| Analysis of Economic Trends in Northeast Asia |
 Analysis of Economic Trends in Northeast Asia
 Analysis of Economic Trends in Northeast Asia
| Content |
We have continued to analyze short-term trends in Northeast Asia (for China and the Northeast of China, Russia and the Far East of Russia, Mongolia, the ROK, and the DPRK), with the details of this analysis being published bimonthly in the ERINA Report and on the website. |
| Major outcomes |
- Analysis of Economic Trends in Northeast Asia (each edition of the ERINA Report [in Japanese])
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| Staff in Charge |
Associate Senior Economist NAKAJIMA Tomoyoshi
Associate Senior Researcher TSUKUBA Masayuki
Associate Senior Researcher MIMURA Mitsuhiro
Associate Senior Researcher Sh. Enkbayar
Associate Senior Researcher ITOH Shoichi
Researcher ZHU Yonghao
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| Energy Security |
Mechanisms for Multilateral Energy Cooperation in Northeast Asia
Mechanisms for Multilateral Energy Cooperation in Northeast Asia
| Content |
Having identified the current situation of the energy supply-demand structure in continually-changing Having deepened the information exchange network with think tanks involved in energy within the Northeast Asian region, and while continuing to further develop the second-track multilateral dialogue which ERINA has constructed to date, we have participated in external committee meetings, undertaken a broad-ranging exchange of opinions with experts and government officials in the various countries of Northeast Asia, the United States, and the IEA etc., and have linked them together in written pieces and in policy proposals at a session of the Northeast Asia International Conference for Economic Development (NICE). |
| Major outcomes |
Papers:
- "China's Surging Energy Demand and Sino-Japanese Relations: The Northeast
Asian Energy Nexus Revisited" ERINA Report, Vol. 85 (January 2009)
 [Abstract in English]
- "Watch out for the pitfalls of the 'resources capturing war'", posted on the Asahi Shimbun
website, October 2008
- "Watch out for the pitfalls of the 'resources capturing war'" [in Japanese], Asahi Shimbun
newspaper, September 2008
- "How Should Japan Formulate Its Energy Strategy?" [in Japanese], "GPI Brief" [Global Policy
Initiative], No. 5, July 2008
- "China's Surging Energy Demand: Trigger for Conflict or Cooperation with Japan?", "East Asia: an
International Quarterly", Vol. 25, No. 1, Spring 2008
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Conference presentations:
- "Toward a Grand Design of Energy Security in the Asia-Pacific: The Japan–U.S. Alliance and China's Engagement", Japan Center for International Exchange (JCIE) "An Enhanced Agenda for US–Japan Partnership", January 2009
- "Potential Areas for Japan-U.S. Energy Strategy Adjustment toward Russia", The Nixon Center,
Washington D.C., December 2008
- "Northeast Asian Energy Security: How Should We Rate China and Russia?" [in Japanese], Central
Research Institute of Electric Power Industry (CRIEPI) "Energy Security Research Group", October 2008
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| Staff in Charge |
Associate Senior Researcher ITOH Shoichi |
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Production of Reports, etc., concerning the "Japan–Russia Project on Petroleum and Petroleum Natural Gas Refining in the Far Eastern Region of the Russian Federation"
Production of Reports, etc., concerning the "Japan–Russia Project on Petroleum and Petroleum Natural Gas Refining in the Far Eastern Region of the Russian Federation"
| Content |
We have accepted a commission from the Asia-Pacific Region Representative Office of Rosneft
for the production of a report pertaining to linguistic notation, and the translation into Japanese,
editing and proofreading of the pamphlet Rosneft: Energy for Development. |
| Commissioning Organization |
Rosneft |
| Major outcomes |
Papers:
- "Japan–Russia Cooperation in the Oil Sector: The current situation, the prospects thereof, and proposals" (November 2008) [in Japanese]
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| Staff in Charge |
Research Division Deputy Director ARAI Hirofumi
Visiting Researcher YOKOCHI Akihiro |
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| Food Security in Northeast Asia |
Food Security in Northeast Asia
Food Security in Northeast Asia
| Content |
We have undertaken collaborative research (year two) with Niigata University Faculty of Agriculture and the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences. Having identified the actual situation of the food industry linkages in Niigata Prefecture and China's Heilongjiang Province, etc., via questionnaire surveys and on-the-ground fact-finding, we reported that information at a session of the Northeast Asia International Conference for Economic Development (NICE). Further, at the NICE session, we put together case examples on the effect on local economies of food industry clusters in countries in economic transition, China, the ROK, Japan, and Hokkaido. |
| Majour outcomes |
Papers:
- YAGI Hironori and ZHU Yonghao, "The Prospects for the Agricultural Production of State Farms and Related Businesses in China's Heilongjiang Province: With a state-owned land-reclamation enterprise (nongken qiye) as the subject", ERINA Report, Vol. 88 (July 2009) [Summary in English]
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Conference presentation:
- KIMINAMI Lily, "International Linkages and Cooperation in China's Rural Development and Food Industry by Means of a Cluster Strategy", NICE Session (February 2009) [in Japanese, summary in English]
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| Staff in Charge |
Research Division Director NAKAMURA Toshihiko
Researcher ZHU Yonghao |
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| Economic Integration Involving Northeast Asia |
Economic Integration Involving Northeast Asia
Economic Integration Involving Northeast Asia
| Content |
Regarding moves toward East Asian economic integration, including an East Asian FTA and an East Asian Community, we have continued to work in concert with domestic and overseas research organizations and have deepened our academic analyses. By means of the outcomes to date, the public recognition has increased that ERINA is undertaking ongoing research into economic integration within East Asia. |
| Majour outcomes |
Joint authorship:
- NAKAJIMA Tomoyoshi, "The Inevitability of an East Asian Community", Chapter 7 in "The Corroboration of East Asian Regionalism and Japan", edited by UMADA Keiichi and KIMURA Fukunari, Bunshindo Corp. (May 2008) [in Japanese]
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Papers:
- KUNO Arata and KIMURA Fukunari, "Northeast Asia and FTAs: Issues and Perspectives", ERINA Report, Vol. 82 (July 2008)
- NAKAJIMA Tomoyoshi, "The Challenge of an East Asian Community", GPI Brief (Global Policy Initiative), No. 7 (December 2008) [in Japanese]
- NAKAJIMA Tomoyoshi, "The ROK's FTA Policy" [in Japanese], Chapter 8 in "The ROK-USA FTA and the ROK Economic Crisis" edited by SUH Sung and LEE Kang-kook, Koyo Shobo, February 2009
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Conference presentations:
- "East Asian Economic Integration and US East Asia Policy", 67th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of International Economics (October 2008) [in Japanese]
- "East Asian Economic Integration" [in Japanese], Yokohama City University general lectures, September 2008
- "Japan's FTA Policy: From the Perspective of its Relations with the ROK" [in Japanese], Korean Trade Research Association and Dong-A University symposium "Seeking a New Direction in ROK-Japan Economic Cooperation", Busan, April 2008
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| Staff in Charge |
Associate Senior Economist NAKAJIMA Tomoyoshi |
|
| Investigation into the Current State of Transport Infrastructure and Distribution |
Follow-Up Surveys of Northeast Asian Transport Corridors
Follow-Up Surveys of Northeast Asian Transport Corridors
| Content |
As well as accurately ascertaining the current situation of distribution in Northeast Asia, we have striven to disseminate that information in order to contribute to the economic and distribution policy ranging from the centers to the regions of each of the nations of Northeast Asia. Via on-the-spot inspection of the Suifenhe–Grodekovo route and presentation of research at international conferences, etc., we have been able to gather and disseminate a considerable amount of information regarding the state of affairs for the Trans-Siberian Railway, the ports of the Russian Far East and a section of the Sino–Russian border. |
| Major outcomes |
Papers:
- TSUJI Hisako, "The Prospects for the Trade and Distribution Routes between East Asia and Russia", ERINA Report, Vol. 85 (January 2009)
- ARAI Hirofumi, "The Black Market Trade and Transit Traffic on the Suifenhe–Grodekovo Border", Northeast Asia Information File, No. 0802 (September 2008) [in Japanese]
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Conference presentations:
- TSUJI Hisako, "The Present Condition and Future Development of Northeast Asian Freight Transport Using the Trans-Siberian Railway", Seoul (September 2008)
- ARAI Hirofumi, "Northeast Asian Distribution: The Challenges and Prospects for Rendering It Seamless" [in Japanese], ERINA Policy Proposal Seminar, Tokyo, March 2009
- ARAI Hirofumi, "The Current Status of and Challenges for Northeastern China and Japan-Sea-Rim Distribution" [in Japanese], Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry "Committee on Partnership for International Logistics Competitiveness Japan-China-ROK Working Group", Tokyo, March 2009
|
| Staff in Charge |
Research Division Deputy Director ARAI Hirofumi
Researcher Hisako Tsuji |
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Cooperation on Research relating to the Streamlining of Northeast Asia–Eurasia Distribution centered on China's Bohai Bay Rim and Northeastern Region
Cooperation on Research relating to the Streamlining of Northeast Asia–Eurasia Distribution centered on China's Bohai Bay Rim and Northeastern Region
| Commissioning Organization |
IBT Corporation |
| Content |
This is a matter of taking China, and in particular the Bohai Bay Rim Economic Subregion centered on Tianjin and the northeastern region, as a production base which is combined in a bloc with Japan, educing the issues in streamlining distribution systems which would be conducive to the raising of the international competitiveness of Japanese firms, and proposing the desired course to take. This was a recommission from IBT Corporation as one link within the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's fiscal 2008 research into the development of distribution and logistics streamlining systems. |
| Major outcomes |
Report:
- IBT Corporation "Research relating to the Streamlining of Northeast Asia–Eurasia Distribution centered on China’s Bohai Bay Rim and Northeastern Region" (March 2009) [in Japanese]
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| Staff in Charge |
Research Division Director NAKAMURA Toshihiko
Research Division Deputy Director ARAI Hirofumi
Senior Fellow SUZUKI Shinsaku
Researcher ZHU Yonghao
Researcher MU Yaoqian |
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Organization of the Information on the Various Situations in the Northeast Asian Region
Organization of the Information on the Various Situations in the Northeast Asian Region
| Commissioning Organization |
the Hokuriku Regional Development Bureau of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism |
| Content |
In order to make possible coping with the rapidly growing international distribution centered on Northeast Asia, we have put in order the information on the latest economic situations in Russia, China's Northeast and the ROK, and on trends in trade, and brought it together as basic data for the revitalization measures of the Hokuriku region. |
| Staff in Charge |
Senior Fellow MITSUHASHI Ikuo |
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| Northeast Asian Environmental Cooperation |
Northeast Asian Environmental Cooperation Mechanisms in the Post-Kyoto Protocol Period
Northeast Asian Environmental Cooperation Mechanisms in the Post-Kyoto Protocol Period
| Content |
Based on research relating to the application of the Kyoto mechanisms to date, from fiscal 2007 we have examined scenarios aimed at environmental cooperation within the Northeast Asian region in the post-Kyoto period. ERINA, having obtained observer status at the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) from
this fiscal year, has participated at the COP14 Poznan conference (December 2008), etc., and has linked that up to discussion at a session of the Northeast Asia International Conference for Economic Development (NICE). |
| Major outcomes |
Conference presentations:
- "Responses to Climate Change: Northeast Asian Perspectives & Youth Partnership", UNEP/IFF, Ulaanbaatar (September 2008)
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Conference Reports:
- "United Nations Climate Change Conference in Poznan", "2009 Northeast Asia International Conference for Economic Development in Niigata"(NICE 2009), Session C, February 2009
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| Staff in Charge |
Associate Senior Researcher Sh. Enkbayar |
|
| The Chinese Economy |
The Progress and Results of the Policy for the Revitalization of China's Northeast Old Industrial Base: Jilin Province's Development Strategies (Tumen River, etc.)
The Progress and Results of the Policy for the Revitalization of China's Northeast Old Industrial Base: Jilin Province's Development Strategies (Tumen River, etc.)
| Content |
Together with pursuing the overall state of progress in the policy for the revitalization of China's
Northeast old industrial base, in fiscal 2008—while obtaining the cooperation of research institutions at home and abroad—we have investigated and researched the Greater Tumen Initiative, which is a regional revitalization policy concentrated on Jilin Province, and Changchun and the Jilin City area, where there are expectations for the development of the automobile industry. Additionally, we have continued to survey the follow-up work relating to the research on the Tianjin Binhai New Area which we moved forward in fiscal 2007 and its relationship with China's Northeast. |
| Major outcomes |
Papers:
- YOSHIDA Susumu and TSUKUBA Masayuki, "The Development of the Tumen River Area and the Construction of a Roadway between China and Mongolia", Northeast Asia Forum (2009) [in Chinese]
- ZHU Yonghao, "The Current Status of and Challenges in the Expansion of ROK Enterprises into China: With a focus on Tianjin Municipality" (Co-authored), ERINA Report, Vol. 84 (November 2008) [Summary in English]
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Conference presentations:
- ZHU Yonghao, "Developments in the Policy for the Revitalization of China's Northeast and Northeast Asian Regional Cooperation" [in Japanese], Association for Northeast Asia Regional Studies, 14th Annual Conference: Session Four, Yamagata University, 28 September 2008
- ZHU Yonghao, "A Reconsideration of the Policy for the Revitalization of China's Northeast", [in Japanese] Japan Scholarly Association for Asian Management (September 2008)
|
| Staff in Charge |
Associate Senior Researcher TSUKUBA Masayuki
Researcher ZHU Yonghao |
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The Effects and Impacts of an Economic Alliance with China
The Effects and Impacts of an Economic Alliance with China
| Content |
We have undertaken research which can make a contribution to the development of Japan–China economic cooperation, focusing on issues such as the peculiarities of China's economy, the direction and effect of a future Japan–China mutual economic alliance, the problem areas in exchange between enterprises in local regions, and the influence on the policy of the respective local governments. |
| Major outcomes |
Joint authorship:
- TSUKUBA Masayuki, "The East Asian Trade Frontier: China's Northeast Economic Subregion", [in Japanese] in "The Expansion of the East Asian International Division of Labor and Japan" edited by Hiromi OHKI, JETRO (October 2008)
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Papers:
- ZHU Yonghao, "One Month after the Sichuan (Wenchuan) Earthquake: A Focus on the Economic Impacts and Rescue and Relief Systems" [in Japanese], Northeast Asia Information File, No. 0801 (June 2008)
- ZHU Yonghao, "Developments in the Policy for the Revitalization of China's Northeast: With a focus on the case example of Liaoning Province", 67th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of International Economics Report Blue Paper, (October 2008) [in Japanese]
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Conference presentations:
- ZHU Yonghao, "Developments in the Policy for the Revitalization of China's Northeast: With a focus on the case example of Liaoning Province" [in Japanese], 67th Annual Meeting of the Japan Society of International Economics, University of Hyogo, (October 2008)
- ZHU Yonghao, "A Reconsideration of the Policy for the Revitalization of China's Northeast: The Importance of Northeast Asian Regional Cooperation "[in Japanese], Japan Scholarly Association for Asian Management "15th National Convention", Fukuoka University, (September 2008)
- ZHU Yonghao, "The Current Status of and Challenges for Northeast Asian Regional Cooperation as seen from China: With a Focus on the Policy for the Revitalization of China's Northeast and the Links Therewith" [in Japanese], Northeast Asian Studies & Exchange Network, and others, "3rd NEASE-NET Forum", 2nd Floor Meeting Room, Ritsumeikan University Kinugasa Campus International Peace Museum, (June 2008)
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| Staff in Charge |
Associate Senior Researcher TSUKUBA Masayuki
Researcher ZHU Yonghao |
|
| The ROK Economy |
The ROK Economy
The ROK Economy
| Content |
We have analyzed the actual situation and relevant issues by means of such meetings as the ROK Economic System Research Association—which also includes researchers from other institutions—with its focus on the economy of the ROK which aspires to becoming the business hub of Northeast Asia and is expected to become the driving force behind the Northeast Asian economy. |
| Major outcomes |
Papers:
- BAAK SaangJoon, "The Service Sector in the ROK: A Comparison of Trends and Labor Productivity with Selected OECD Countries", ERINA Discussion Paper, No. 0802e (ROK Economic System Series No. 14) (September 2008)
- KIM Bong Gil "The Development Pattern of the ROK Automobile Industry and the Structure of its Competitiveness", ERINA Discussion Paper, No. 0803 (ROK Economic System Series No. 15) (November 2008) [in Japanese]
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Lecture:
- NAKAJIMA Tomoyoshi, "The ROK Economy and Japan–ROK Economic Relations", Senshu University Institute for Social Science Summer School Workshop, ERINA (7 August 2008) [in Japanese]
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| Staff in charge |
Associate Senior Economist NAKAJIMA Tomoyoshi |
|
| The DPRK Economy |
The DPRK Economy
The DPRK Economy
| Content |
While continuing to identify the relationships between the DPRK economy and the surrounding nations, and along with advancing Japan–DPRK research cooperation amid fraught Japan–DPRK relations, we have effectuated on-the-ground investigations and an international symposium which has been held four times (jointly-staged among ERINA, the Korea Institute for National Unification of the ROK, and the Liaoning Academy of Social Sciences of China). We have endeavored to disseminate the outcomes of research into the DPRK economy founded on fact, via addresses both domestically and overseas and all forms of the media. |
| Major outcomes |
Joint authorship:
- "Economic Reforms and Changes in the Actual Situation of the Economy", Chapter 5 in The DPRK and Human Security, edited by OKONOGI Masao and ISOGAKI Atsuhito, Keio University Press (March 2009) [in Japanese]
- "Recent Economic Relations between Japan and North Korea", North Korea's External Economic Relations, December 2008
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Papers:
- "The Scramble for the DPRK’s ‘Resources’: Europe and the ROK which are pursuing China", Economist, Vol. 86, No. 43, Mainichi Shimbun (August 2008) [in Japanese]
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Conference presentations:
- "The Recent DPRK Economy and the Current Situation of Japan–DPRK Relations" [in Japanese], Korea Joint Economic Exchange Association in Japan Japan–Korea Economists Social Evening, Korean Commerce and Industry Hall (April 2008)
- "Changes in the DPRK Economy and Future Potential for Change" [in Japanese], Special memorial lecture at the Korean Saitama Prefecture Society of Commerce and Industry, Saitama Prefecture Korean Commerce and Industry Hall (April 2008)
- "Economic Changes in the People’s Democratic Republic of Korea and Northeast Asian Economic Cooperation" [in Japanese], The People’s Government of Heilongjiang Province, China, First International Forum on Northeast Asia Regional Cooperation and Development, Harbin (June 2008)
- "Choegeun-ui Buk-Il-gyeongje-gwan-gye [Recent Economic Relations between Japan and the DPRK]" [in Korean], Korea Institute for National Unification, ROK, ERINA, Korea Institute for National Unification and Liaoning Academy of Social Sciences Joint Project International Workshop (June 2008)
- "Il-Jo-gwan-gye-ui hyeonjae-wa mirae [The Present and Future of Japan–DPRK Relations]" [in Korean], Korea Development Institute (KDI) External Economic Relations of the DPRK (September 2008)
- "Nam-Buk-gyeonghyeop-gwa gukje-hyeomnyeok [North–South Economic Cooperation and International Cooperation" [in Korean], Korean Council for Reconciliation and Cooperation (KCRC) The Future of Peace and Unification on the Korean Peninsula, Seoul Press Center (October 2008)
- "Developments in Post-Cold War DPRK Economic Policy and Economic Reforms and the Outlook for the Future" [in Japanese], Association for Contemporary Korean Studies in Japan Ninth Annual Conference: Shared Discussion—Sixty Years of North–South Relations, Kyushu University (November 2008)
- "Gaeseong-gong-eop-danji sa-eop-gwa Il-Buk gyeongje-gwan-gye [The Gaeseong Industrial Complex Project and Japan–DPRK Economic Relations]" [in Korean], The Hankyoreh Foundation for Reunification and Culture Fourth Hankyoreh-Busan International Symposium (November 2008)
- "The DPRK which has Commemorated the Sixtieth Anniversary of Its Founding: Its Present and Future" [in Japanese], Korea Joint Economic Exchange Association in Japan Seminar (November 2008)
- "Potentials of International Cooperation between Japan and the DPRK", Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements (KRIHS) symposium (February 2009)
- "Joseon-gyeongje-ui hyeonhwang-gwa gwaje The Current State of and Challenges for the DPRK Economy" [in Korean], Expert Forum on the Course of Change in the DPRK in Fiscal Year 2009, Dalian University (March 2009)
- "Economic Trends in the DPRK and its External Relationships" [in Japanese], ERINA Policy Proposal Seminar, Todofuken Kaikan (March 2009)
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| Staff in Charge |
Associate Senior Researcher MIMURA Mitsuhiro |
|
| The Russian Economy |
Research into the Energy Potential of the Eastern Regions of Russia
Research into the Energy Potential of the Eastern Regions of Russia
| Content |
We have followed up on the new Far East development policy by the Russian central government, and have summarized the state of development in Eastern Siberia and the Far East by the country’s major energy enterprises and the future prospects thereof. |
| Major outcomes |
Papers:
- "Russia's Energy Diplomacy toward the Asia-Pacific: Is Moscow's Ambition Dashed?", Energy and Environment in Slavic Eurasia, Slavic Research Center, Hokkaido University (May 2008)
- "State Policy and International Contribution: An Opportunity for Simultaneous Pursuit Thereof" [in Japanese], Energy Forum (May 2008)
- "A Japanese Rethinking of Europe-Russia Relations", posted on the website of the Slavic Research Center, Hokkaido University (December 2008)
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Conference presentations:
- "The Coming into Being of the Medvedev Administration in Russia and Movements concerning Energy Policy", Japan Society of Energy and Resources, FY2008 1st Seminar (October 2008)
- "Why Russia Turned Off the Gas" [in Japanese], appearance on Asahi Newstar program Nyusu no Shinso Evolution ( January 2009)
- "Russia’s Northeast Asian Energy Diplomacy toward the Asia-Pacific Region: The Current Status and Future Prospects Thereof" [in Japanese], Slavic Research Center, Hokkaido University (March 2009)
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| Staff in Charge |
Associate Senior Researcher ITOH Shoichi |
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International Comparative Research on Perceptions of the Investment Environment of the Russian Market
International Comparative Research on Perceptions of the Investment Environment of the Russian Market
| Content |
In addition to surveying the track for the medium- and long-term development of the Russian market, while comparing the perceptions of Japan, China and Europe toward Russia regarding the investment environment, and having endeavored to educe a number of problems peculiar to Russia, we have put them together, amongst other things, in the "Analysis of Economic Trends in Northeast Asia" (in every edition of the ERINA Report). |
| Major outcomes |
Papers:
- ARAI Hirofumi, "Trends in the Regional Development of the Russian Far East and Developments in China–Russia Interregional Exchange" [in Japanese], The Russian Economy and Business Environment Amid the Financial Crisis, Institute for International Trade and Investment (March 2009)
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| Staff in Charge |
Research Division Deputy Director ARAI Hirofumi
Associate Senior Researcher ITOH Shoichi
Researcher ZHU Yonghao |
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Basic Research into Energy Conservation Issues in Russia and the Transfer of Japanese Technology
Basic Research into Energy Conservation Issues in Russia and the Transfer of Japanese Technology
| Content |
The sustainable development of Russia’s economy, along with the improvement in energy efficiency being unavoidable, is also linked to the potential for new international cooperation in the future. Regarding the fundamental research on this problem, we have carried out information gathering and external research commissions. |
| Major outcomes |
Report
- "The Outlook on Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving of the Russian Federation", The Energy Systems Institute (March 2009)
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| Staff in Charge |
Visiting Researcher YOKOCHI Akihiro |
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Japan–Russia Energy Dialogue
Japan–Russia Energy Dialoguey
| Content |
Amid the great changes in the situation encompassing energy and the environment globally, while continuing to exchange points of view on the sustainable development of Northeast Asia, we have sketched the medium-term prospects for bilateral cooperation on energy and the environment between Japan and Russia, and at the same time held an international conference to examine measures for substantive cooperation. |
| Major outcomes |
Japan–Russia Energy and Environment Dialogue in Niigata, Toki Messe (17–18 November 2008) |
| Organizers:Niigata Prefecture; Niigata City; ERINA |
| Participants:approximately 230 persons (approximately 210 Japanese and 20 persons from overseas) |
| Report:Special Feature: Japan–Russia Energy and Environment Dialogue in Niigata, ERINA Report, Vol. 86 (March 2009) |
| Staff in Charge |
Summarizing:Research Division Deputy Director ARAI Hirofumi |
| Conference:Visiting Researcher YOKOCHI Akihiro; Associate Senior Researcher ITOH Shoichi |
| Administration:PR & Planning Office Assistant Manager SHIMBO Fumie ;
PR & Planning Office Senior Accountant KOBAYASHI Makiko
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| The Mongolian Economy |
The Mongolian Economy
The Mongolian Economy
| Content |
We have continued research on the problem of the integration of Mongolia’s economic development and the Northeast Asian economy, and put it together in the "Analysis of Economic Trends in Northeast Asia" (in every edition of the ERINA Report). In addition, we have cooperated on projects for the creation and analysis of an input-output table by the National Statistical Office of Mongolia. |
| Staff in Charge |
Associate Senior Researcher Sh. Enkhbayar |
|
| Japanese Regional Economy |
Local Subregions and Northeast Asia
Local Subregions and Northeast Asia
| Content |
The National Land Formation Project and discussion of the Doshu regional system have moved forward, and amid the rapidly developing promotion of exchange in Northeast Asia by the grassroots local governments in the regions, including Niigata, we have followed up on the status of the formulation of the National Land Formation Project and ascertained the initiatives of the grassroots local governments (mainly initiatives for the establishing of maritime routes), heeding the ongoing theoretical leading of the relationships between Northeast Asia and the local subregions. |
| Major outcomes |
Papers:
- ARAI Hirofumi, "The Reconstruction of City Promotion Strategies via the Forwarding of Exchange with Northeast Asia", New City Promotion Strategies: The Practical Utilization of Regional Resources and Globalization, Japan Association of City Mayors (October 2008) [in Japanese]
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| Staff in Charge |
Research Division Deputy Director ARAI Hirofumi |
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Research into the Potential for the Promotion of the Economy of Niigata City
Research into the Potential for the Promotion of the Economy of Niigata City
| Content |
The expectations have risen for the establishment of a Northeast Asia international ferry route, and amid the promise of the expansion of Northeast Asian economic exchange in the Niigata area and the economic stimulation that will accompany it, we have accepted a commission from Niigata City regarding the investigation and analysis of the various transportation routes of the countries on the opposite shore and the substantive distribution and movement of people, and investigative work on the potential thereof. |
| Commissioning Organization |
Niigata City |
| Major outcomes |
Papers:
- "Report on Research into the Potential for the Promotion of the Economy of Niigata City" (March 2009) [in Japanese]
|
| Staff in Charge |
Senior Fellow SUZUKI Shinsaku, Researcher ISHII Ken |
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Economic Cooperation with Northeast Asia in the Hokuriku Region
Economic Cooperation with Northeast Asia in the Hokuriku Region
| Content |
Along with participating in project-subsidized research to examine and make proposals on policies promoting mutual economic cooperation based on the economic resources, industrial characteristics and economic situation of the Hokuriku region and the individual regions of Northeast Asia, we have accepted a commission by the Hokuriku Construction Association for the executive office services thereof. |
| Commissioning Organization |
The Hokuriku Construction Association |
| Major outcomes |
Report:
- Hokuriku Construction Association "Research into the Economic Cooperation with Northeast Asia in the Hokuriku Region" (May 2009) [in Japanese]
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| Staff in Charge |
Research Division Director NAKAMURA Toshihiko; Research Division Deputy Director ARAI Hirofumi |
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Coordination of the "Study Group for the Promotion of the Utilization of Niigata Port and Harbour" (tentative name)
Coordination of the "Study Group for the Promotion of the Utilization of Niigata Port and Harbour" (tentative name)
| Content |
We have supported the setting-up of the “Nagaoka City Study Group for the Promotion of the Utilization of Niigata Port and Harbour”, established for the promotion of the location of enterprises within Nagaoka City—which via use of Niigata Port has made the best use of the business expansion of enterprises within Nagaoka City and the industrial revitalization of the Nagaoka area, and of the advantages of Niigata Port—and we have undertaken reports at two study group meetings. |
| Commissioning Organization |
Nagaoka City |
| Staff in Charge |
Research Division Deputy Director ARAI Hirofumi |
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