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Newsletter Atsumi & Sakai Policy Research Institute Oct 31, 2025

DX, National Strategic Special Zones, and Regional Revitalization: Sapporo's Potential – Talk Session Report

Takafumi Ochiai, Head of the Policy Research Institute, along with research group members Tatsuya Kurosaka and Hironobu Azuma, participated as speakers in a study session held on Thursday, January 30, 2025, for officials of the City of Sapporo. The event also featured Mr. Shuhei Ishimaru, Executive Director of the Fukuoka Directive Council, and Mr. Takahiko Asamura, Director-General of the City Planning Policy Bureau of Sapporo. The session covered a wide range of topics related to regional revitalization, including digital transformation and the National Strategic Special Zones. A summary of the discussion is provided below.

Symposium Report: “Digitalization of the Rule of Law – Agile Governance, Data Free Flow with Trust, Value of Statistical Life, Regulatory Sandbox” (Held on July 20, 2024)

The symposium titled “Digitalization of the Rule of Law – Agile Governance, Data Free Flow with Trust, Value of Statistical Life, Regulatory Sandbox” was held on July 20, 2024, co-hosted by the Kyoto University Center for Interdisciplinary Studies of Law and Policy and the Policy Research Institute, with sponsorship from the University of Tokyo’s International Graduate Program for Excellence in Advanced Business Law. Each session featured leading experts in their respective fields (listed in program order), who provided reports from their own perspectives, followed by discussions.

Report: “Japan-UK Exchange of Views on Regulatory Reform” (16 July 2024)

On Tuesday, 16 July 2024, a “Japan–UK Exchange of Views on Regulatory Reform” was held, with the Policy Research Institute represented by Director Takafumi Ochiai and members Tatsuhiko Inatani and Hiroki Habuka.