Student-run economics education / Japan

ECONOMIX

Economics
beyond the classroom.

Bilingual study sessions, expert talks,
financial education, and student competitions.

16+members
4schools
5founders
¥200Kchallenge pool
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01 / The gap we are closing

Global economics is
hard to access.
Especially in English, and outside the classroom.

Economix JP gives students bilingual study groups, practical financial education, professional talks, and economics competitions.

02 / What we run

01 — 03
01
LEARN

Financial
Literacy.

We run bilingual discussions and study sessions, plus short explainers on exchange rates, NISA, and the economics of everyday life.

02
MEET

Guest Talks.
Workshops.

We invite finance professionals, economists, and entrepreneurs to lead talks, workshops, and Q&A sessions for students.

A guest speaker addressing students at the International Economix Challenge
03
COMPETE

Economics
Olympiad.

We are working toward Japan's first English-language Economics Olympiad and a route for Japanese students to compete internationally.

Economix members and finalists together after the International Economix Challenge

Inside Economix / 01

Bilingualstudy groups.

Members discuss macroeconomics and microeconomics in English and Japanese through regular, collaborative study sessions.

A student presenting an idea to fellow students

Inside Economix / 02

Policy reports.Tokyo finals.

For the Economix Challenge, student teams write policy reports and the top eight present their proposals to judges in Tokyo.

Students working in teams during an Economix workshop

Inside Economix / 03

Expert talks.Student Q&A.

Guest speakers from finance, economics, and technology share professional experience and answer students' questions.

04 / Student policy competition · finals complete

1st International
Economix Challenge.

8 FINALISTSTOKYO · AUG 09¥200,000

The 2026 policy question

How can wages
outpace inflation?

Teams proposed policies to make wage growth outpace inflation and support domestic-demand-led growth.

Tokyo finals / podium

THE RESULTS ARE IN
02

H1-8

Hiroo Gakuen

¥70K
01

LUNA

Waseda University Senior High School

¥100K
03

Longlongbeatseveryone

Hiroo Gakuen

¥30K
FULL
RESULTS ↗

05 / A student network across four schools

16+ members.
Four schools.

ECONOMIXTOKYO
HIROO GAKUEN
WASEDA
JISSEN JOSHI
KOISHIKAWA

06 / The member roster

LEADERSHIP · CONTENT · PARTNERSHIPS

Ten students.
Three teams.

This roster includes the students leading Economix JP's operations, social content, and partnerships.

Ryu Matsumoto
REPRESENTATIVE

松本龍

Shinpei Beppu
DEPUTY REPRESENTATIVE

別府心平

SNS & CONTENT TEAM

新垣櫂

CHIEF EDITOR · SNS & CONTENT

久保下 琥

SNS & CONTENT TEAM

萩原滉登

SNS & CONTENT TEAM

渡邊太惺

SNS & CONTENT TEAM

守 真央

SNS & CONTENT TEAM

広瀬直喜

PARTNERSHIPS TEAM

永島康翔

PARTNERSHIPS TEAM

鈴木理恩

YEAR-ROUND / YEAR-ROUND / YEAR-ROUND /
STUDY SESSIONS×FINANCE HACKS×GUEST SPEAKERS×
WEEKLY RECAPS×WORKSHOPS×CORPORATE SEMINARS×

07 / Long-term plan

Toward IEO Japan.

  1. 01

    Bilingual economics content

  2. 02

    Cross-school student network

  3. 03

    Expert-led seminars

  4. 04

    Recurring events and partnerships

  5. 05

    Official IEO operator in Japan

08 / Join the student team

Join the team
that runs Economix.