Social Responsibility, Nippon Keidanren Position Piece, February 17, 2004
2005 World Expo, Aichi Japan (follow-up article)

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 40)

Japan's Financial Situation: A Proposal to Raise the Consumption Tax, by Kiyoaki Fujiwara, Nippon Keidanren
Outlook for U.S.-Japan Relations in 2004, by Jim Auer, Vanderbilt University
Revitalizing the WTO Negotiations, Nippon Keidanren Position Piece, January 2004
2005 World Expo, Aichi, Japan

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 39)

Recommendations for Diversifying Japan's Workforce, by Hiroshi Inoue, Nippon Keidanren
Bringing Industrial Tariffs to Zero, by Maureen Smith, Zero Tariff Coalition

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 38)

Japan Makes Progress in Strengthening Public Confidence in Corporate Financial Reporting, by Kosuke Nakahira, Institute for International Economic Studies
Congress Rejects Proposed New 'Buy America' Requirements, by David W. Burgett, Hogan & Hartson LLP
Japanese Think Tanks briefing by Akio Ema, Mizuho Research Institute

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 37)

Why Japan Should Consider a More Vibrant Secondary Mortgage Market, by Armando Falcon, Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, and Daniel Bob, Council on Foreign Relations
Japan's GMO Trends, by Kazuhiko Kawamura, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
What is 'Foreign Currency Manipulation' Anyway? Phil Eskeland, speaker at the 'Heads Up on Hot Topics Affecting the US and Japan' program, October 6, 2003

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 36)

Whither the Japanese Defense Industry, by Norihisa Fukuyama and Douglas F.
Ramsey, Jane Information Group
U.S. and Japanese Business Support New and Improved Tax Treaty, by Jim Fatheree, US-Japan Business Council
Report From Cancun: The WTO Ministerial, Heads Up on Hot Topics Affecting the U.S. and Japan program, September 23, 2003

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 35)

Towards the Success of the WTO's Doha Development Agenda, by Hiroshi Kadota, Nippon Keidanren
USCIB's Priorities for the WTO's Cancun Ministerial and Beyond, by Joseph Gavin, USCIB
Fundamental Economic Changes in Japan: The 'Nation That Does Not Appear to Change,' Japan Business Dialogue program July 8, 2003

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 34)

Japan and American Manufacturing: Is it Time to Seek a Common Agenda? by Frank Vargo, National Association of Manufacturers
Corporate Governance in Japan: Today and Tomorrow, by Professor Nobuo Nakamura, Waseda University

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 33)

Trends in Japanese Labor-Management Relations, by Hiroyasu Kawamoto, Nippon Keidanren
Japan's Entertainment Industry, by Ronald Morse, UCLA
Japan, the U.S., and the Challenges Posed by Failing States, Heads Up On Hot Topics Affecting the U.S. and Japan, June 17, 2003 program

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 32)

JAPAN 2025: Nippon Keidanren's Blueprint for a More Open, Diverse Japan in the 21st Century, by Hideaki Tanaka, Keizai Koho Center-USA
Defusing Japan's Demographic Time Bomb: The Medical Technology Solution to Japan's Impending Healthcare Crisis, by Raelyn Campbell, The Advanced Medical Technology Association
Farewell Message, Hideaki Tanaka, Keizai Koho Center-USA

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 31)

Reconsidering the Washington Consensus: The Lessons of Asian Industrial Policy, by Marcus Noland, Institute of International Economics
Japan's ODA at a Crossroads: Striving for a New Vision, by Izumi Ohno, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 30)

The Role of Monetary Policy in Japan, by Osamu Takemoto, Bank of Japan
Japan Business Dialogue Program, "Shinkansen: Japan's High-Speed Railway System," by Osamu Nakayama, Central Japan Railway Company

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 29)

Japan’s Solution for the recent Corporate Scandals: Corporations' Positive Actions for Reinforcing Ethical Behavior, by Kazuhide Ito, Nippon Keidanren
Charter of Corporate Behavior, Nippon Keidanren
Japan's Demographic Challenge, by Professor Leonard Schoppa, University of Virginia

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 28)

Japan’s Budget Process, by Mieko Nakabayashi, Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry
WTO Services Negotiations, by Linda Schmid, Coalition of Service Industries
Japan Business Dialogue program, "Changes in the Japanese Newspaper Industry," by Masanori Matsui, NIKKEI

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 27)

Promotion of Diversified Healthcare Services to Revitalize Japan's Economy, by Yukihiro Matsuyama, Fujitsu Research Institute
US and Japanese Commercial Interests Converge Over China's IPR Regime, by Myron Brilliant, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Heads Up On Hot Topics Affecting the U.S. and Japan program, "US Trade Agenda-Preview for 2003," by Brink Lindsey, Cato Institute

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 26)

Changes in Attitudes Toward Work Among Japan's Young Generation, by Yoshihiro Toyoda, Works Institute, Recruit Co., Ltd.
A Bilateral Social Security Totalization Agreement is Needed Between Japan and the United States, by Valerie Ploumpis, Keizai Koho Center-USA
Heads Up on Hot Topics Affecting the U.S. and Japan program, "Sarbanes-Oxley: Implications for Foreign Companies," by Michael Fine, Esq., Powell Goldstein

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 25)

Japan's New Population Projections and Their Impact on the Japanese Economy, by Kotoko Tonomura, Dai-ichi Life Research Institute
American Business in Japan, 1990-2002, by Glen Fukushima, Cadence Design Systems, Japan

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 24)

One Year Later, A Solemn Remembrance of September 11, by Hideaki Tanaka, Keizai Koho Center-USA
Japan Relief Fund Helps Greater Washington's Disaster Preparedness Plans, by Chuck Bean, Nonprofit Roundtable of Greater Washington
Competition Rules and Enforcement in the U.S., EU and Japan, by Professor Masahiro Murakami, Hitotsubashi University

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 23)

Fluctuations in the Foreign Exchange Market and the Japan-U.S. Economic Relationship, by Teruhiko Mano, Tokyo Research International, Ltd.
Japan-U.S. Economic Snapshot: Historical Change of Per Capita GDP
Japan Business Dialogue: "Japanese IT Sector: Why It Lost Out and How it Will Recover" by Risaburo Nezu, Fujitsu Research Institute

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 22)

Japan's Bad Loan Problem Reaches Critical Point, by Yoshiaki Shikano, Doshisha University
Converging Interests: Japan, The U.S., and the WTO, by R. K. Morris, The Global Business Dialogue
Japan Business Dialogue, "Koizumi Reforms" by Tsuneo Watanabe, Fellow, Center for Strategic and International Studies

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 21)

Structural Reform of the Economic Society Through Regulatory Reform, by Akira Kawaguchi, Keidanren
The Business Roundtable's 2002 Principles of Corporate Governance, by John Castellani, The Business Roundtable
Japan Business Dialogue, "Global Warming: The Views of Japanese Industry" Hideo Takahashi, Keidanren, Japan

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 20)

A Future Society Created by Nanotechnology, by Makoto Watanabe, Keidanren
Developing New Opportunities in a Weak Japanese Economy: AFLAC Adapts to Change, by Charles D. Lake II, AFLAC Japan
Japan Business Dialogue: "Evolution of Japan's Policy Towards Economic Integration in Asia," by Naoko Munakata, Visiting Fellow, The Brookings Institution

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 19)

What the Japanese Government Can Do To Prod Consumption, by Hiromichi Mutoh, Japan Center for Economic Research
Preferential Trade Arrangements, Asia, and the World Trading System, by Claude Barfield, American Enterprise Institute
"President Bush's Visit to Japan," Brian Mohler, Director of the Office for Japanese Affairs, U.S. Department of State

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 18)

Japan's Latent Strength: A Country Based on Science and Technology, by Toru Omuta, Asahi Shimbun
The U.S. and Japan: Most Important Bilateral Relationship, by Robin White, Industrial College of the Armed Forces
Japan Business Dialogue, "How Japan's Private Sector Views the Japanese Economy" by Tetsuro Sugiura, Fuji Research Institute

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 17)

Some Private Sector Solutions To Japan's Vexing Problems, by Hideaki Tanaka and Kosuke Kojima, Keizai Koho Center-USA
Japanese Corporate Philanthropy at a Threshold, by Barbara Dyer, Hitachi Foundation
Japan Business Dialogue, "Japan's Overseas Development Assistance Program and JBIC's Activities" by Toru Tokuhisa, Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC)

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 16)

Prospects for Japan's Economy in 2002, by Shigeru Sugihara, Japan Center for Economic Research
The Challenges of Uneven Globalization, by Ellen Frost, Institute for International Economics
Japan Business Dialogue: "How Japan’s Private Sector Views the Japanese Economy" by Minister Kiyoto Ido, Embassy of Japan

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 15)

The Future of Japan's Electronic Commerce and Ubiquitous Networks, by Teruyasu Murakami, Nomura Research Institute
Trans-Pacific Lessons, by Marcus Noland, Senior Fellow, Institute for International Economics
Japan Business Dialogue: "Japanese Telecommunications: Market Realities" Masayoshi Yamashita, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT)

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 14)

Japan's Business Views On a WTO New Round - After Doha, by Kazuyuki Kinbara, Keidanren
The Future of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Japan: An Open Question, by Mike Snyder, American Association of the Advancement of Science
Investing in America: The Powerful and Growing Role of Foreign Companies, by Todd Malan, Organization for International Investment (OFII)

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 13)

Initiatives to be Taken by Japanese Industry to Prevent Global Warming (CO2 Reduction), by Yasuo Hosoya, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO)
9-11 and After, by Daniel Bob, Reed Smith, LLP
Japan Relief Fund: Japanese Companies Step Forward with $37 Million in Donations for September 11 Fund

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 12)

To Our Readers: Message of Condolence Following September 11 Terrorism Attacks, by Hideaki Tanaka, Keizai Koho Center - USA
Non-Profit Organizations in Japan - Where Do We Go From Here? by Yoshinori Yamaoka, Japan Non-Profit Organization Center
Can Wireless Lead Japan to a Competitive Edge? by Diane Cornell, Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association
Japan Business Dialogue: "Deregulation of Electricity Industry In Japan: A Corporate View," by Toshihiko Furuya, Tokyo Electric Power Company

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 11)

Corporate Governance in Japan, by Yoshio Nakamura, Senior Managing Director, Keidanren
Koizumi Will Be Tested In Delivering Campaign Promises, by Barbara Wanner, French & Company
Japan Business Dialogue: "IT Transforming Society In Japan: A Corporate Perspective," by Andy Kikuchi, Matsushita Electric Industrial Company

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 10)

Mobile Multimedia Evolution in Japan, by Masaharu Ikura, NTT DoCoMo, Inc.
Bringing Broadband to Japan, by Douglas Ramsey, International Technology & Trade Association
Japan Business Dialogue: Globalization & Localization -- Honda's Way, by Tak Sonoda, Honda North America, Inc.

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 09)

What's Unfair? -- The WTO Rules on Dumping, by Soichiro Sakuma, Nippon Steel Corporation
Corporate Codes Of Conduct, by Susan Ariel Aaronson, National Policy Association
Japan Business Dialogue: "Calligraphy vs. Keyboard: Future of Japanese E-Business" by Masanobu Katoh, Fujitsu Limited, Washington, DC

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 08)

The Status of Direct Investment in Japan, by Professor Kyoji Fukao, Hitotsubashi University
An Agenda for Koizumi, by Richard Katz, The Oriental Economist Report
Japan Business Dialogue: "What's Ahead on Japanese Politics" by Tsuneo Watanabe, Fellow, Center for Strategic and International Studies

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 07)

The Changing Labor Market in Japan, by Professor Atsushi Seike, Keio University
Social Science Research Can Inform Competition Policy, Deregulation, and R&D In Japan, by William P. Butz, National Science Foundation
Japan Business Dialogue program,"Trading Companies' New Mission: Challenge To New Era," by Yuji Takagi, Vice President and General Manager, Mitsui & Co. (USA), Inc.

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 06)

Reforming Japan's Elderly Health Insurance, by Hiroyuki Takahashi, Keizai Koho Center
Japan's Dangerous Debt Trap, by David Asher, American Enterprise Institute
Japan Business Dialogue: "Japan's Economic Prospects" by Akio Ema, Chief Research Associate, Fuji Research Institute, New York

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 05)

Post-Crisis Economic Recovery In Asia Remains Uncertain, by Makoto Ebina, Fuji Research Institute, Japan
Japan As Okay, by Arthur Alexander, Japan Economic Institute
Japan Business Dialogue: "Improving Financial Infrastructure In Japan" by Tadashi Uhira, Bank of Japan

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 04)

Japanese Non-Performing Loans Represent The Latent Losses Due To The Collapse Of The Asset-Price Bubble, by Professor Yoshiaki Shikano, Doshisha University
WTO Members Debate Tackling Competition Policy In A New Trade Round, by Edward M. Graham, Institute for International Economics
Japan Business Dialogue: "U.S.-Japan Relations After The Election - What's Ahead," Toshinori Shigeie, Minister Plenipotentiary and Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of Japan

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 03)

In Search Of A Grand Design For The Economy And Public Finance, by Yoshio Nakamura, Keidanren
Will Face-To-Face Communication Survive In The IT Age? by Hideaki Tanaka, Keizai Koho Center-USA
First 'Japan Caravan' Completes Three-City Speaking Tour, by Patricia Kearns, National Association of Japan-America Societies
Japan Business Dialogue: "How to Cope With Environmental Issues: A Company View," by Shinichi Goto, Vice President, Toyota North America, Inc.

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 02)

A 'New Economy' For Japan? Yes, But With A Difference, by Douglas Ostrom, Japan Economic Institute
How Will Japan's New 401(k)-Style Plan Affect Its Pension System Reform? by Hiroyuki Takahashi, Keizai Koho Center
Japan Business Dialogue: "What Is Japanese News Media Carrying?" by Toru Takanarita, Bureau Chief, American General Bureau, The Asahi Shimbun

Japan Economic Currents (Issue 01)

Competing in a Borderless Economy: Interview with Mitsubishi Corporation. Chairman Mr Minoru Makihara
The Myth of a Rigid Economy Threatens to Diminish Long-Term Prospects, by Arthur Alexander, Japan Economic Institute
Japan Business Dialogue: "Will the Japanese Economic Recovery Come Soon?" by Yoshio Nakamura, Keidanren.
Japan Business Dialogue: "New Business Investment Opportunities Without Borders in Emerging Markets," by Sumio Takeichi, Director, International Finance Corporation

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