Dear EIJS friends,

We hope you have had an enjoyable summer.
Thank you for your continued support to the EIJS Academy seminar. We would like to invite you to the EIJS Academy seminar to be held on Thursday, September 20th to kick off our autumn seminar series.

Dr. Martin Schulz, Fujitsu Research Institute will give a talk on "Japan’s Investment Recovery and the Next Wave of Globalization."
Please find below the details of the seminar.

Your registration is welcome at eijsjap[at]gmail.com for the attention of Miki Futagawa (Ms.) by Friday, September 14th.

We look forward to receiving your active sign up.

With best regards,
Miki Futagawa
EIJS Tokyo Office

European Institute of Japanese Studies
Academy Seminars presents:

Japan's Investment Recovery and the Next Wave of Globalization



Martin Schulz
Senior Research Fellow, Fujitsu Research Institute

Thursday, September 20, 2012
The Alfred Nobel Auditorium,
Embassy of Sweden

Overview:
Japan’s lost decades have been a quite busy time at the
corporate side of the economy. Restructuring and
cost-cutting have brought down prices to competitive
levels, manufacturing has turned from bulky to lean,
and Japan’s services have added productivity to
unrivaled quality. Unfortunately, the long workout also
resulted in persistent deflation, lacking innovation,
and missed globalization opportunities. As a result,
hope for a sustainable recovery has been trashed time
and again – until former global stars are now being
taken over by their Asian peers.
Fortunately, companies have almost finished their long
restructuring cycle; corporate cash reserves are at
peak levels, overseas investment is flowing at an
unprecedented rate, and the huge service sector has
turned into the country’s engine of growth. What’s
missing is a sustainable recovery of investment into
innovation, and effective strategies that make use of
Japan’s abundant technology in today’s growth markets.
After a review of trends, we will discuss when and how
such a recovery will materialize.

About the speaker:
Dr. Martin Schulz is a Senior Research Fellow in the
Fujitsu Research Insitute and he has been conducting
research on Japan's corporate overseas strategy ,
industrial restructuring, international finance and
macro economics since 2000.
He has held teaching positions in the Free University
of Berlin and other European leading universities. He
also held research positions in University of Tokyo
twice in 1991-1993 and1998-2000 and in the Bank of
Japan in 1998-1999. He holds PhD and MA in Economics
and MA in Political Science from Free University of
Berlin.

Date: Thursday, September 20, 2012

Time: 6.30 p.m. – 7.00 p.m. Drink & Snack (served
before lecture)
7.00 p.m. – 9.00 p.m. Lecture and Discussion

Place: Alfred Nobel Auditorium, Embassy of Sweden
10-3-400 Roppongi 1-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo
106-0032
Five-minute walk from Tokyo Metro Nanboku
Line Roppongi 1-chome Station
Five-minute walk from Tokyo Metro Hibiya
Line Kamiya-cho Station

Fee: JPY3,000 per person, payable at the door
Free for those who are from sponsoring
companies (*)
Free for students, please bring your student
ID

Language: English

(*) EIJS Academy 2011-2012 Sponsoring companies
Gadelius Holding Ltd., Ericsson Japan K.K., Nihon Tetra
Pak K.K., Sandvik K.K.,
Höganäs Japan K.K. and in cooperation with the Embassy
of Sweden

Please sign up by September 14 (Fri.) via e-mail to
eijsjap[at]gmail.com or fax to (03-5562-9090) for the
attention of Ms. Futagawa (EIJS Tokyo Office).
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Miki Futagawa
European Institute of Japanese Studies
Tokyo Office
c/o Embassy of Sweden
1-10-3-400, Roppongi
Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032
Tel: +81(0)3 5562 5032
Fax: +81(0)3 5562 9090
Email: eijsjap[at]gmail.com