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Agents of Care Technology Transfer: Trends and Challenges of Migration Care Workers Across Borders
12 August 2022
The purpose of this project is to show the models of promoting the transfer of knowledge and skills of Long-term care (LTC) from the destination … Read More
Forecast of Biomass Demand Potential in Indonesia: Seeking a Business Model for Wood Pellets
31 May 2022
Reduction of coal consumption for power generation and gasoline and diesel consumption for vehicles is indispensable for reducing CO2 emission in Indonesia. At the same … Read More
COVID-19, Telework Patterns Within a City, and Changes in Urban Structure – Preliminary Findings
11 April 2022
With the coronavirus disease (COVID-19, the spread of teleworking means that people do not necessarily have to live near their place of work. Will the … Read More
Trauma Care in India and Japan: Current Situation and Future Prospects
21 March 2022
As trauma deaths have increased whereas age-standardised mortality rates have declined, improving trauma care is an issue of crucial importance for both developed and developing … Read More
Identifying the Impact of Supply Chain Disruption Caused by COVID-19 on Manufacturing Production in Japan
10 September 2021
COVID-19 has disrupted all aspects of our lives, including international trade. This paper investigates the effect of supply chain disruption on production activities, in particular … Read More
Globalisation and its Economic Consequences Looking at APEC Economies
31 August 2021
Given the rising criticisms of and growing doubts about globalisation, this timely edited volume looks at globalisation and its economic impact on eight countries in … Read More
Qualifications Framework for Long-term Care Workers in India, Japan, and the Philippines
13 July 2021
Due to a steadily ageing global population, demand for care workers for older people is growing worldwide. In most societies and cultures, older people have … Read More
Coping with Rapid Population Ageing in Asia
29 June 2021
Can you imagine the life of octogenarians, nonagenarians, or centenarians? It may be difficult if you do not have any limitations on daily activities. But … Read More
The COVID-19 Pandemic, Air Transport Perturbation, and Sector Impacts in ASEAN Plus Five: A Multiregional Input–Output Inoperability Analysis
16 April 2021
This study simulates the sector impacts of demand-side perturbations on air transport sectors due to the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on ASEAN members plus Australia, China, … Read More
Demand and Supply Shocks of COVID-19 and International Production Networks: Evidence from Japan’s Machinery Trade
29 March 2021
Abstract: This paper investigated the impacts of COVID-19 on international production networks in machinery sectors by shedding light on negative supply shocks, negative demand shocks, … Read More
The Impact of COVID-19 on Global Production Networks: Evidence from Japanese Multinational Firms
26 March 2021
Using aggregate-level data on Japanese multinational corporations (MNCs) in major host countries and regions, this paper investigates the impact of COVID-19 on global production and … Read More
Energy Outlook and Energy Saving Potential in East Asia 2020
03 March 2021
The Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA)–East Asia Summit (EAS) Energy Outlook was updated in 2019–2020 based on a revision of macro … Read More
Effects of Business Continuity Planning on Reducing Economic Loss due to Natural Disasters
25 November 2020
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) economy has developed rapidly since the 1980s, centred on the automobile industry, and has been connected to economic … Read More
Robotics Technology and Firm-level Employment Adjustment in Japan
08 November 2020
Unlike studies that analyse the impact of robotics technology on employment at the industry or firm level, this study investigates cross-division employment adjustment within a … Read More
Outcomes of Long-term Care Insurance Services in Japan: Evidence from National Long-term Care Insurance Claim Data
28 October 2020
Japan has the oldest population structure in the world, with a share of 28.1% of people aged 65 years or above in 2018, and this … Read More
Economic Damage from Natural Hazards and Local Disaster Management Plans in Japan and Thailand
20 October 2020
Japan and Thailand are geographically similar in that both countries have a vast coastline and a population that is concentrated in urban areas. Natural hazards … Read More
Regional Waste Management – Inter-municipal Cooperation and Public and Private Partnership
20 October 2020
To reduce the risk of COVID-19 and the leakage of plastic waste to the ocean, waste collection and disposal services should be expanded middle and … Read More
Non-Tariff Measures in Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand, and the Republic of Korea: Preliminary Findings
05 October 2020
Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs) are the new frontier for regional integration and market access, as tariffs have been continuously decreasing. NTMs are at the border and … Read More
Improving Nuclear Safety and Use: An International Analysis
04 September 2020
No industry is immune from accidents. In relation to nuclear power, safe use focuses on unintended conditions or events leading to radiological releases from authorised … Read More
Energy Storage for Renewable Energy Integration in ASEAN and East Asian Countries: Prospects of Hydrogen as an Energy Carrier vs. Other Alternatives
01 September 2020
Hydrogen energy provides an option to integrate renewable energy into the energy mix and increase its share. Hydrogen is also a means to couple renewable … Read More
Public Perception and Acceptance of Nuclear Power: Stakeholder Issues and Community Solutions
04 August 2020
All over the world, public acceptance of nuclear power is a crucial factor in decisions on public and private investment in nuclear power plants. Therefore, … Read More
Securing the Resilience of Nuclear Infrastructure against Natural Disasters
29 July 2020
The ASEAN and East Asian Region is more vulnerable to natural disasters than any other part of the world. Recent disasters such as the Great … Read More
Labour Market Impacts of Import Penetration from China and Regional Trade Agreement Partners: The Case of Japan
24 April 2020
The impacts of imports on the domestic labour market have been hotly debated recently. The purpose of this paper is to empirically examine the effects … Read More
Study on the Formation of the ASEAN Power Grid Generation and Transmission System Planning Institution
05 March 2020
The Study on the Formation of the ASEAN Power Grid Generation and Transmission System Planning Institution, a research project implemented by Tokyo Electric Power Company … Read More
Study on the Formation of the ASEAN Power Grid Transmission System Operator Institution
04 March 2020
The Study on the Formation of the ASEAN Power Grid Transmission System Operator Institution (ATSO), a research project implemented by Nord Pool Consulting, provides an … Read More
Future Visions and Policy Recommendations for ASEAN Member States (AMSs) based on Estimation of Industrial Property Applications
03 March 2020
The research project ‘Future Visions and Policy Recommendations for ASEAN Member States (AMS) based on Estimation of Industrial Property Applications’, was conducted by the Yoshitoshi … Read More
Exports and Innovation: Evidence from Antidumping Duties Against Japanese Firms
06 February 2020
By conducting a difference-in-difference analysis, we examine how the targeted exporters adjust their innovative activities in the face of the negative export shock inflicted by … Read More
Public Acceptance of Nuclear Power Plants in Hosting Communities: A Multilevel System Analysis
20 December 2019
Problems with public acceptance have resulted in significant setbacks for nuclear power plant projects in ASEAN and East Asian. Trust within the communities that host … Read More
The Impact of Economic Globalisation on Firm Performance and the Labour Market: Evidence from Japan
25 October 2019
This paper summarises the major findings and arguments in the literature on the impact of globalisation on firm performance and the labour market, focusing on … Read More
Sustainable Marine Development
26 September 2019
Indonesia has the largest economic exclusive zone in Asia, and Japan the second largest. Marine resources are their main development assets. Indonesia and Japan rely … Read More
Exporting ‘Content’ in the Face of Indifference
26 September 2019
Attempts by Japanese producers to ‘crack’ the North American entertainment market date back to the 1910s, and were driven by both profit motive and ideological … Read More
Words and Their Silos: Commercial, Governmental, and Academic Support for Japanese Literature and Writing Overseas
27 August 2019
This paper connects in a preliminary way realms of analysis and data regarding practices of disseminating Japanese literature and writing translated in English and Association … Read More
In the Closet: Japanese Creative Industries and their Reluctance to Forge Global and Transnational Linkages in ASEAN and East Asia
27 August 2019
This paper addresses rarely asked questions: is Cool Japan a creative industries policy and, if so, what kind of creative industries policy is it? It … Read More
A Spark Beyond Time and Place: Ogawa Shinsuke and Asia
27 August 2019
One of the most important documentary film-makers of the post-war period, Ogawa Shinsuke, had an enormous impact on film-makers across Asia. This paper will unpack … Read More
The Contents of Power: Narrative and Soft Power in the Olympic Games Opening Ceremonies
26 August 2019
This paper examines debates about soft power and popular culture, with particular attention to the framing and reception of the opening ceremonies at the Olympics. … Read More
The Next Generation Automobile Industry as a Creative Industry
24 June 2019
The aim of this paper is to describe the recent transformation of the automobile industry from a manufacturing industry to include aspects of the service … Read More
Cool Japan, Creative Industries, and Diversity
14 June 2019
This paper critically considers the operation and objective of Japan’s ‘creative industry’ policy and suggests how to redesign it to align it with recent attention … Read More
Demand and Supply Potential of Hydrogen Energy in East Asia
13 May 2019
Although hydrogen is currently used for industrial activities such as ammonia production or refining, it has great potential to become one of the clean energies … Read More
Functional Recovery Care
30 April 2019
Asia is facing a massive demographic shift. By 2050, the number of people in Asia who are aged 65 or older is expected to grow … Read More
Exporter Dynamics and Productivity Dispersion within Industry
29 March 2019
This paper uses firm-level panel data for Japan to examine between-firm productivity dispersion, and explore whether export market entry improves productivity and accelerates productivity catch-up … Read More
