2014

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December 2014 No. 121

ERINA REPORT No. 121 [2.49MB]

Special Feature: China’s Regional Economies and Regional Policy

• On the Special Feature [in Japanese and English]
  MU, Yaoqian, Associate Senior Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
• China’s Urban System: Is it rational to curb city size? [in Japanese; Summary in English]
  OKAMOTO, Nobuhiro, Professor, Department of International Relations, Daito Bunka University
• The Procurement of Funding for Urbanization Project Expenditure in China: Regional debt bond issuance [in Japanese; Summary in English]
  XU, Yirui, Full-Time Lecturer, Faculty of Management and Economics, Kaetsu University
• The Formation of Regional Development Strategies for China’s Border Regions and the Actual Situation Thereof: With a focus on the relationship between center and region [in Japanese; Summary in English]
  MU, Yaoqian, Associate Senior Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
  AMANO, Sachiko, Part-Time Lecturer, Komazawa University

• Reports on Conferences and Visits [in Japanese only]
  • Report on the “Northeast Asia Tourism Conference in Kitakyushu City”: Toward Northeast Asian Interregional International Tourism Promotion and Cooperation
    SUZUKI, Shinsaku, Visiting Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
  • Report on the “First International Festival of Creative Tourism” (Khabarovsk, Russian Federation)
    SUZUKI, Shinsaku, Visiting Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
• Analysis of Economic Trends in Northeast Asia [Japanese only]
• ERINA News [Japanese only]

October 2014 No. 120

ERINA REPORT No. 120 [1.75MB]

Special Feature: Northeast Asian Regional Economic Cooperation Mechanisms and the Prospects for and Approaches to Mongolia’s Participation Therein

• On the Special Feature [in Japanese and English]
  Sh. Enkhbayar, Senior Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
• China’s Participation in Regional Organizations [in English; Summary in Japanese]
  B. Indra, Senior Researcher, Institute for Strategic Studies (ISS), Mongolia
• Economic Relationships between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Russian Federation and the Republic of Korea (DPRK-Russia-ROK) [in English; Summary in Japanese]
  N. Dorjsuren, Head, Center for China and East Asia Studies, Institute for Strategic Studies (ISS), Mongolia
• Steps Taken by Mongolia to Join the NEA Regional Cooperation: Together toward the future [in English; Summary in Japanese]
  G. Tumurchuluun, Advisor, Policy Planning and Research Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia
• Mongolia’s Possibilities and Approaches for Joining Regional Cooperation Mechanisms [in English; Summary in Japanese]
  B. Otgonsuren, Researcher, Center for China and East Asia Studies, Institute for Strategic Studies (ISS), Mongolia
• Opportunities and Challenges of the Greater Tumen Initiative (GTI) [in English; Summary in Japanese]
  D. Irmuun, Director, Division for Promotion and Consultancy Services, Invest Mongolia Agency

• Measurement of the Non-Observed Economy in Mongolia [in English; Summary in Japanese]
  A. Demberel, Director, Statistical Information, Training and Advocacy Center, National Statistical Office (NSO), Mongolia
• Reports on Conferences and Visits [in Japanese only]
  • Report on the “Ulaanbaatar Dialogue on Northeast Asian Security” International Conference
    ARAI, Hirofumi, Senior Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
  • The Promotion of Sea–Land Multimodal Transportation: Overview of the Greater Tumen Initiative (GTI) Fourth Transport Board Meeting
    ARAI, Hirofumi, Senior Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
• Analysis of Economic Trends in Northeast Asia [Japanese only]
• ERINA News [Japanese only]

August 2014 No. 119

ERINA REPORT No. 119 [6.79MB]

Special Feature: Various Aspects of the Economy of the Russian Far East

• On the Special Feature [in Japanese and English]
  ARAI, Hirofumi, Senior Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
• The Transformation of the Governing Structure in the Russian Far East and Regional Policy [in Japanese; Summary in English]
  HORIUCHI, Kenji, Research Fellow, Waseda University Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, and ERINA Collaborative Researcher
• The Development of the Oil-Gas Cluster in Primorsky Krai: Perspectives, problems, restrictions [in English and Japanese]
  SERGIENKO, Valentin, Director, Institute of Chemistry, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (FEB RAS)
  BAKLANOV, Petr, Director, Pacific Geographical Institute, FEB RAS
  VORONOV, Boris, Director, Institute of Water and Ecological Problems, FEB RAS
• The Development of Cooperation between the Eastern Regions of Russia and the Provinces of China [in Japanese; Summary in English]
  BURY, Anatoly, Deputy Director, Interregional Association of Economic Interaction “Far East and Transbaikalia”
• The Changes in China-Russia Trade Relations and the New Developments in Border Logistics [in Japanese; Summary in English]
  ARAI, Hirofumi, Senior Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
  ZHU, Yonghao, Associate Senior Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA

• The International Division of Labor of Toyama Companies in East Asia: The cases of two Toyama companies [in Japanese; Summary in English]
  HATAKEYAMA, Toshihiro, Assistant Professor, Advanced Course of International Business, National Institute of Technology, Toyama College
  EBIHARA, Tsuyoshi, Associate Professor, Department of International Business, National Institute of Technology, Toyama College
• Reports on Conferences and Visits [in Japanese only]
  • “Northeast Asian Energy Security” Collaborative Research: Panel discussion jointly organized by ERINA and the Institute of Eurasian Studies [in Japanese only]
• Analysis of Economic Trends in Northeast Asia [Japanese only]
• ERINA News [Japanese only]

June 2014 No. 118

ERINA REPORT No. 118 [2.48MB]

Special Feature: China–ROK Relations at the Present Point in Time

• On the Special Feature “China–ROK Relations at the Present Point in Time” [in Japanese and English]
  ZHU, Yonghao, Associate Senior Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
• The Current Status of and Challenges for the ROK’s Economic Relations with China [in Japanese; Summary in English]
  YANG, Pyeong-Seob, Research Fellow, Korea Institute for International Economic Policy (KIEP)
• The Changes in the China–ROK Trade Structure and the China–ROK FTA: With a focus on the case example of Jilin Province [in Japanese; Summary in English]
  ZHU, Yonghao, Associate Senior Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
  CUI, Wen, Associate Professor, College of Economics and Management, Yanbian University
• A Study of a New Paradigm for the ROK-China Relationship: “Human-Cultural Ties” and international cooperation between cities [in Japanese; Summary in English]
  KIM, Su-Han, Research Fellow, Department of Urban Management, Policy Research Division, Incheon Development Institute (IDI, ROK)

• The Oil and Natural Gas Resources of the Arctic: The problems and future prospects for development [in Japanese; Summary in English]
  MASTEPANOV, Alexey, Deputy Director, Oil and Gas Research Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences
• A Cultural Essay on Several Features of ROK Corporate Scandals: With a focus on the behavior patterns and psychological attributes of ROK people [in Japanese; Summary in English]
  NAKAGAWA, Keisuke, Lecturer, Department of Economics, Shimonoseki City University
• The Potential for the Establishment of Free Trade Zones in the Border Regions of Heilongjiang Province and the Future Prospects Thereof [in Japanese; Summary in English]
  DA, Zhigang, Director, Northeast Asia Research Institute, Heilongjiang Provincial Academy of Social Sciences, and ERINA Collaborative Researcher
• Reports on Conferences and Visits [in Japanese only]
  • Visit to the Sites of the Execution of the Regional Development Strategy in China: Report on visit to the Tibet Autonomous Region, Yunnan, and Guizhou [in Japanese only]
    MU Yaoqian, Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
• Analysis of Economic Trends in Northeast Asia [Japanese only]
• ERINA News [Japanese only]

April 2014 No. 117

ERINA REPORT No. 117 [4.88MB]

Special Feature I: 2014 Northeast Asia International Conference for Economic Development (NICE) in Niigata

[In Japanese]

• Program
• Conference Overview
• Keynote Address: “A Comparison of Japan–China–ROK Development of Manufactured Goods and Human Resource Management”
  TSURU, Tsuyoshi, Professor, Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University
• Keynote Address: “Sino–Russian Energy Cooperation”
  PAIK, Keun-Wook, Senior Research Fellow, Oxford Institute for Energy Studies
• Keynote Address: “A New Approach to Economic Cooperation in Northeast Asia: The GTI’s perspective”
  CHOI, Hoon, Director, The Greater Tumen Initiative (GTI) Secretariat, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
• Session A: The Russian Economy and Japan–Russia Exchange
• Session B: The TPP and Japan, China, and the ROK
• Session C: The Chinese Economy at a Turning Point
  Closing Remarks
  NISHIMURA, Yoshiaki, Chairperson, Northeast Asia International Conference for Economic Development Executive Committee / Representative Director, ERINA

[In English]

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

Special Feature II: The Economic Construction of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea [in Japanese]

• On the Special Feature [in Japanese]
  MIMURA, Mitsuhiro, Director and Senior Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
• The Results of the Economic Construction in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea in Recent Years: The leading sectors of the people’s economy and agriculture, light industry, and other sectors [in Japanese]
  PAEK, Myong Kil, Director, Korean Social Scientists Society, DPRK
• The Basic Content of the Economic Development Zone Law of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea [in Japanese]
  RIM, Yong Chan, Researcher and Associate Professor, Law Institute, Academy of Social Sciences, DPRK
• The Proclamation of the Hwanggumphyong and Wihwado Economic Zone in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea and the Configuration System of the Hwanggumphyong and Wihwado Economic Zone Law [in Japanese]
  KIM, Sin Ho, Director, Law Institute, Academy of Social Sciences, DPRK
• Important International Legislation Necessary for the Realization of Peace in Northeast Asia [in Japanese]
  RI, Kyong Nam, Researcher, Law Institute, Academy of Social Sciences, DPRK

• Reports on Conferences and Visits [in Japanese only]
  • Visit to the Sites of the Execution of the Regional Development Strategy in China: Report on visit to Qinghai, Gansu, Shanxi and Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region [in Japanese only]
    MU Yaoqian, Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
• Analysis of Economic Trends in Northeast Asia [Japanese only]
• ERINA News [Japanese only]

March 2014 No. 116

ERINA REPORT No. 116 [3.54MB]

Special Feature: The Sixth Japan-Russia Energy and Environment Dialogue in Niigata

• Program
• Keynote Addresses (Abridged)
• Summaries of Report Contents
  • Session A: Gas and Oil
  • Session B: Environment
• Summary of the Dialogue and the Niigata Appeal on Energy and the Environment

• The Strategies of Automotive Manufacturers for Entry into the Emerging Russian Market: The case study of entry via semi-knocked-down (SKD) production in Vladivostok of SsangYong, Mazda and Toyota [in Japanese; Summary in English]
  TOMIYAMA, Eiko, Professor, Graduate Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies
• Reports on Conferences and Visits [in Japanese only]
  • Visit to the Sites of the Execution of the Regional Development Strategy in China: Report on visit to Tianjin, Zhengzhou, Chongqing and Chengdu [in Japanese only]
    MU Yaoqian, Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
• Analysis of Economic Trends in Northeast Asia [Japanese only]
• ERINA News [Japanese only]

January 2014 No. 115

ERINA REPORT No. 115 [2.5MB]

Special Feature: China’s Regional Economies and Regional Development Strategies

• On the Special Feature [in Japanese and English]
  MU, Yaoqian, Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINAA
• Why Is China Promoting Urbanization?: From regional development to urbanization [in Japanese; Summary in English]
  OKAMOTO, Nobuhiro, Professor, Department of International Relations, Daito Bunka University
• A Reconsideration of China’s Regional Debt Problems: With a focus on Local Government Financing Vehicles (LGFVs) [in Japanese; Summary in English]
  XU, Yirui Full-Time Lecturer, Faculty of Management and Economics, Kaetsu University
• The Policy Evolution of Marine Economic Development Strategies in China and the Actual Situation Thereof: A case study of the “Shandong Peninsula Blue Economic Zone Development Plan” [in Japanese; Summary in English]
  ZHANG, Bing Associate Professor, Faculty of Glocal Policy Management and Communications, Yamanashi Prefectural University
• The Situation for the Formulation of Regional Development Strategies in China: The characteristic features and challenges thereof [in Japanese; Summary in English]
  MU, Yaoqian, Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
  AMANO, Sachiko, Part-Time Lecturer, Komazawa University

• Reports on Conferences and Visits [in Japanese only]
  • The Greater Tumen Initiative (GTI) Aiming at “Leaving the Tumen River”: The 14th Consultative Commission Meeting of the Greater Tumen Initiative (GTI)
    ARAI, Hirofumi, Senior Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
• Analysis of Economic Trends in Northeast Asia [Japanese only]
• ERINA News [Japanese only]

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