[Seminar] How to Connect the Expansion of Defense Spending to Strengthening Technological and Industrial Foundations
[Speaker]
Hajime Inoue, Deputy Director of the Macroeconomic Research Center / Senior Researcher, Japan Research Institute, Ltd.
[Key Lecture Content]
Amidst the fluctuations in the international order and the rising competition in military, technology, and industry, countries are simultaneously strengthening their defense capabilities and reconstructing the industrial base that supports them. In Japan, as defense spending expands, there is a pressing question of how to link this increase in expenditure not just to temporary equipment procurement but also to the strengthening of the domestic technology and industrial base.
In this lecture, we will take a comprehensive look at the international environment and Japan's position, organizing the use of defense spending, the challenges of defense production and technological base, defense equipment transfer, joint development and production, and the utilization of dual-use technologies, while presenting key points toward a virtuous cycle of strengthening defense capabilities and economic growth.
[Lecture Items]
1. Changes in the international order and global trends surrounding the defense industry
2. Japan's security environment and the current state of defense spending expansion viewed through international comparisons
3. The effects of increased defense spending are determined by its "use"
4. The current status and challenges of Japan's defense production and technological base
5. Strengthening the base through defense equipment transfer, joint development, and joint production
6. Dual-use technologies that connect defense and growth
7. Toward a virtuous cycle of strengthening defense capabilities and economic growth
8. Q&A / Business card exchange

| Date and time | Friday, Jul 31, 2026 01:00 PM ~ 03:00 PM |
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| Capital | Venue attendance / Live streaming / Archive streaming (available for viewing multiple times for 2 weeks) SSK Seminar Room, 2-6-2 Nishi-Shinbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 4th Floor, Zaimax Nishi-Shinbashi Building |
| Entry fee | Charge |
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