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September 23, 2016 NEW!
Urban Transformation and Gentrification’s Impact
　by Tom Ashforth

July 28, 2016
Lessons Learned from theDAO Project: The Future of Regulating Blockchain
　by Emily Lemmerman

April 28, 2016 [My Vision No.20]
Using the Abilities of Japan's Senior Generations
　by Hisao Osada, Etsuko T. Harada, Yasuyuki Gondo, Yoshinori Fujiwara, Yukiko Ito

March 25, 2016 [My Vision No.19]
Disruptive Innovation in the Domain of Knowledge
　by Jiro Kokuryo, Keiko Kurata, Kazuhiro Hayashi, Naoto Ikegai, Tadashi Komatsu

February 19, 2016 [My Vision No.18]
Income Disparity and Japan's Taxation System
　by Ayako Kondo, Shigeki Morinobu, Motohiro Sato, Keiichiro Kobayashi, Takashi Oshio

January 25, 2016 [My Vision No.17]
Universal Services at the Crossroads
　by Wataru Kitamura, Hiroshi Yahagi, Yuko Kawamoto, Toshihiro Matsumura, Masayuki Nakagawa

December 18, 2015 [My Vision No.16]
Is the EU Robust?
　by Keiichi Katakami, Sahoko Kaji, Ken Endo, Kenichi Ueda, Guntram B. Wolff

November 20, 2015 [My Vision No.15]
FinTech : A Revolution in the World of Finance
　by Elena Wise, Yuka Koga, Naoyuki Iwashita, Jun Ota, Tetsuo Morishita

October 29, 2015 [My Vision No.14]
The Near Future of Artificial Intelligence
　by Noriko Arai, Masakazu Kobayashi, Yutaka Matsuo, Masahiko Tsukamoto, Osamu Sakura

September 30, 2015 [My Vision No.13]
Expenditure Reforms that inspire Public Confidence
　by Yasushi Iwamoto, Ryuzo Miyao, Naohiko Jinno, Koichi Hamada, Kenji Hirashima

August 28, 2015 [My Vision No.12]
Towards Fully-fledged Reform of Japan's Medical Care System
　by Hiroshi Yoshikawa, Satoko Hotta, Toshiaki Akatsuka, Ryosuke Tsuchiya, Koichi Kawabuchi

July 24, 2015 [My Vision No.11]
The Future of Japan-China Relations
　by Shinichi Kitaoka, Roderick MacFarquhar, Toshiya Tsugami, Ezra F. Vogel, Shin Kawashima

June 30, 2015 [My Vision No.10]
Scientific and Technical Education in Japan’s Junior and Senior High Schools
　by Michiharu Nakamura, Shinya Morimoto, Hiroshi Matsumoto, Kazuo Kadota, Ryo Shimizu

May 25, 2015 [My Vision No.9]
Offering the Elderly the Opportunity to Work
　by Kenji Ueda, Michitaka Hirose, Caitrin Lynch, Atsushi Yashiro, Shinya Ouchi

April 30, 2015 [My Vision No.8]
Japan’s Corporate Governance Code
　by Kunio Ito, Atsushi Saito, Takashi Kawamura, Mats Isaksson, Takumi Shibata

March 17, 2015 [My Vision No.7]
Stimulating Innovation to Break Japanʼs Deadlock
　by Takeo Kanade, Yasufumi Kanemaru, Hideko Kunii, Makoto Kigawa, Toshio Yamamura

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Opinion Paper， Research Reports， My Vision， Policy Review，
Interview Series　and　Monograph Series


NIRA Opinion Paper

Diversification of Modes of Work will Create a New Safety Net
No.8, May 2013, by Noriyuki Yanagawa

Issues of Power System Reform - From "Rationing" to Market Mechanisms -
No.7, December 2012, by Motoshige Itoh

Why Choose the TPP?
-A Considering of the Issues from the Perspective of the System of International Trade-
No.6, March 2012, 　　by Motoshige Itoh

NIRA Reports

Status of Recovery and Current Problems in Three Disaster-hit Prefectures
What the Data Tells Us - Indexes for Recovery and Recunstruction
following the Great East Japan Earthquake (IV) -　September 2013
　　 (summary)

Reforming Japan’s Government Bond-financed Social Security System by Overcoming “Silver Democracy" 　July 2013
(summary)　 　

The Autonomy of the Working Individual
- Can We Break the Mold of the Japanese "Company Man"? - 　June 2012
(summary)　 　

Policy Options for Japan's Revival　June 2012

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My Vision

Using the Abilities of Japan's Senior Generations　　No.20, April 28, 2016
by Hisao Osada, Etsuko T. Harada, Yasuyuki Gondo, Yoshinori Fujiwara, Yukiko Ito

Disruptive Innovation in the Domain of Knowledge　　No.19, March 25, 2016
by Jiro Kokuryo, Keiko Kurata, Kazuhiro Hayashi, Naoto Ikegai, Tadashi Komatsu

Income Disparity and Japan's Taxation System　　No.18, February 19, 2016
by Ayako Kondo, Shigeki Morinobu, Motohiro Sato, Keiichiro Kobayashi, Takashi Oshio

Universal Services at the Crossroads　　No.17, January 25, 2016
by Wataru Kitamura, Hiroshi Yahagi, Yuko Kawamoto, Toshihiro Matsumura, Masayuki Nakagawa

Is the EU Robust?　　No.16, December 18, 2015
by Keiichi Katakami, Sahoko Kaji, Ken Endo, Kenichi Ueda, Guntram B. Wolff

FinTech : A Revolution in the World of Finance　　No.15, November 20, 2015
by Elena Wise, Yuka Koga, Naoyuki Iwashita, Jun Ota, Tetsuo Morishita

The Near Future of Artificial Intelligence　　No.14, October 29, 2015
by Noriko Arai, Masakazu Kobayashi, Yutaka Matsuo, Masahiko Tsukamoto, Osamu Sakura

Expenditure Reforms that inspire Public Confidence　　No.13, September 30, 2015
by Yasushi Iwamoto, Ryuzo Miyao, Naohiko Jinno, Koichi Hamada, Kenji Hirashima

Towards Fully-fledged Reform of Japan's Medical Care System　　No.12, August 28, 2015
by Hiroshi Yoshikawa, Satoko Hotta, Toshiaki Akatsuka, Ryosuke Tsuchiya, Koichi Kawabuchi

The Future of Japan-China Relations　　No.11, July 24, 2015
by Shinichi Kitaoka, Roderick MacFarquhar, Toshiya Tsugami, Ezra F. Vogel, Shin Kawashima

Scientific and Technical Education in Japan’s Junior and Senior High Schools　　No.10, AJune 30, 2015
by Michiharu Nakamura, Shinya Morimoto, Hiroshi Matsumoto, Kazuo Kadota, Ryo Shimizu

Offering the Elderly the Opportunity to Work　　No.9, May 2015
by Kenji Ueda, Michitaka Hirose, Caitrin Lynch, Atsushi Yashiro, Shinya Ouchi

Japan’s Corporate Governance Code　　No.8, April 2015
by Kunio Ito, Atsushi Saito, Takashi Kawamura, Mats Isaksson, Takumi Shibata

Stimulating Innovation to Break Japanʼs Deadlock　　No.7, March 2015
by Takeo Kanade, Yasufumi Kanemaru, Hideko Kunii, Makoto Kigawa, Toshio Yamamura

Tokyo: Global City　　No.6, December 2014
by Ryuji Fujimura, Kozo Kadowaki, Hiroo Ichikawa, Kaoru Endo, Regis Arnaud

Female Employment and the Dutch Model　　No.5, October 2014
by Eiko Kenjoh, Naohiro Yashiro, Marcel Wiggers, Jiro Mizushima, David N. Barnes

Fiscal Discipline in Japan: An Urgent Issue　　No.4, August 2014
by Junko Kato, Toshihiro Ihori, Kaoru Yosano, Taro Miyamoto, Takeshi Erikawa

Population Decline and the Strengths of Regional Areas　　No.3, June 2014
by Tokumi Odagiri, Sukeshiro Terata, Takashi Uchiyama, Hiroshi Matsubara,
　　　　　Sarah Marie Cummings

Towards Dialogue between Technology and Society　　No.2, March 2014
by Kenichiro Senoh, Takeshi Natsuno, Yoshinori Yokoyama, Yuko Fujigaki, Shohei Yonemoto

A Scientific Approach to Creativity　　No.1, December 2013
by Naomi Miyake, Takashi Tsukiyama, Kazuhiro Mishina, Hajime Ota, Hiroshi Miyanaga

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NIRA Policy Review

Revitalizing Medical Care: Searching for Directions　　No.61, August 2013
by Motoshige Itoh, Koihci Kawabuchi, Ichiro Innami, Masahiro Kami,
　　　　Tomohiko Murakami, Shinya Matsuda

Looking at Policies Aimed at Ending Deflation　　No.60, May 2013
by Motoshige Itoh, Kunio Okina, Takeo Hoshi, Takashi Mitachi, Izuru Kato,
　　 　　 Hajime Takata

Public Pensions and Intergenerational Equity　　No.59, March 2013
by Motoshige Itoh, Takashi Oshio, Makoto Usami, Izuru Makihara,
　　　　 Taro Miyamoto, Sawako Shirahase

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NIRA Interview Series

The Euro Crisis: What We Should Learn　　No.70, December 2012
Prof. Jean Pisani-Ferry, Dr. Guntram Wolff, Motoshige Itoh

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NIRA Monograph Series

What can we learn from the Experience of Regulatory Reform in Japan?　 （Abstract)
　 No.38, September 2013　by Tetsushi Saito (Senior Researcher, NIRA)

The Uneven Distribution of the Benefits of Growth Impeding the Expansion of Asia's Middle-Income Stratum
　　No.35, October 2012　by Akio Egawa (Senior Researcher, NIRA)

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The Current State of the Japanese Economy: A Macro-Economist's View

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