The purpose of this paper is to understand the transition that Japan must make to regain its global economic competitiveness. It examines the significance of foreign technical talent to the Japanese high technology sector, specifically, the information and communications technology (ICT)...

"Assessing key areas of Sino-U.S. technological competition such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing, telecommunications, green tech and defense, the ability of both countries' industries and tech sectors to compete, and the likely consequences primacy in each area will have."

Highly-skilled people are among the most valuable factors of production in the contemporary world economy. Some have characterized the competition among nations for these people as a “brain drain” or “war for talent” that imposes significant costs on the countries of emigration. However,...