Visit of researchers from the Port and Logistics Research Department, Korea Maritime Institute, and others (Research Division Director Mitsuhiro Mimura, et al)
Address entitled “The Strategy Emphasizing the Far East of the New Putin Administration: The Ways for Engagement for Japan and Niigata” at the Japan–Russia Goodwill Niigata City Assembly Members League Training Workshop (Niigata City Office, Deputy Director General Tadashi Sugimoto)
Address at the FY 2012 Niigata Federation of Companies for International Relations Regular General Meeting (Niigata Grand Hotel, Research Fellow Mu Yaoqian)
[14-15 June] Participation in and reports at the “International Forum on Northeast Asia Regional Cooperation and Development” (Harbin, Associate Senior Research Fellow Zhu Yonghao, Research Fellow Mu Yaoqian)
Address entitled “China’s Regional Economies and Regional Policies from the Perspective of an Overseas Scholar” at the School of Economics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (Wuhan, China, Research Fellow Mu Yaoqian)
Participation in and report at the “2012 Incheon–Dandong–Hankyoreh West Sea Cooperation Forum” (Dandong, China, Research Division Director Mitsuhiro Mimura, Associate Senior Research Fellow Zhu Yonghao)
FY 2012 2nd seminar for supporting members “The Past, Present, and Future of the Economic Giant China” (Bandaijima Building, Daito Bunka University, Faculty of International Relations, Department of International Relations, Associate Professor Nobuhiro Okamoto)
Contribution of pieces entitled “Developments in the Upgrading of Transportation Infrastructure in Northeast Asia” and “Northeastern China’s Economic Development and Logistics” to The Japan Shipping Exchange, Inc. “Kaiun”, No. 1017, June 2012 edition (Senior Research Fellow Hirofumi Arai, Associate Senior Research Fellow Zhu Yonghao)
Address at the Northeast Asia Natural Gas Development and Utilization Research Group Members’ Seminar (Tokyo, ERINA Deputy Director-General Tadashi Sugimoto)
Northeast Asia Natural Gas Development and Utilization Research Group FY 2012 General Meeting (Tokyo, Representative Director Yoshiaki Nishimura, et al)
Address at the “NEAR Working-level Workshop” organized by the Association of North East Asia Regional Governments (NEAR) (Gyeongju, ROK, Visiting Fellow Shinsaku Suzuki)
Address at the “New Developments in Global Economic Systems and Free Trade” project research group, The Institute of Economic Research, Chiba University of Commerce (Ichikawa, Associate Senior Research Fellow Zhu Yonghao)
Special lecture entitled “North Korea’s Past, Present and Future and Japan”, University of Niigata Prefecture “South Korean Culture and Society” (Research Division Director Mitsuhiro Mimura)
Judge for the staging proposals for “The Second Niigata International Food Award Ceremony” and “Food Focus Niigata 2012” (Planning & PR Division Director Toshihiko Nakamura)
Contribution of piece entitled “Proposals related to the Joint Development of the Northeast Asian Region” to “NEAR News” Vol. 44, 2012 3-4 (Representative Director Yoshiaki Nishimura)
FY 2012 1st seminar for supporting members ” ‘Peoples Spanning Borders’ and International Relations: From the perspective of Sino-ROK relations concerning ‘China’s ethnic Koreans’ ” (Toki Messe Conference Room, Wako University, Faculty of Human Sciences, Department of Sociological Sciences, Professor Yu Hyo-Chong)
Internal Study Group “The Four Points of View for Deciphering the ‘Territorial Dispute’” (ERINA Meeting Room, Speaker: ERINA Deputy Director-General Tadashi Sugimoto)