[Sponsored by the Ministry of Finance] "& questions" is a program that invites noteworthy companies and project leaders to delve into key words. This time, we spoke with Katayama Kentaro, Director of the Budget Bureau Research Division, Ministry of Finance, Toyama Kazuhiko, Chairman of IGPI Group, and Nakamuro Makiko, Professor at the Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University, on the theme of "Depopulation and Japan's Finances." ▼For more information on the Ministry of Finance, click here: https://bit.ly/4036CSd ▼Table of Contents 00:00 Digest 00:48 Opening 03:39 Ministry of Finance 14:58 Population Decline 42:43 Japan's Future ▼Cast Information Katayama Kentaro Director of the Budget Bureau Research Division, Ministry of Finance [Joined the Ministry in 2001] Graduated from the Faculty of Economics at the University of Tokyo in 1999, completed graduate school at the University of Tokyo in 2001, and joined the Ministry of Finance. He was appointed Deputy Director-General for the Budget Bureau, Director of the Social Security Planning Office, Budget Bureau, Deputy Director and Director of the Personnel Coordination Office of the Secretariat of the Minister's Secretariat, and served as a councilor for the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for three years before assuming his current position in July 2024. Kazuhiko Toyama Chairman, IGPI Group Co., Ltd. Born in 1960, graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Tokyo, received an MBA from Stanford University, and passed the bar exam. After serving as representative director of the Boston Consulting Group and Corporate Direction, he participated in the establishment of the Industrial Revitalization Corporation of Japan in 2003 and became COO. After the dissolution of the company, he founded IGPI and has been involved in management reform and growth support for many companies to this day. Makiko Nakamuro Educational Economist Professor, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University After graduating from Keio University, he worked at the Bank of Japan and other institutions before earning a PhD from Columbia University in 2010. He specializes in educational economics. He has been an associate professor at the Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University since 2013, and a professor at the same faculty since 2019. Since 2021, he has been a senior expert (digital education) at the Digital Agency. His book, "The Economics of Academic Ability," has sold an unprecedented 300,000 copies for an educational book. #Ministry of Finance #Depopulation #Productive Age Population #Social Security #Potential Growth Rate #Innovation #Grand Design #PIVOT