Jan. 25, 2022 at 4 p.m.: Japan’s New Economic Statecraft: What It Means for Geopolitics in 2022

Beginning with the Abe administration, Japan has seen a marked shirt in its foreign policy and national security calculus. In the economic realm, this has been triggered by the looming digital disruption, Japan’s endorsement of a “free and open Indo-Pacific”, and a recent shift in China-Japan relations. So what is Japan’s new plan for using global economic policy for security gains, and what can we expect under Prime Minister Kishida? Join Akira Igata, long-term advisor to the Japanese government, bureaucracy, private sector, and international organizations on economic security issues in Japan, to learn about recent developments and future scenarios.

Speakers:
• Akira Igata, Executive Director, Center for Rule-making Strategies, Tama University
• Ulrike Schaede, Professor and Director of the Japan Forum for Innovation and Technology, GPS UC San Diego
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This Japan Zoominar @ UC San Diego is organized by the Japan Forum for Innovation and Technology (JFIT) at the UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy. For more information on JFIT activities, as well as recordings of previous Japan Zoominars, please visit jfit.ucsd.edu.

Bio: Akira Igata is the Executive Director and Visiting Professor at the Center for Rule-making Strategies, Tama University. He is also an Economic Security Advisor to the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China (IPAC) and a Senior Adjunct Fellow at Pacific Forum, a US-based think tank. He advises the Japanese government, bureaucracy, and the private sector in various capacities. His research expertise includes economic statecraft; human rights diplomacy; international politics in the Indo-Pacific; and Japanese security and foreign policies.

Ulrike Schaede is Professor of Japanese Business at GPS, UC San Diego, and the Director of JFIT. Her research focuses on Japan’s changing corporate strategies, including business culture, change management, and business organization. Her 2020 book “The Business Reinvention of Japan” analyzes how Japanese companies are responding to the rise of China and the changing global competition.

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