Contribution of piece entitled “The Prospects for the Development of the New Distribution Route Niigata–Zarubino–Hunchun” to “Northeast Asia and North Korea Transport Brief”, No. 13, The Korea Transport Institute (KOTI) (Associate Senior Research Fellow Hirofumi Arai)
Contribution of piece entitled “The Borders Encircling the DPRK” to, “International Politics”, No. 162, “Movements in Border Studies”, The Japan Association of International Relations (Associate Senior Research Fellow Mitsuhiro Mimura)
Report at the Kyushu University Research Center for Korean Studies and Hokkaido University Slavic Research Center joint symposium “The Frontline of Border Research on the Korean Peninsula” (Fukuoka, Associate Senior Research Fellow Mitsuhiro Mimura)
Speaker and panel member at the 4th national convention of the Association for Korean-Chinese Studies in Japan (Tokyo, Research Fellows Zhu Yonghao and Mu Yaoqian)
[17–24 December] University of Toyama “Interdisciplinary financial research for the creation of East Asian ‘Symbiotic’ Studies” field survey (Cambodia, Associate Senior Research Fellow Tomoyoshi Nakajima
“Asia-Pacific Security Seminar” related to the Hokkaido University Slavic Research Center “Border Research Hub Formation” Center of Excellence Program (Washington DC, Associate Senior Research Fellow Mitsuhiro Mimura)
International University of Japan graduate school “Japan’s Administrative and Financial Systems” field trip visits ERINA (6th Floor Meeting Room, Bandaijima Building, Associate Senior Research Fellow Hirofumi Arai)
The Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and ERINA international collaborative workshop (Toki Messe, Representative Director Yoshiaki Nishimura and others)
Informal discussion meeting with the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in Niigata (ERINA Meeting Room, Representative Director Yoshiaki Nishimura and others)
Niigata Institute Regional Studies open seminar “Resources in Northeast Asia and the Future thereof” (Niigata, Research Division Director Toshihiko Nakamura)
[28 November–5 December] Hosting of Russian Railways delegation visiting Japan (Saitama, Miyagi and Tokyo, Business Support Division Director Hisashi Sato)
Keynote address at the Japan Sea Regional Association for International Academic Exchange “20th Anniversary International Symposium” (Kanazawa, Representative Director Yoshiaki Nishimura)
Presentation at the Kyungnam University Institute for Far Eastern Studies workshop “DPRK–China Economic Relations and the View from Neighboring Countries” (Seoul, Associate Senior Research Fellow Mitsuhiro Mimura)
Visit of the Head of the Center for Japanese Studies, Institute for Far Eastern Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences (Representative Director Yoshiaki Nishimura and others)
Contribution of piece entitled “DPRK Economic Developments and the Prospects for a Japan-Sea Economic Subregion” to the December edition of the “J+C Economic Journal”, Japan–China Economic Association (Associate Senior Research Fellow Mitsuhiro Mimura)
Sanjo City and Niigata International Association “International Understanding Course: Northeast Asia Watching Part Two” (Sanjo, Research Division Director Toshihiko Nakamura)