01
November 2022
Past Event
How to Make Japan’s Economy Competitive

How to Make Japan’s Economy Competitive

Past Event
Online Only
November 01, 2022
Fumio Kishida (2L), Prime Minister of Japan, stands with John Tuttle (2R), Vice Chairman of the NYSE Group before ringing in the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City
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Fumio Kishida stands with John Tuttle, Vice Chairman of the NYSE Group, before ringing in the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City on September 22, 2022. (Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images)
01
November 2022
Past Event
Speakers:
Representative Keisuke Suzuki

Member of Japan’s House of Representatives, Kanagawa 7th District, and Former State Minister of Finance and Foreign Affairs

Riley Walters
Riley Walters

Senior Fellow

Despite being the world’s third-largest economy, Japan is not as attractive a place for business as some of its global competitors. Japan has the lowest foreign-investment-to-GDP ratio of any OECD country. Last year, more money went into places like India, Israel, Poland, and Russia. Japan may not be able to attract foreign business because its economy has hardly grown over the last 15 years or because it has a difficult business environment. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida wants to build “New Capitalism” in the hopes of pulling Japan out of its economic slump. But will this effort be enough to boost Japan’s competitiveness? Please join us for a discussion with Representative Keisuke Suzuki, former state minister of finance and foreign affairs, about the state of Japan’s economy and how the country can attract more business.

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