World Ecomomic Forum on East Asia 2006 - The Japan that Returned: Does It Look Like the Rest of Asia? (english)

English version. After 15 years of ridding itself of excessive payrolls, debt and production capacity, corporate Japan is now revitalized. Yet the economies of India and China continue to dominate international headlines. How profound was this transformation of the Japanese economy as compared to its neighbours? How will it adapt to the changing business environment in Asia? Speakers: Masao Hirano, Director, McKinsey & Company, Japan; Kakutaro Kitashiro, Chairman, Keizai Doyukai (Japan Association of Corporate Executives), Japan; Yoshihiko Miyauchi, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Orix Corporation, Japan; Hidenao Nakagawa, Chairman, Policy Research Council, Liberal Democratic Party, House of Representatives, Japan; Heizo Takenaka, Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications and for the Privatization of the Postal Services of Japan; Sadakazu Tanigaki, Minister of Finance of Japan; Junichi Ujiie, Chairman, Nomura Holdings, Japan; Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum on East Asia. Challengers: Charles D. Lake II, Vice-Chairman and Representative, Aflac, Japan; Hellmut Schutte, Dean, Asia Campus, INSEAD, Singapore. Moderated by: Nik Gowing, Main Presenter, BBC World, United Kingdom