On January 10, 2025, the Policy Research Institute (PRI) held the first PRI/KIPF Seminar in Tokyo with the Korea Institute of Public Finance (KIPF) on "Background of declining birthrate in Japan and Korea." This seminar was the first to be held since signing a memorandum of intent (MOI) on research exchange between the PRI and the KIPF in June 2024.

At this seminar, presentations from the Japanese and Korean sides on the declining birthrate were delivered, followed by President Komiya's keynote speech. Throughout the seminar, lively discussions occurred on this difficult challenge for the two countries.

Opening Session

KOMIYA Yoshiyuki, President, PRI

LEE Young, President, KIPF

Keynote Speech

KOMIYA Yoshiyuki, President, PRI

Discussion points on Declining Birthrate ~Based on my experience at the Children and Families Agency~

Session 1: Background of Declining Birthrate in Japan

[Speaker] NAKAHARA Shigehito, Director for Policy Planning of the Children and Families Agency
-Presentation Materials-(PDF:2081KB)

[Commentators] MORIIZUMI Rie , Senior Researcher of the Department of Population Dynamics Research, National Institute of Population and Social Security Research
-Comment Materials-(PDF:76KB)

Session 2: Background of Declining Birthrate in Korea

[Speakers] KIM Pyounsik, Associate Research Fellow, Center for Population Policy Evaluation, KIPF
-Presentation Materials-(PDF:1032KB)
[Commentators]PARK Cheonghum, Associate Research Fellow, Center for Population Policy Evaluation, KIPF

Closing Session

KOMIYA Yoshiyuki, President, PRI

LEE Young, President, KIPF

[Group Photo]

[The PRI/KIPF Seminar]