2018

December 2018 No. 145

ERINA REPORT (PLUS) No.145

Special Feature 1: ERINA 25th Anniversary Symposium

• Overview of ERINA’s 25th Anniversary Symposium [in Japanese and English]
  NAKAMURA Toshihiko, Director, Planning & PR Division, ERINA
• Commemorative Address: “Japan in Northeast Asia”  [in Japanese only]
  AKASHI Yasushi, Chairman, International House of Japan
• Panel Discussion: “The Outlook for Northeast Asia”  [in Japanese only]

Special Feature 2: The Science and Technology Contributing to the Economic Development of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

• On the Active Promotion of the Increasing of the Self-Reliance of the Chemical Industry in the DPRK  [in Japanese only]
  KIM Chol, Director, Institute of Economics, Academy of Social Sciences, DPRK
• The Results which Have Recently Been Achieved in the Development of the Metal Industry in the DPRK  [in Japanese only]
  PAK Song Chol, Department Director, Institute of Economics, Academy of Social Sciences, DPRK
• The Results which Have Recently Been Achieved in the Area of Science and Technology in the DPRK  [in Japanese only]
  RI Son Hui, Researcher, Institute of Economics, Academy of Social Sciences, DPRK

• Climate Change and Renewable Energy Use in Mongolia [in Japanese; Summary in English] in English]
  BATJARGAL Zamba, Dr., Special Envoy for Climate Change, Mongolia
• Reports on Conferences and Visits  [in Japanese only]
  • The Eighth Rason International Trade Exhibition
    MIMURA Mitsuhiro, Senior Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
  • “Report on the “Fifth Northeast Asia Enterprise Development Forum” and Visit to the “Twelfth China Yanji Tumenjiang Area International Investment and Trade Fair”
    CAI Shengxi, Business Support Promotion Officer, Business Support Division, ERINA
  • “The 2025 Vision of Mongolia’s Dornod Aimag and Opportunities to Participate in Northeast Asian Economic Integration” International Workshop
    ENKHBAYAR Shagdar, Senior Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
  • Report on Visit Centered on the Longtouqiao Dam, Heilongjiang Province, China
    CAI Shengxi, Business Support Promotion Officer, Business Support Division, ERINA
  • Report on Participation at the “2018 Korea–Japan Components and Materials Fair”
    ADACHI Yuji, Director, Business Support Division, ERINA
  • Moves Related to the Putting in Place of Transportation Corridors Crossing the Greater Tumen Region (GTR): From the Eighth Greater Tumen Initiative (GTI) Transport Board Meeting and GTI Transport Expert Group Meeting
    ARAI Hirofumi, Director and Senior Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
  • Report on Visit to the “2018 (Tenth) Dalian Japanese Products Exposition”
    ADACHI Yuji, Director, Business Support Division, ERINA
    CAI Shengxi, Business Support Promotion Officer, Business Support Division, ERINA
  • Report on Participation at the 15th International Conference on Northeast Asian Natural Gas and Pipeline Forum
    MINAMIKAWA Takanori, Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
• Seminar Reports  [in Japanese only]
  ◎Seminar for Supporting Members: “Accelerating Chinese Innovation: The Digital Economy and Emerging Tech Cities”
  ITO Asei, Associate Professor, Institute of Social Science, University of Tokyo
  ◎111th GSDM Platform Seminar: “The Economic Outlook in Northeast Asia and the Possibilities for Economic Cooperation”
• Overseas Business Information  [in Japanese only]
• Domestic Business Information  [in Japanese only]
• Analysis of Economic Trends in Northeast Asia [in Japanese only]
• ERINA News [in Japanese only]

October 2018 No. 144

ERINA REPORT (Plus) No.144

Special Feature: FTA Policies in Northeast Asia after the Establishment of the Trump Administration

• The Political Economy of the CJK FTA [in Japanese; Summary in English]
  KUNO Arata, Associate Professor, International Economics, Faculty of International Relations, Asia University, and Collaborative Researcher, ERINA
• China’s FTA Policy after the Establishment of the Trump Administration [in Japanese; Summary in English]
  SHEN Minghui, Professor, National Institute of International Strategy, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
  KONG Dapeng, Graduate Student, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences
• Change of Environment in Trade and the ROK’s FTA Policies [in Japanese; Summary in English]
  KIM Bong Gil, Professor, Faculty of Economics, University of Toyama, and Collaborative Researcher, ERINA
  FUKAHORI Suzuka, Full-time Researcher, Korea–Japan Cooperation Foundation for Industry and Technology
• The Development of and Challenges for the “Ice and Snow Economy” of Heilongjiang Province from an International Perspective [in Japanese; Summary in English]
  DA Zhigang, Director and Researcher, Northeast Asia Research Institute, Heilongjiang Provincial Academy of Social Sciences
• Reports on Conferences and Visits  [in Japanese only]
  • Report of Visit to the Karakorum Highway and the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor, the India–Pakistan Border, and Hambantota Port
    MIMURA Mitsuhiro, Senior Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
  • The Sixth Meeting of the Greater Tumen Initiative (GTI) Northeast Asian Local Cooperation Committee
    ARAI Hirofumi, Director and Senior Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
    CAI Shengxi, Business Support Promotion Officer, Business Support Division, ERINA
  • Report on the “2018 Northeast Asia International Tourism Conference in Oita”
    ADACHI Yuji, Director, Business Support Division, ERINA
  • Report of Visit to the Dordoy Bazaar
    MIMURA Mitsuhiro, Senior Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
• Seminar Reports  [in Japanese only]
  ◎ERINA Business Seminar: “The Latest Trends in Japan–Russia Economic Cooperation: Based on the Outcomes of the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum”
  NAKAI Takafumi, Research Division Director, Institute for Russian & NIS Economic Studies, Japan Association for Trade with Russia & NIS
• Overseas Business Information  [in Japanese only]
• Domestic Business Information  [in Japanese only]
• Analysis of Economic Trends in Northeast Asia [in Japanese only]
• ERINA News [in Japanese only]

August 2018 No. 143

ERINA REPORT (Plus) No.143

Special Feature: Recent Trends in Russia’s International Economic Cooperation

• The Abe Plan and New Possibilities for Russo–Japanese Cooperation in the Far East [in Japanese; Summary in English]
  BURYI Anatoly, Chairman of the Board, Far East Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Professor Emeritus, Far Eastern Federal University Institute of Oriental Studies
  GREIZIK Sergei, Junior Fellow, Shanghai Cooperation Organization and Asia-Pacific Region Research Center, Khabarovsk State University of Economics and Law
• Prospects for Sino-Russian Cooperation in the Development and Commercial Use of the Northern Sea Route [in Japanese; Summary in English]
  VORONENKO Alexandr, Senior Expert, Shanghai Cooperation Organization and Asia-Pacific Region Research Centre, Khabarovsk State University of Economics and Law, Khabarovsk, Russia
• Recent Trends in Russia’s Economic Policy toward Asia [in Japanese; Summary in English]
  SHIDA Yoshisada, Associate Senior Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
  ARAI Hirofumi, Director and Senior Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
• Regional Economic Development and Industrial Restructuring in Henan Province: Prospects With an Eye to One Belt, One Road [in Japanese; Summary in English]
  LI Kui, Doctoral Candidate, Graduate School of North East Asia and Development Studies, University of Shimane
  MU Yaoqian, Associate Senior Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
• Reports on Conferences and Visits  [in Japanese only]
  • Mongolia Economic Forum 2018
    ENKHBAYAR Shagdar, Senior Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
  • Report on the Staging of the Niigata Prefecture International Students’ Job Fair 2019
    CAI Shengxi, Business Support Promotion Officer, Business Support Division, ERINA
  • Report on the “International Business Days in the Khabarovsk Krai”
    ADACHI Yuji, Director, Business Support Division, ERINA
  • The 18th Greater Tumen Initiative (GTI) Consultative Commission Meeting
    ARAI Hirofumi, Director and Senior Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
• Seminar Reports  [in Japanese only]
  ◎ERINA Regional Seminar and Lecture Meeting of the Consul General of the Republic of Korea in Niigata: “Twenty-First Century ROK–Japan Relations”
  JUNG Mi Ae, Consul General of the Republic of Korea in Niigata
  ◎Seminar for Supporting Members: “The Developments in North–South and China–DPRK Relations and the Subsequent Evolution: With an eye on the US–DPRK summit”
  DONG Yongsueng, CEO, Oriental Link Inc., Director, Good Farmers Research Institute, and former ROK Presidential Unification Policy Advisory Committee Member
• Overseas Business Information  [in Japanese only]
• Domestic Business Information  [in Japanese only]
• Analysis of Economic Trends in Northeast Asia [in Japanese only]
• ERINA News [in Japanese only]

 

June 2018 No. 142

ERINA REPORT (Plus) No.142

Special Feature: Economic Integration and Mongolia’s Trade Policy

• The Most Favorable Direction for Mongolia in Regional Integration: The Eurasian Economic Union [in Japanese; Summary in English]
  SANJMYATAV Bazar, Doctor in International Economics (PhD), Professor, School of International Relations and Public Administration, National University of Mongolia
• The Contribution of Agriculture to Economic Growth in Mongolia [in Japanese; Summary in English]
  DANSRANBAVUU Lkhagvaa, NATSAGDORJ Baasanjav, TSOLMON Sodnomdavaa, and NASANJARGAL Purevsukh, Lecturers, Business and Economics Department, Mandakh University, Mongolia, HOUSTON Scott, Lecturer, Department of Educational Studies, Mongolian National University of Education
• A Study on China–Mongolia Cross-Border Logistics Transport Facilitation Matched to the Demands of Enterprises [in Japanese; Summary in English]
  LI Ruifeng, Associate Professor, Inner Mongolia University of Finance and Economics, China
• Russia and Mongolia: Renaissance of Trust and Cooperation [in Japanese; Summary in English]
  ATANOV Nikolay, Professor, Buryat State University

• Reports on Conferences and Visits  [in Japanese only]
  • The Boten Specific Economic Zone Coming to Life Once Again: The Belt and Road Project and Visit to the Northern Part of the Greater Mekong Subregion North–South Economic Corridor
    MIMURA Mitsuhiro, Senior Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
  • Seminar on “The Current Status and Further Development of the Greater Tumen Initiative: Mongolian Involvement”
    ENKHBAYAR Shagdar, Senior Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
  • Meeting with the Far Eastern Branch of Russian Customs Organized by the Greater Tumen Initiative (GTI)
    ARAI Hirofumi, Director and Senior Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
• Seminar Reports  [in Japanese only]
  ◎ERINA Seminar for Supporting Members “The Explosive Popularity of Share Bikes in China: The Background and a Suggestion for Japan”
  KOMAGATA Tetsuya, Professor, Faculty of Economics, Keio University
• Overseas Business Information  [in Japanese only]
• Domestic Business Information  [in Japanese only]
• Analysis of Economic Trends in Northeast Asia [in Japanese only]
• ERINA News [in Japanese only]

 

April 2018 No. 141

ERINA REPORT (Plus) No.141

Special Feature: 2018 Northeast Asia International Conference for Economic Development (NICE) in Niigata

• Program
• Conference Overview
  Keynote Address: Financial Cooperation toward Northeast Asian Economic Integration
  WATANABE Hiroshi, President, Institute for International Monetary Affairs
  Keynote Address: The New Geopolitics of Northeast Asian Regional Integration
  PETRI Peter, Professor, Brandeis University, USA
  Keynote Address: Strong Asian Intraregional Trade and Investment Improve Economic Resilience
  SAWADA Yasuyuki, Chief Economist, Asian Development Bank (ADB)
  Session A: The Free Movement of People, Goods and Services [Japanese only]
  Session B: The Current Status of and Challenges for Regional Development Strategies [Japanese only]
  Session C: Business Exchange and Local Government Cooperation [Japanese only]
  Closing Remarks

• Reports on Conferences and Visits  [in Japanese only]
  • Mongolia’s Special Economic Zones: Revisit to Altanbulag and Zamyn-Uud
    MIMURA Mitsuhiro, Senior Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
  • Participation at the “Innovation Beijing” International Forum (2017)
    ARAI Hirofumi, Director and Senior Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
  • Report on the “Regional Integration and Trade Policy” International Conference
    ENKHBAYAR Shagdar, Senior Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
  • “The Crisis and Crossroads of Northeast Asia” International Symposium
    MIMURA Mitsuhiro, Senior Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
• Seminar Reports  [in Japanese only]
  ◎ERINA Seminar for Supporting Members “The Characteristic Features and Future of the DPRK in the Kim Jong Un Era”
  MIMURA Mitsuhiro, Senior Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
• Overseas Business Information  [in Japanese only]
• Domestic Business Information  [in Japanese only]
• Analysis of Economic Trends in Northeast Asia [in Japanese only]
• ERINA News [in Japanese only]

February 2018 No. 140

ERINA REPORT (Plus) No.140

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

• Program
• Conference Extracts
  Opening Addresses and Keynote Address and Reports
  Session A: Energy Resources [Japanese only]
  Session B: Energy Conservation, the Environment and Electricity [Japanese only]
• Closing Remarks

• Local Government Finance in Japan and the ROK and “Capital Region Overconcentration” [in Japanese; Summary in English]
  MACHIDA Toshihiko, Professor Emeritus, Senshu University and Collaborative Researcher, ERINA
• The Future Prospects for the Chinese Economy Indicated by the “Five Development Concepts” [in Japanese; Summary in English]
  WANG Lei, Lecturer, School of Economics and Management, Chuzhou University
• Reports on Conferences and Visits  [in Japanese only]
  • Participation at the International Forum Organized by the Far Eastern State Transport University
    ARAI Hirofumi, Director and Senior Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
  • Railway Universities’ International Cooperation Network: Participation at the 10th International Symposium for Transport Universities of Asia-Pacific Countries
    ARAI Hirofumi, Director and Senior Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
  • Stay at the Beijing Research Center for Science of Science which Has Deepened Understanding of Japan–China Innovation
    MINAMIKAWA Takanori, Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
  • The 16th E-Trade International Forum / The 4th International Conference on Korea Trade (ICKT 2017) and the 11th International Triangle Symposium (ITS 2017)
    NAKAJIMA Tomoyoshi, Senior Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
  • United Nations Climate Change Conference (Bonn)
    ENKHBAYAR Shagdar, Senior Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
  • International Forum on One Korea
    MIMURA Mitsuhiro, Senior Research Fellow, Research Division, ERINA
• Seminar Reports  [in Japanese only]
  ◎ERINA Seminar for Supporting Members “The Potential for the Landlocked Developing Country of Mongolia”
  Batjargal Dambadarjaa, Mongolian Chargé d’Affaires ad interim in Japan
• Overseas Business Information  [in Japanese only]
• Domestic Business Information  [in Japanese only]
• Analysis of Economic Trends in Northeast Asia [in Japanese only]
• ERINA News [in Japanese only]