JETRO Focus Newsletter March 2010

JETRO's Focus Newsletter series provides readers with a bi-monthly snapshot of Japan's macroeconomy, as well as other important topics and trends. It is designed to analyze current developments, including those relating to Japan's economy, its business, financial, investment and political environment, as well as relevant social and cultural themes.  Subscribe online to JETRO Focus

Recent editions have covered issues including rising entrepreneurship and investor interest in Japan, the economic integration of East Asia, changing business and corporate practices, structural and corporate reform and the potential impact of postal savings reform.

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Naritaka Nakaishi　（中石　斉孝）
Executive Director
JETRO New York office

Japan Announces Development of New Growth Strategy
Global economic pressures are requiring a reevaluation of strategies that determine national competitiveness and governments are adjusting their policies as a result. Last December...

Japan Shifts to a Demand-Led Growth Strategy
Moving to a more domestically focused economy constitutes a major paradigm shift for Japan. The nation rose from postwar devastation after World War II to become...

Fundamental Change Underpins Japan's New Growth Strategy
To deliver effective and sustainable change, an underlying vision is essential to express clear objectives and direction. Focus is also required to develop synergistic specific policy measures to...

Japan's Chiyoda Corporation Designed World's Largest LNG Plant in Qatar
The Strategy includes plans to turn homes and offices into zero-emission structures, speed development of innovative technology and concentrate investment for creating an ecofriendly society. Developing renewable energy...

Japan Adapts to Changing Economic Environment
Japan's New Growth Strategy promises dramatic change. However, Japanese firms, institutions and society itself are already adapting to meet the needs of a rapidly...

Japan Cool & Green Tech Help Propel Japanese Growth and Demand
Manga and anime have secured Japan's reputation as a cutting-edge creative hub, strongly supporting the Japanese publishing industry. In fact, Manga makes up a full...

New Growth Strategy Focuses on Small to Medium Enterprise Development
METI's Small to Medium Enterprise (SME) policy aims to underpin the struggling small business sector through financial measures that support housing and equipment investment. These have been curbed...

Innovation Network to Facilitate Better Use of Japanese Technology
In another interesting development, the Japanese government has initiated a program named the Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ) in cooperation with the private sector. The purpose of the INCJ...

Heightened Global Risk is Leading to More Investor Interest in Japan
While emerging economies such as the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India and China) garnered much of the headlines last year and do indeed represent great sources of incremental growth, as does the potential for...