As Japan’s labor force decline, Japan is increasingly facing labor shortages. To what extent can foreign labor help Japan’s economy? To address this question, Giovanni Ganelli and Naoko Miake of the International Montary Fund recently published a paper Foreign Help Wanted: Easing Japan’s Labor Shortages (https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/wp/2015/wp15181.pdf). They will discuss their report and engage a discussion with the audience on the results of their research. (They will be speaking in a private capacity, not on behalf of the IMF or any other organization).