From the economy to business, international relations and social norms, the impact of the coronavirus pandemic has become far more drastic than we had imagined.As the countries strive to respond, Nikkei has invited leaders and experts from Japan and abroad to deliver a series of online lectures titled “Nikkei Virtual Global Forum” on how Japan and the world will change and how we should prepare ourselves for those coming changes.

Session 1 Justice in a Time of Pandemic:Will the Coronavirus Change Our Way of Life?

Professor Michael J. Sandel, teacher of political philosophy at Harvard University

Session 2 The Vitality of the Japan-US alliance

Joseph S. Nye, Jr. University of Distinguished Service Professor, Harvard University

Session 3 The Future of Japanese Politics

Shigeru Ishiba, Former Secretary-General, Liberal Democratic Party of Japan

Session 4 World in Transition:How COVID-19 could change the international political order

John J. Hamre, President and CEO, CSIS, Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense

Session 5 Japan's Economy Policy under COVID-19

Heizo Takenaka, Professor at Toyo University, Former Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications

Session 6 Human capital: the central pillar of revival

Atsushi Seike, President, Promotion and Mutual Aid Coporation for Private Schools of Japan

Special Session Conprehensive Shifts for future work

Tatsuya Kamoi, President and CEO, ABeam Consulting Ltd.

Maoko Kotani, Business news anchor

Session 7 US-China Relations after COVID-19

James B. Steinberg, Former Deputy Secretary of State

Session 8 Cybersecurity after the COVID-19 Crisis

Motohiro Tsuchiya, Professor, Keio University

Session 9 Assessment of Policy Responses to the Coronavirus and Future Challenges

Hiroshi Nakaso, Chairman of the Institute, Daiwa Institute of Research (DIR)

For more details: http://www.global-nikkei.com/nvgf/