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SeminarsStaff Seminar (Presented July 17, 2026): “Spatial Distribution Patterns of AI Patents in Japan and Their Determinants”
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SeminarsAGI Seminar (Presented July 10, 2026): “Heterogeneous Effects of Growth Mindset Interventions in Middle Schools”
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PressProf. Charles Yuji Horioka appeared on a TV program broadcasted by a Singapore's news media
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SeminarsStaff Seminar (Presented Jan. 26, 2026): “Near Misses and Mitigation: Evidence from Roof Renovations After Hurricane Irma”
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PublicationsCo-authored paper by Dr. Hang Thu Nguyen-Phung published in an international academic journal “Economic Analysis and Policy”
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Research ExchangesSat., November 15: Our Chairman, Prof. Tatsuo Hatta, participated in "The 20th Anniversary Conference of CIDEG" organized by the Center for Industrial Development and Environmental Governance at Tsinghua University in Beijing as a panel member
2025.12.01
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Becoming Japan’s research institute focusing on Asia,
With an emphasis on local contributions
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2026.08.06SeminarsAGI Seminar (Online, August 25, 2026): "Optimal Subsidy Targeting with Pigouvian, Ramsey, and Equity Objectives" -
2026.08.05Seminars[Video Archive] AGI Seminar: "Heterogeneous Effects of Growth Mindset Interventions in Middle Schools" is now available on YouTube
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2026.07.03PublicationsCo-authored paper by Dr. Xue Peng and Dr. Sho Komatsu published in an international academic journal “Area Development and Policy”
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2026.06.25SeminarsStaff Seminar (Presented July 17, 2026): “Spatial Distribution Patterns of AI Patents in Japan and Their Determinants”
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2026.06.16SeminarsAGI Seminar (Presented July 10, 2026): “Heterogeneous Effects of Growth Mindset Interventions in Middle Schools”
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2026.05.18PressProf. Charles Yuji Horioka appeared on a TV program broadcasted by a Singapore's news media
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2025.12.16SeminarsStaff Seminar (Presented Jan. 26, 2026): “Near Misses and Mitigation: Evidence from Roof Renovations After Hurricane Irma”
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2025.12.01Research ExchangesSat., November 15: Our Chairman, Prof. Tatsuo Hatta, participated in "The 20th Anniversary Conference of CIDEG" organized by the Center for Industrial Development and Environmental Governance at Tsinghua University in Beijing as a panel member
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2025.09.12Research ExchangesFY2024 Short-term Visiting Researchers
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2025.08.26Research ExchangesAugust 20: Our Chairman, Prof. Tatsuo Hatta, was invited to give a keynote speech at "The 2nd Symposium on World Economics, Finance and Business (WEFB)
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2025.05.13Research ExchangesWe held a discussion meeting with members of National Academy of Strategy, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences on April 17, 2025
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2024.12.16Research ExchangesWe held "The 15th AGI-Fudan University Development Forum (FY 2024)" on December 6, 2024
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2024.12.05Research ExchangesWe held the 10th AGI-Taiwan Joint Seminar on Friday, November 29, 2024
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2024.06.25Research ExchangesJune 18-20: Our Chairman, Dr. Tatsuo Hatta, was invited to present at "The 15th EDAILY Strategy Forum"
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2026.08.06SeminarsAGI Seminar (Online, August 25, 2026): "Optimal Subsidy Targeting with Pigouvian, Ramsey, and Equity Objectives"
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2026.08.05Seminars[Video Archive] AGI Seminar: "Heterogeneous Effects of Growth Mindset Interventions in Middle Schools" is now available on YouTube
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2026.06.25SeminarsStaff Seminar (Presented July 17, 2026): “Spatial Distribution Patterns of AI Patents in Japan and Their Determinants”
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2026.06.16SeminarsAGI Seminar (Presented July 10, 2026): “Heterogeneous Effects of Growth Mindset Interventions in Middle Schools”
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2025.12.16SeminarsStaff Seminar (Presented Jan. 26, 2026): “Near Misses and Mitigation: Evidence from Roof Renovations After Hurricane Irma”
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2025.11.26Seminars[Video Archive] AGI Seminar: "The tax reform in Vietnam and the international tax cooperation of Vietnam" is now available on YouTube
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2025.10.21SeminarsStaff Seminar (Presented Oct. 27, 2025): “Empowering the Elderly: The Role of Digital Access in Promoting Rights Awareness in Vietnam” (online)
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2026.05.18PressProf. Charles Yuji Horioka appeared on a TV program broadcasted by a Singapore's news media
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2025.08.05PressDr. Yi-Chun Ko was interviewed by "Faculti", an international academic streaming platform
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2025.05.29PressDr. Yi-Chun Ko was interviewed by "The Inquiry", BBC World Service Podcast, as an expert on Japan's rice shortage and weaknesses in Japan's economy (released on May 22, 2025)
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2024.10.22PressOct. 18: Prof. Masayoshi Honma’s article on Japan's rice shortage in the summer of 2024 and its causes has been published on the website of East Asia Forum (EAF)
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2023.03.24PressOur Distinguished Professor, Dr. Masayoshi Honma’s discussion appeared in the “Nikkei Business (published on March 13).”
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2015.12.03Press[Symposium Presentation] Research Professor, Dr. Horioka, and Research Associate Professor, Dr. Niimi, presented papers at a symposium in Turkey.
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2015.06.08PressComments by President Hatta were included in the Economist.
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2026.07.03PublicationsCo-authored paper by Dr. Xue Peng and Dr. Sho Komatsu published in an international academic journal “Area Development and Policy”
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2025.12.09PublicationsCo-authored paper by Dr. Hang Thu Nguyen-Phung published in an international academic journal “Economic Analysis and Policy”
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2025.10.23PublicationsCo-authored paper by Dr. Alvaro Dominguez published in an international academic journal “Energy Economics”
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2025.08.01PublicationsDr. Sho Komatsu’s co-authored paper has been published in an international academic journal “Asian-Pacific Economic Literature”
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2025.06.16PublicationsDr. Hang Thu Nguyen-Phung’s co-authored paper has been published in an international academic journal “Applied Economics”
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2025.05.27PublicationsProf. Charles Yuji Horioka’s co-authored paper has been published in an international academic journal “Review of Income and Wealth”
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2025.04.14PublicationsDr. Xue Peng and Prof. Erbiao Dai’s co-authored paper has been published in an international academic journal “Economic Analysis and Policy”
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2024.12.13AGI NewsProf. Charles Yuji Horioka, our Board member and Distinguished Professor, assumed the office of President of the International Association for Research in Income and Wealth
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2023.07.03AGI NewsJune 22: Our President, Dr. Erbiao Dai, gave a talk on inter-city economic cooperation in East Asia under RCEP at a seminar hosted by Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat
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2023.06.30AGI NewsJune 13: Our Chairman, Dr. Tatsuo Hatta, talked on factors that contributed to the end of Japan's high economic growth period at a seminar hosted by Ritsumeikan University
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2023.06.22AGI NewsDr. Charles Yuji Horioka, our board member and Distinguished Professor, assumed the office of the President of the Japanese Economic Association (May 2023)
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2023.06.01AGI NewsJuly 9 to 12: The 14th Biennial Conference of Asian Consumer and Family Economics Association (ACFEA) at Kitakyushu International Conference Center in Fukuoka, Japan [finished]
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2023.04.01AGI News２ New Staff in Our Research Division!
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2020.12.03AGI NewsThe 2020 Horasis Asia Meeting was held virtually on 30 Nov.
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2026.08.06SeminarsAGI Seminar (Online, August 25, 2026): "Optimal Subsidy Targeting with Pigouvian, Ramsey, and Equity Objectives"
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2026.08.05Seminars[Video Archive] AGI Seminar: "Heterogeneous Effects of Growth Mindset Interventions in Middle Schools" is now available on YouTube
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2026.07.03PublicationsCo-authored paper by Dr. Xue Peng and Dr. Sho Komatsu published in an international academic journal “Area Development and Policy”
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2026.06.25SeminarsStaff Seminar (Presented July 17, 2026): “Spatial Distribution Patterns of AI Patents in Japan and Their Determinants”
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2026.06.16SeminarsAGI Seminar (Presented July 10, 2026): “Heterogeneous Effects of Growth Mindset Interventions in Middle Schools”
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2026.05.18PressProf. Charles Yuji Horioka appeared on a TV program broadcasted by a Singapore's news media
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2025.12.16SeminarsStaff Seminar (Presented Jan. 26, 2026): “Near Misses and Mitigation: Evidence from Roof Renovations After Hurricane Irma”
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2025.12.01Research ExchangesSat., November 15: Our Chairman, Prof. Tatsuo Hatta, participated in "The 20th Anniversary Conference of CIDEG" organized by the Center for Industrial Development and Environmental Governance at Tsinghua University in Beijing as a panel member
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2025.09.12Research ExchangesFY2024 Short-term Visiting Researchers
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2025.08.26Research ExchangesAugust 20: Our Chairman, Prof. Tatsuo Hatta, was invited to give a keynote speech at "The 2nd Symposium on World Economics, Finance and Business (WEFB)
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2025.05.13Research ExchangesWe held a discussion meeting with members of National Academy of Strategy, the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences on April 17, 2025
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2024.12.16Research ExchangesWe held "The 15th AGI-Fudan University Development Forum (FY 2024)" on December 6, 2024
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2024.12.05Research ExchangesWe held the 10th AGI-Taiwan Joint Seminar on Friday, November 29, 2024
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2024.06.25Research ExchangesJune 18-20: Our Chairman, Dr. Tatsuo Hatta, was invited to present at "The 15th EDAILY Strategy Forum"
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2026.08.06SeminarsAGI Seminar (Online, August 25, 2026): "Optimal Subsidy Targeting with Pigouvian, Ramsey, and Equity Objectives"
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2026.08.05Seminars[Video Archive] AGI Seminar: "Heterogeneous Effects of Growth Mindset Interventions in Middle Schools" is now available on YouTube
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2026.06.25SeminarsStaff Seminar (Presented July 17, 2026): “Spatial Distribution Patterns of AI Patents in Japan and Their Determinants”
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2026.06.16SeminarsAGI Seminar (Presented July 10, 2026): “Heterogeneous Effects of Growth Mindset Interventions in Middle Schools”
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2025.12.16SeminarsStaff Seminar (Presented Jan. 26, 2026): “Near Misses and Mitigation: Evidence from Roof Renovations After Hurricane Irma”
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2025.11.26Seminars[Video Archive] AGI Seminar: "The tax reform in Vietnam and the international tax cooperation of Vietnam" is now available on YouTube
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2025.10.21SeminarsStaff Seminar (Presented Oct. 27, 2025): “Empowering the Elderly: The Role of Digital Access in Promoting Rights Awareness in Vietnam” (online)
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2026.05.18PressProf. Charles Yuji Horioka appeared on a TV program broadcasted by a Singapore's news media
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2025.08.05PressDr. Yi-Chun Ko was interviewed by "Faculti", an international academic streaming platform
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2025.05.29PressDr. Yi-Chun Ko was interviewed by "The Inquiry", BBC World Service Podcast, as an expert on Japan's rice shortage and weaknesses in Japan's economy (released on May 22, 2025)
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2024.10.22PressOct. 18: Prof. Masayoshi Honma’s article on Japan's rice shortage in the summer of 2024 and its causes has been published on the website of East Asia Forum (EAF)
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2023.03.24PressOur Distinguished Professor, Dr. Masayoshi Honma’s discussion appeared in the “Nikkei Business (published on March 13).”
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2015.12.03Press[Symposium Presentation] Research Professor, Dr. Horioka, and Research Associate Professor, Dr. Niimi, presented papers at a symposium in Turkey.
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2015.06.08PressComments by President Hatta were included in the Economist.
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2026.07.03PublicationsCo-authored paper by Dr. Xue Peng and Dr. Sho Komatsu published in an international academic journal “Area Development and Policy”
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2025.12.09PublicationsCo-authored paper by Dr. Hang Thu Nguyen-Phung published in an international academic journal “Economic Analysis and Policy”
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2025.10.23PublicationsCo-authored paper by Dr. Alvaro Dominguez published in an international academic journal “Energy Economics”
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2025.08.01PublicationsDr. Sho Komatsu’s co-authored paper has been published in an international academic journal “Asian-Pacific Economic Literature”
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2025.06.16PublicationsDr. Hang Thu Nguyen-Phung’s co-authored paper has been published in an international academic journal “Applied Economics”
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2025.05.27PublicationsProf. Charles Yuji Horioka’s co-authored paper has been published in an international academic journal “Review of Income and Wealth”
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2025.04.14PublicationsDr. Xue Peng and Prof. Erbiao Dai’s co-authored paper has been published in an international academic journal “Economic Analysis and Policy”
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2024.12.13AGI NewsProf. Charles Yuji Horioka, our Board member and Distinguished Professor, assumed the office of President of the International Association for Research in Income and Wealth
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2023.07.03AGI NewsJune 22: Our President, Dr. Erbiao Dai, gave a talk on inter-city economic cooperation in East Asia under RCEP at a seminar hosted by Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat
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2023.06.30AGI NewsJune 13: Our Chairman, Dr. Tatsuo Hatta, talked on factors that contributed to the end of Japan's high economic growth period at a seminar hosted by Ritsumeikan University
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2023.06.22AGI NewsDr. Charles Yuji Horioka, our board member and Distinguished Professor, assumed the office of the President of the Japanese Economic Association (May 2023)
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2023.06.01AGI NewsJuly 9 to 12: The 14th Biennial Conference of Asian Consumer and Family Economics Association (ACFEA) at Kitakyushu International Conference Center in Fukuoka, Japan [finished]
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2023.04.01AGI News２ New Staff in Our Research Division!
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2020.12.03AGI NewsThe 2020 Horasis Asia Meeting was held virtually on 30 Nov.
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SEMINARS & FORUMS
We invite distinguished speakers in various fields to our “Growth Strategy Forums,” which are intended for the general public with up-to-date topics. We also hold “AGI Seminars” and “Staff Seminars” where researchers present their work and interact with other researchers.
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2026.08.06
AGI Seminar (Online, August 25, 2026): "Optimal Subsidy Targeting with Pigouvian, Ramsey, and Equity Objectives"
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2026.08.05
[Video Archive] AGI Seminar: "Heterogeneous Effects of Growth Mindset Interventions in Middle Schools" is now available on YouTube
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2026.06.25
Staff Seminar (Presented July 17, 2026): “Spatial Distribution Patterns of AI Patents in Japan and Their Determinants”
RESEARCH EXCHANGES
We conduct joint research and visiting researcher programs with domestic and foreign universities and research institutions. Here, you will also find information on our researchers’ presentation records, public relations activities, and graduate lectures at universities partnering with us.
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Led by our Research Groups and Consulting Division, we have been working on various research projects, with two being at the core: high-level academic research with the aim of becoming Japan’s leading research institution on Asian studies; and studies as a think tank of Kitakyushu city with a heavy focus on contributions to the local community.
PERSPECTIVES ON EAST ASIA
With information on Asia released by Kitakyushu, we introduce the social and economic trends of Asian countries, centering on East Asia.
We publish our public relations magazine, “Perspectives on East Asia,” twice a year with content such as research reports and information on East Asia.
PUBLICATIONS & REPORTS
We present our academic journals, magazines, and working papers with research results and information on East Asia in various fields contributing to, among others, local economic activities and international policy proposals.
LIBRARY & REFERENCE ROOM
The library has an extensive collection centering on statistical materials on China, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and the ASEAN countries.
AGI REPOSITORY
We have academic and research results such as our reports and working papers open to the public.
OUR RESEARCHERS
The Asian Growth Research Institute (AGI) is staffed
with researchers and professionals with expertise in a variety of fields, who conduct research and share their findings on a daily basis.
AGI MOVIE
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2026.07.10 AGI Seminar
『Heterogeneous Effects of Growth Mindset Interventions in Middle Schools』
田中 隆一 氏
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2026.05.29 Staff Seminar
『令和のコメ騒動の本質と消費者の対応』
本間 正義 氏
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2026.03.12 AGI Seminar
『国際貿易 —理論と実証研究の現在—』
横田 一彦 氏
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2025.11.12 Growth Strategy Forum
『インフラ政策転換の時代：防災とマネジメントの視点から』
家田 仁 氏
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2025.10.09 AGI Seminar
『The tax reform in Vietnam and the international tax cooperation of Vietnam』
Le Xuan Truong 氏
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2025.07.30 AGI Growth Strategy Forum
『令和のコメ騒動を斬る！—コメ価格高騰の真相—』
本間 正義 氏
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