News Release

JRI and Samsung Economic Research Institute Hold Joint Symposium

November 13, 2007

The Japan Research Institute, Limited

The Japan Research Institute, Limited (President: Yasuyuki Kimoto; Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; "JRI") and the Samsung Economic Research Institute, a Korean think-tank affiliated to the Samsung Group (President & CEO: Ku-Hyun Jung; Headquarters: Seoul, Korea; "SERI") will hold a joint symposium on the theme of "Sustainable Countermeasures to Population Aging: Focusing on the Cases of Korea and Japan" in the International Conference Room at the offices of the Korean Federation of Banks in Seoul, Korea, on November 14 2007.

JRI will be represented at the symposium by Senior Economist Hisashi Yamada and Senior Economist Kazuhiko Nishizawa of the Economics Department, who will give presentations entitled "Corporate Management Strategies and Employment Systems" and "A Historical Examination of Population Aging Policy in Japan".

The purpose of the symposium is to publish the results of joint research conducted by JRI and SERI in fiscal 2006. Reports on this research are posted on the following Web page.
http://www.jri.co.jp/thinktank/research/category/business/2007/jri_070629.html

Outline of the Symposium

Date & Time:	Wednesday, November 14, 2007; 14:00-16:30
Venue:	International Conference Room, Korean Federation of Banks, Seoul, Korea
Hosted by:	Samsung Economic Research Institute and The Japan Research Institute, Limited
Main Theme:	"Sustainable Countermeasures to Population Aging: Focusing on the Cases of Korea and Japan"
Structure:	Researchers from the two Institutes will give presentations on 6 themes, lasting 20 minutes each.
Delegates:	JRI will be represented by Chief Economist Hisashi Yamada and Senior Economist Kazuhiko Nishizawa.
Presentations:	1."A Historical Examination of Population Aging Policy in Japan"; Kazuhiko Nishizawa(JRI) 2."Corporate Management Strategies and Employment Systems"; Hisashi Yamada (JRI) 3.Directions for National Pensions and Health Insurance Policy in Reflection of the Fiscal Outlook (SERI) 4.Financial Market Policy for Income Security in Retirement (SERI) 5.Policy Measures on the Employment of Elderly Workers and the Role of Companies and Society (SERI) 6.Overall Assessment: An Order of Priority for Sustainable Countermeasures Against Population Aging (SERI)

For more information on the content of this report, please contact Yoshiteru Muto, the Japan Research Institute, Limited.

Tel: 03-3288- 5360
E-mail：muto.yoshiteru@jri.co.jp