Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
This book analyzes issues related to economic challenges for Japan's regional revitalization. Japan's responses to such challenges and to the problem of an aging population are of deep interest to the nations outside of Japan. This book brings together 19 articles contributed by Japan's leading scholars, originally prepared for an online policy information portal, SPACE NIRA launched by the Nippon Institute for Research Advancement (NIRA) with Dr. Tatsuo Hatta, President of the Asian Growth Research Institute, as its General Editor. This book is a significant and useful reference for all scholars, students, and individuals with an interest in current policy issues in Japan.
Synopsis
1.Introduction (Professor Tatsuo Hatta):
2.Medical and Nursing Care: The Burden on Local Governments
・Coordinator: Professor Wataru Suzuki
・Paper 1: Designing a New Health Insurance System through Risk Structure Adjustment (Professor Yasushi Iwamoto)
・Paper 2: Medical and Long-term Nursing Care and Regional Fiscal Policy (Professor Masayoshi Hayashi)
3.Japan's Agricultural Policy: Points for Discussion
・Coordinator: Professor Masayoshi Honma
・Paper 1: Towards a New Agriculture (Dr. Kazunuki Ohizumi)
・Paper 2: Japan's Agricultural Policy: Escaping the Ancien Regime (Dr. Kazuhito Yamashita)
4.Japan's Tourism Policy (TBA)
Synopsis
-Offers multifaceted insights into Japan's economy never before seen in English
-Highlights regional economic issues in Japan in a comparative way
-Provides a holistic view of numerous different sectors of the economy