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Major Activities in fiscal 2003
  • Collecting and Disseminating Information
    • Gathering and disseminating information
    • Publishing periodicals
      • ERINA Report (ER) (Vols.51-56, every even-numbered month): general information
      • ERINA Business News (EBN) (Vols.37-42, every odd-numbered month): information for businesses
      • A Decade of ERINA (May 2003)
      • ERINA Information (as required): latest information on Northeast Asia
      • Discussion Paper (DP) series (as required): summary of research outcomes
    • Publishing research outcomes
      • JESNA (Vol.4 No.2, June 2003): English-language academic journal
      • Northeast Asia Economic White Paper 2003 (September 2003)
  • Research Projects
    • Transport
      • Study of the Northeast Asia transportation corridors [commissioned by the Overseas Coastal Area Development Institute of Japan] = Report on the 2003 Japan Sea Rim Combined Multimodal Transport Survey (Hokuriku Regional Development Bureau), Study of Tourism Resources and the Tourism Market in Northeastern China (Northeast Asia Tourism Research Association)
      • Research aimed at establishing an international ferry for the Japan Sea coast [commissioned by the Aomori Port Internationalization Conference] = 2003 Report on Studies of a Transportation Strategy for Internationalizing Aomori Port, ER Vol.53
      • Research into transport networks, focusing on Northeast Asia's railways = ER Vols.52, 55 & 56, DP0307
    • Trade and investment
      • Research into an East Asian Free Trade Agreement (FTA) = DP0403, 0403e
      • Study concerning the creation of a Niigata-China business model [commissioned by Niigata City] = Research Report on the Niigata-China Business Model Project
      • Joint Sino-Japanese research into attracting foreign companies to provincial areas of China and Japan, in order to promote Sino-Japanese industrial collaboration (commissioned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs) = Final Report on the Joint Sino-Japanese Research Project on the Attraction of Foreign Companies in Order to Promote Industrial Collaboration
    • Energy
      • Research into energy security and sustainable development in Northeast Asia [in partnership with the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership and the Northeast Asia Economic Forum] = ER Vols.52, 55 & 57
      • Research into the development of Russia's energy sector and Russia's energy strategy to 2020 = ER Vol.53
    • Environment
      • Basic study in preparation for a feasibility study of CDM/JI projects
      • Study of the application of small-scale CDM projects in Mongolia = Mongolia: Policies and Prospects for CDM, November 2003, Development Finance Course 2003, Development Bank of Japan
      • Study in support of the creation of a greenhouse gas inventory for Russia [commissioned by the Ministry of the Environment] = Report on Activities Supporting the Creation of a Russian Greenhouse Gas Inventory
    • International cooperation
      • Study of the international cooperation initiatives and international policies of local authorities = ER Vol.52, Japan's New Channels of Aid and Cooperation: Local Government as an Actor (UNPAN)
      • Intellectual support for the creation of an input-output table for Mongolia
    • Regional economic analysis
      • Analysis of economic trends in Northeast Asia = ER Vols.52-57
      • Analysis of the economic situation in China's three northeastern provinces = ER Vols.54 & 56, DP0405
      • Analysis of the economic system in the ROK = DP0306, 0308, 0401, 0402
      • Research into Economic Reforms in the DPRK and Institutional Guarantees Relating to These = ER Vols.52-54
      • Examination of measures aimed at revitalizing small and medium-sized businesses in Russia = ER Vol.54, EBN Vols.39 & 40
      • Research into measures to counter problems arising from Mongolia's severe winters = Comprehensive Program to Prevent the Loss of Livestock Due to Severe Winter Conditions in Mongolia (Mongolian Ministry of Food and Agriculture / ERINA)
  • Holding Seminars and Symposia
    • Regional seminars
      • Exchange of opinions between major Mongolian textile companies and Gosen Knitters (April 2003, Gosen)
      • The Economic Situation in the Russian Far East: Potential for Increasing Sales of Goods Produced in Niigata Prefecture Through Expansion into this New Market (July 2003, Sanjo)
      • ERINA 10th Anniversary Symposium (October 2003, Niigata City)
      • The Russian Far East as a Market (November 2003, Tsubame)
      • Lecture on promoting the use of Shichiri-Nagahama Port (November 2003, Hirosaki)
      • The Most Recent Economic Situation: Hopes for the Russian Far East and the DPRK (November 2003, Hirosaki)
    • Seminars for supporting members of ERINA
      • The DPRK's Political Behavior in Northeast Asia (May 2003), Hideshi Takesada, Senior Researcher, National Institute for Defense Studies, Defense Agency
      • China's Energy Strategy (June 2003), Ken Koyama, General Manager, Energy Strategy Department, the Institute of Energy Economics, Japan
      • Prospects for Russo-Japanese Relations (July 2003), Alexander Panov, Russian Ambassador to Japan
      • Exchange of opinions with members of the management committee and supporting members of ERINA (September 2003)
      • China's Country Risk (September 2003), Takanori Kitamura, Senior Research Fellow, Japan Institute of International Affairs
      • The Russian Far East as a Market (November 2003), Masaaki Amma, Deputy Director, International Finance Department II, Japan Bank for International Cooperation; Toshikazu Endo, Head, Working Group on Policy Issues, Keidanren Japan-Russia Economic Committee; and others
      • Problems Concerning Perceptions of History in Northeast Asia (December 2003), Li Sungsi, Professor, School of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Waseda University
      • The Current State of High Speed Railway Projects in Northeast Asia (March 2004), Seiji Abe, Professor, Kansai University
    • On-the-job training projects [commissioned by the Japan Association for Trade with Russia and Central-Eastern Europe (ROTOBO) and the Japan International Cooperation Center
      • Consumption and distribution seminar (November 2003, Vladivostok, Khabarovsk)
      • Food processing and quality control seminar (December 2003, Khabarovsk)
      • Russian Far East woodwork industry development support seminar (December 2003, Niigata City)
      • Russian Far East marine produce industry development support seminar (February 2004, Ryotsu)
      • Wood processing seminar (February 2004, Khabarovsk)
      • Industrial park seminar (February 2004, Khabarovsk)
  • Academic Cooperation and Exchange
    • Hosting of visiting researchers from overseas
    • Academic exchange agreements
      • Memorandum of understanding between ERINA and the Export-Import Bank of Korea (December 2003)
      • Memorandum of understanding between ERINA and the Korean Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP) (February 2004)
  • Other
    • Projects supporting international exchange activities on the part of companies
      • Holding public seminars (supporting corporate management, dispatching lecturers, etc.)
        • The Recent Economic Situation in Northeast Asia: Far Eastern Russia and the DPRK (September 2003, aboard the Fujimaru), organized by the Shichiri-Nagahama Port Utilization Promotion Council
        • Tsubame-Sanjo Manufacturing Network Fair (November 2003, Sanjo), organized by the Center for Promoting the Development of Industry in Central Niigata Prefecture
        • Gifu Prefecture Japan Sea Rim Research Society New Year Lecture on the Economy (January 2004, Gifu City)
        • Natural Gas Seminar (March 2004, Niigata City), organized by Niigata Prefecture
        • 2004 Japan-China Economic Cooperation Conference in Sendai (March 2004, Sendai), organized by the Japan-China Northeast Development Association and the governments of the Inner Mongolian Autonomous Region and Jilin, Heilongjiang and Liaoning provinces
      • Promoting measures aimed at stimulating trade, investment and transport
        • Joint Russia-Japan Public-Private Sector Conference on the Economy of the Russian Far East (June/July 2003, Vladivostok and Khabarovsk)
        • Russian Far East Business Information Network (held five times in Niigata City)
        • NAB-Messe Northeast Asia Business Fair (February 2004, Niigata City)
      • Dispatch and hosting of business missions
        • Study tour of supermarkets (July/August 2003, Niigata City)
        • Delegation investigating work tools (September 2003, Vladivostok and Khabarovsk)
        • Tsubame Chamber of Commerce and Industry mission to Russia (October 2003, Vladivostok)
        • Preliminary inspection team investigating issues involved in setting up sushi bars (October/November, Niigata City and Tokyo)
        • Gosen Knitters mission to Mongolia (November 2003, Ulaanbaatar)
        • Niigata City economic mission to the Russian Far East (November 2003, Vladivostok and Khabarovsk)
        • Delegation investigating fishery industry projects in the Russian Far East (March 2004, Vladivostok)
      • Provision of trade and investment consulting services
    • 2004 Northeast Asia Economic Conference / Northeast Asia Economic Forum in Niigata (2nd - 3rd February 2004, Niigata City)
    • 7th Plenary Meeting of the Northeast Asia Economic Conference Organizing Committee (1st February 2004, Niigata City)
    • ERINA Medium-Term Plan 2004 - 2008 (March 2004)
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