METI-RIETI Symposium

Impact of Inward FDI and its Promotion for Japan's Economic Growth

  • Program

Information

  • Time and Date: 13:00 - 17:00, Tuesday, March 10, 2015
  • Venue: Iino Hall and Conference Center (2-1-1 Uchisaiwai-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
  • Language: Japanese
  • Admission: 1,000 yen (Students: 500 yen)
  • Hosts: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) / Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)

Program

13:00-13:05 Opening Remarks

MUNAKATA Naoko (Director-General, Trade and Economic Cooperation Bureau, METI)

13:05-13:15 Introduction

FUJITA Masahisa (President and CRO, RIETI / Professor, Konan University / Adjunct Professor, Institute of Economic Research, Kyoto University)

13:15-14:50 Presentations

KIYOTA Kozo (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Professor, Keio Economic Observatory, Keio University)

TANAKA Kiyoyasu (Research Fellow, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan External Trade Organization (IDE-JETRO))

MAEDA Shigeki (Director-General, Invest Japan Department, JETRO)

IIDA Hirobumi (Director, Trade and Investment Facilitation Division, Trade and Economic Cooperation Bureau, METI)

15:10-17:00 Panel Discussion "Impact of Inward FDI and Challenges and Measures for its Promotion"

Panelists: (in alphabetical order)

FUKAO Kyoji (Program Director and Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Director, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University)

IIDA Hirobumi (Director, Trade and Investment Facilitation Division, Trade and Economic Cooperation Bureau, METI)

KIYOTA Kozo (Faculty Fellow, RIETI / Professor, Keio Economic Observatory, Keio University)

MAEDA Shigeki (Director-General, Invest Japan Department, JETRO)

OGASAWARA Takahiro (Executive Officer, AXA Life Insurance Co., Ltd.)

Danny RISBERG (CEO, Philips Electronics Japan)

Moderator:

NAKAJIMA Atsushi (Chairman, RIETI)