Experts and business leaders who gathered Thursday at an international meeting in Dalian urged the government led by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to be on guard against negative factors that could hurt Japan's economy.

In a session on Japan at the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2013, also known as the Summer Davos, participants welcomed the results so far from "Abenomics," which has begun to reverse the deflationary tide and driven up stock prices.

But they also raised concerns going forward.