Abstract: The interview with Francis Fukuyama was published in the May-June 2018 issue of Japan Spotlight,an academic magazine run by the Japan International Economic Exchange Consortium.The interview date was on Feb.6,2018,and the content was focused on capitalism and democracy in the era of geopolitical challenges,involving geopolitical crisis,capitalist system,aging society,income gap,Japan's economic and social systems and many other issues.

Key words: geopolitics, capitalism, democracy, Francis Fukuyama