RIETI Report March 27, 2026

RIETI Highlight - English Edition 2026

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Dear Readers,

Welcome to RIETI Report. This bi-weekly newsletter will keep you updated with the recent columns, event information and research results by RIETI fellows and other leading economists in Japan and around the world.

In this edition, we are delighted to announce the release of our latest English magazine, RIETI Highlight English Edition 2026, which features RIETI’s recent activities on economic security and the future of Japan’s industrial structure. Through special discussions, events with leading experts, and research activities, it offers perspectives on the evolving landscape of global trade and economic security. It also highlights Japan’s long-term industrial outlook and future challenges, including the impact of AI on employment.

We hope you will enjoy it. If you have any feedback, we would love to hear from you (news-info@rieti.go.jp).
Editors of RIETI Report (Facebook: @en.RIETI / X: @RIETIenglish / URL: https://www.rieti.go.jp/en/)

FEATURED ARTICLES

Contents of RIETI Highlight English Edition 2026

Topics 1: RIETI's Activities related to Economic Security

  • Special Discussion “The Future of the Information Industry and Japan’s Strengths” with Kenta Ikeuchi (Senior Fellow (Policy Economist), RIETI) and Hisashi Kanazashi (Director, IT Industry Division, Commerce and Information Policy Bureau, METI)
  • RIETI-JOGMEC-IDE-JETRO Symposium “Economic Analysis of Supply Chain Vulnerabilities”
  • BBL Seminar “The Great Trade Hack: How Trump’s trade war fails and global trade moves on” by Richard Baldwin (Non-Resident Fellow, RIETI)
  • BBL Seminar “Economic Security in a World of Disruptive Power” by Beatrice Weder Di Mauro (President, CEPR & Professor, Geneva Graduate Institute)

Topics 2: RIETI's Activities related to Japanese Industrial Structure in 2040

  • Special Discussion “The Future of Japan Indicated in ‘Industrial Structure in 2040’” with Naohiro Kaji (Director, Industrial Structure Policy Division, Economic and Industrial Policy Bureau, METI) and Kyoji Fukao (Chairman, RIETI)
  • Non Technical Summary “The Impact of AI and Robots on Employment and Wages” by Kyoji Fukao (Chairman, RIETI), Kenta Ikeuchi (Senior Fellow (Policy Economist), RIETI) et al.
  • Non Technical Summary “Theoretical Model and Data for Projections of Japan’s Industrial Structure in 2040” by Kyoji Fukao (Chairman, RIETI), Sonoe Arai (RIETI), et al.
  • Non Technical Summary “AI and Robotics Technology and Changes in Production Structure: A formulation using the production function” by Kyoji Fukao (Chairman, RIETI), Takemasa Matsuo (Consulting Fellow, RIETI), et al.

And more

>>>To download full text:
https://www.rieti.go.jp/jp/about/highlight/Highlight_en_2026.pdf [PDF:10.3MB]

>>>To read past RIETI Highlights:
https://www.rieti.go.jp/en/about/pr/archive.html

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