At the GRIPS Forum on October 27, 2008, Ms Hiroko Ota, Professor of GRIPS, former Minister of State for Economic and Fiscal Policy, gave a lecture on “Future Prospects of the Japanese Economy —Taking Stocks of the Koizumi, Abe, Fukuda’s Economic Policies.” Ms. Ota presented her lessons and suggestions for Japanese economy which must strengthen its competitiveness and address its structural issues, based on the experiments as a Minister.
The lecture was the fifth in the series of forums that feature leaders from government, academia, and business, as well as GRIPS’ own faculty to discuss current policy concerns.

Upcoming GRIPS Forums

November 10, 2008
Speaker: Dr. Bukhary Essam, Saudi Cultural Attache in Japan (On behalf of H. E. Mr. Faisal Hassan Trad, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to Japan)
Theme: Saudi Arabia: The New Challenge for Building the Future

November 17, 2008
Speaker: Dr. Robert M. Orr, Former President of Boeing Japan, Foreign Policy Advisor for Senator Barack Obama’s Campaign
Theme: The Making of a President

December 1, 2008
Speaker: Mr. Jorma Julin, Ambassador of Finland to Japan
Theme: TBA

Devember 15, 2008
Speaker: Mr. Toshiro Muto, Former Vice President of Bank of Japan
Theme: TBA