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Major Activities in fiscal 2000
  • Collecting and Disseminating Information
    • Publishing periodicals
      • General information, ERINA REPORT (Vol.33-38, bimonthly)
      • Information for the business field, ERINA BUSINESS NEWS (Vol.19-24, every odd month)
      • Latest information on Northeast Asia, ERINA INFORMATION (as required)
      • Summary of research results, DISCUSSION PAPER (as required)
    • Publishing research results
      • Academic magazine published in English, JESNA (Vol.2 No.2, August 2000)
      • Book in Russian, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION IN NORTHEAST ASIA (February 2001)
  • ERINA's Research Projects
    • Research on transportation in Northeast Asia (see the report of the Northeast Asia Economic Conference 2001 in Niigata published on May 2001 and its summary of presentations)
    • Research on ports on east coast of the ROK (ERINA REPORT Vol. 37)
    • Analysis of the economic effects of the Japan-Korea FTA (DISCUSSION PAPER, published on March 2001)
    • Energy security, economic development and environmental protection in Northeast Asia
    • Current situation of and outlook for the environmental industry (in the report of the Northeast Asia Economic Conference 2001 in Niigata published on May 2001 and its summary of presentations)
    • Cooperation of Northeast Asian companies through an information and telecommunications network (Report on cooperation of Northeast Asian companies through an information and telecommunications network, published March 2001)
    • Study of food problems
    • Introduction of development funding and the DPRK's economy (Introduction of development funding and the DPRK's economy, published on April 2001)
    • Study of the reform of the state enterprises of the three provinces in Northeast China
    • Water quality problems of the Tumen River
    • Compilation and analysis of a multiregional input-output table for Northeast Asia 1995 (ERINA REPORT Vol. 36)
    • Research on the possibility of ODA implementation by local authorities (Local authorities' international cooperation - aiming at ODA that involves participation by local inhabitants, published January 2001 by Nippon Hyoron Sha)
  • Contracted Research Projects
    • Research on international transportation infrastructure in Northeast Asia (commissioned by the Overseas Coastal Area Development Institute of Japan)
    • Research on cargo owners' intentions towards container transportation by land and sea (commissioned by the First Port Construction Bureau, Ministry of Transport of Japan)
    • Research on methods of international transportation in East Asia centering around the ROK (section on Niigata Prefecture, commissioned by the Hokuriku Industrial Adjustment Center)
    • Multilateral Cooperation in Northeast Asia and APEC (commissioned by the Japan External Trade Organization)
  • Holding Regional Seminars
    • Cooperation on fisheries in Northeast Asia (April 2000) held in Ryotsu City with S. Yoshida, Director General of ERINA as the speaker
    • The present state of investment in China and areas requiring attention (June 2000) held in Kitakami City with S. Sugano, Director of the Japan-China Investment Promotion Organization as the speaker
    • Workshop on high technology in Russia - titanium and magnesium (November 2000) held in Tsubame City and Sanjo City with speakers by L. Rokhlin, Pro. of Baikov Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science, and others
    • Lecture on economic exchange in the Japan Sea Rim (January 2001) held in Hirosaki City with speakers by H. Kayahara, Director General of the Japan Port and Harbor Association, and others
    • Present state of marine industry in the Russian Far East (February 2001) held in Ryotsu City with S. Yoshida, Director General of ERINA as the speaker
    • Seminar on international cooperation by local authorities (March 2001) held in Niigata City with H. Yoshida, ERINA Visiting Researcher as the speaker
  • Holding Seminars for ERINA's Supporting Members
    • Russia's new administration and the state of economic reform (April 2000) with K. Ogawa, Director General of the Institute for Russian and East European Studies as the speaker
    • Problems involved in making inroads into China and how to cope with them (May 2000) with S. Sugano, Director of the Japan-China Investment Promotion Organization as the speaker
    • Report on the Kanamori group's visits to the DPRK (August 2000) with speakers by Y. Nagase, President of Shinwa Bussan Co., Ltd., and others
    • The economic relationship between Russia and Japan after President Putin's visit to Japan (September 2000) with T. Sugimoto, Secretary General of the Japan Russia Business Cooperation Committee as the speaker
    • Northeast Asia Ports and Harbors Forum (November 2000) under the auspices of the Japan Overseas Ports Cooperation Association
    • Northeast Asia through the eyes of a pro-Japanese Russian (December, 2000) with V. Ovchinikov, Russian Committee of 21st Century as the speaker
    • Transportation situation in Eurasia (February 2001) with S. Saito, President of ITS Japan Co., Ltd., as the speaker
    • Research on international transportation infrastructure in Northeast Asia (March 2001) with I. Mitsuhashi, Senior Advisor of the Overseas Coastal Area Development Institute of Japan (OCDI) as the speaker
  • Contracted Training Projects
    • Japan-Russia regional economic reform support activity (commissioned by the Japan Association for Trade with Russia & Central-Eastern Europe)
      • International combined multimodal transportation (December 2000) for three Russia trainees
      • Technology, part and law related to natural gas vehicles (January 2001) for two Russian trainees
      • Fishery processing and processing technology (from January to February 2001) for three Russian trainees
  • Promotion of Industrial Exchanges
    • Open seminars, including investment seminars
      • Took charge of planning and conducting the first session of the Keizai Doyukai Seminar - Japan Sea Rim economic bloc (April 2000)
      • Invitation to Kamchatka (June 2000), with speakers by Y. Takeuchi, Chairman of the Kamuchatka Study Committee, and others
      • Co-hosted Northeast Asia Ports and Harbors Forum (November 2000), with a seminar for ERINA's supporting members
      • Cooperated with Niigata Prefecture for a seminar about natural gas - The Sakhalin Projects and fuel cells (December 2000)
      • Northeast China Foodstuffs Trade Fair (February 2001) went linked with the Northeast Asia Economic Conference 2001 in Niigata
      • Winter Food Festival in Niigata (February 2001) went linked with the Northeast Asia Economic Conference 2001 in Niigata
      • Japan Sea in the Twenty-First Century - Aiming for a "Sea of Cooperation" (March 2001) held in Tokyo in collaboration with Niigata Prefecture
      • Briefing on promoting the utilization of Niigata Port (March 2001) held in Takasaki City in collaboration with Niigata Prefecture Promoting Activities for Trade, Investment and Logistics
      • Participated in the Fifth Annual Meeting of the U.S. West Coast
      • Russian Far East Ad Hoc Working Group (June 2000) held in Monterey, USA
      • Participated in research on transportation cooperation between Russia and the three provinces in Northeast China (June 2000) held in Amur oblast and Heilongjiang Province
      • Hearing about promoting trade investment between Japan and Russia (December 2000) in Niigata
    • Dispatch to and Participation in Business Missions
      • Niigata City Economic Study Mission (June 2000) to Harbin, Shenyang and Changchun
      • Kanamori Committee Delegation to the DPRK (July 2000) to Pyongyang and Rajin
      • Niigata Prefectural Delegation to Kamchatka (July 2000) to Kamchatka oblast
      • Japan-Russia Far East Research Exchange Network (from August to November 2000) to Vladivostok and Khabarovsk
      • Niigata Prefectural Mission to the West Coast, North America (from November to December 2000) to Vancouver, Seattle and Honolulu
      • Receive Heilongjiang Province Longyun group mission (September 2000)
    • Consulting Services for Trade and Investment
      • Import of soybeans and wild vegetables from China, etc.
    • Running of the Northeast Asia Economic Interaction Regional Liaison Committee
      • Held in Niigata City (February 2000)
      • Established an exclusive page on the ERINA homepage
  • Northeast Asia Economic Conference 2001 in Niigata
    • DateFebruary 8-9, 2001, Thursday to Friday
    Location"Hisho" Room, Hotel Niigata, Niigata City
    OrganizersNiigata Prefecture, Niigata City, ERINA,
    the Federation of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Niigata Prefecture,
    and the Niigata Association of Corporate Executives
    Co-organizerThe United Nations
    ContentsRefer to the attached sheet
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