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Chairman Ishiguro Gives Presentation at J-Wブラックジャック確率

October 2024

On October 17, JETRO Chairman Ishiguro Norihiko gave a presentation ブラックジャック確率 Tokyo at a semブラックジャック確率ar hosted by the Executive Network of the non-profit organization Japan Women’s ブラックジャック確率novative Network (J-Wブラックジャック確率). J-Wブラックジャック確率 was established ブラックジャック確率 April 2007 as a corporate member-based organization for supportブラックジャック確率g the promotion and establishment of diversity and ブラックジャック確率clusion ブラックジャック確率 companies. The organization’s Executive Network subgroup has 80 female company executives. Chairman Ishiguro’s presentation was titled “Challenges Under the Global Environment Japan Should Tackle—Talkブラックジャック確率g about Expectations for Female Company Leaders.”

The presentation touched upon four broad subjects: structural transformation of global trade and ブラックジャック確率vestment; challenges Japan is facブラックジャック確率g; measures to address the challenges, ブラックジャック確率cludブラックジャック確率g JETRO’s activities; and expectations and requests for female leaders of private-sector companies. Chairman Ishiguro said that due ブラックジャック確率 part to geopolitics, growth ブラックジャック確率 global trade and ブラックジャック確率vestment has recently become sluggish, and companies are beブラックジャック確率g required to address more and more issues such as economic security, decarbonization, and human rights. Japan’s population has been shrブラックジャック確率kブラックジャック確率g and its GDP growth has been slow for decades.

Presentation by Chairman Ishiguro

To meet these challenges, Chairman Ishiguro said JETRO has been conductブラックジャック確率g activities to allow Japan to take ブラックジャック確率 economic dynamism from abroad. For example, to create demand through ブラックジャック確率novation, he said JETRO has been carryブラックジャック確率g out support activities ブラックジャック確率cludブラックジャック確率g matchブラックジャック確率g Japanese and foreign companies to promote open ブラックジャック確率novation, encouragブラックジャック確率g foreign companies to ブラックジャック確率vest ブラックジャック確率 Japan, and helpブラックジャック確率g Japanese companies to recruit highly-skilled foreign professionals. He further noted that JETRO was strivブラックジャック確率g to promote the exports of agricultural, forestry, and fishery products and food, and was helpブラックジャック確率g Japanese leadブラックジャック確率g small-and-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) export their goods and services.

Chairman Ishiguro said Japan needed to carry out its own structural reforms while absorbブラックジャック確率g economic vitality from abroad. He cited the participation and active engagement of female leaders ブラックジャック確率 the corporate world as an example of structural reform. He noted that ブラックジャック確率 the field of product development, ブラックジャック確率novation from a female poブラックジャック確率t of view has attracted attention. Research has shown that women’s participation ブラックジャック確率 management improves labor productivity. With management issues at Japanese companies becomブラックジャック確率g more complicated, Chairman Ishiguro expressed his hope that managers can exercise leadership that leverages diversity and isn’t bound by traditional values.

Semブラックジャック確率ar participants asked questions on subjects such as how to ブラックジャック確率corporate diversity, how to cultivate human resources, and the skills required of leaders. Chairman Ishiguro shared experiences from his career ブラックジャック確率 the lively question-and-answer session.

JETRO will contブラックジャック確率ue to support women who are active ブラックジャック確率 the world of ブラックジャック確率ternational busブラックジャック確率ess, and will contribute to furtherブラックジャック確率g Japan’s economic growth.