White Paper on International Economy and Trade 2015

• Contents, Introduction and Explanatory Notes（PDF：302KB）

Part Ⅰ: Changes in Japan’s external account and global economic trends

Chapter 1: Change in Japan’s external account

• Section 1 Trends in Japan’s external balance （PDF：1,047KB）
• Section 2 International comparison of the current account balance structure （PDF：929KB）

Chapter 2: Mega Trends affecting the global business environment

• Section 1 Classification of emerging economies （PDF：28KB）
• Section 2 Present and future of emerging economies （PDF：462KB）
• Section 3 Increasing infrastructure demand （PDF：294KB）
• Section 4 Sophistication of consumption （PDF：276KB）
• Section 5 Shift to services economy （PDF：209KB）
• Section 6 Considerations for sustainability （PDF：112KB）

Part Ⅱ: Strengthening Japan’s competitiveness by taking advantage of its robustness

Chapter 1: Analysis: Japan’s competitive advantage in cross border activities

• Section1: Competitiveness in export （PDF：8,449KB）
• Section2: Competitiveness in attracting people and enterprises （PDF：1,977KB）
• Section3: Competitiveness of Japanese multinationals （PDF：4,480KB）

Chapter 2: Towards stronger business environment and improved managerial capability

• Section1: Charging business models and policies that support change （PDF：1,457KB）
• Section2: Distinctive policies of countries and regional which enhance innovation （PDF：530KB）
• Section3: Toward improved global management （PDF：660KB）

Part Ⅲ: International Economic Policy

• Table of Contents （PDF：54KB）

Chapter 1: Worldwide expansion of economic partnership networks

• Section1: Strengthening links to the global economy via economic partnerships (EPA/FTA) （PDF：1,499KB）
• Section 2: Investment-related treaties （PDF：99KB）
• Section 3: Tax conventions （PDF：69KB）
• Section 4: Initiatives to support the formation of global rules （PDF：331KB）
• Section 5: Initiatives to create new rules （PDF：197KB）

Chapter 2: The emerging countries strategy

• Section 1: The three types of emerging market （PDF：22KB）
• Section 2: Progress and future policies in each region （PDF：45KB）
• Section 3: Measures to support companies （PDF：52KB）

Chapter 3: Promoting inward direct investment

• Section 1: Significance and current status of inward direct investment （PDF：252KB）
• Section 2: Initiatives to expand foreign direct investment in Japan （PDF：152KB）
• Section 3: Investment incentives （PDF：183KB）

References(PDF:53KB)

List of Figures and Tables(PDF:16KB)