Takahiro Miyao's Radio Institute of Global Communications: No. 26, December 4, 2005

Takahiro MIYAO (Professor, GLOCOM)

Partial transcript and translation from Prof. Miyao's Radio Program, posted here with permission of Radio Nikkei

Takahiro Miyao's Radio Institute of Global Communications: No. 26
Radio Nikkei daiichi hoso ; BS Radio Nikkei 300 ch.
Broadcast time:	December 4 (Sunday) 19:00-19:30
Recording place:	Recorded in Radio Nikkei's Studio
Program:	1. Introduction 2. Virtual Discussion 3. Trend Research 4. Concluding Remarks
Audio:	Radio Program  (Windows Media Player) (Mainly in Japanese but some parts in English) Asia Station Web site (in Japanese)

Introduction

Hello, everyone. Literally, time flies fast. I cannot believe that it is almost the end of the year, and some of you may be already looking forward to the winter holiday season, Christmas and New Years holidays. Today I will first take up an important article entitled "Japan and Northeast Asia - Policy Simulations with an Integrated Model" written by Mr. Shuntaro Shishido, Professor Emeritus of the International University of Japan together with his research team. Then we will have a telephone interview with Mr. Michio Katsumata, Professor at a new university, Akita International University. I will ask Professor Katsumata about his experience for the past year at this new university, where only English is used on campus. It should be quite interesting, so please stay tuned.

Virtual Discussion

Today I will first take up an important article entitled "Japan and Northeast Asia - Policy Simulations with an Integrated Model" written by Mr. Shuntaro Shishido, Professor Emeritus of the International University of Japan together with his research team. Professor Shuntaro Shishido and his research team have conducted policy simulations by using an integrated model of Japan and seven Northeast Asian countries including China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Republic of Korea, North Korea, Mongolia, and Russia with two sub-regions for Northeast China and the Russian Far East. Long-term simulations for the period 2000-2020 and medium-term simulations for the period 2002-2010 are presented with common policy assumptions in both cases: (a) base line, (b) China's growth acceleration, (c) Japan's growth acceleration, and (d) world chronic recession. It is pointed out that growing interdependence in Northeast Asia indicates relative advantages of mutual collaboration in terms of the promotion of infrastructure, environmental protection, energy saving technology, FTA agreements and trade liberalization, etc., and while these suggested areas for collaboration seem to be rapidly expanding, the Northeast Asian contribution to the world economy is steadily growing as one of the engines for global development.

Trend Research

Today, we will have a telephone interview with Mr. Michio Katsumata, Professor at a new university, Akita International University. I will ask Professor Katsumata about his experience for the past year at this new university, where only English is used on campus.

(Interview with Prof. Katsumata in Japanese)

Concluding Remarks:

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