Research&Seminar

Growth strategy forum

The 45th Growth Strategy Forum “On European and German Sanctions against Russian Invasion of Ukraine” on Tuesday, November 29, 2022 (Online (Zoom))【終了しました】

    AGI invites distinguished speakers to deliver lectures at our “Growth Strategy Forums” for the general public on topics such as economic and industrial trends in the international community, information that contributes to the development of the Kitakyushu region, and lessons from other countries’ experiences for enhancing economic growth.

    This is the final round of serial forums on “deciphering the Japanese economy on a backdrop of fluctuating Ukraine.”
    *Please refer to the following for details.

    Date and Time

    Tuesday, November 29, 2022, from 3 PM to 4 PM

    Title

    “On European and German Sanctions against Russian Invasion of Ukraine”

    Presenter

    Dr. Soko Tanaka, Professor Emeritus, Tohoku University

    Language

    Japanese

    To Participate

    Please send an e-mail to office@agi.or.jp with your name, affiliation and phone number clearly stated.
    (We will send you a Zoom link for participation via e-mail two days by the morning of the forum day.)

    Deadline for Registration

    Please send an e-mail to us by Friday, November 25, 2022. [EXTENDED]
    Please send an e-mail to us by Monday, November 28, 2022.

    Participation Fee

    Free

    Abstract

    More than half a year has passed since Russia invaded Ukraine. The world has responded to the invasion in three ways: sanctions of the G7 countries and the EU etc. against Russia, supports of Russia by China and other anti-democratic countries and neutral attitudes of India and the global south. In this symposium, I explain how the European Union and Germany have responded to the invasion. In retaliation, Russia has used its natural gas supply to Europe as a weapon to do damage to the EU and Germany especially. The EU and Germany are faced with high inflation, gas shortage and recession. How do they respond to this risky situation and what kind of prospects do they have? Let us consider such problems in this symposium.

    ◆ Hosted by Asian Growth Research Institute (AGI)
    ◆ Jointly Hosted by the City of Kitakyushu, and the Kitakyushu Chamber of Commerce and Industry
    ◆ Sponsored by the Industry Club of West Japan

    Leaflet

    The 45th Growth Strategy Forum on Tuesday, November 29, 2022 [in PDF Format]

    TO PARTICIPATE ONLINE (REQUESTS FROM AGI)

    You can either download the Zoom application in advance (1) or participate via a browser without downloading the Zoom application (2).
    Please choose one of the above two methods.
    *If you are using a Smartphone, please choose (1).

    (1) TO PARTICIPATE BY DOWNLOADING THE ZOOM APPLICATION
    ① Please download an online distribution application “Zoom” (free of charge) onto your computer or Smartphone.
    *Click Here for How to Download the Application

    You can download the application onto your computer by clicking the 【ダウンロード】 button.

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    You can also download the application from these pages.
    ・For iPhones and iPads
    » Download Zoom Application

    ・For Android phones
    » Download Zoom Application

    ② We will send you a Zoom link to the E-mail address provided in your participation request E-mail by the day before the seminar.

    ③ Please click and open the Zoom link between 15 minutes before the start time and the actual start time on the seminar day. ⇒ You will be asked to wait in our “Waiting Room.”

    ④ When it is time to start the seminar, we will let all participants in at once.

    ⑤ A question-and-answer session is scheduled at the end of the presentation. If you would like to ask any questions, please either “raise your hand” or unmute your microphone and start talking. *You can also ask questions by sending chat messages.

    (2) TO PARTICIPATE VIA A BROWSER WITHOUT DOWNLOADING THE ZOOM APPLICATION (ONLY FOR COMPUTERS)

    ① We will send you a Zoom link to the E-mail address provided in your participation request E-mail by the day before the seminar.

    ② Please click and open the Zoom link between 15 minutes before the start time and the actual start time on the seminar day.

    ③ Please click the 『ブラウザから参加』 at the bottom portion of your screen (if not displayed, please click the 『ここをクリック』). ⇒ You will be asked to wait in our “Waiting Room.”

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    ④ When it is time to start the seminar, we will let all participants in at once.

    ⑤ A question-and-answer session is scheduled at the end of the presentation. If you would like to ask any questions, please either “raise your hand” or unmute your microphone and start talking. *You can also ask questions by sending chat messages.

    【NOTE】

    ◇ Participants’ microphones will be turned on at the beginning. Please make sure to mute your microphone during the presentation. During a question-and-answer session scheduled at the end of the presentation, please unmute your microphone.
    ◇ If you would like to turn off your audio (microphone) and image (video), please click the microphone icon and video icon at the bottom left portion of your screen. The icons will be crossed by a red diagonal line.
    ◇ Depending on your computer or Wi-Fi signal strength, there could be a case where you will not be able to participate in the seminar or you will lose an internet connection in the middle of the seminar. However, we are unable to deal with these cases individually. Your understanding is greatly appreciated.

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AGI Seminars

MAY 12, 2023: AGI SEMINAR “自動車の完全自動運転下における損害賠償ルールと安全性能の選択”

    We invite researchers who are engaged in research on Asia and hold AGI Seminars.

    Your participation is more than welcome!

    *Please refer to the following for details.

    Date and Time

    Friday, May 12, 2023 from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm

    *A question-and-answer session is scheduled at the end of the presentation.

    Participation Fee

    Free

    Language

    Japanese presentation and materials

    Presenter

    Dr. YOSHIDA Jun, Associate Professor. Faculty of Economics, Tohoku Gakuin University

    Title

    自動車の完全自動運転下における損害賠償ルールと安全性能の選択

    Abstract

    完全自動運転自動車が社会に普及した場合、事故確率や被害額は自動車性能のみによって決まるため、事故責任は自動車性能のみに帰する。このため、 被害額の負担について、損害賠償制度による解決に加え、製造物責任による 解決が可能となる。事故被害の負担ルールは、自動車製造業者や自動車利用 者の安全性能の選択や利用者の自動車利用頻度に影響を与える。Shavell (2020)は、自動車利用者の意思決定に焦点を当て、ファーストベストを実 現するためには、事故当事者が自分の被害額を自己負担するとともに、相手 の被害額を政府に支払う損害賠償制度(Shavell ルールと呼ぶ)が必要なことを示している。本論文で、Shavell (2020)を安全性能の技術開発を考慮したモデルに拡張すると、ファーストベスト実現のためには、(1) 個人の効用 関数が同一の場合、Shavell ルールでは、過大な安全性能技術が開発される ため、安全性能に応じた自動車購入税、あるいは、技術開発税の導入が必要、 (2)このとき、自動車利用に応じたフェアプレミアムな損害保険が利用可 能な場合には、(1)と同等の政策が必要、(3)効用関数に異質性があると、 技術開発のインセンティブを強める必要が生じる場合があり、その場合、自動車購入補助金、あるいは、技術開発補助金への変更が必要、(4)製造物責任制度の下では、自動車利用税及び自動車購入補助金の実施が必要となることを示す。

    To Participate

    Please send an E-mail to office@agi.or.jp with your name, affiliation and phone number clearly stated.

    (We will send you a Zoom link for participation via E-mail by the day before the seminar.)

    Deadline for Participation Request

    Your E-mail must be sent to us by the morning of Thursday, May 11.

    Leaflet

    AGI SEMINAR ON FRIDAY, MAY 12 [in PDF Format]

    Presenter Biography

    2018  Doctor of Philosophy, Graduate School of Information Sciences, Tohoku University

    April 2019 – March 2023  Assistant Professor, Disaster Risk Reduction Research Center,

    Graduate School of Engineering, Kyushu University

    May 2021- present  Visiting Associate Professor, Research Center for Policy Design,

    Graduate School of Economics and Management, Tohoku University

    April 2023 – present  Associate Professor, Faculty of Economics, Tohoku Gakuin University

    Main achievement

    Land use policies considering a natural ecosystem, Regional Science and Urban Economics, 2020. 

    (SEEPS Young Achievement Award)

    TO PARTICIPATE ONLINE (REQUESTS FROM AGI)

    You can either download the Zoom application in advance (1) or participate via a browser without downloading the Zoom application (2).
    Please choose one of the above two methods.
    *If you are using a Smartphone, please choose (1).

    (1) TO PARTICIPATE BY DOWNLOADING THE ZOOM APPLICATION
    ① Please download an online distribution application “Zoom” (free of charge) onto your computer or Smartphone.
    *Click Here for How to Download the Application

    You can download the application onto your computer by clicking the 【ダウンロード】 button.

    You can also download the application from these pages.
    ・For iPhones and iPads
    » Download Zoom Application

    ・For Android phones
    » Download Zoom Application

    ② We will send you a Zoom link to the E-mail address provided in your participation request E-mail by the day before the seminar.

    ③ Please click and open the Zoom link between 15 minutes before the start time and the actual start time on the seminar day. ⇒ You will be asked to wait in our “Waiting Room.”

    ④ When it is time to start the seminar, we will let all participants in at once.

    ⑤ A question-and-answer session is scheduled at the end of the presentation. If you would like to ask any questions, please either “raise your hand” or unmute your microphone and start talking. *You can also ask questions by sending chat messages.

    (2) TO PARTICIPATE VIA A BROWSER WITHOUT DOWNLOADING THE ZOOM APPLICATION (ONLY FOR COMPUTERS)

    ① We will send you a Zoom link to the E-mail address provided in your participation request E-mail by the day before the seminar.

    ② Please click and open the Zoom link between 15 minutes before the start time and the actual start time on the seminar day.

    ③ Please click 『ブラウザから参加』 at the bottom portion of your screen (if not displayed, please click 『ここをクリック』). ⇒ You will be asked to wait in a “Waiting Room.”

    ④ When it is time to start the seminar, we will let all participants in at once.

    ⑤ A question-and-answer session is scheduled at the end of the presentation. If you would like to ask any questions, please either “raise your hand” or unmute your microphone and start talking. *You can also ask questions by sending chat messages.

    【NOTE】

    ◇ Participants’ microphones will be turned on at the beginning. Please make sure to mute your microphone during the presentation. During a question-and-answer session scheduled at the end of the presentation, please unmute your microphone.
    ◇ If you would like to turn off your audio (microphone) and image (video), please click the microphone icon and video icon at the bottom left portion of your screen. The icons will be crossed by a red diagonal line.
    ◇ Depending on your computer or Wi-Fi signal strength, there could be a case where you will not be able to participate in the seminar or you will lose an internet connection in the middle of the seminar. However, we are unable to deal with those cases individually. Your understanding is greatly appreciated.

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Staff Workshop

June 20: Staff Seminar “Expansion of exports of Kyushu's agricultural, forestry and fishery products taking advantage of Kitakyushu Airport” (online)

    We regularly hold Staff Seminars for research presentations and information exchanges among AGI Researchers.

    This seminar will be with online and free of charge.

    *Please refer to the following for details.

    Date and Time

    Tuesday, June 20, 2023 from 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm
    *A question-and-answer session is scheduled at the end of the presentation.

    Presenter

    Dr. HONMA Masayoshi, Distinguished Professor, AGI; and Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo

    Title

    “Expansion of exports of Kyushu’s agricultural, forestry and fishery products taking advantage of Kitakyushu Airport”

    Abstract

    This report explores the possibility of expanding exports of agricultural products including forestry, fishery products and foods, which is necessary to revitalize agriculture in Kyushu and Japan. It examines in particular how to take advantage of Kitakyushu Airport for increases in exports of agricultural products by air cargo from Kyushu to Asian regions.

    Exports of agricultural products were promoted under Abe’s administration and various kinds of policies were implemented. After introducing development of those policies in the past and now, it is focused the reality of agricultural exports by air cargo from Fukuoka and Kitakyushu. Yamato Transport Co., Ltd. partnered with Japan Airlines is supposed to operate cargo planes from April 2024, and Kitakyushu Airport was selected as Kyushu’s only freighter airport. In addition to connecting Tokyo metropolitan area and Kyushu, Kitakyushu Airport is expected in the future to connect with other areas in Japan through airway networks and to function as a gateway to Asia for exporting agricultural products. The conditions for the business and the issues to be resolved are also discussed.

    Language

    Japanese presentation and material(s)

    To Participate

    Please send an e-mail to office@agi.or.jp with your name, affiliation and phone number clearly stated.
    (We will send you a Zoom link for participation via e-mail by the day before the seminar.)

    Deadline for Participation Request

    Your e-mail must be sent to us by the morning of Monday, June 19.

    Leaflet

     STAFF SEMINAR ON JUNE 20 [in PDF Format]

    TO PARTICIPATE ONLINE

    You can either download the Zoom application in advance (1) or participate via a browser without downloading the Zoom application (2).
    Please choose one of the above two methods.
    *If you are using a Smartphone, please choose (1).

    (1) TO PARTICIPATE BY DOWNLOADING THE ZOOM APPLICATION
    ① Please download an online distribution application “Zoom” (free of charge) onto your computer or Smartphone.
    *Click Here for How to Download the Application

    You can download the application onto your computer by clicking the 【ダウンロード】 button.

    You can also download the application from these pages.
    ・For iPhones and iPads
    » Download Zoom Application

    ・For Android phones
    » Download Zoom Application

    ② We will send you a Zoom link to the e-mail address provided in your participation request e-mail by the day before the seminar.

    ③ Please click and open the Zoom link between 15 minutes before the start time and the actual start time on the seminar day. ⇒ You will be asked to wait in our “Waiting Room.”

    ④ When it is time to start the seminar, we will let all participants in at once.

    ⑤ A question-and-answer session is scheduled at the end of the presentation. If you would like to ask any questions, please either “raise your hand” or unmute your microphone and start talking. *You can also ask questions by sending chat messages.

    (2) TO PARTICIPATE VIA A BROWSER WITHOUT DOWNLOADING THE ZOOM APPLICATION (ONLY FOR COMPUTERS)

    ① We will send you a Zoom link to the e-mail address provided in your participation request e-mail by the day before the seminar.

    ② Please click and open the Zoom link between 15 minutes before the start time and the actual start time on the seminar day.

    ③ Please click the 『ブラウザから参加』 at the bottom portion of your screen (if not displayed, please click the 『ここをクリック』). ⇒ You will be asked to wait in our “Waiting Room.”

    ④ When it is time to start the seminar, we will let all participants in at once.

    ⑤ A question-and-answer session is scheduled at the end of the presentation. If you would like to ask any questions, please either “raise your hand” or unmute your microphone and start talking. *You can also ask questions by sending chat messages.

    【NOTE】

    ◇ Participants’ microphones will be turned on at the beginning. Please make sure to mute your microphone during the presentation. During a question-and-answer session scheduled at the end of

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The 14th Biennial Conference of Asian Consumer and Family Economics Association (ACFEA) will be held in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan from July 9 to 12, 2023.

    The 14th Biennial Conference of Asian Consumer and Family Economics Association (ACFEA) will be held at Kitakyushu International Conference Center, Kitakyushu, Japan from July 9 to 12, 2023. We are currently soliciting abstracts, papers, and panel proposals.

    *Registration for participation without abstract, paper or panel proposal submission has not started yet. We will share necessary information on this page once the registration becomes available.

    Call for Abstracts・Full Papers・Panel Proposals

    You can submit either online or by email. (Submission Deadline: May 31, 2023) Please refer to the conference website: http://www.asiancfea.org/

    Inquiries about the Conference

    Send an email to ACFEA secretary at asiancfea@gmail.com.

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    Date:November 19-21, 2007
    Venue:Rihga Royal Hotel Kokura

    Keynote Speech
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    OPen Symposium
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    Panelists
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