2012

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November 2012 No. 108

ERINA REPORT No. 108 [3.49MB]

Special Feature: The Latest Situation for Logistics and Transportation in China

• On the Special Feature [in Japanese]
  ZHU, Yonghao, Associate Senior Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
• The Trends and Future Prospects for China’s Logistics Policy [in Japanese; Summary in English]
  MACHIDA, Ippei, Senior Assistant Professor, School of Commerce, Meiji University
• The Latest Situation for Chinese Railway Transportation and the Direction of its Development [in Japanese; Summary in English]
  FUKUYAMA, Hideo, Director, Maritime Library, Planning and Research Department, Japan Maritime Center
• The Current Situation and Challenges for the Upgrading of Ports in the Bohai Sea Rim Region of China [in Japanese; Summary in English]
  MIURA, Yoshio, Representative, China Ports Logistics Research Group
• The Regional Expansion Strategy for China’s Automotive Brands and the Challenges for the Transportation of Completed Vehicles [in Japanese; Summary in English]
  YASUGI, Osamu, Deputy Senior Researcher, GENDAI Advanced Studies Research Organization
• The Suifenhe–Manzhouli Transportation Route Development Concept
  LI, Jinbo, Director, Suifenhe City Strategy Research Center, and Director, Heilongjiang Province Sino-Russian Economic Cooperation Research Institute [in Japanese]
• The Maritime Transportation Freight Flow Volumes between Japan and the Northeast Asian Region
  ARAI, Hirofumi, Senior Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA [in Japanese]

• The Current Status of and Challenges for the Overseas Exchange Student Job-Placement Assistance in Niigata Prefecture: Analysis of the case example of the “Niigata Prefecture International Students’ Job Fair” [in Japanese; Summary in English]
  MU, Yaoqian, Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
• The Situation and Challenges for Foreign-Invested Company Expansion in Heilongjiang Province [in Japanese]
  DU, Ying, Associate Professor, Northeast Asia Research Institute, Heilongjiang Provincial Academy of Social Sciences
• Reports on Conferences and Visits
  • The 2012 Japan–China Economic Cooperation Conference, in Heilongjiang [in Japanese]
    SUZUKI, Shinsaku, Visiting Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
  • The First Trilateral Cooperation Secretariat Seminar [in Japanese]
    NAKAJIMA, Tomoyoshi, Senior Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
  • The Seventh Pan-Beibu Gulf Economic Cooperation Forum [in Japanese]
    NAKAJIMA, Tomoyoshi, Senior Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
  • The Second Coaltrans Mongolia: Developing a Sustainable Coal Market [in English and Japanese]
    Sh. Enkhbayar, Senior Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
  • Asian Energy Cooperation: Risks and Barriers
    ARAI, Hirofumi, Senior Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA [in Japanese]
  • Visit to the Site of the Execution of the Regional Development Strategy in China: Report on visit to Shanghai, Wuhan, Xi’an and Yinchuan [in Japanese]
    MU, Yaoqian, Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
  • Report on Inspection Visit of the Sino-Russian Border Regional Economy (Logistics and Commercial Distribution) [in Japanese]
    SATO, Hisashi, Director, Business Support Division, ERINA
    ZHU, Yonghao, Associate Senior Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA

September 2012 No. 107

ERINA REPORT No. 107 [1.45MB]

Special Feature: Direction of Economic Development in the DPRK

• On the Special Feature [in Japanese]
  MIMURA, Mitsuhiro, Director and Senior Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
• China’s Northeastern Regional Development Strategy and the Current Situation and Prospects for Economy and Trade Cooperation with the DPRK [in Japanese]
  MAN Haifeng, Director and Professor, Institute of the Korean Peninsula, Eastern Liaoning University
• The DPRK Economy, for which Self-Reliance has been Strengthened remarkably [in Japanese]
  PAEK Myong Kil, Researcher, Korean Social Scientists Society, DPRK
• The DPRK’s Direction for Science and Technological Development in Recent Years and the Main Results thereof [in Japanese]
  O Song Chol, Researcher, Korean Social Scientists Society, DPRK
• The DPRK, which is Pouring Great Effort into the Development of Light Industry and Agriculture [in Japanese]
  RI Yong Ok, Researcher, Korean Social Scientists Society, DPRK

• Reports on Conferences and Visits [in Japanese only]
  • The Greater Tumen initiative (GTI) Second Transport Board Meeting
    ARAI, Hirofumi, Senior Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
• Analysis of Economic Trends in Northeast Asia [Japanese only]
  ERINA News [Japanese only]

July 2012 No. 106

ERINA REPORT No. 106 [4.28MB]

Special Feature : Energy Security in Northeast Asia

• On the Special Feature “Energy Security in Northeast Asia” [in Japanese]
  SUGIMOTO, Tadashi, Deputy Director-General, ERINA
• Turkey: The Energy Security of an Energy-Resource-Poor Nation / The Lesson for Japan [in Japanese; Summary in English]
  SUGIURA, Toshihiro, Senior Coordinator, International Strategy Analysis Group, Strategy Research Unit, The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ) and ERINA Collaborative Researcher
• The EU’s External Energy Security Policy and Russia [in Japanese; Summary in English]
  HASUMI, Yu, Professor of Economics, Faculty of Economics, Rissho University and ERINA Collaborative Researcher
• Russia’s Outlook on Energy Security: Via an analysis of national policy documents [in Japanese; Summary in English]
  HYODO, Shinji, Head, America, Europe, and Russia Division, Regional Studies Department, The National Institute for Defense Studies and ERINA Collaborative Researcher
• The Energy Security Policy of Russia, which is Focusing on its Energy Transportation Infrastructure [in Japanese; Summary in English]
  MOTOMURA, Masumi, Chief Researcher, Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC) and ERINA Collaborative Researcher
• A General Report on Arctic Resource Development and Shipping Lane Use: From the perspective of Russia’s energy security and the transportation of resources to Asia, including Japan [in Japanese; Summary in English]
  SUGIMOTO, Tadashi, Deputy Director-General, ERINA

• Trade and Investment Relations between the Three Provinces of China’s Northeast and Japan [in Japanese; Summary in English]
  ZHU Yonghao, Associate Senior Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
• The Present Situation and Future Tasks for the Internationalization of Agriculture in Heilongjiang Province, China [in Japanese; Summary in English]
  ZHANG Fenglin, Associate Professor, Northeast Asia Research Institute, Heilongjiang Provincial Academy of Social Sciences
• A Comparative Study of the Approaches of the Hyundai Motor Company and Toyota Motor Corporation to the Russian Market [in Japanese; Summary in English]
  TOMIYAMA, Eiko, Professor, Graduate Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies and ERINA Collaborative Researcher
• Reports on Conferences and Visits [in Japanese only]
  • Journey to the China–Kazakhstan Border Area: Report on visit to Almaty, Khorgos and Alashankou
    ZHU Yonghao, Associate Senior Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
    MIMURA, Mitsuhiro, Director and Senior Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
  • Visit to the Site of the Execution of the Regional Development Strategy in the South of China: Report on visit to Sanya, Haikou, Beihai, Nanning and Guangzhou
    MU Yaoqian, Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
• Analysis of Economic Trends in Northeast Asia [Japanese only]
• ERINA News [Japanese only]

May 2012 No. 105

ERINA REPORT No. 105 [3.96MB]

Special Feature : 2012 Northeast Asia International Conference for Economic Development (NICE) in Niigata

[in Japanese]

• Program
• Conference Overview
• Keynote Address: The Future of East Asia and the Importance of the Japan Sea Rim Economy Concept
  MIYAMOTO, Yuji, Head of the Miyamoto Asia Research Institute and Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the People’s Republic of China
• Keynote Address: Russia’s Approach to the Asia-Pacific Region and the Role of the Russian Far East
  SHURUBURIN, Alexander, Director, APEC Meetings Department, APEC Study Center, Russian Federation
• Session A: The Developing Chinese Economy and Northeast Asia
• Special Session: The TPP and Northeast Asia
• Session B: Japan–China Economic Relations
• Session C: Distribution and Transportatio
• Summarizing Session: Future Northeast Asian Economic Cooperation and Financial Assistance
• Closing Remarks
  NISHIMURA, Yoshiaki, Chairperson, Northeast Asia International Conference for Economic Development Executive Committee / Representative Director, ERINA

[in Englis]

• Program
• Closing Remarks
  NISHIMURA, Yoshiaki, Chairperson, Northeast Asia International Conference for Economic Development Executive Committee / Representative Director, ERINA

• The Actual Situation and Challenges for Expansion into China for Local Regional Firms: (Part Two) The Niigata Prefecture Case Example [in Japanese; Summary in English]
  MU, Yaoqian, Research Fellow, Business Support Division and Research Division, ERINA
• Analysis of Economic Trends in Northeast Asia [Japanese only]
  ERINA News [Japanese only]

March 2012 No. 104

ERINA REPORT No. 104 [5.27MB]

Special Feature I: Russia and Vladivostok on the Eve of the Staging of the APEC Summit

• On the Special Feature [in Japanese and English]
  ARAI, Hirofumi, Senior Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
• Russia and APEC: Looking Back, Looking Forward [in Japanese and English]
  KANAEV, Evgeny, Leading Research Fellow, Center for Asia-Pacific Studies, Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO), Russian Academy of Sciences
• APEC: The Changes in the Frameworks for Economic Cooperation in the Asia-Pacific [in Japanese; Summary in English]
  NAKAJIMA, Tomoyoshi, Senior Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
• The Economics of the Preparations for the APEC Summit in Vladivostok [in Japanese; Summary in English]
  LATKIN, Aleksandr, Director, Institute of International Business and Economics, Vladivostok State University of Economics and Service
• The Preparations for APEC and the Situation for the Participation of Foreign Capital [in Japanese; Summary in English]
  SAITO, Daisuke, Senior Researcher, Institute for Russian & NIS Economic Studies, Japan Association for Trade with Russia & NIS

Special Feature II: The Fourth Japan–Russia Energy and Environment Dialogue in Niigata

• Program
• Keynote Addresses (Selected)
• he Niigata Appeal on Energy and the Environment 2011

• Heilongjiang Province Russian Forestry Cooperation in the Far East [in Japanese; Summary in English]
  FENG Anquan, Heilongjiang Provincial Academy of Social Sciences
• Reports on Conferences and Visits [in Japanese only]
  • The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Durban: Breakthrough at the Global Climate Change Negotiations
    Sh. Enkhbayar, Senior Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
  • New Developments in Northeast Asian Distribution Cooperation
    ARAI, Hirofumi, Senior Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
• Analysis of Economic Trends in Northeast Asia [Japanese only]
• ERINA News [Japanese only]

January 2012 No. 103

ERINA REPORT No. 103 [4.34MB]

Special Feature: The Development of and Challenges for the Regional Development Strategies in China: Centered on investigation of the three provinces of the Northeast

• On the Special Feature [in Japanese and English]
  MU Yaoqian, Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
• The Recent Financial Situation in Russia: With a Focus on the Banking System of the Far Eastern Federal District [in Japanese; Summary in English]
  SUGIURA, Fumikazu, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Economics, Teikyo University
• The Background, Intent and Prospects concerning China’s Frequent Formulation of Regional Development Plans [in Japanese and English]
  ZHANG Keyun, Professor, Institute of Regional Economics and Urban Management, Renmin University of China, and State Five-Year Guidelines Specialist Committee Member
• The Promotion of Industrial Development and the Construction of a Cooperation Model in Heilongjiang Province during the Period of the Twelfth Five-Year Program [in Japanese; Summary in English]
  MA Qiang, Researcher, Institute for International Economic Research (Beijing)
• The Current Situation and Measures for the Development and Opening-Up Strategy in the Changchun–Jilin–Tumen Area of Jilin Province [in Japanese; Summary in English]
  XU Hulin, Ph.D. Student, Northeast Asian Studies Academy of Jilin University, and Director, Tumen River Area Development Institute, Yanbian University
• The Effects and Limitations of the Regional Development Strategy in Liaoning Province: The perspective of the Japanese firms that have expanded there [in Japanese; Summary in English]
  OIKAWA, Hideaki, Chief Executive Officer, Across Japan Co., Ltd., and Representative, Northeast Asia Marketing Development Center
• The Current Situation and Challenges for Regional Development Strategies in China: The case of the Cooperation and Development Planning Outline of the Tumen River Area of China [in Japanese; Summary in English]
  MU Yaoqian, Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA

• Reports on Conferences and Visits [in Japanese only]
  • The Economic Exchange in the Sino-Vietnamese Border Region viewed from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region: Report on visit to Beihai, Dongxing, Nanning, and Pingxiang
    ZHU Yonghao, Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
    MIMURA, Mitsuhiro, Director and Senior Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
  • The 12th International Conference on Northeast Asian Natural Gas and Pipelines
    ARAI, Hirofumi, Senior Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
  • The GTI Local Development Forum and Northeast Asia Economic Cooperation Forum
    ARAI, Hirofumi, Senior Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
  • Thoughts from Participation in the APEC workshop “Transborder Control and Optimal Transborder Logistics”
    ARAI, Hirofumi, Senior Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
  • Conference Report on the “2011 Japan–China Economic Cooperation Conference: in Jilin”
    SUZUKI, Shinsaku, Visiting Fellow, ERINA
• Analysis of Economic Trends in Northeast Asia [Japanese only]
• ERINA News [Japanese only]

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