Japan’s Turn | World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2026
Japan stands at a pivotal moment, with the new government mandated to revitalize economic growth, strengthen trade and supply chain resilience and adapt to an ageing society.
How can Japan unlock new growth, embrace technological change and leverage its demographic shifts to reinforce its global standing?
Speakers: Gideon Rachman, Katayama Satsuki, Mazen S. Darwazeh, Takayuki Morita, The Hon. Dr Kevin Rudd
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34 Comments
This year's Davos was all about wearing sunglasses indoors.
読むなよ。そうか、通訳を入れて、日本語で自分の言葉でスピーチしなさい。恥ずかしい。
The first thing the Japanese government must do is face history squarely and clearly recognize that Japan was a defeated nation in World War II. This awareness is the foundation for Japan's economic development.
The "difficulty of doing business" in Japan is a myth for high-tech industries. With our abundant clean water, stable power, and dominant material science (like Shin-Etsu Chemical), Japan is the best place for advanced manufacturing.
We are already proving that robotics and hyper-automation can sustain a nation without relying on mass immigration. Japan isn't "closed"—we are just the frontrunner of a new, labor-independent economic model.
そして片山大臣素晴らしい👏
やはり、高市、片山は、最高、最強コンビ！ しっかりした、期待通りのintelligent で素晴らしい英語力！ 応援しています！
NEC森田さんが日本語訛りながらも堂々と英語で話されていてとてもカッコよかったです！海外部門が長かったようですが、日本人は発音を一旦脇に置いて臆せず主張できるようになりたいですね！
この動画は、好意的な意見多いけど、違う動画だと海外の方の厳しい意見も多いよな。
How to get in in supply chains where industries can scale up…is something japan always had big issues with. They like to do it their own but couldn't dare to get under someones others roof. But the very meaning of investment that is. And personally my experience is, that the consumer market turns hostile to foreigners more and more.
Although I appreciate Ms Katayama's effort to speak in English, she should have used a simultaneous interpreter. Her English is communicative, but it is not at the level required for a panel discussion at an international conference such as the WEF.
I have to say that she looks less intelligent here. actually.
Ist dieser Beitrag in anderen Sprachen zu finden?
このような場所で堂々としかも
正しい見解を持って発言される片山さんに
敬意と称賛しかありません
そして動画による自動翻訳の恩恵を受けれることにも素直に感謝いたします
Congratulations to Japan the Japanese people are very intelligent,humble, hardworking, honest and good people ❤
Japan….. Invest in your damn farmers.
You have the land to raise more Beef, potatoes, tomatoes vegetables, etc etc.
there is no reason cheese, beef, tomatoes and potatoes should be so expensive.
also, cap the fffking rent.
I like the Japanese Minister of foreign Affairs👍 And I like Japan, its people, traditional upbringing and their determined position against the migration from very different cultures, that always results in loss and tragedies, In longterm it results in Chaos and decline (see Europe). Please protect your children and also society, thus your country. BR from Germany
Wtf she say?!
高市さんはタカ派の米国のパペットです。日本の経済がおかしくなったのは米国と資本家と財界の言いなりの政策ばかりしてしてきて増税ばかりして食糧主権破壊、教育、医療、社会保障削減をしてきて主権を無くしてきているからです。民主主義をなくし税金を私物化することばかりしています。日本をグローバルマネーの餌食にするのももうやめて欲しいです
日本の与党政治家は野党議員やジャーナリストに質問されたことに答える能力がない人ばかりが大臣になるようにされています。多分米国の指図だと思っています。彼女たちは日本国民の命などどうでもいいと考えている人達の集団ですがデマで選挙で勝つ方法ばかりが上手いので与党であり続けています。ナチスの手口に学んでいるようです
Make the JPY (Japanese Yen) Great Again, now! 異常な円安を直して、すぐ円高進行を！
片山大臣ありがとうございます。日本は強くありたいし、どこにも支配されたくないです。日本が大好きなんです。
何でここのコメ欄に、片山さつきさんの発音を訂正しようとする日本人がいるの？？？？この場にいるすべてのえらい人たちは日本語を全く話せないのに。発音の何が大事なの？？？？？
🎉THANKS 👍
テレ東の番組？
Not accept credit card so what? Some business prefer cash.
God bless Japan
他社買収を重ねて成長した製薬会社ヒクマの２代目社長が日本に技術的開国を迫る発言をしているけど、私には日本の技術で儲けたいからとしか聞こえなかった
応えてる片山大臣は製薬分野での反トランプ的な方向への呼びかけにおもねる必要ないんじゃない？その後の発言で話題が製薬から対米対中関係に移った際の日本主体の発言はいいね
The second-generation president of Hikma, a pharmaceutical company that grew through acquisitions, is calling for Japan to open up its technology. But to me, it sounded like he just wants to profit from Japanese technology.
Regarding demands for Japan's openness in the pharmaceutical sector, Minister Katayama needn't yield to pressure urging Japan to take an anti-Trump stance. Later, when the topic shifted from pharmaceuticals to Japan-U.S.-China relations, it was good that she presented Japan's own perspective.
ホワイトトラッシュ達の圧力に屈する必要は全くないのです。我々は誇り高き日本。間抜けなEUの二の舞にはならないのです。
社会全体で危機感が共有されたとき、瞬時に挙国一致体制を確立する点が日本の特色でしょうね。
One of Japan's distinctive characteristics is likely the way a "national unity system" is instantaneously established once a sense of crisis is shared across society.
I like Kevin (the australian). Glad to see smart people in governmental roles.
I think Minister Katayama's English was quite reasonable, especially considering how difficult pronunciation is without growing up at least partially in a western country. However, we could perhaps summarize her key policy positions in a more natural vernacular as follows:
'ate china
'ate bond markets
'ate gaijin (not racist just don't like 'em)
Love me Takaichi
Love me AI bubble
Love me unsustainable debt
SIMPLE AS
英語喋っただけでめっちゃ称賛される植民地根性😂
Foreigners stay out of beautiful Japan.
You are all not welcome to immigrate, only visit for a short term and learn.
The world love Japan for being Japanese.
Don't destroy it.
let me say this to you , we get told " not to come to japan " due to earthquake and blalala" the plane from china to japan are fulfilled Chinese tourists all the time !
日本人て日本人の他言語の発音に異様に厳しいよね。なんか気味悪いよ…
Don't welcome mass immigration please