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May/June 2015 Issue

May/June 2015 Issue

Amazing TOKYO - BEOYND 2020 Metropolis Hoping to be a Model of Peace & Friendliness

Publisher's Note
Fourth Anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake Where We Are & Where We Are Heading
By Kazumasa Kusaka
Cover Story • "Amazing Tokyo" — Beyond 2020
"Amazing Tokyo" — Beyond 2020 Metropolis Hoping to Be a Model of Peace & Friendliness
By Naoyuki Haraoka (Editor-in-chief, Japan SPOTLIGHT & executive managing director, JEF)
Cover Story • "Amazing Tokyo" — Beyond 2020 • 1
An Interview w/Toshifumi Kawasumi, Director General, Office of the Government for Policy Planning, Tokyo Metropolitan Government Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s Long-term Vision Highlights Challenges of Revitaliz
By Japan SPOTLIGHT Editorial Section
Cover Story • "Amazing Tokyo" — Beyond 2020 • 2
Special Economic Zones of Metropolitan Tokyo
By National Strategic Special Zone Team, Office of the Governor for Policy Planning, Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Cover Story • "Amazing Tokyo" — Beyond 2020 • 3
Strategic Special Zones for Growth Strategy Drilling into the Bedrock
By Japan SPOTLIGHT Editorial Section
Cover Story • "Amazing Tokyo" — Beyond 2020 • 4
An Interview w/Tatsuo Nishimoto, Deputy General Manager, Urban Development Promotion Dept., Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd. Japanese Urban Developer Engaged in Reform of Tokyo in Collaboration with the Public Sector
By Japan SPOTLIGHT Editorial Section
Cover Story • "Amazing Tokyo" — Beyond 2020 • 5-1
Young Scientists — Go to Japan for Your Career in Research!
By Tonni Agustiono Kurniawan (associate professor at Xiamen University (XMU), China)
Cover Story • "Amazing Tokyo" — Beyond 2020 • 5-2
Based on an interview with Jonathan Kushner, Vice President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Japan Tokyo Expected to Become More Friendly for Business from Overseas
By Chaobang Ai (writer, editor and blogger living in Tokyo)
Cover Story • "Amazing Tokyo" — Beyond 2020 • 5-3
Olympic Proportions
By Régis Arnaud ( the correspondent in Japan of "Le Figaro" and "Challenges")
Cover Story • "Amazing Tokyo" — Beyond 2020 • 5-4
Tokyo's Challenges in Hosting the 2020 Olympics
By Mignonne Man-Jung Chan (the founder & CEO of Out-of-the-Box Consultancy in Taipei)
Cover Story • "Amazing Tokyo" — Beyond 2020 • 6
The Year(s) of Anniversaries & Openings
By Richard P. Greenfield (journalist, editor and consultant living in Japan)
Cover Story • "Amazing Tokyo" — Beyond 2020 • 7
The Superconducting Maglev Train & Impacts of New Transportation Infrastructure
By Shigeru Morichi (director of the Policy Research Center at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS))
Special Article 1
The Chinese Economy From "Likonomics" to New Normal
By Long Ke (senior fellow, Economic Research Center, Fujitsu Research Institute)
Special Article 2
The Message of Mahatma Gandhi
By Rabinder Malik (visiting lecturer at Keio University, representative of TERI in Japan & president of the Discover India Club (DIC))
Special Article 3
The Mixed Geopolitical Implications of Low Oil Prices for Saudi Arabia, Russia & the United States
By Peter E. Paraschos (director of energy and geopolitical risk at International Technology and Trade Associates, Inc. (ITTA))
Special Article 4
Perspectives on Inclusive Innovations
By Caroline Paunov (senior economist at the Directorate for Science, Technology, and Industry of the OECD)
VIEWS OF JAPAN'S YOUNGER GENERATION
My Graduation Project: the Hiyoshi Tunnel Virtual Museum
By Ayaka Koike (graduate of Keio University Shonan Fujisawa Campus in the Faculty of Environment and Information Studies)

Japan SPOTLIGHT