| International Collaborative Research |
| Regional Development Straddling Borders |
 Northeast Asian Transportation Corridors
 Northeast Asian Transportation Corridors
| Content |
Along with exploring multilateral policy coordination, aiming at the development of "Northeast Asian transportation corridors", we gathered the latest data on the environment for physical distribution.
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| Major Surveys, Conferences and Symposia, and Inspection Visits |
- GTI Transport Project Transport Expert Group Seminar (Hirofumi Arai, Busan, 24 June 2010)
- Participation as an observer at the First Japan–China Logistics Policy Dialogue (Zhu Yonghao, Beijing, 24 June 2010)
- The Inaugural Greater Tumen Initiative (GTI) Transport Board Meeting (Hirofumi Arai, Busan, 25 June 2010)
- The Northeast Asia Logistics Cooperative Development Forum (Hirofumi Arai and others, Changchun, China, 2 September 2010)
- Greater Tumen Initiative (GTI) Transport Experts Seminar (Ikuo Mitsuhashi and others, Yonago, 16 December 2010)
- Session B "Developmental Trends for Industry and Transport Infrastructure" at the 2011 Northeast Asia International Conference for Economic Development (NICE) in Niigata (Niigata, 16 February 2011)
- Related Research Study: [Project commissioned by the Hokuriku Regional Development Bureau] Investigation into the Actual Situation for Japan Sea Rim Region Distribution Trends Project
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| Major Research Outcomes and Reports |
- Zhu Yonghao, Wang Yanqing, "The Current Status of and Future Prospects for Distribution in China’s Heilongjiang Province", ERINA Report, Vol. 94, July 2010 [in Japanese; summary in English]
- Zhu Yonghao, "The Status of Road Infrastructure Development and Road Haulage", Kagaku Keizai [Chemical Economy], Vol. 57, No. 11, (Special Feature: China’s New Logistics), The Chemical Daily Co., Ltd., September 2010 [in Japanese]
- Hirofumi Arai "The Eleventh Consultative Commission Meeting of the Greater Tumen Initiative", ERINA Report, Vol. 96, November 2010 [in Japanese]
- Fiscal Year 2010 Investigation into the Actual Situation for Japan Sea Rim Region Distribution Trends Project Report, March 2011 [in Japanese]
- "Session B Developmental Trends for Industry and Transport Infrastructure", ERINA Report, Vol. 99, May 2011 [in Japanese]
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| Staff Member(s) in Charge |
Ikuo Mitsuhashi, Visiting Fellow
Hirofumi Arai, Associate Senior Research Fellow
Zhu Yonghao, Research Fellow
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China (the Northeast) and Northeast Asian Regional Cooperation
China (the Northeast) and Northeast Asian Regional Cooperation
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| We raised the importance for economic research and regional research centered on China, including the establishment of the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in Niigata. We comprehensively researched the bilateral and multilateral multilayered economic relationships, taking China (the Northeast) as the pivotal focus. |
| Major Surveys, Conferences and Symposia, and Inspection Visits |
- Field survey (Zhu Yonghao, Beijing–Mudanjiang–Suifenhe–Dongning–Harbin, 5–13 June 2010)
- International Forum on Northeast Asia Regional Cooperation and Development (Zhu Yonghao and others, Harbin, 14–16 June 2010)
- Development Forum for Northeast Asia (Toshihiko Nakamura and others, Shenyang, China, 30–31 August 2010)
- Field survey (Zhu Yonghao, Jinan–Guangzhou–Beijing, 20 November–1 December 2010)
- Seinan Gakuin University Collaborative Research Cultivation Mechanism Collaborative Research Mini-Symposium: The Reform and Opening-Up of Northeastern China and the Transformation of the Economy, Society and Thinking (Zhu Yonghao, Fukuoka, 30 March 2011)
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| Major Research Outcomes and Reports |
- Wei Zhijiang, "Japan–China–ROK Mutual Strategic Trust in Northeast Asia", ERINA Report, Vol. 96, November 2010 [in Japanese; summary in English]
- Wu Hao, Ying Jun "The Changchun–Jilin–Tumen Opening-Up Pilot Area and the Renovation of the Model for the Opening-Up of China’s Border Areas", ERINA Report, Vol. 96, November 2010 [in Japanese; summary in English]
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| Staff Member(s) in Charge |
| Zhu Yonghao, Research Fellow
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| Environmental and Energy Cooperation |
Expansion of the Clean-Energy Market and Energy Security
Expansion of the Clean-Energy Market and Energy Security
| Content |
| We attempted to draw a roadmap setting out the promotion of cooperation between the world’s three largest energy consuming nations (Japan, the United States and China). |
| Major Surveys, Conferences and Symposia, and Inspection Visits |
- The Brookings Institution and ERINA jointly-organized workshop "Developing Clean Energy Markets: Toward China–Japan–US Trilateral Cooperation" (Washington DC, 25 October 2010)
- Session A "The Expansion of China’s Clean-Energy Market and International Coordination" at the 2011 Northeast Asia International Conference for Economic Development (NICE) in Niigata (Niigata, 15 February 2011)
- Supported Research: [Project supported by The Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership] Developing Clean Energy Markets: Toward China–Japan–US Trilateral Cooperation
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| Major Research Outcomes and Reports |
- Developing Clean Energy Markets: Toward China–Japan–US Trilateral Cooperation, March 2011
- "Session A The Expansion of China's Clean-Energy Market and International Coordination", ERINA Report, Vol. 99, May 2011 [in Japanese]
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| Staff Member(s) in Charge: |
Toshihiko Nakamura, Research Division Director
Shoichi Itoh, Former Associate Senior Research Fellow
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Post-Kyoto Northeast Asian Environmental Cooperation Mechanisms
Post-Kyoto Northeast Asian Environmental Cooperation Mechanisms
| Content |
| Along with carrying out the gathering of information on directions for solving global warming, participating as an observer at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 16) in Mexico, we expanded the networks for research exchange. |
| Major Surveys, Conferences and Symposia, and Inspection Visits |
- International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP 2010) (Sh. Enkhbayar, Yokohama, 12–13 July 2010)
- United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 16) (Sh. Enkhbayar, Cancun, 29 November–10 December 2010)
- Keynote Report "Northeast Asia and Initiatives towards the Post Kyoto Protocol" at the 2011 Northeast Asia International Conference for Economic Development (NICE) in Niigata (Niigata, 15 February 2011)
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| Major Research Outcomes and Reports |
- Sh. Enkhbayar, "Development and Climate Change Issues in the Post-2012 Framework: The Northeast Asian Context", ERINA Report, Vol. 98, March 2011
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| Staff Member(s) in Charge: |
| Sh. Enkhbayar, Associate Senior Research Fellow
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| Northeast Asian Economic Partnerships |
East Asian Economic Integration and Northeast Asia
East Asian Economic Integration and Northeast Asia
| Content |
| We undertook analysis concerning movements toward economic integration, including an East Asian Community, and keeping in view also such things as an FTAAP (Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific concept). |
| Major Surveys, Conferences and Symposia, and Inspection Visits |
- 13th Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis, GTAP (Tomoyoshi Nakajima and others, Penang, Malaysia, 9–11 June 2010)
- ERINA visit to the ASEAN Secretariat (Tomoyoshi Nakajima, Jakarta, 14–15 June 2010)
- Inha University, University of Toyama, and ERINA workshop (Tomoyoshi Nakajima and others, Incheon, 15–16 July 2010)
- Asia Economic Community Forum 2010 (Tomoyoshi Nakajima, Incheon, 7 November 2010)
- Field survey (Tomoyoshi Nakajima, Cambodia, 17–24 December 2010)
- University of Toyama First International Symposium: "Enquiring into East Asian ‘Symbiotic’ Studies: Living together and learning together" (Tomoyoshi Nakajima, Toyama, 14 February 2011)
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| Major Research Outcomes and Reports |
- Tomoyoshi Nakajima, "APEC" in The Global Financial Crisis and the New World Economic Order, edited by Takeshi Aoki and Keiichi Umada, Nippon Hyoronsha Co., Ltd., November 2010 [in Japanese]
- Tomoyoshi Nakajima, "APEC: The Future Prospects for a Bridge Spanning the Pacific", Journal of Northeast Asia Development, Vol. 12, University of Incheon, December 2010
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| Staff Member(s) in Charge |
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Tomoyoshi Nakajima, Associate Senior Research Fellow
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Economic Reforms and Northeast Asia
Economic Reforms and Northeast Asia
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| What kind of impact will the shift in the economic systems of each of the countries of Northeast Asia, including the DPRK, have on the region as a whole? We aimed at the formation of research forums by specialists of all of the nations concerned, furthering international collaborative research. |
| Major Surveys, Conferences and Symposia, and Inspection Visits |
- ERINA, Korea Institute for National Unification, and Liaoning Academy of Social Sciences Joint Seminar (Mitsuhiro Mimura, Seoul, 9 May 2010)
- Field survey (Mitsuhiro Mimura, Dandong and Hunchun, 9–12 June 2010)
- Field survey (Mitsuhiro Mimura, Yanbian and Rason, 7–15 August 2010)
- ERINA, Korea Institute for National Unification, and Liaoning Academy of Social Sciences Joint Seminar (Mitsuhiro Mimura, Niigata, 4 October 2010)
- The US–Japan Alliance and Evolving Challenges in East Asia: Freedom of Navigation and North Korea (Mitsuhiro Mimura, Washington DC, 15 December 2010)
- Field survey (Mitsuhiro Mimura, Shenyang–Pyongyang–Beijing–Rason–Guangzhou, 11–24 March 2011)
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| Major Research Outcomes and Reports |
- Mitsuhiro Mimura, "The Borders Encircling the DPRK: The Potential for the Formation of a New Order in Northeast Asia", in Kokusaiseiji [International Politics], No. 162, December 2010 [in Japanese]
- Mitsuhiro Mimura, "DPRK Economic Developments and the Prospects for a Japan-Sea Economic Subregion: The DPRK Connecting China, the ROK and Japan", in J+C Economic Journal, No. 203, December 2010 [in Japanese]
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| Staff Member(s) in Charge |
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Mitsuhiro Mimura, Associate Senior Research Fellow
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International Financial Cooperation in Northeast Asia
International Financial Cooperation in Northeast Asia
| Content |
| We presented major agreement on the conditions and policies in order to realize international financial cooperation in Northeast Asia. |
| Major Surveys, Conferences and Symposia, and Inspection Visits |
- Internal seminar on the Russian banking sector, 1 October 2010
- Summarizing Session "International Financial Cooperation aimed at the Development of Northeast Asia" at the 2011 Northeast Asia International Conference for Economic Development (NICE) in Niigata (Niigata, 16 February 2011)
- Related Research Study: [Project commissioned by Niigata Prefecture] Survey on International Financial Cooperation in Northeast Asia
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| Major Research Outcomes and Reports |
- Survey on International Financial Cooperation in Northeast Asia, March 2011 [in Japanese]
- "Summarizing Session International Financial Cooperation aimed at the Development of Northeast Asia", ERINA Report, Vol. 99, May 2011 [in Japanese]
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| Staff Member(s) in Charge |
| Tomoyoshi Nakajima, Associate Senior Research Fellow |
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| Basic Research |
| Analysis of Economic Trends in Northeast Asia |
Analysis of Economic Trends in Northeast Asia
Analysis of Economic Trends in Northeast Asia
| Content |
| After gathering basic data illustrating the economic trends for each country of Northeast Asia, and offering analysis thereof universally, for key economic trends we carried out analysis with an emphasis mixing in overseas specialists. |
| Major Surveys, Conferences and Symposia, and Inspection Visits |
- Each edition of the ERINA Report
- S. Bat-oyun, "The Current Situation of Savings and Credit Unions in Mongolia",ERINA Report, Vol. 95, September 2010 [in Japanese]
- Zhang Keyun, Zhang Wenbin, "Analysis of the Economic Trends for the Three Provinces of the Northeast of China in the First Half of 2010", ERINA Report, Vol. 96, November 2010 [in Japanese]
- Kenji Horiuchi, "The Fates of Governor Darkin and Mayor Pushkaryov amid the Development of Vladivostok and the Financial Crisis", ERINA Report, Vol. 96, November 2010 [in Japanese]
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| Staff Member(s) in Charge |
Tomoyoshi Nakajima, Associate Senior Research Fellow
Mitsuhiro Mimura, Associate Senior Research Fellow
Sh. Enkhbayar, Associate Senior Research Fellow
Shoichi Itoh, Former Associate Senior Research Fellow
Hirofumi Arai, Associate Senior Research Fellow
Zhu Yonghao, Research Fellow
Mu Yaoqian, Research Fellow |
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| The Chinese Economy |
The Industrial Structure of Northeastern China
The Industrial Structure of Northeastern China
| 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 Surveys, Conferences and Symposia, and Inspection Visits |
- Related Research Study: [Project commissioned by Niigata Prefecture] Survey on the Current Status of and the Potential for Participation by Firms within Niigata Prefecture in Industrial Collaboration and Mutual Regional Development between China’s Northeast and Niigata Prefecture and in Local Projects in the Russian Far East
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| Major Research Outcomes and Reports |
- Zhu Yonghao, He Weimin, "Economic Development in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and the Challenges Involved Therein", Journal of Northeast Asian Studies, No. 16, October 2010 [in Japanese; summary in English]
- Mu Yaoqian, "On the Change in the Industrial International Competitiveness in China: A critical consideration of the domestic version of the flying geese pattern in China", Journal of Northeast Asian Studies, No. 16, October 2010 [in Japanese; summary in English]
- Industrial Collaboration and Mutual Regional Development between China’s Northeast and Niigata Prefecture, Report, January 2011 [in Japanese]
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| Staff Member(s) in Charge |
Zhu Yonghao, Research Fellow
Mu Yaoqian, Research Fellow |
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| The Russian Economy |
The Russian (Far Eastern) Economy
The Russian (Far Eastern) Economy
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| Along with providing basic economic information on (eastern) Russia, where eastern strategies are ongoing, we held an ERINA international collaborative workshop with the Far Eastern Branch, and Ural Branch, of the Russian Academy of Sciences. |
| Major Surveys, Conferences and Symposia, and Inspection Visits |
- The Roundtable Meeting "The Urals, Russian Far East and the Asia-Pacific Region: Economic Cooperation Vectors" (Tadashi Sugimoto and others, Niigata, 2 December 2010)
- Related Research Study: [Project commissioned by Niigata Prefecture] Survey on the Current Status of and the Potential for Participation by Firms within Niigata Prefecture in Industrial Collaboration and Mutual Regional Development between China’s Northeast and Niigata Prefecture and in Local Projects in the Russian Far East
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| Major Research Outcomes and Reports |
- Fumikazu Sugiura, "The Recent Financial Situation in Russia: With a Focus on the Banking System of the Far Eastern Federal District", ERINA Report, Vol. 97, January 2011 [in Japanese; summary in English]
- Lyudmila Votintseva, Aleksandr Slezko, "The Banking Sector of the Russian Far East: The Current Situation and Potential for Integration into Northeast Asia", ERINA Report, Vol. 97, January 2011 [in Japanese; summary in English]
- The current status of and the potential for participation by firms within Niigata Prefecture in local projects in the Russian Far East, March 2011 [in Japanese]
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| Staff Member(s) in Charge |
| Hirofumi Arai, Associate Senior Research Fellow |
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| The Mongolian Economy |
The Mongolian Economy
The Mongolian Economy
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| We conducted analysis regarding the relationships with the economies of Northeast Asian countries and Japan, furthering investigation of the Mongolian economy, which is attracting attention through such things as mining development.
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| Major Surveys, Conferences and Symposia, and Inspection Visits |
- 13th Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis, GTAP (Sh. Enkhbayar and others, Penang, Malaysia, 9–11 June 2010)
- "Niigata Prefecture Technological Cooperation Project for the Promotion of Afforestation in Mongolia" (Sh. Enkhbayar, Mongolia, 26 June–4 July 2010)
- Accompaniment of the Niigata Prefecture group visiting Mongolia (Sh. Enkhbayar, Mongolia, 12–18 August 2010)
- Field survey (Sh. Enkhbayar, Mongolia, 19 August–3 September 2010)
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| Major Research Outcomes and Reports |
- Sh. Enkhbayar, "Recent Trends in Mongolian Foreign Trade with the Countries of Northeast Asia", ERINA Report, Vol. 96, November 2010 [in English; summary in Japanese]
- Erdene Tsolmon, "Mongolia: Banking Sector", ERINA Discussion Paper, No. 1004e, December 2010
- B. Tsolmon, "An Overview of Mongolia’s Banking Sector", ERINA Report, Vol. 97, January 2011 [in English and Japanese]
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| Staff Member(s) in Charge |
| Sh. Enkhbayar, Associate Senior Research Fellow |
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| The ROK Economy |
ROK Economic System Research
ROK Economic System Research
| Content |
| Via holding the "ROK Economic System Research Group", we analyzed corroboratively the current situation and issues regarding the internal and external economic environment of the ROK, which has newly become a member of the OECD Development Assistance Committee. |
| Major Surveys, Conferences and Symposia, and Inspection Visits |
- ROK Economic System Research Group (Tomoyoshi Nakajima and others, Tokyo / Niigata, 22 May, 10 July, and 30 October 2010 and 5 March 2011)
- Field survey (Tomoyoshi Nakajima, Seoul, 12–13 July 2010)
- Field Survey (Tomoyoshi Nakajima, Seoul, 10–11 November 2010)
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| Staff Member(s) in Charge |
| Tomoyoshi Nakajima, Associate Senior Research Fellow |
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| The DPRK Economy |
| Translation of the "Rodong Sinmun"
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Research into Developments in the DPRK
Research into Developments in the DPRK
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| We undertook the provision of reliable information relating to the DPRK economy, organizing and analyzing such things as information obtained via the translation of the DPRK newspaper Rodong Sinmun and papers by DPRK researchers, and from the ROK. |
| Major Surveys, Conferences and Symposia, and Inspection Visits |
- The 2010 Presidential Committee on Regional Development (PCRD) International Conference (Mitsuhiro Mimura, Jeju Island, 7–9 July 2010)
- The Keio Center for Contemporary Korean Studies regular seminar (Mitsuhiro Mimura, Tokyo, 19 October 2010)
- The Japanese Association of Asian Law academic conference (Mitsuhiro Mimura, Kochi, 6 November 2010)
- The Kyungnam University Institute for Far Eastern Studies workshop "DPRK–China Economic Relations and the View from Neighboring Countries" (Mitsuhiro Mimura, Seoul, 25 November 2010)
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| Major Research Outcomes and Reports |
- Mitsuhiro Mimura, "The Holding of the Plenary Meeting of the Workers' Party of Korea Central Committee and the North Korean Economy in the Future", KDI Review of the North Korean Economy, Vol. 12, No. 10, October 2010 [in Korean and Japanese]
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| Staff Member(s) in Charge |
| Mitsuhiro Mimura, Associate Senior Research Fellow |
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| Japanese Regional Economies |
Niigata and Northeast Asia
Niigata and Northeast Asia
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| We elucidated the challenges and potential for exchange between Northeast Asia and Japan’s regional economies, via commissioned projects. |
| Major Surveys, Conferences and Symposia, and Inspection Visits |
- Related Research Study: [Project commissioned by Niigata Prefecture] Survey on the Current Status of and the Potential for Participation by Firms within Niigata Prefecture in Industrial Collaboration and Mutual Regional Development between China’s Northeast and Niigata Prefecture and in Local Projects in the Russian Far East
- Related Research Study: [Project commissioned by Niigata Prefecture] Project related to the Gathering of Information on a Niigata–Russian Far East Commuter Airline Company
- Related Research Study: [Project commissioned by the City of Niigata] Survey on the Potential for Economic Exchange between Jilin Province, China, and Niigata City
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| Major Research Outcomes and Reports |
- Project related to the Gathering of Information on a Niigata–Russian Far East Commuter Airline Company, October 2010 [in Japanese]
- Industrial Collaboration and Mutual Regional Development between China’s Northeast and Niigata Prefecture, January 2011 [in Japanese]
- The Current Status of and the Potential for Participation by Firms within Niigata Prefecture in Local Projects in the Russian Far East, March 2011 [in Japanese]
- Survey on the Potential for Economic Exchange between Jilin Province, China, and Niigata City, March 2011 [in Japanese]
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| Staff Member(s) in Charge |
Tadashi Sugimoto, Deputy Director-General
Toshihiko Nakamura, Research Division Director
Hisashi Sato, Business Support Division Director
Shinsaku Suzuki, Visiting Fellow
Toshiji Maeda, Visiting Fellow
Akihiro Yokochi, Visiting Fellow
Hirofumi Arai, Associate Senior Research Fellow
Zhu Yonghao, Research Fellow
Mu Yaoqian, Research Fellow |
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| Support for Economic Cooperation |
Support for Economic Cooperation
Support for Economic Cooperation
| Content |
| We undertook preparation in order to construct an information network for the "gathering and dissemination of Northeast Asian economic information" including the economic policies, the putting in place of infrastructure, the trade and investment environment, and legal changes for each region of Northeast Asia. |
| Major Surveys, Conferences and Symposia, and Inspection Visits |
- Related Research Study: [Project commissioned by Niigata Prefecture] Survey on the Current Status of and the Potential for Participation by Firms within Niigata Prefecture in Industrial Collaboration and Mutual Regional Development between China’s Northeast and Niigata Prefecture and in Local Projects in the Russian Far East
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| Major Research Outcomes and Reports |
- Industrial Collaboration and Mutual Regional Development between China’s Northeast and Niigata Prefecture January 2011 [in Japanese]
- The Current Status of and the Potential for Participation by Firms within Niigata Prefecture in Local Projects in the Russian Far East, March 2011 [in Japanese]
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| Staff Member(s) in Charge |
Tadashi Sugimoto, Deputy Director-General
Toshihiko Nakamura, Research Division Director
Hisashi Sato, Business Support Division Director
Shinsaku Suzuki, Visiting Fellow
Toshiji Maeda, Visiting Fellow
Akihiro Yokochi, Visiting Fellow
Hirofumi Arai, Associate Senior Research Fellow
Zhu Yonghao, Research Fellow
Mu Yaoqian, Research Fellow |
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