During the COVID-19 pandemic, you can find "a book that shows the way to tomorrow"!
In this special feature, we recommend "must-read books" from scholars, business leaders, experts, and booksellers, categorized by genre such as future prediction books, general knowledge books, economics and management books, business books, and manga.

Additionally, we include three recommended titles from key persons for each of the "10 themes that reveal the future," such as DX (Digital Transformation), space business, and U.S.-China conflicts.
We also introduce a ranking of all 200 best books.

Furthermore, a special appendix is included: a booklet titled "A World Without Aging," which is a super-summary version of the bestseller "LIFESPAN," with over 100,000 copies sold.

【Feature】
"Reading Guide to Know the Future" Best Books 2021

"Future Chronology" 2021 → 205X: How will Japan and the world change?

A ranking of 32 books that help understand the world 20 and 30 years from now, titled "Future Prediction Books"
1st Place: "2030" — Interview with the author
"Leaders who constantly experiment succeed" — Peter Diamandis
2nd Place: "Future Predictions for 2040" — Interview with the author
"If the COVID crisis accelerates淘汰 (natural selection), Japan will re-grow" — Makoto Naruke

Ranking of classic "Future Prediction Books" recommended by leading experts in each field, with 3 books per theme to understand the future:
◆ Space Business: Naoko Yamasaki, former JAXA astronaut and member of the Cabinet Office Space Policy Committee
◆ Cutting-edge Medical Care: Tetsu Nakano, Professor at Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
◆ AI: Yutaka Matsuo, Professor at the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Engineering
◆ DX: Keizo Tanimura, Director of Asahi Group Holdings
◆ Climate Change: Kenji Fuma, CEO of Neural
◆ CASE (Connected, Autonomous, Shared, Electric): Takaki Nakanishi, Automotive Industry Research Analyst
◆ Digital Currency: Izuru Kato, President of Higashi-Tan Research
◆ U.S.-China Tensions: Ruri Miura, Director of the Mountain Cat Research Institute
◆ Social Inequality: Kenji Hashimoto, Professor at Waseda University School of Human Sciences
◆ Work Styles: Akiko Naka, CEO of Wantedly

Ranking of 25 "Classics" of general knowledge books that should be read to understand the future, recommended by "Master" reader Tatsuoki Uchida.

Impacting real society as well, manga that depict the future.

A ranking of 36 books ("Economics and Management Books") selected by economists and market insiders:
1st Place: "Japan’s Safety Net Gap" — Interview with the author, Masaru Sakai
"An arrangement that separates insurance premiums from benefits is necessary"
1st Place: "Paul Romer and the Mystery of Economic Growth" — Interview with the author, David Walsh
"The Nobel Prize awarded to this book gave it credibility"

A ranking of "Economics and Management Books" recommended by economist and giant in reading, Akira Ikegami:
"These are the 7 must-read books for businesspeople!"

The top-ranked is a massive 780-page work, with a total of 32 books listed in the "Business Books" ranking:
1st Place: "The Complete Guide to Self-Study" — Interview with the author, Reading Monkey
"Hope it helps isolated self-learners"

Bookstore staff's Best Book Rankings:

A list of award-winning works (2018–2020) in categories of economics books, business books, and nonfiction.

【Special Appendix】
[Super Summary] LIFESPAN: A World Without Aging
Aging is a disease that can be cured.

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【Columns】
| Perspective on Economics | How to create a good cycle of safety and security | Tsuyoshi Kariya
| Core of News | Considering the meaning of listing from Toshiba’s turmoil | Yudai Yamada
| Discover! Growing Companies | Alphapolis
| Company Quarterly Report: Notable Earnings | 4 companies in this issue
| Direct Interview with Leaders | Yoshinori Yamashita, President of Ricoh
| Political Focus | What conditions are needed for opposition parties to achieve regime change? | Jiro Yamaguchi
| Global Insights | How long will the V-shaped recovery continue, with record-breaking economic indicators? | Jim O’Neill
| Inside USA | Demolish highways: Biden’s unusual proposal and its aims | Akihiko Yasui
| China Dynamics | Calm and specific perspectives on U.S.-China relations | Satoshi Tomusaka
| Caixin | Fund acquires Philips’ home appliances / Xiaomi invests 1 trillion yen to enter EV market
| Money Trends | Proper monetary policy is more necessary than regulation | Toshiaki Kinuie
| Minority Opinions | Is management that does not lay off people socially kind?
| Corporate Incidents | The shadow of women flickering: what has monopolized Seiko’s management? | Atsushi Takahashi
| Knowledge Techniques & Career Strategies | Germany’s geopolitical thought energizing Asian diplomacy | Masaru Sato
| Interpreting Modern Society through Economists | What is the "comrade effect" caused by information exchange and interaction? | Daichi Shimamoto
| DX for Leaders: An Ultra-Introductory Guide | The threat of Microsoft that Japanese people don’t know | Yasunori Yamamoto
| Economic Crossword | Reading list for 2021
| Cities that attract people, cities that flee | Ebisu, Shibuya, Tokyo | Tomohiro Makino
| Golf Enthusiast | The soil that nurtures future heroes and heroines | Shoho Mitamura
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