カジノ ブラック ジャックmic integration of Japan and Asia

The Japanese Cultural Institute Cologne (The Japan Foundation) cordially invites you to the symposium organized in cooperation with the Institute of East Asian Studies of the University of Duisburg-Essen

カジノ ブラック ジャックmic integration of Japan and Asia

at the Japanese Cultural Institute, Universitätsstr. 98, 50674 Köln (phone +49-221-9 40 55 80 / www.jki.de)

on Thursday, 9^th February 2017, 2:00 – 5:30 p.m.

The economic role of Japan カジノ ブラック ジャック Asia-Pacific region is of particular interest and relevance, but rather little known カジノ ブラック ジャック West, particularly when the implications for European or German business are considered. Japan has fostered economic integration within East as well as with Southeast Asia, and beyond カジノ ブラック ジャック wider Asia-Pacific region. This has led to dense economic and business linkages カジノ ブラック ジャック area, also involving deep production networks along the value chain.

Japan has concluded several bilateral partnerships such as Free Trade Agreements (FTA) or Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA), particularly with countries in Southeast Asia and カジノ ブラック ジャック Pan-Pacific region. There are FTAs/EPAs with 15 countries and regions, mainly in Asia. FTAs/EPAs now cover 22.3% of the total value of Japan´s trade. Japanese enterprises actively proceed to develop further trade linkages and investment projects. It can be said that Japan contributes quite significantly to the economic development of the Asia-Pacific area through fostering economic integration.

The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), of which Japan is a founding member, could bring the share of FTA/EPA-covered trade of Japan to about 40%, which would deepen Japan’s integration withカジノ ブラック ジャック Asia-Pacific region even further. While TPP negotiations were successfully concluded in early 2016, the recent US presidential elections have led to doubts about its ratification. Still, other mechanisms to foster free trade カジノ ブラック ジャック Asia-Pacific area might fill such a void.

It seems clear but deserves much more attention that such developments can have substantial implications for Europe´s trade and business カジノ ブラック ジャック Asia-Pacific area. The expected conclusion of a EU-Japan EPA カジノ ブラック ジャック near future and further arrangements with other countries in Asia-Pacific will bring a new dynamism to Europe-Japan and Europe-Asia-Pacific trade and investment relations.

Which developments are already visible and what can be expected?

How can enterprises react to the changing circumstances, make use of the new options and plan for the future?

カジノ ブラック ジャック symposium, four experts from economics and business will share their insights on these questions through their lectures, followed by a panel discussion, in which selected issues will be explored further.

Themes and Speakers

14：00　Opening Remarks　

14：10　 Recent development of economic integration between Japan

and countries カジノ ブラック ジャック Asia-Pacific region (Conclusion of FTA / EPA and its impact on macro economy)

Prof. Shujiro Urata, Waseda University

14：55　 Impact and implications of economic integration between

Japan and countries カジノ ブラック ジャック Asia-Pacific area on German and European economies

Prof. Dr. Rolf Langhammer, former Vice-President of the

Kiel Institute for the World Economy

15：30　Coffee Break

15：50　 Activities of Japanese enterprises カジノ ブラック ジャック integrated

Asian market

Mr. Akira Yasuda, Assistant Director, International

Economic Division, Overseas Research Department, Japan

External Trade Organization (JETRO)

16：25　 How should German enterprises act in an integrated Asian market?

Mr. Gerhard Wiesheu, Chairman, Japanese-German Business

Association （DJW）　（Partner, B. Metzler seel. Sohn &Co.

Holding AG）

16：50　Panel Discussion

Moderator: Prof. Dr. Werner Pascha, Director, Institute of East Asian Studies, University of Duisburg-Essen

17：30　End