On November 6, 2013, the Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) and the Sasakawa Peace Foundation-USA held a high-level conference on the dramatic changes under way in Japanese economic policy. Presenters in the first panel included: Adam S. Posen, President, PIIE; Jerald Schiff, Deputy Director, Asia-Pacific Department, International Monetary Fund (IMF); and Takashi Imamura, Vice President and General Manager, Marubeni America Corporation. James Fatheree, President, US-Japan Business Council, chaired the panel. For more information, visit: www.piie.com/events/event_detail.cfm?EventID=308