Overview
We analyze three main topics of the regional economies of Japan where the population is predicted to continue to decline for at least the next 100 years. These topics are the revision of regional spatial structure which has strengthened the Tokyo-monocentric concentration; enhancing the resilience of destabilized de-popularizing regions; and internationalization of regional firms. This project is an extension of and new developments based on the results obtained from our previous projects in RIETI's Regional Economies program. The topic of the revision of regional spatial structure is related to the study on the regional spatial structure compatible with the positive effects of skilled labor turnovers across regions on innovation outcomes. In relation to this topic, we study human capital development required especially in large cities for computerized working environments with the introduction of artificial intelligence. The resilience of regional economies focuses on the condition for the introduction of a business continuity plan (BCP) in small and medium-sized firms, with particular attention to the business relationship with regional financial institutions. The study on the internationalization of regional economies analyzes the Kyushu region on topics such as networking through supply chains and retail sellers and business with Asian countries.
January 15, 2018 - December 31, 2019
Major Research Results
2020
RIETI Discussion Papers
- 20-J-036
"Local Product Relatedness and Export Behavior at the Firm Level in Japan" (HAYAKAWA Kazunobu and MATSUURA Toshiyuki) - 20-J-031
"The Cost Efficiency of Hotels and Japanese-Style Inns in Kyushu: Relationship to E-Commerce or Individual Business Activities" (GOKAN Toshitak) - 20-J-027
"The Influence of the Market Potential of Industrial Agglomeration in Kyushu on Corporate Activities and Port Utilization Panel Data Analysis during the Inbound Rise Period" (KAMEYAMA Yoshihiro)
2019
RIETI Discussion Papers
- 20-J-003
"Industrial Agglomeration and Proliferation of Startup Firms in the Kyushu Region" (HAMAGUCHI Nobuaki, OKANO Hideyuki and OSAJIMA Shuzo) - 19-J-037
"Current Status and Issues Regarding the Role of Financial Institutions in Promoting BCP Efforts: Based on RIETI's Business Consciousness Survey on Business Continuity Plans (BCP)" (YAMORI Nobuyoshi, HAMAGUCHI Nobuaki and NODA Kentaro)
RIETI Policy Discussion Papers
- 20-P-005
"Current Situation and Issues in Utilization of Highly Skilled Foreign Professionals in Kyushu" (MARUYA Toyojiro, KUMON Takashi and HAMAGUCHI Nobuaki) - 19-P-007
"Results and discussion of business consciousness survey on business continuity plan (BCP)" (NODA Kentaro, HAMAGUCHI Nobuaki and YAMORI Nobuyoshi)
