What is RIETI?
The Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) is a policy think tank established in 2001. Its mission is to conduct theoretical and empirical research, maximize synergies with those engaged in policymaking, and to make policy proposals based on evidence derived from such research activities. The institute is highly regarded both in Japan and abroad for its activity.
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Roundtable on “What Can Japan Achieve Through Co-Creation with the Global South?”
April 13, 2026 [Newspapers & Magazines]
Participant: URATA Shujiro (Distinguished Senior Fellow (specially appointed), RIETI) / Participant: OHNO Izumi (Professor Emeritus, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)) / Participant: SAKANASHI Sachi (Senior Research Fellow, Director of the Japanese Institute of Middle Eastern Economies (JIME), Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ)) / Participant: SHIRATO Keiichi (Professor, Ritsumeikan University) / Moderator: TOYODA Masakazu (Chairman & CEO, Japan Economic Foundation (JEF))
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Powering the digital economy: The global expansion of data centres and its energy implications
April 13, 2026 [Perspectives from Around the World]
Fabrizio FERRIANI (Deputy Head of International Financial Markets and Commodity Division at Bank Of Italy) / Andrea GAZZANI (Senior Economist at Bank Of Italy)
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Japanese Economic Security through Openness
April 9, 2026 [Policy Update]
ARMSTRONG, Shiro (Non-Resident Fellow, RIETI)
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RIETI Faculty Fellow SHIMIZU Hiroshi Receives the FY2026 Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award for Science and Technology
April 8, 2026 [Recent Activities]
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Being “Responsible” Means Not Leaving Policy to Chance
April 7, 2026 [Newspapers & Magazines]
KOBAYASHI Keiichiro (Program Director and Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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Faculty Fellow ITO Keiko's Book Awarded the 66th Mainichi Economist Award
April 2, 2026 [Recent Activities]
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France’s Evolving Indo-Pacific Strategy: Priorities, challenges and adaptation (Handout and Video)
April 1, 2026 [Symposiums]
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A New Era of Threats Revealed by the Iran Crisis: AI controlling military affairs and markets and the true weakness of Japan's energy security
March 31, 2026 [Column]
MANAGI Shunsuke (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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Subsidising the supply chain: How China’s industrial policy shapes export competitiveness
March 25, 2026 [VoxEU Column]
CHENG Wenyin (Economist at Asian Development Bank) / LIANG David (PhD candidate in Economics, Institute of Economic Research at Hitotsubashi University, Research Fellow) / MENG Bo (Senior Researcher at Japan’s Institute of Developing Economies) / ZHANG Hongyong (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
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Economic Insight: Debunking the lie of “responsible finance” championed by Japan’s ruling and opposition parties
March 25, 2026 [Newspapers & Magazines]
SATO Motohiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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Economic Security
Our society, as an international community, is at a historical turning point, as the modern era of globalization that began with the end of the Cold War comes to a close. Economic security has become an important theme as geopolitical risks increase. The security environment surrounding Japan is also becoming particularly severe. In this international context, The Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI) is expected to have a deep understanding of the impacts of these geopolitical risks and economic security considerations on the economy and industry through various types of economic analysis, including data-based empirical analysis, and to make recommendations for economic, trade, and industrial policies from its academic insights. For this reason, we have compiled and “visualized” the research conducted at RIETI which is relevant to these topics as a special feature.
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RIETI-ANU Symposium series
RIETI and Australian National University (ANU) have been jointly holding symposiums. Experts from the Asia-Pacific region gather to discuss various issues that are piling up in the increasingly uncertain global economy.
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Global Intelligence Series
We invite leading experts from Japan, the United States, Europe, and other Asian countries to give lectures about various global issues including economic security and regional affairs such as the U.S.-China conflict, the situation in the Middle East, the prospects of the Chinese economy, climate change, environmental and energy issues, the post-corona global trade system, supply chain risks, SDGs, etc. Many policy proposals are derived from information collected and discussed in these lectures.
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April 14, 2026 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
Class Size and Household Responses in Educational Investment: Evidence from Amagasaki City
ASAKAWA Shinsuke (Saga University) / ABE Mayuko (Japan Center for Economic Research) / OHTAKE Fumio (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / SANO Shinpei (Kobe University)
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April 13, 2026 [Newspapers & Magazines]
Roundtable on “What Can Japan Achieve Through Co-Creation with the Global South?”
Participant: URATA Shujiro (Distinguished Senior Fellow (specially appointed), RIETI) / Participant: OHNO Izumi (Professor Emeritus, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)) / Participant: SAKANASHI Sachi (Senior Research Fellow, Director of the Japanese Institute of Middle Eastern Economies (JIME), Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ)) / Participant: SHIRATO Keiichi (Professor, Ritsumeikan University) / Moderator: TOYODA Masakazu (Chairman & CEO, Japan Economic Foundation (JEF))
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April 13, 2026 [Perspectives from Around the World]
Powering the digital economy: The global expansion of data centres and its energy implications
Fabrizio FERRIANI (Deputy Head of International Financial Markets and Commodity Division at Bank Of Italy) / Andrea GAZZANI (Senior Economist at Bank Of Italy)
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April 10, 2026 [Symposiums]
Gender Inequalities in Japan and South Korea: Labor Market, Employment, and Education
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April 10, 2026 [RIETI Report]
Subsidising the supply chain: How China’s industrial policy shapes export competitiveness
CHENG Wenyin (Economist at Asian Development Bank) / LIANG David (PhD candidate in Economics, Institute of Economic Research at Hitotsubashi University, Research Fellow) / MENG Bo (Senior Researcher at Japan’s Institute of Developing Economies) / ZHANG Hongyong (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
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April 10, 2026 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Economic Impact of RCEP
ITAKURA Ken (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / KIMATA Yutaro (Nagoya City University) / URATA Shujiro (Waseda University)
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April 9, 2026 [Symposiums]
China's "Economic Security" Growth Model, Implications for the US-China Security Dilemma and Lesson for Other Major Players
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April 9, 2026 [Policy Update]
Japanese Economic Security through Openness
ARMSTRONG, Shiro (Non-Resident Fellow, RIETI)
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April 8, 2026 [Recent Activities]
RIETI Faculty Fellow SHIMIZU Hiroshi Receives the FY2026 Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Award for Science and Technology
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April 8, 2026 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
Too Close to Use: Social visibility, stigma, and the paradox of learning support programs
ASAKAWA Shinsuke (Saga University) / ABE Mayuko (Japan Center for Economic Research) / OHTAKE Fumio (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / SANO Shinpei (Kobe University) / NAKATA Kazuko (Setsunan University)
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April 8, 2026 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
Long-term Absenteeism: Effects of cognitive skills, non-cognitive skills, household structure and financial situation
ASAKAWA Shinsuke (Saga University) / ABE Mayuko (Japan Center for Economic Research) / OHTAKE Fumio (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / SANO Shinpei (Kobe University) / NAKATA Kazuko (Setsunan University)
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April 8, 2026 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Too Close to Use: Social visibility, stigma, and the paradox of learning support programs
ASAKAWA Shinsuke (Saga University) / ABE Mayuko (Japan Center for Economic Research) / OHTAKE Fumio (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / SANO Shinpei (Kobe University) / NAKATA Kazuko (Setsunan University)
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April 8, 2026 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Inter-firm Network Dynamics of Production during the COVID-19 Pandemic
SAITO Yukiko (Senior Fellow (Specially Appointed), RIETI) / Xinyi TONG (Bank of Communication) / Kongphop WONGKAEW (Krungthai Bank)
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April 8, 2026 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Long-term Absenteeism: Effects of cognitive skills, non-cognitive skills, household structure and financial situation
ASAKAWA Shinsuke (Saga University) / ABE Mayuko (Japan Center for Economic Research) / OHTAKE Fumio (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / SANO Shinpei (Kobe University) / NAKATA Kazuko (Setsunan University)
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April 7, 2026 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
The Effect of Classroom Gender Composition on College Enrollment in STEM Fields
ISHIKURA Hideaki (Keio University) / HAYASHI Ryohei (Kochi Institute of Technology) / NAKAMURO Makiko (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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April 14, 2026 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
Class Size and Household Responses in Educational Investment: Evidence from Amagasaki City
ASAKAWA Shinsuke (Saga University) / ABE Mayuko (Japan Center for Economic Research) / OHTAKE Fumio (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / SANO Shinpei (Kobe University)
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April 10, 2026 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Economic Impact of RCEP
ITAKURA Ken (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / KIMATA Yutaro (Nagoya City University) / URATA Shujiro (Waseda University)
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April 8, 2026 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
Too Close to Use: Social visibility, stigma, and the paradox of learning support programs
ASAKAWA Shinsuke (Saga University) / ABE Mayuko (Japan Center for Economic Research) / OHTAKE Fumio (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / SANO Shinpei (Kobe University) / NAKATA Kazuko (Setsunan University)
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April 8, 2026 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
Long-term Absenteeism: Effects of cognitive skills, non-cognitive skills, household structure and financial situation
ASAKAWA Shinsuke (Saga University) / ABE Mayuko (Japan Center for Economic Research) / OHTAKE Fumio (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / SANO Shinpei (Kobe University) / NAKATA Kazuko (Setsunan University)
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April 8, 2026 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Too Close to Use: Social visibility, stigma, and the paradox of learning support programs
ASAKAWA Shinsuke (Saga University) / ABE Mayuko (Japan Center for Economic Research) / OHTAKE Fumio (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / SANO Shinpei (Kobe University) / NAKATA Kazuko (Setsunan University)
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April 8, 2026 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Inter-firm Network Dynamics of Production during the COVID-19 Pandemic
SAITO Yukiko (Senior Fellow (Specially Appointed), RIETI) / Xinyi TONG (Bank of Communication) / Kongphop WONGKAEW (Krungthai Bank)
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April 8, 2026 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Long-term Absenteeism: Effects of cognitive skills, non-cognitive skills, household structure and financial situation
ASAKAWA Shinsuke (Saga University) / ABE Mayuko (Japan Center for Economic Research) / OHTAKE Fumio (Faculty Fellow, RIETI) / SANO Shinpei (Kobe University) / NAKATA Kazuko (Setsunan University)
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April 7, 2026 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
The Effect of Classroom Gender Composition on College Enrollment in STEM Fields
ISHIKURA Hideaki (Keio University) / HAYASHI Ryohei (Kochi Institute of Technology) / NAKAMURO Makiko (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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April 7, 2026 [Discussion Papers (English)]
Role of Japanese Firms in the East Asian Electronics Industry: A supply chain network perspective
IYETOMI Hiroshi (Rissho University) / ARAI Yuta (Reitaku University) / IKEDA Yuichi (Kyoto University)
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March 31, 2026 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
Introduction to EBPM (Evidence-Based Policy Making) Episode 2: Key Elements of Impact Evaluation and Randomized Controlled Trials
SEKIZAWA Yoichi (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
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March 31, 2026 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
Introduction to EBPM (Evidence-Based Policy Making) Introduction: What is EBPM and why do we need it? / Episode 1: Overview and Development of Genuine EBPM
SEKIZAWA Yoichi (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
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March 27, 2026 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
Early Adoption of Generative AI among SMEs: Industry-level analysis using cloud accounting data
KONISHI Yoko (Senior Fellow (Specially Appointed), RIETI) / KUBO Takashi (Money Forward Institute of Economic Research)
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March 26, 2026 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
[WTO and International Trade Case Review Series No. 44] EU – Palm Oil (DS593&DS600) – Regulations on palm oil based on ILUC risk
SHIMIZU Mari (University of Osaka)
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March 26, 2026 [Policy Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
[WTO and International Trade Case Review Series No. 43] Mexico – Measures Concerning Genetically Engineered Corn: The intersection of free trade, food sovereignty, indigenous rights, and science
SO Hongbum (Hitotsubashi University)
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March 26, 2026 [Discussion Papers (Japanese)]
Effectiveness of Web‑based Psychoeducation Using a Cognitive‑behavioral Change Approach for Workers with Anxiety: A randomized controlled trial
SEKI Yoichi (Chiba University) / SEKIZAWA Yoichi (Senior Fellow, RIETI) / SHIMIZU Eiji (Chiba University)
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April 10, 2026 [Symposiums]
Gender Inequalities in Japan and South Korea: Labor Market, Employment, and Education
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April 9, 2026 [Symposiums]
China's "Economic Security" Growth Model, Implications for the US-China Security Dilemma and Lesson for Other Major Players
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April 7, 2026 [Symposiums]
Hokkaido, the Kingdom of Food, Blazes a New Trail: Can scientific evidence be used to evaluate the functional benefits of food and applied to health promotion?
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April 7, 2026 [Workshops]
Research in Gender Inequalities in Japan and South Korea
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April 6, 2026 [Symposiums]
Focusing on Liberal Arts as a Business Strategy: Reinterpreting Japanese Traditional Culture through a Strategic Management Lens Case Study: Japanese sake “Shichiken” – Tradition and innovation: Changing to remain unchanged
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April 3, 2026 [Symposiums]
Migration and Labor Markets: The cases of Europe and Japan
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April 1, 2026 [Symposiums]
France’s Evolving Indo-Pacific Strategy: Priorities, challenges and adaptation (Handout and Video)
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March 25, 2026 [Symposiums]
Refundable Tax Credits and the Taxation of Social Insurance Premiums
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March 23, 2026 [Symposiums]
AI Supply Chains: Geopolitical implications
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March 13, 2026 [Symposiums]
Cloud Accounting and a Survey of 50,000 Users Reveals the Reality of Generative AI Adoption
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March 13, 2026 [Symposiums]
Economic Analysis of Supply Chain Vulnerabilities (Summary)
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March 10, 2026 [Symposiums]
Demographic Change and Korea’s Growth Prospects: The Role of AI and Human Capital (Handouts and Video)
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March 10, 2026 [Symposiums]
A Society Where Discarded Electricity and CO2 Become Fuel: A new form of social infrastructure, the "Regional CO2 Loop," which recycles unused renewable energy, CO2, waste, and hydrogen
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March 5, 2026 [Symposiums]
France’s Evolving Indo-Pacific Strategy: Priorities, challenges and adaptation
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March 2, 2026 [Symposiums]
Follow FDI: Production Networks and the Geography of Globalization (Handouts and Video)
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April 13, 2026 [Newspapers & Magazines]
Roundtable on “What Can Japan Achieve Through Co-Creation with the Global South?”
Participant: URATA Shujiro (Distinguished Senior Fellow (specially appointed), RIETI) / Participant: OHNO Izumi (Professor Emeritus, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)) / Participant: SAKANASHI Sachi (Senior Research Fellow, Director of the Japanese Institute of Middle Eastern Economies (JIME), Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ)) / Participant: SHIRATO Keiichi (Professor, Ritsumeikan University) / Moderator: TOYODA Masakazu (Chairman & CEO, Japan Economic Foundation (JEF))
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April 13, 2026 [Perspectives from Around the World]
Powering the digital economy: The global expansion of data centres and its energy implications
Fabrizio FERRIANI (Deputy Head of International Financial Markets and Commodity Division at Bank Of Italy) / Andrea GAZZANI (Senior Economist at Bank Of Italy)
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April 10, 2026 [RIETI Report]
Subsidising the supply chain: How China’s industrial policy shapes export competitiveness
CHENG Wenyin (Economist at Asian Development Bank) / LIANG David (PhD candidate in Economics, Institute of Economic Research at Hitotsubashi University, Research Fellow) / MENG Bo (Senior Researcher at Japan’s Institute of Developing Economies) / ZHANG Hongyong (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
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April 9, 2026 [Policy Update]
Japanese Economic Security through Openness
ARMSTRONG, Shiro (Non-Resident Fellow, RIETI)
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April 7, 2026 [Newspapers & Magazines]
Being “Responsible” Means Not Leaving Policy to Chance
KOBAYASHI Keiichiro (Program Director and Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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March 31, 2026 [Column]
A New Era of Threats Revealed by the Iran Crisis: AI controlling military affairs and markets and the true weakness of Japan's energy security
MANAGI Shunsuke (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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March 27, 2026 [RIETI Report]
RIETI Highlight - English Edition 2026
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March 25, 2026 [VoxEU Column]
Subsidising the supply chain: How China’s industrial policy shapes export competitiveness
CHENG Wenyin (Economist at Asian Development Bank) / LIANG David (PhD candidate in Economics, Institute of Economic Research at Hitotsubashi University, Research Fellow) / MENG Bo (Senior Researcher at Japan’s Institute of Developing Economies) / ZHANG Hongyong (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
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March 25, 2026 [Newspapers & Magazines]
Economic Insight: Debunking the lie of “responsible finance” championed by Japan’s ruling and opposition parties
SATO Motohiro (Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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March 13, 2026 [RIETI Report]
ASEAN’s Quiet Masterclass in Crisis Leadership
Shiro ARMSTRONG (Non-Resident Fellow, RIETI)
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March 10, 2026 [Column]
Disability Employment Making Progress at SMEs: Effects of the levy-incentive system and existing challenges
MATSUMOTO Kodai (Fellow (Policy Economist), RIETI)
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March 10, 2026 [China in Transition]
“Trump-Style G2” Will Transform the International Order and U.S.-China Relations - Toward an Era of "Division of Spheres of Influence" Based on Deal Diplomacy
Chi Hung KWAN (Consulting Fellow, RIETI
Senior Fellow, Nomura Institute of Capital Markets Research)
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March 5, 2026 [Perspectives from Around the World]
How sanctions can help stabilise global oil supply
Simon JOHNSON (Ronald A. Kurtz Professor of Entrepreneurship and Head of the Global Economics and Management Group, Sloan School of Management and Co-Director, co-director, Stone Center on Inequality and the Future of Work at MIT) / Łukasz RACHEL (Assistant Professor of Economics at University College London) / Catherine WOLFRAM (William Barton Rogers Professor of Energy Economics and Professor of Applied Economics, Sloan School of Management at MIT)
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February 27, 2026 [Newspapers & Magazines]
Addressing the Weak Yen Head on
TSURU Kotaro (Program Director and Faculty Fellow, RIETI)
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February 27, 2026 [RIETI Report]
Geopolitical risk and supply chain diversification
DOAN Thi Thanh Ha (Economist at Economic Research Institute For Asean And East Asia (ERIA)) / ITO Asei (Associate professor at the Institute of Social Science, the University of Tokyo) / LUO Changyuan (Professor, Institute of World Economy at Fudan University) / ZHANG Hongyong (Senior Fellow, RIETI)
