Naohiro Yashiro

Jun 18, 2024 | worldfinancialreview.com | Naohiro Yashiro

By Naohiro YashiroDemographic shifts affect the downward decline in GDP per capita growth in G7 countries, notably Japan. Ageing is not a future problem, it is taking place now as the baby boom generation is retiring and putting pressure on the labour market and social security. Implementing the “age-free” principle, including regulatory reform, is essential in policy making.

Feb 6, 2024 | eastasiaforum.org | Richard Katz |Ronald Tundang |Yusaku Yoshikawa |Naohiro Yashiro

Amid all the negative economic news about Japan — with its GDP in late 2023 no higher than in 2018 — there is good news. Powerful societal and technological changes are giving Japan its greatest opportunity in a generation for revival by resurrecting the entrepreneurial effervescence seen in Japan’s postwar economic miracle.

Jan 28, 2024 | eastasiaforum.org | Yusaku Yoshikawa |Abhishek Sharma |Naohiro Yashiro |Chhay Lin Lim

Japan Agricultural Cooperatives (JA) play a significant role in Japan’s farming industry. They offer a wide range of services to members, ranging from marketing farm products to credit and mutual insurance packages. Japan’s agriculture industry is facing many challenges, including a rapid decline in the farming population and an increase in the price of agricultural materials.