| Date | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, March 17, 2016 | 2:00PM - 4:00PM | External Event, Koffler House 569 Spadina Avenue KP 108 |
JAPAN NOW Lecture Series
After three years of “Abenomics”, it became clear these policies would need to evolve in order to meet the needs of a changing world, prompting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to announce the second stage of his economic strategy last fall. This presentation will start with a look at Japan’s “frozen” past and its departure from “Japanisation” then move through the challenges now facing the Japanese economy. Addressing the question of whether Japan is headed for a downturn in the 2020s, the presentation will also show how the country has become a leader in crisis response.
Hajime Takata is Managing Executive Officer and Chief Economist at Mizuho Research Institute. He has been Chief Strategist at Mizuho Securities, as well as Chief Strategist within the Fixed Income Group at IBJ Securities. Earlier, he worked for the Industrial Bank of Japan, working both in the credit and the capital market departments. He is the author of several books, including 2001’s The Collapse of the Japanese Government Bond Market, which has been translated into English, and 2012’s 20XX – Footsteps of a Global Depression. He received his Masters Degree in Development Economics from Oxford University, and a Bachelor Degree in Economics from Tokyo University.
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