09-23-08 Japan Society, Zadankai-series: Sources for Japan’s Future Growth

“Sources for Japan’s Future Growth”

Speaker:
Yuji Muranaga
Chief Executive Director of JETRO San Francisco

Time:	Tuesday, September 23, 2008 12:00-1:30 pm Please arrive no later than 12:10 pm.
Location:	Business Innovation Center (BIC), JETRO 111 N. Market Street, 6th Floor San Jose, CA 95113
Cost:	$35 JSNC and Keizai Society Members $50 Non-Members Lunch will be provided, courtesy of JETRO San Francisco.
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Japan’s economy is facing many challenges, including the declining birthrate, an aging
population and economic integration with East Asia. Is the future of Japan’s economy
still bright? Yuji Muranaga will examine sources of Japan’s future strength.
This talk will be in Japanese.

Panelist Bios

Yuji Muranaga has been Chief Executive Director of JETRO San Francisco since July
2006. He joined Japan’s Ministry of International Trade & Industry (MITI) in 1983, later
renamed Ministry of Economy, Trade & Industry (METI). He has served as director of
many key offices of METI including the Patent Office, Minister’s Secretariat, the
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, and Industrial Science
and Technology Policy and Environment Bureau. He was a Consul at the Consulate
General of Japan in New York from 1999 to 2002.

About the series…
At the Japan Society of Northern California our Board of Directors is one of our greatest
strengths. Drawn from all corners of the business world, they are all experts in their
respective fields. It is with great pleasure that we offer you a chance to tap into that
unique fund of knowledge and expertise in our inaugural Japan Society Zadankai
(roundtable) series.

Over the next five months, the Zadankai series will bring you five intimate discussions,
on five topics, with five members of our Board. Participation in each discussion will be
limited to approximately 15 people to ensure a truly roundtable conversation.