Nishikawa Kazumi

Nishikawa Kazumi, Principal Director for Economic Security Policy at Japan's METI, shares insights on Japan's evolving industrial policy. He discusses the redefinition of economic security as intertwined with national security and technological supremacy. Nishikawa details Japan's strategic goals of supply-chain autonomy and indispensability, lessons from the rare earth crisis, and the need for public-private collaboration. He also explores export controls on semiconductors and the delicate balance in managing trade relationships with China while strengthening domestic resilience.