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  • Ambassador Motohide Yoshikawa and Roger Charles Harmel ©Delegation of Japan to the OECD

    Japan honours former OECD director

    Permanent Representative of Japan to the OECD, Ambassador Motohide Yoshikawa, conferred honours on Roger Charles Harmel, former director of Council and the Executive Committee secretariat at the OECD, at a special ceremony held at the ambassador’s residence on 7 December 2011.

    (281 words)
  • OECD expresses sympathy with the people of Japan

    In the wake of the devasting earthquake that struck northeast Japan, OECD Secretary-General Angel Gurría said: “I have written to Prime Minister Kan. It is with great sorrow that we received the news of the earthquake and the subsequent tsunamis affecting many coastal areas. On behalf of all of us working at the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development, I would like to transmit our deep sympathy and support in these difficult circumstances. Our thoughts are with the Japanese people, especially those who lost their loved ones.”

  • © Government of Japan

    Anniversary tribute

    Japan: Prime Minister Naoto Kan marks the 50th anniversary of the OECD.

    On behalf of the people of Japan, I would like to extend heartfelt congratulations on the 50th anniversary of the OECD. In this landmark year, I would like to ponder the OECD’s achievements and express my expectations for its future role

    (974 words)
  • Innovation and the environment

    Japan is widely regarded as a leading innovator on the environment. We asked Japan’s Parliamentary Secretary of the Environment, Nobumori Otani, who was in Paris in early May, for his insights.

    (812 words)
  • New ambassadors

    4 March -
    Norio Hattori is the new OECD ambassador for Japan. He succeeds Shinichi Kitajima.

    4 March -
    Wolfgang Petritsch takes up his post as new ambassador for Austria succeeding Ulrich Stacher.

    (36 words)
  • Japan’s foreign policy and global energy security

    Today, energy security is an indispensable subject even in general discussions about foreign policy. Securing needed energy resources is one of the prerequisites for ensuring sustainable economic growth. Dealing with the current rapid growth in demand for energy in Asia is a high priority on many agendas. As for Japan’s perspective on energy security co-operation, I would like to touch upon the following three points: security of supply, energy and the environment, and the importance in energy response of the International Energy Agency (IEA), a sister organisation of the OECD.

    (1083 words)
  • Japan: Remembering and rebuilding

    On 11 March one year ago, an earthquake of magnitude 9.0 struck eastern Japan. The earthquake was followed by a huge tsunami and a nuclear accident. All these incidents combined resulted in an unprecedented disaster leaving more than 19,000 people dead or missing and a very large material damage. 

    (387 words)
  • REUTERS/Toru Hanai

    Japan will bounce back quickly

    “[…] On behalf of the OECD, I express our profound sorrow at the enormous loss of life and extend our condolences to all those who have been affected by this terrible tragedy. At the same time, we admire the courage and resolve of the Japanese people in face of adversity, and we are confident that Japan will emerge from this disaster stronger and better.

    (539 words)
  • Mari Kiviniemi, Finland's Minister of Public Administration & Local Government

    ©Finnish government

    Roundtable on regional policy

    The global economic crisis is affecting families and communities across the planet. With regions bearing the brunt of the crisis, affecting businesses, jobs and people generally, regional policies are very much part of the solution.

    (2753 words)
  • Japan's economic challenges

    Until 2002, Japan was mired in a prolonged period of stagnation–the “lost decade”–which saw its per capita income drop from the fifth highest in the OECD area in 1992 to only 19th in 2002. The miracle economy that mesmerised the world in the 1980s looked decidedly weak. Now, thanks to exports and business investment, Japan has achieved the longest expansion in its post-war history.

    (1059 words)
  • Tackling global challenges and the OECD

    With the world economy today experiencing turbulence on a number of diverse fronts, OECD countries are preoccupied with meeting these challenges.

    (804 words)
  • Alfonso Pecoraro Scanio, Italy's minister for the environment, and chair of the 2008 OECD meeting of environment ministers ©Reuters/Alessandro Bianchi

    Ministers' roundtable on climate change

    Climate change is a pressing challenge, requiring leadership and determined action. At the same time, people are concerned that policies do not put them at an economic disadvantage or unnecessarily undermine their welfare.

    Can governments balance these concerns? The OECD’s Environment Policy Committee meets at ministerial level on 28-29 April 2008 under the theme of global competitiveness. Some non-OECD developing countries will also participate, as will stakeholders from business, labour and civil society.

    (2092 words)
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