Japan’s Economy Keynote & Panel Discussion – Japan Update 2025
View the Program Booklet and Speaker Biographies:
https://crawford.anu.edu.au/sites/default/files/2025-08/Japan%20Update%202025.pdf
Economy and demographics keynote:
• Sagiri Kitao, Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies
• Discussant: Elena Capatina, ANU
• Chair: Ippei Fujiwara, Professor of Economics, Keio University & ANU
Economy and trade panel:
Japan’s economy is on the move. Learn how labour shortages are adding dynamism to Japan’s economy, with interest rates rising for the first time in 15 years and government subsidies fueling new industrial and security policies. This expert panel will review the latest developments in the Japanese economy.
• Shiro Armstrong, ANU
• Ippei Fujiwara, Keio University & ANU
• Chair: Elena Capatina, ANU
The Japan Update is brought to you by the Australia-Japan Research Centre and the ANU Japan Institute.
Supported by:
• Crawford School of Public Policy
• The Global Network of Renewable Fuels (RE Global), Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, The University of Tokyo
• The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo
• The Japan Foundation, Sydney
• The Japanese Studies Association of Australia
• Kanagawa University