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Major Activities in fiscal 2002
  • Collecting and Disseminating Information
    • Gathering and disseminating information
      • Enhancing and improving our information-gathering and dissemination capability via the internet (new NEA Today section on the ERINA homepage)
    • Publishing periodicals
      • ERINA Report (Vol.45-50, bimonthly): general information
      • ERINA Business News (Vol.31-36, every odd-numbered month): information for businesses
      • ERINA Information (as required): latest information on Northeast Asia
      • Discussion Paper series (as required): summary of research results
    • Publishing research results
      • JESNA (Vol.3 No.2, March 2002, Vol.4 No.1, November 2002): English-language academic journal
      • ERINA Booklet Vol.1 Vision for the Northeast Asia Transportation Corridors (June 2002)
      • ERINA Booklet Vol.2 Ten Years of Tumen River Area Development: Evaluation and Issues (February 2003)
  • ERINA Research Projects
    • Transport
      • Research into the Northeast Asia transportation corridors: Vision for the Northeast Asia Transportation Corridors (editions in each language; published June 2002)
      • Research into transport in Northeast Asia and international use of the Trans-Siberian Railway: ERINA Report Vol. 46, 48 and 50
    • Trade and Investment
      • Research into the effects of free trade agreements in East Asia: JESNA Vol.4 No.1
    • Energy and the Environment
      • Research into energy security and sustainable development in Northeast Asia (supported by the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership): ERINA Report Vol. 46 and 49; report on the Energy Security and Sustainable Development in Northeast Asia conference (April 2003)
      • Research into an eco-industry network in Northeast Asia
      • Research into the potential for shifting to a high natural gas consumption configuration
    • Agricultural Issues
    • Analysis of Trends in Northeast Asia: ERINA Report Vol.45-50
    • Analysis of the Regional Economy
      • Research aimed at gathering information about urban areas in China
      • Research into structural adjustments to the ROK economy: DP0201 Structural Adjustments in the ROK Since the Currency Crisis; DP0301 Regulatory Reforms in the ROK: The Cases of the Electricity and Telecommunications Sectors
      • Research into local government finance in the ROK: ERINA Report Vol. 51 and 52
      • Research into changes in the DPRK’s economic policies and trends in its foreign investment related policies: ERINA Report Vol.48-51; ERINA Information
      • Investigation of measures to revitalize small and medium-sized businesses in the Russian Far East
      • The Russian Far East development program: prospects for cooperation and related projects: ERINA Report Vol.47
      • Cooperative economic projects between Japan and Mongolia: ERINA Report Vol.47
      • Comparative research into subregional economic blocs
  • Contracted Research Projects
    • Identification of the conditions required for establishing a cross-Japan Sea/East Sea international ferry; commissioned by the Overseas Coastal Area Development Institute of Japan: Investigation of Measures to Promote Combined Multimodal Transportation in the Japan Sea/East Sea Rim (Hokuriku Regional Development Bureau)
  • Regional Seminars
    • Lecture commemorating the 30th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Japan and China (November 2002), held in Niigata City. Speaker: L. Zhang, Minister-Counselor and Consul-General, Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Japan
    • Lecture and the informal discussion of information relating to efforts to promote the use of Shichiri-Nagahama Port (November 2002), held in Hirosaki City. Speaker: S. Yoshida, Director-General, ERINA
    • Northeast Asia symposium (December 2002), held in Niigata City. Speakers: J. Du, Professor, Faculty of International Development, Takushoku University; J.W. Lee, Professor, College of Law and Politics, Rikkyo University, and others
    • Joetsu City Economic Revitalization Forum (February 2003), held in Tokyo. Speakers: H. Kayahara, Director-General, Japan Port and Harbor Association; H. Kageyama, Director, International Business Advisory Division, Tokyo Research International, and others
  • Seminars for Supporting Members of ERINA
    • On the Occasion of the Completion of the Sanjiang Plain Longtouqiao Dam (April 2002). Speakers: S. Okumura,Chairman, Niigata Prefecture Japan-China Friendship Association; and N. Katsumata, Director, National Institute for Rural Engineering
    • About Development Finance (May 2002). Speakers: S. Madono, Professor, International School of Economics and Business Administration, Reitaku University, and others
    • About Russo-Japanese Relations in the Future (June 2002). Speaker: V. Manilov, Member of the Russian Federation Council
    • The Investment Environment in the ROK and “Future-Oriented” Relations Between Japan and the ROK (July 2002). Speakers: M. Ho, Commercial Attaché, Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Japan; and I. Kim, Assistant Director, Korea Trade Center Tokyo, Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA)
    • Dialogue session between members of the association of sponsoring organizations and the operational committee (August 2002)
    • About the Grand Design for Northeast Asia (October 2002). Speaker: Y. Sawai, Executive Director, National Institute for Research Advancement (NIRA)
    • Northeast Asia Ports Forum (November 2002). Speakers: H. Odani, Director, Ports and Airports Division, Hokuriku Regional Development Bureau, and others
    • About Railway Reforms (December 2002). Speaker: M. Hori, Assistant Professor, Department of Local Economy, Faculty of Community Development, Sakushin Gakuin University
    • Energy Cooperation on the Korean Peninsula (March 2003). Speaker: S. G. Lee, President, Korean Energy Economics Institute (KEEI)
  • Contracted Training Projects
    • Training activities aimed at supporting regional economic reform in Russia, commissioned by the Japan Association for Trade with Russia & Central-Eastern Europe (ROTOBO)
      • Russian rail reforms and multimodal transportation between Niigata and the Russian Far East (November 2002), for three Russian trainees
      • Wood processing (January 2003), for three Russian trainees
      • Fisheries (January - February 2003), for three Russian trainees
    • Training program for 12 energy experts from the Russian Far East and Mongolia (December 2002), commissioned by UNESCAP
  • Academic Exchange Agreements
    • Memorandum of Understanding between the Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry and ERINA (12th October 2002)
    • Memorandum of Understanding between the Korean Energy Economics Institute (KEEI) and ERINA (25th December 2002)
  • Support of Industrial Exchange
    • Provision of business information (organizing and cooperation in the holding of seminars)
      • Dialogue session regarding the promotion of grain imports from Jilin Province (June 2002), held in Joetsu City. Speakers: Y. Fei, Representative, Tokyo Office, Jilian Group Imp/Exp. Co., Ltd, and others
      • Informal discussion for businesses with the Administrative Committee of the Shenyang Hunnan New Urban District (July 2002), held in Niigata City
      • Industrial guidance about Niigata Prefecture (July 2002), held in Nagano City. Speakers: S. Yoshida, Director-General, ERINA, and others
      • Foreign business seminar (November 2002), held in Tsubame City. Speakers: S. Yoshida, Director-General, ERINA, and others
      • Workshop on the usage of Sakata Port (December 2002), held in Sakata City. Speakers: S. Yoshida, Director-General, ERINA, and others
      • Informal discussions with Russian trainees regarding tourism (January 2003), held in Niigata City
      • Shimane International Center economic seminar (January 2003), held in Matsue City. Speakers: S. Yoshida, Director-General, ERINA, and others
      • Natural gas seminar (March 2003), held in Niigata
    • Promotion of measures to enhance trade, investment and transport
      • Participated in the Eurasian Railways Symposium (April 2002), held in Helsinki by the Finland - Northeast Asia Trade Association
      • Participated in the Northeast Asian Economic Summit (May 2002), held in Bohai by the All China Federation of Industry & Commerce
      • Participated in Global Rail Network Design 2002 (May 2002), held in Fukuoka by the International Union of Railways (UIC)
      • Participated in a symposium to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Mongolia (June 2002), held in Ulaanbaatar
      • Established the Russian Far East Business Information Network and held five meetings in Niigata City
      • Participated in the Tumen River Area Development Programme Conference (September 2002), held in Yanbian
      • Participated in the Joint Conference on the Economies of Japan and Russia (October 2002), held in Tokyo
      • Organized an international business workshop for companies in Niigata Prefecture (March 2003), held in Niigata City
    • Dispatch of, cooperation with and participation in business missions
      • Japan-China Economic Cooperation Conference in Heilongjiang, 2002 (May 2002), held in Harbin
      • Japan Association for Trade with Russia & Central-Eastern Europe (ROTOBO) mission to the Russian Far East (July 2002); visited Khabarovsk
      • Delegation investigating transport between Shichiri-Nagahama Port and Russia (August 2002); visited Khabarovsk and Vladivostok
      • Joetsu City economic mission to China (October 2002); visited Dalian, Shenyang, Dandong, Harbin, Hunchun and Yanbian
      • Niigata City economic exchange delegation to the Russian Far East (October - November 2002); visited Vladivostok and Khabarovsk
      • Russian Far East fisheries industry study mission (March 2003); visited Vladivostok
    • Trade and investment consultation service
      • Development of a fumigation facility for rice straw produced in Jilin Province for export; establishment of the Tokyo office of the Jiliang Group Imp/Exp. Co., Ltd; trade in animal fat and oil; possibilities for providing programs and equipment for training machinery operators, etc.
  • Northeast Asia Economic Conference Organizing Committee
    • 6th Plenary Meeting (September 2002), held in Changchun
    • 5th Meeting of the Transportation Subcommittee (September 2002), held in Changchun
    • 6th Meeting of the Transportation Subcommittee (February 2003), held in Tokyo; also held the Tokyo Symposium on the Northeast Asia Transportation Corridors
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