[JPI Seminar] "Why We Should Consider Strengthening Japan's Maritime Industry Now ~Understanding the Current Situation and Future Outlook from MTI's Perspective~" Held on Monday, May 25th
Japan Planning Research Institute (JPI) will host a seminar on May 25, 2026, featuring Hideki Suzuki, President of MTI Co., Ltd., to discuss the strengthening of Japan's maritime industry. The seminar will analyze the current state and future outlook of Japan's lifeline maritime industry from MTI's perspective, in response to changes in international affairs and new technologies.
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JPI (Japan Planning Research Institute) will host a seminar inviting Mr. Hideki Suzuki, President and Representative Director of MTI Co., Ltd., to elaborate on why Japan's maritime industry needs to be strengthened now.
[Details and Application Here] https://www.jpi.co.jp/seminar/15736
[Title]
Japan's Maritime Industry: Preparing for the Future, Building the Future
Why We Should Consider Strengthening Japan's Maritime Industry Now
~Understanding the Current Situation and Future Outlook from MTI's Perspective~
[Date and Time]
Monday, May 25, 2026, 13:30 - 15:30
* Applications for archive distribution are also accepted after the seminar ends.
[Lecturer]
MTI Co., Ltd.
President and Representative Director
Mr. Hideki Suzuki
[Lecture Overview]
International politics, climate, and new technologies surrounding us are changing at a dizzying pace, making the future increasingly uncertain. Even in such uncertain times, Japan, an island nation surrounded by the sea on all four sides, relies on shipping for over 90% of its imports and exports, making the maritime industry its lifeline.
This seminar will unravel the future of Japan's maritime industry's resilience, which has recently garnered attention, from the perspective of MTI, which is involved in many projects as a key player in the industry.
[Lecture Items]
1. Current situation and challenges facing Japan and Japan's maritime industry
2. International trends and MTI's progress
3. Future project outlook
4. Related Q&A
5. Business card exchange and networking session
This is a valuable opportunity unique to JPI seminars, offering direct dialogue and Q&A with a lecturer who is usually difficult to meet, as well as opportunities to gain practical information and new collaboration triggers through networking among participants across industries.
[Participation Format]
● In-person attendance (archive distribution not included)
● Live streaming attendance (archive distribution not included)
● Archive distribution attendance
* Those attending in-person or via live streaming can add archive distribution for a special fee of 18,500 yen (tax included).
[Participation Fee]
1 person: 33,910 yen (tax included)
2 or more people: 28,910 yen (tax included / same corporation, simultaneous application)
* For those belonging to local public organizations, up to 2 people can attend for 11,000 yen (tax included / in-person and live streaming only).
[Details and Application Here] https://www.jpi.co.jp/seminar/15736
◆ We also arrange questions and introductions to the lecturer after the seminar.
◆ It is highly useful for building human networks among lecturers and participants, and for creating new businesses.
◆ Applications for archive distribution are also accepted after the seminar ends.
[Contact]
Japan Planning Research Institute Co., Ltd.
Kowa Hiroo Building, 5-2-32 Minami Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0047
TEL.03-5793-9761 FAX.03-5793-9767
URL https://www.jpi.co.jp
[About JPI (Japan Planning Research Institute)]
For half a century, JPI has been providing useful information for executives and senior managers in the form of real seminars limited to participants, supporting the spread of national policies and national projects as a "bridge of knowledge" between "politics," "government," and "private sector," and aiming to create national intelligence.
[Details and Application Here] https://www.jpi.co.jp/seminar/15736
[Title]
Japan's Maritime Industry: Preparing for the Future, Building the Future
Why We Should Consider Strengthening Japan's Maritime Industry Now
~Understanding the Current Situation and Future Outlook from MTI's Perspective~
[Date and Time]
Monday, May 25, 2026, 13:30 - 15:30
* Applications for archive distribution are also accepted after the seminar ends.
[Lecturer]
MTI Co., Ltd.
President and Representative Director
Mr. Hideki Suzuki
[Lecture Overview]
International politics, climate, and new technologies surrounding us are changing at a dizzying pace, making the future increasingly uncertain. Even in such uncertain times, Japan, an island nation surrounded by the sea on all four sides, relies on shipping for over 90% of its imports and exports, making the maritime industry its lifeline.
This seminar will unravel the future of Japan's maritime industry's resilience, which has recently garnered attention, from the perspective of MTI, which is involved in many projects as a key player in the industry.
[Lecture Items]
1. Current situation and challenges facing Japan and Japan's maritime industry
2. International trends and MTI's progress
3. Future project outlook
4. Related Q&A
5. Business card exchange and networking session
This is a valuable opportunity unique to JPI seminars, offering direct dialogue and Q&A with a lecturer who is usually difficult to meet, as well as opportunities to gain practical information and new collaboration triggers through networking among participants across industries.
[Participation Format]
● In-person attendance (archive distribution not included)
● Live streaming attendance (archive distribution not included)
● Archive distribution attendance
* Those attending in-person or via live streaming can add archive distribution for a special fee of 18,500 yen (tax included).
[Participation Fee]
1 person: 33,910 yen (tax included)
2 or more people: 28,910 yen (tax included / same corporation, simultaneous application)
* For those belonging to local public organizations, up to 2 people can attend for 11,000 yen (tax included / in-person and live streaming only).
[Details and Application Here] https://www.jpi.co.jp/seminar/15736
◆ We also arrange questions and introductions to the lecturer after the seminar.
◆ It is highly useful for building human networks among lecturers and participants, and for creating new businesses.
◆ Applications for archive distribution are also accepted after the seminar ends.
[Contact]
Japan Planning Research Institute Co., Ltd.
Kowa Hiroo Building, 5-2-32 Minami Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0047
TEL.03-5793-9761 FAX.03-5793-9767
URL https://www.jpi.co.jp
[About JPI (Japan Planning Research Institute)]
For half a century, JPI has been providing useful information for executives and senior managers in the form of real seminars limited to participants, supporting the spread of national policies and national projects as a "bridge of knowledge" between "politics," "government," and "private sector," and aiming to create national intelligence.