BBL Seminars

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RIETI's periodic Brown Bag Lunch (BBL) seminars welcome an array of guest experts to share their research and views. The sessions encourage lively discussion that contributes to dynamic policy-related debate.
Presently, BBL Seminars are not open to the public as spaces are limited. Select transcripts are available below.

Past BBL Seminars Reports and Summaries

  • April 20, 2021

    Revitalising Multilateralism: Pragmatic Ideas for the New WTO Director-General

    • Speaker: Richard BALDWIN (Professor of International Economics, Graduate Institute, Geneva)
    • Speaker: Simon J. EVENETT (Professor of International Trade and Economic Development and MBA Director, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland)
    • Commentator: URATA Shujiro (Faculty Fellow RIETI / Senior Adviser, Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia / Professor Emeritus, Waseda University)
    • Moderator: WATANABE Tetsuya (Vice President, RIETI)

  • April 15, 2021

    [Global Intelligence Series] The Bureaucrats I Excommunicated

    • Speaker: OSHIMA Haruyuki (Economics Journalist / Former Executive Commentator for NHK-TV)
    • Moderator: WATANABE Tetsuya (Vice President, RIETI)

    Japanese

  • April 14, 2021

    [Global Intelligence Series] Recycling-Based Society: Advanced Integration through Open Innovation

    • Speaker: MIYAZAKI Hiroshi (CEO, JFR Co., Ltd.)
    • Moderator: WATANABE Tetsuya (Vice President, RIETI)

    Japanese

  • April 7, 2021

    [Global Intelligence Series] Mongolia Long-term Vision 2050 and Expectations for Japan, spoken by Former Chairman of National Development Agency of Mongolia

    • Speaker: BAYARSAIKHAN Banzragch, Ph.D (Former Chairman of National Development Agency of Mongolia / Counsellor, Head of Economy and Trade division, Embassy of Mongolia to Japan)
    • Commentator: ONODERA Osamu (Deputy Director General for Trade Policy, Trade Policy Bureau, METI / Consulting Fellow, RIETI)
    • Moderator: ANDO Haruhiko (Vice Chairman, RIETI)

    Japanese

  • March 24, 2021

    [Global Intelligence Series] China's Medium- and Long-Term Economic Outlook: Aiming for both Fairness and Efficiency

    • Speaker: MENG Jianjun (Visiting Fellow, RIETI / Senior Fellow, CIDEG, Tsinghua University)
    • Commentator: C. H. KWAN (Consulting Fellow, RIETI / Senior Fellow, Nomura Institute of Capital Markets Research)
    • Moderator: SABURI Masataka (Director, PR Strategy, RIETI / Special Advisor to the Minister, METI)

    Japanese

    *This BBL Seminar is NOT for Quotation.

  • March 16, 2021

    The Purpose of the Corporation and Its Implication for Law and Business in Japan

  • February 24, 2021

    [Global Intelligence Series] Understanding the Turbulent Situation in the Middle East: Turkey's strategy and approach as a clue

    • Speaker: IMAI Kohei (Researcher, Institute of Developing Economies)
    • Commentator: TAMURA Ryohei (Director, Middle East and Africa Division, Trade Policy Bureau, METI)
    • Moderator: WATANABE Tetsuya (Vice President, RIETI)

    Japanese

  • February 19, 2021

    [Global Intelligence Series] Evaluation of China's Innovation Power: Seen in patent macro data

    • Speaker: SASAKI Nobuo (President, Patent Strategy Design Institute Co., Ltd.)
    • Commentator: NISHIGAKI Atsuko (Consulting Fellow, RIETI / Director-General, Trademark and Customer Relations Department, Japan Patent Office, METI)
    • Moderator: WATANABE Tetsuya (Vice President, RIETI)

    Japanese

  • February 18, 2021

    [Global Intelligence Series] Policy Trends Related to the Application of Mobile Payments in China - From restaurant DX to SME credit ratings

    • Speaker: OKAWA Tatsuo (Consulting Fellow, RIETI)
    • Commentator: NISHIMURA Yusaku (Professor, University of International Business and Economics)
    • Moderator: WATANABE Tetsuya (Vice President, RIETI)

    Japanese

  • February 12, 2021

    [Global Intelligence Series] SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) and VSS (Voluntary Sustainability Standards)

    • Speaker: NAKAGAWA Junji (Consulting Fellow, RIETI/ Professor, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Chuo Gakuin University / Director, Research Institute of Social System, Chuo Gakuin University)
    • Commentator: TAMURA Akihiko (Consulting Fellow, RIETI / Director-General for Trade Policy, METI)
    • Moderator: SABURI Masataka (Director, PR Strategy, RIETI / Special Advisor to the Minister, METI)

    Japanese