| Promoting Multilateral Projects |
 Northeast Asia International Conference for Economic Development
 Northeast Asia International Conference for Economic Development
| Content |
Northeast Asia International Conference for Economic Development
We put in order and validated several issues for realizing the continued socioeconomic development of Northeast Asia. In order to promote multilateral cooperation, carrying out the dissemination of information and making policy proposals to the countries and regions concerned, we organized an executive committee with Niigata Prefecture and Niigata City and held the “2010 Northeast Asia International Conference for Economic Development (NICE) in Niigata” on 25 and 26 January 2010. The conference - through its keynote addresses from financial and environmental experts, the special address from the Vice Governor of Heilongjiang Province, China, four session meetings at which specialist discussion and reports were carried out, and summaries and proposals - was attended by approximately 310 people (of whom 90 were from overseas).
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| Major outcomes |
Report(s):
- Special Feature: 2010 Northeast Asia International Conference for Economic Development (NICE) in Niigata, ERINA Report, Vol. 93
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| Summarizing: |
Research Division Director Toshihiko Nakamura
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| Conference: |
Research Division Deputy Director Hirofumi Arai;
Associate Senior Research Fellow Tomoyoshi Nakajima;
Associate Senior Research Fellow Mitsuhiro Mimura;
Associate Senior Research Fellow; Sh. Enkhbayar;
Research Fellow Zhu Yonghao
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| Administration: |
PR & Planning Office Assistant Manager Fumie Shimbo;
PR & Planning Office Senior Accountant Makiko Kobayashi;
PR & Planning Office Project Coordinator Makiko Ueharaw
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Japan-Russia Energy and Environment Dialogue
Japan-Russia Energy and Environment Dialogue
| Content |
In continuation from FY 2008 we staged the "2009 Japan-Russia Energy and Environment Dialogue in Niigata", with the objectives of: 1) obtaining an understanding of the recent situation for energy policy and development in Russia, where there are concerns about the influence of the financial crisis; 2) furthering mutual cooperation between Japan and Russia in all of the related industries in the development, transportation and processing of energy resources, and in the raising of efficiency in energy use; and 3) confidence-building between those involved in energy in Japan and Russia. |
| Major outcomes |
Report(s):
- Special Feature: 2009 Japan-Russia Energy and Environment Dialogue in Niigata, ERINA Report, Vol. 92
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| Summarizing: |
Research Division Director Toshihiko Nakamura
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| Conference: |
Research Division Deputy Director Hirofumi Arai;
Visiting Researcher Akihiro Yokochi |
| Administration: |
PR & Planning Office Assistant Manager Fumie Shimbo;
PR & Planning Office Senior Accountant Makiko Kobayashi;
PR & Planning Office Project Coordinator Makiko Ueharaw
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The Association for Northeast Asia Regional Studies 15th Academic Research Forum
The Association for Northeast Asia Regional Studies 15th Academic Research Forum
| Content |
In the Niigata City staging of the general meeting of the Association for Northeast Asia Regional Studies (ANEARS)—cooperating in the staging as one of the members of the executive committee—we strove for the consolidation and expansion of the network among ERINA and related research institutions and researchers. |
| Staff in charge: |
Research Division Director Toshihiko Nakamura
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| Improvement of the Intellectual Foundation in Northeast Asia |
Improvement of the Intellectual Foundation in Northeast Asia
Improvement of the Intellectual Foundation in Northeast Asia
| Content |
With the cooperation of Dalian University in China, a "capacity building study group" was held to provide a forum for the acquisition of the required information and knowledge for the businesspeople involved in the promotion of economic exchange in Northeast Asia. For FY 2009, with the funding of Dalian University, the study group was held on four occasions around China from September to December 2009. |
| Staff in charge: |
Associate Senior Research Fellow Mitsuhiro Mimura
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| Research and Policy Proposals |
| Analysis of Economic Trends in Northeast Asia |
Analysis of Economic Trends in Northeast Asia
Analysis of Economic Trends in Northeast Asia
| Content |
With the aim of heightening interest in Northeast Asia, alongside providing economic information on Northeast Asia, we have regularly summarized short-term trends, put them together in reports on a bimonthly basis, and published them in the ERINA Report and on our 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 |
Research Division Deputy Director Hirofumi Arai;
Associate Senior Research Fellow NAKAJIMA Tomoyoshi
Associate Senior Research Fellow MIMURA Mitsuhiro
Associate Senior Research Fellow Sh. Enkbayar
Associate Senior Research Fellow ITOH Shoichi
Research Fellow Yonghao
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Analysis of the Repercussions of the Global Financial Downturn on the Countries of Northeast Asia
Analysis of the Repercussions of the Global Financial Downturn on the Countries of Northeast Asia
| Content |
In order to explore the impact which the global financial crisis, triggered by the Lehman shock of September 2008, has had on Northeast Asia, we have set up "The Global Financial Crisis and Northeast Asia Study Group" at ERINA, invited economic and financial specialists from various countries, and made reports thereon in the ERINA Report. In addition, we staged Session D "The New Trends in Northeast Asia with the Global Financial Crisis" at the "2010 Northeast Asia International Conference for Economic Development (NICE) in Niigata", and published the outcomes thereof. |
| Major outcomes |
Report(s):
- Special Series: The Global Financial Crisis and the Northeast Asian Economy (Part 1)
ERINA Report Vol. 90 [in Japanese; Summary in English]
- Special Series: The Global Financial Crisis and the Northeast Asian Economy (Part 2)
ERINA Report Vol.91 [in Japanese; Summary in English]
- Special Series: The Global Financial Crisis and the Northeast Asian Economy (Part 3)
ERINA Report Vol.92 [in Japanese; Summary in English]
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| Staff in Charge |
Associate Senior Research Fellow NAKAJIMA Tomoyoshi
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| Energy and Environmental Security |
Northeast Asian Energy Security and China
Northeast Asian Energy Security and China
| Content |
With the rapid increase in energy demand in China as a catalyst, we have investigated and researched how the countries of Northeast Asia will be able to construct multilateral cooperation structures, and have made policy proposals. In the process we have deepened cooperation with energy-research-related institutions in China and the network for multilateral exchange of information, and Associate Senior Researcher Shoichi Itoh was invited as a visiting researcher by the Brookings Institution and the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) (both in Washington DC). |
| Major outcomes |
Publication(s):
- International Energy Relations in Northeast Asia, Toyo Shoten [in Japanese]
Paper(s):
- Special Feature: Energy Security in Northeast Asia, ERINA Report, Vol. 91
- "Is there a Solution? Obstacles to and Prospects for Multilateral Energy Cooperation in Asia", Chapter 15 of Christopher Len and Alvin Chew (eds.) Energy and Security Cooperation in Asia: Challenges and Prospects, Institute for Security and Development Policy, Stockholm
Conference presentation(s):
- China's Rising Oil Demand: A Mitigating Role for the US-Japan Alliance, The Brookings Institution
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| Staff in Charge |
Associate Senior Research Fellow Shoichi Itoh |
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Northeast Asian Environmental Cooperation Mechanisms in the Post-Kyoto Protocol Period
Northeast Asian Environmental Cooperation Mechanisms in the Post-Kyoto Protocol Period
| Content |
Toward a Northeast Asian low-carbon society, we have investigated and researched the approaches on regional cooperation relating to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the Post-Kyoto Protocol period. For FY 2009 in particular, along with participating as an observer at the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP 15 (Copenhagen, December 2009), we staged Session B "Post-Kyoto Protocol Period Environmental and Energy Cooperation" at the "2010 Northeast Asia International Conference for Economic Development (NICE) in Niigata", and made proposals toward regional cooperation. |
| Major outcomes |
Paper(s):
- "The Deliberations of the Countries of Northeast Asia concerning the Post-2012 Negotiations at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen", ERINA Report, Vol. 91
- Sh. Enkhbayar; S. Bat-Oyun, International Negotiations on Climate Change and Opportunities for Low-Carbon Economic Development in Mongolia [in Mongolian], Mongolian Economic Forum
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| Staff in Charge |
Associate Senior Research Fellow Sh. Enkhbayar |
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Research into the Current Status of Coordination Projects in Energy in the Russian Far East and the Potential of Participation for Firms within the Prefecture
Research into the Current Status of Coordination Projects in Energy in the Russian Far East and the Potential of Participation for Firms within the Prefecture
Commissioning
Organization |
Niigata Prefecture |
| Content |
We have carried out investigation and examination of the current status of and future prospects for energy development in the Russian Far East, and the potential of participation in the projects for firms within Niigata Prefecture and the potential for trade. |
| Major outcomes |
Report(s):
- Report on the Research into the Current Status of Coordination Projects in Energy in the Russian Far East and the Potential of Participation for Firms within the Prefecture [in Japanese]
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| Staff in Charge |
Research Division Director Toshihiko Nakamura;
Visiting Researcher Akihiro Yokochi |
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| Food Security in Northeast Asia |
Food Security in Northeast Asia
Food Security in Northeast Asia
| Content |
With the aim of making practical recommendations relating to the formation of international food clusters conducive to Northeast Asian food security and economic ties, and being the final and third year of collaborative research with Niigata University and the University of Tokyo, we have explored Northeast Asian international food-industry clusters and the possibilities and challenges for Niigata. As a bringing together of this research, we staged Session C "International Food-Industry Clusters and Niigata" at the "2010 Northeast Asia International Conference for Economic Development (NICE) in Niigata". |
| Majour outcomes |
Paper(s):
- Hironori Yagi, 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 [in Japanese; Summary in English]
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| Staff in Charge |
Research Division Director NAKAMURA Toshihiko
Research Fellow ZHU Yonghao |
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| Economic Integration Involving Northeast Asia |
Economic Integration Involving Northeast Asia
Economic Integration Involving Northeast Asia
| Content |
We have carried out analysis on moves aimed at East Asian economic integration, such as an East Asian FTA and an East Asian community, which are continually increasing in importance for Northeast Asia, along with making effort on information gathering and research exchanges relating to systemic evolution.
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| Majour outcomes |
Paper(s):
- "The ROK's FTA Policy: Developments under the Lee Myung-bak Administration", Chapter 11 of Contemporary ROK Economic Issues, compiled by ERINA (co-authored), Nippon Hyoronsha Co., Ltd. [in Japanese]
Conference presentation(s):
- East Asian Economic Integration and US East Asia Trade Policy, ERINA and JRI Workshop
- East Asian Economic Integration, Yokohama City University general lectures "The Market and Government" [in Japanese]
- Japan's Current FTA Policy with the New DPJ Administration, the Korea International Trade Association seminar "Changes in the International Trade Environment and the Challenges for ROK Industry"
- The "Inevitability" of an East Asian Community, "The Possibility versus the Inevitability of an East Asian Community", the CAPP (Centre for Asia Pacific Partnership) of Osaka University of Economics and Law [in Japanese]
- East Asian Economic Integration and US East Asia Trade Policy, Senshu University Graduate School of Economics "Graduate School Kanda Campus Lecturers' Research Group" [in Japanese]
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| Staff in Charge |
Associate Senior Research Fellow Tomoyoshi Nakajima |
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| Transportation Infrastructure, Distribution, and the Movement of People |
The State of Development of and Promotion Measures for the Utilization of Northeast Asian Transportation Corridors
The State of Development of and Promotion Measures for the Utilization of Northeast Asian Transportation Corridors
| Content |
Moves on the establishment of new maritime routes, such as the Northeast Asia Ferry route, have progressed, and amid the simultaneous moving forward of the development of the Northeastern region of China and the Russian Far East, we have summarized the tasks for the sites of each transportation corridor and offered the countermeasures and manners of utilization for the central and local governments to take. |
| Major outcomes |
Paper(s):
- Hirofumi Arai, "Developments in the Upgrading of the Transportation Corridors Supporting Intraregional Northeast Asian Distribution and Examination concerning the Policy Responses", ERINA Report, Vol. 89 [in Japanese; Summary in English]
- Hirofumi Arai, "Developments in the Upgrading of the Transportation Corridors Supporting Intraregional Northeast Asian Distribution", Kowan [Ports and Harbours], Vol. 87, The Ports and Harbours Association of Japan [in Japanese]
- Hisako Tsuji, "The Global Financial Crisis and Trans-Siberian Railway Transportation", ERINA Report, Vol. 89
- Hisako Tsuji, "Developments in the Russian Western Gateway of Finland", ERINA Report, Vol. 91 [in Japanese; Summary in English]
Conference presentation(s):
- Hirofumi Arai, Development of International Transportation Corridors in Northeast Asia, The Third International Symposium of European and Asian Railroad Universities, Far East State Transport University
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| Staff in Charge |
Research Division Deputy Director ARAI Hirofumi
Research Fellow Hisako Tsuji |
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Investigation into Northeast Asian Tourist Population Potential
Investigation into Northeast Asian Tourist Population Potential
| Content |
Via participation in and cooperation in the running of the Sixth International Forum on Northeast Asian Tourism (IFNAT) held in Khabarovsk (26-27 May 2009) we have deepened the network with researchers and persons concerned with tourism in the central and local governments of Northeast Asia. Moreover we have cooperated in the preparatory work for the staging of the seventh conference in Harbin. |
| Staff in Charge |
Visiting Fellow SUZUKI Shinsaku |
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FY 2009 Government Subsidized Project Russian Regional Trade and Investment Promotion Project: Project for the Formulation of the Eurasia Industry and Investment Bridge Master Plan
FY 2009 Government Subsidized Project Russian Regional Trade and Investment Promotion Project: Project for the Formulation of the Eurasia Industry and Investment Bridge Master Plan
| Commissioning Organization |
The Japan Association for Trade with Russia & NIS |
| Content |
Within the Japan Association for Trade with Russia & NIS "FY 2009 Government Subsidized Project Russian Regional Trade and Investment Promotion Project: Project for the Formulation of the Eurasia Industry and Investment Bridge Master Plan" we authored part of the research report based on the dispatch of a researcher for field research and their research. |
| Major outcomes |
Report(s):
- "The Current Status and Potential of Japan-Russia Distribution Routes", Eurasia Industry and Investment Bridge Master Plan, Japan Association for Trade with Russia & NIS [in Japanese]
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| Staff in Charge |
Research Fellow Hisako Tsuji |
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| The Chinese Economy |
Research relating to the Progress and Results of the Policy for the Revitalization of China's Northeast Old Industrial Base
Research relating to the Progress and Results of the Policy for the Revitalization of China's Northeast Old Industrial Base
| Content |
Along with tracking the status of the overall progress of Northeast China revitalization policy, we have conducted investigation and research, delving further into specific revitalization policy. In FY 2009 we have undertaken research on the "Changchun-Jilin-Tumen Opening-Up Pilot Area" development concept of Jilin Province, the development of the Tumen River Area, and the status of the progress of and the challenges for Heilongjiang Province's regional revitalization policy. |
| Major outcomes |
Paper(s):
- Special Feature: Developments in the Economy of Jilin Province and in the Development of the Tumen River Area, ERINA Report, Vol. 88
- Special Feature: Developments in the Economy of Jilin Province and in the Development of the Tumen River Area (2), ERINA Report, Vol. 90
- "The Economic and Trade Cooperation between Japan and China's Northeastern Region: Consideration of measures to promote the development of economy and trade between Japan and the inland areas of the Northeast", Dongbeiya Yanjiu [Northeast Asian Studies] 2009 Issue No. 3, Jilin Province Center for Northeast Asian Studies [in Chinese]
- "The State of Development of Distribution Infrastructure in the Three Northeastern Provinces of China", ERINA Report, Vol. 89 [in Japanese; Summary in English]
Conference presentation(s):
- The Economic and Trade Cooperation between Japan and China's Northeastern Region: Consideration of measures to promote the development of economy and trade between Japan and the inland areas of the Northeast, Second International Forum on Northeast Asia Regional Cooperation and Development, The People's Government of Heilongjiang Province and Heilongjiang Provincial Academy of Social Sciences [in Chinese]
- The Current State of Industry in Dandong and Shenyang, "JMA Management Institute", Japan Management Association (JMA) [in Japanese]
- Northeastern China Economic Trends, Nagaoka City Study Group for the Promotion of the Utilization of Niigata Port and Harbour "Third Study Group Meeting", Nagaoka City [in Japanese]
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| Staff in Charge |
Research Fellow Zhu Yonghao |
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Research into China and Northeast Asian Regional Economic Cooperation
Research into China and Northeast Asian Regional Economic Cooperation
| Content |
At the same time as conducting analysis, focusing on a number of issues - such as the developments in investment and trade policy between China and the countries of Northeast Asia and the effect on Japan, and the role of China in Northeast Asian regional economic cooperation - we have promoted the formation of an academic research network via research exchange with domestic and overseas Northeast Asia researchers. |
| Major outcomes |
Paper(s):
- "The Current Status of and Challenges for Northeast Asian Regional Cooperation as seen from China: With a focus on the linkages with the policy for the revitalization of China's Northeast", Northeast Asian Studies & Exchange Network Annual Report No. 3 [in Japanese]
- "East Asian Regional Cooperation as viewed from China" in Hitoshi Hirakawa, Naoaki Kobayashi and Akifumi Morimoto (eds.) Co-Design for East Asian Regional Cooperation, Nishida Shoten [in Japanese]
- Chun Chai-Wook and Zhu Yonghao, ROK-China Economic Relations: With a focus on trade and investment, in Contemporary ROK Economic Issues, compiled by ERINA, Nippon Hyoronsha [in Japanese]
Conference presentation(s):
- The Current Status of and Challenges for Heilongjiang Province's Economy and Trade with Russia, FY2009 Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research fundamental research (B) First Research Meeting "The Potential and Limitations of the Redevelopment of the Russian Far East: The various challenges from the perspective of the Sino-Russian economically mutually-dependent relationship" [in Japanese]
- The Current Status of and Challenges for Northeast Asian Regional Cooperation as seen from China, Tianjin Academy of Social Sciences, China, and the Institute of Economic Research, Chuo University, Japan, "Tianjin's Role in Northeast Asian Regional Cooperation" research forum [in Japanese]
- Zhu Yonghao and He Weimin, The Economic Development of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and Northeast Asian Regional Cooperation, Session Four of the 15th Academic Research Forum, The Association for Northeast Asia Regional Studies [in Japanese]
- The Current Status of and Challenges for the Upgrading and Development of the Distribution Infrastructure of Northeastern China from the Japanese Perspective, ERINA and IBT Corporation "Northeastern China Logistics Industry Development Workshop" [in Japanese]
- The Economic Relations of the ROK and China: With a focus on trade and investment relations, internal research presentation, ERINA [in Japanese]
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| Staff in Charge |
Research Fellow Zhu Yonghao |
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Research related to the Establishment of a Business Model aimed at China
Research related to the Establishment of a Business Model aimed at China
| Content |
We have analyzed actual case examples of business exchange being undertaken between Japan and China, and have offered reference materials for the establishment of a business model aimed at China to Japanese firms looking to develop business in China. In particular, we have emphasized the necessity of a powerful partner having extensive sales channels locally. |
| Major outcomes |
Paper(s):
- "The Potential for Regional Economic Coordination between China and Japan: The case example of business exchange between Niigata Prefecture and Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture", ERINA Report, Vol. 90 [in Japanese; Summary in English]
- "The State of the Expansion of ROK Manufactured Goods and Distribution Mechanisms in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture: With an eye to the expansion into China of Japanese merchandise", ERINA Report, Vol. 92 [in Japanese]
Conference presentation(s):
- The Potential for Economic Partnerships in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture and Japan's Regionsz, The Association for Korean-Chinese Studies in Japan FY 2009 Academic Convention [in Japanese]
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| Staff in Charge |
Research Fellow Mu Yaoqian |
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| The ROK Economy |
The ROK Economy
The ROK Economy
| Content |
With a 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, and staging on three occasions the ROK Economic System Research Association, which includes researchers from other institutions, we have analyzed the actual situation and the challenges. As a result of this, we have published "Contemporary ROK Economic Issues" by means of the ERINA publication encouragement project. |
| Major outcomes |
Publication(s):
- (co-authored) Contemporary ROK Economic Issues, compiled by ERINA, Nippon Hyoronsha Co., Ltd. [in Japanese]
Paper(s):
- Kwon Oh-Kyoung (Nagaoka University) and Tetsuro Takahashi (Toyama University of International Studies), "The Current State of the ROK's Small and Medium-Sized Manufacturing Firms: With a focus on a hearing on firms in the capital region", ERINA Discussion Paper, No. 0902 (ROK Economic System Research Series No. 16) [in Japanese]
- Tetsuro Takahashi (Toyama University of International Studies) and Kwon Oh-Kyoung (Nagaoka University), "Changing ROK Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises", Monthly Survey Report, No. 014, Japan Finance Corporation [in Japanese]
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| Staff in charge |
Associate Senior Research Fellow Tomoyoshi Nakajima |
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| The DPRK Economy |
Investigation into and Analysis of DPRK Economic Developments and the Building of a Multilateral Research Exchange Network
Investigation into and Analysis of DPRK Economic Developments and the Building of a Multilateral Research Exchange Network
| Content |
Along with undertaking investigation and analysis of DPRK economic developments, trade between the DPRK and the surrounding nations, investment relations, and North-South economic relations on the Korean Peninsula, we have endeavored to maintain and expand the research exchange network with researchers and research institutions of each of the countries of Northeast Asia (the DPRK, the ROK, China, and Russia) necessary for the carrying out of relevant investigative research. |
| Major outcomes |
Paper(s):
- "Legislation as a Means to the Realization of Economic Policy in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and the Process of Its Development", Asian Law Studies, 2009 edition, Japanese Association of Asian Law [in Japanese]
- "The Development of Mining and Manufacturing Industries in the DPRK"; and "DPRK Legislation as a Mirror Reflecting the DPRK Economy", Chapters 2 and 8 of North Korea from the Economic Viewpoint, compiled by Teruo Komaki and ERINA [in Japanese]
Conference presentation(s):
- The Current Status of and Challenges for the Economic Reforms of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Second International Forum on Northeast Asia Regional Cooperation and Development, The People's Government of Heilongjiang Province and Heilongjiang Provincial Academy of Social Sciences [in Japanese]
- The Current Status of and Future Picture for the DPRK, Learned Round-Table on the Situation in the DPRK, Kyodo News [in Japanese]
- Northeastern China and the Korean Peninsula: Toward points of growth in the near future, "Northeast Asia Seminar", Osaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Japan-China Economic Association [in Japanese]
- The Scheme for Promotion of the Opening-Up of the DPRK via Japan-ROK Cooperation, ERINA, Korea Institute for National Unification and Liaoning Academy of Social Sciences Joint Seminar [in Korean]
- Japan-ROK Cooperation toward the Resolution of Problems on the Korean Peninsula and the Challenges Therein, "The Understanding of History and Turning toward the Future" international symposium, Ryukoku University Socio-Cultural Research Institute, Japan, and the Northeast Asian History Foundation, ROK [in Japanese]
- The Tasks and Future Prospects for Japan's Policy on North Korean Human Rights, Sixth Annual International Symposium on North Korean Human Rights, The National Human Rights Commission of Korea [in Korean]
- The Borderlines Encircling the DPRK: The China-DPRK and Russia-DPRK Borders and the Military Demarcation Lines, "Border Research Hub Formation: Slavic Eurasia and the World" symposium, Slavic Research Center, Hokkaido University [in Japanese]
- Future Developments for the Korean Peninsula and North Korean Residents in Japan involved in Commerce and Industry, Economic Forum in Tokyo 2009, Korean Federation of Commerce and Industry in Japan [in Japanese]
- The Construction of a Powerful and Prosperous Nation in the DPRK and Economic Reform: The history, current status and future thereof, Keio Institute of East Asian Studies and Seoul National University Graduate School of International Studies joint seminar [in Korean]
- Future Developments for the Korean Peninsula and North Korean Residents in Japan involved in Commerce and Industry, New Year Ulmadang [Our Space] 2010, Korean Hokkaido Society of Commerce and Industry [in Japanese
- The Construction of a Powerful and Prosperous Nation in the DPRK and Economic Reform: The history, current status and future thereof, New Year Lectures, Korean Nagano Prefecture Society of Commerce and Industry [in Japanese]
- Change in the North Korean Economy and its Effect on International Relations, Second APF Korean Peninsula Forum, Asian Pacific Forum (APF) [in Japanese]
- North Korean Defectors versus North Korea: Behind the Scenes of the War of Information, NHK television program "Close-Up Today" [in Japanese]
- Change in the North Korean Economy and its Effect on Northeast Asia, Global Forum 2010 on the North Korean Economy, The Korea Economic Daily
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| Staff in Charge |
Associate Senior Research Fellow Mitsuhiro Mimura |
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Participation in the Korean Peninsula Study Group, etc.
Participation in the Korean Peninsula Study Group, etc.
| Content |
We have participated in various research groups related to the DPRK economy, and along with undertaking exchange with domestic and overseas researchers through presentations and discussion, we have commercially published books relating to the DPRK economy, utilizing our publication encouragement project. |
| Major outcomes |
Publication(s):
- North Korea from the Economic Viewpoint, compiled by Teruo Komaki and ERINA, Akashi Shoten [in Japanese]
Conference presentation(s):
- Relations from the DPRK-China Economic Perspective, Korean Research Group, The Institute of International Studies [in Japanese]
- The Recent Situation of the DPRK, DPRK Economic Research Group, East Asia Trade Research Board [in Japanese]
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| Staff in Charge |
Associate Senior Research Fellow Mitsuhiro Mimura |
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| The Russian Economy |
Research relating to the Strategy for the Development of the Far East and Zabaykalye
Research relating to the Strategy for the Development of the Far East and Zabaykalye
| Content |
We have endeavored to ascertain the state of progress of Russian Far East development projects, in which the development of infrastructure for the staging in Vladivostok of the 2012 APEC summit and the development of energy-related infrastructure are ongoing. In addition, we have followed up on movements in the development policies by the federal government, including the "Strategy for the Socio-Economic Development of the Far East, the Republic of Buryatia, Zabaykalsk Krai and Irkutsk Oblast in the period up to 2025", decided upon in December 2009, and have submitted written pieces to external parties. |
| Major outcomes |
Paper(s):
- "Trends in the development of the Russian Far East and the Evolution of International Cooperation", The Impact on the Russian Economy of the Financial Crisis and Japan-Russia Trade Report, Institute for International Trade and Investment (ITI) [in Japanese]
Conference presentation(s):
- The Current Status of and Future Prospects for the Development of the Russian Far East, Russian Far East Economic Issues Research Group, Institute for International Trade and Investment (ITI) [in Japanese]
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| Staff in Charge |
Research Division Deputy Director Hirofumi Arai |
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Research into the Russian Energy Sector
Research into the Russian Energy Sector
| Content |
We have been following up on the developments in the Russian energy sector, such as the "Energy Strategy for the Period up to 2030", which the Russian government has newly adopted, and have explored the potential for multilateral cooperation in Northeast Asia and the policy implications for Japan. |
| Major outcomes |
Paper(s):
- "Russia's Energy Policy Towards Asia: Opportunities and Uncertainties", Chapter 7 of Christopher Len & Alvin Chew (eds.) Energy and Security Cooperation in Asia: Challenges and Prospects, Institute for Security and Development Policy, Stockholm
- "Sino-Russian Energy Relations: True Friendship Or Phony Partnership?", Russian Analytical Digest, No. 73
- "The Oil Industry in Russia: The Correlation between the Oil Boom and the Transformation of the Political Structure", Chapter 2 of Aki Sakaguchi (ed.) The Political Economy of the Oil Industry in Developing Countries, Iwanami Shoten [in Japanese]
Conference presentation(s):
- Sino-Japanese Competition over Russian Oil Revisited: Has Moscow Scored an Own Goal?, Johns Hopkins University
- Moscow's Energy Strategy toward Northeast Asia: Can Russia Realize Its Potential?, The Kennan Institute, Woodrow Wilson Center
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| Staff in Charge |
Associate Senior Research Fellow Shoichi Itoh |
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| The Mongolian Economy |
The Mongolian Economy
The Mongolian Economy
| Content |
We have furthered research pertaining to relations between Mongolia's economy and industry and the Northeast Asian economy and Japanese industry, and along with publishing such things as analyses of economic trends and the Northeast Asia Economic Databook, we have held the "Second Mongolian Interindustry Analysis Workshop" (in Ulaanbaatar, September 2009) for the National Statistical Office of Mongolia and researchers. |
| Major outcomes |
Conference presentation(s):
- Contributing I-O Tables to the GTAP Database: An Introduction, Second Mongolian Interindustry Analysis Workshop, jointly organized by ERINA and the National Statistical Office of Mongolia
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| Staff in Charge |
Associate Senior Research Fellow Sh. Enkhbayar |
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| Japanese Regional Economies |
Research into the Economic Cooperation with Northeast Asia in the Hokuriku Region
Research into the Economic Cooperation with Northeast Asia in the Hokuriku Region
| Commissioning Organization |
The Hokuriku Construction Association |
| Content |
Along with participating in the grant research into the “Economic Cooperation with Northeast Asia in the Hokuriku Region” from the Hokuriku Construction Association, we have accepted a commission from that association for executive office services, in continuation from the previous fiscal year. In particular in FY 2009, we have investigated and made proposals on the potential for expansion overseas of the construction industry (including related industries), being one of the major industries in the Hokuriku region. |
| Major outcomes |
Report(s):
- Hokuriku Construction Association "Research into the Economic Cooperation with Northeast Asia in the Hokuriku Region" [in Japanese]
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| Staff in Charge |
Research Division Director ToshihikoNakamura
Research Division Deputy Director Hirofumi Arai |
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Research into the Formulation of the Niigata City Port Sales Action Plan
Research into the Formulation of the Niigata City Port Sales Action Plan
| Commissioning Organization |
The City of Niigata |
| Content |
With the aim of recommending a port sales action plan conducive to the stimulation of Niigata Port and Harbour, we have carried out investigation and research of policy measures for the promotion of distribution, trade and economic exchange via domestic surveys (inquiries to the ports on the Japan Sea coast and port-industry people within the city) and international surveys (the Russian Far East and Northeastern China). |
| Major outcomes |
Report(s):
- Report of Research into the Formulation of the Niigata City Port Sales Action Plan [in Japanese]
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| Staff in Charge |
Visiting Fellow Shinsaku Suzuki |
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Coordination of the "Study Group for the Promotion of the Utilization of Niigata Port and Harbour"
Coordination of the "Study Group for the Promotion of the Utilization of Niigata Port and Harbour"
| Commissioning Organization |
Nagaoka City |
| Content |
In investigating industrial promotion policies for the Nagaoka area via the expansion of the utilization of Niigata Port and Harbour, we have put together reports, along with carrying out coordination for the smooth managing of study groups. |
| Major outcomes |
Report(s):
- Report of the Nagaoka City Study Group for the Promotion of the Utilization of Niigata Port and Harbour [in Japanese]
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| Staff in Charge |
Research Division Deputy Director Hirofumi Arai |
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