New s Bul l e tin of the Union of Nati onal
Ec onomi c Assoc i ati ons i n Japan
No.54 2018
Contents○

Greetings from the President Kenichi ENATSU・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 1○

Report on Business Activities in FY 2017・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 3○

List of Primary Proceedings of Meetings in FY 2017・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 6○

On Publishing the 37th Issue of the English Information Bulletin
Takahide KOSAKA(Japan Scholarly Association for Asian Management)・・・・・・・ 9○International Conference Participation Report
Fumiya UCHIKOSHI (Population Association of Japan) ・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 11○

Reports on the Use of Assistance for the Invitation andStay in Japan of Foreign Scholars
Japan Academy for Asian Market Economies・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 15
The Japanese Association for Chinese Economy and Management Studies・・・・・・・・ 16○

Reports on the Use of Assistance for Academic Conference Expenses
The Japan Society of Household Economics・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 18○

List of Member Association Trustees・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 20○

List of Union Directors・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・・ 22○

List of English Information Bulletin No.37 Editorial Committee Members・・・・・・・・ 22

Introductory Comments

Standing on the Edge of a Precipice?
The Academic Disillusionment
Kenichi Enatsu, President
A survey has been conducted in Japan

From such ordinary episodes, we cansince 1989, for almost 30 years, to find out

sense the critical situation where Japanese

which occupation children want to pursue

higherwhen they grow up.

In 2017, the firstundergoing a great transformation, and the

choice for boys was actually “scholar /academia is literally standing on the edge ofdoctor” for the first time in 15 years; by thea cliff.

educationandresearch

areway, the first choice for girls has remained

Today, we cannot help but notice the“food store owner” consecutively for theforceful currents that afflict the academic

last 21 years (Source: Dai-ichi Life

community like “body blows” as a result of

Insurance).

the “2018 crisis” brought about by theBeing a “scholar” over a long period

decreasing

numberofof time, I was pleased to hear this news,

Correspondingly,

though I knew that this trend reflected theconcernnumber of Japanese Nobel laureates indisempowerment

recent years.

education and research in general.

On the other hand, we are appalled to

for

many

children.

theofexpress

theirdegeneration

andJapanesehigherUniversities have entered “the age ofhear that more than half (53%) of university

massiveelimination”!

Under

the

students surveyed answered “0” when theyjustification of responding to the mostwere asked how many hours per day theyurgent issue, which is taking specificspent reading books (Source: National

measures to deal with this situation, many

Federation of University Co-operative

universities are experimenting with various

Associations). This figure was last reported“restructuring” initiatives.

in 2004, and it is shocking to know that

For example, the hiring of new faculty

young people are “not reading books

has become markedly strict and controlled

anymore”.

as part of the restructuring of university
1management,

and

now

(non-tenured)

survey on what children hope to become in“contract positions” became commonplace.

the future.

This has made the availability of job

The progress of such a vicious trend

opportunities extremely limited especiallycould be surmised from the recent activities

for young researchers, who find it difficultof the main body of our Union, namely theto acquire permanent positions. As a result,member societies. One way of investigating

we have the so-called “over doctor” (anthis would be to observe the increase or

excess in the number of unemployeddecrease in the number of our new members,

persons with doctorates) throughout theespeciallyacademic sector.

members, the same for their participation in

graduateschoolstudent

Many of these budding researchers are

and research presentations at general

forced to earn their long term living as

academic conferences, the increase ormeagerly paid part-time university lecturers,

decrease in the number of withdrawing

or prep-school and cram school teacherssociety members, as well as observing theworking long hours in stressful settings.

activities and / or comparing data on the

They rarely have opportunities to joininternational students studying in Japan inworthy research projects or to become

recent years.

members of the academic community by

It would be worthwhile that the Union

accumulating their research achievements

takes initiative to conduct investigation on

through presenting and making intellectual

the above-mentioned issues to improve theexchanges at academic conferences.

current situation.

Due to this situation, a large number ofI fervently hope that in the years toyoung people with outstanding highcome, I do not have to be overly anxious

potentials

about

are

increasingly

choosing

thedegenerationandoccupations that promise more stable anddisempowerment

of

the

capacityofhigher income, quickly moving out of theeducation

research

among

the

high-risk challenge for pursuing unstable

intellectual community in Japan, including

academic research positions. So the actual

universities, as a result of the “2018 crisis”.

trend

contradicts

theabove-indicated2

andReport on Business Activities in FY 2017
I. Assistance for the Invitation and Stay in“Competition or Cooperation:

Japan of Foreign Scholars

Forecasting U.S.-China Economic

We received two applications in thisRelationship under the Leadership ofyear. After the screening by the Board of

Trump and Xi”, held at St. Andrew’s

Directors, financial support was provided to

University.

the two academic societies specified below.
Please refer to the “Report on Assistance for

II. Assistance for Academic Conference

the Invitation and Stay in Japan of Foreign

Expenses

Scholars”

for

the

respective

reports

We received one application this fiscal

submitted by the society.

year. After the screening by the Board of
Directors, financial support was provided to

1. Japan Academy for Asian Market

the academic society specified below.

Economies: 100,000 yen for inviting

Please refer to the “Report on Assistance for

Ngov Penghuy, who visited Japan as

Academic Conference Expenses” in thisa panelist of “Impact of ASEAN

bulletin.

Economic Community on Newer
ASEAN Members (CLMV)”, an

1. The Population Association of Japan:

international symposium

200,000 yen for dispatching Fumiya

commemorating the 20th anniversary,

UCHIKOSHI (Graduate School ofheld in the 21st National Research

Humanities and Sociology of theConference (on July 1, 2017) at Wako

University of Tokyo) to the 28th

University.

International Population Conference
held in Cape Town, South Africa

2. Japanese Association for Chinese

from October 27 to November 4,

Economy and Management Studies:2017.

100,000 yen for inviting Tony Chou,
who visited Japan as a guest speaker

III. Assistance for Academic Societies

for the Association’s FY 2017

The purpose of this grant is to

National Conference (on November

promote “academic research”, and it

11, 2017) under the common theme

provides partial support for conference3expenses to conduct various activities

withdrawal from membership of Japan

related to academic research, such as co-

Association for Planning and Public

hosting within the society of membership,

Management, the Chairman was replacedco-sponsorship of a conference, andby Nihon University Professor Takahide

requesting external professionals to give

KOSAKA (Japan Scholarly Association for

lectures. We received one application thisAsian Management).

fiscal year. After screening by the Board

the editing progress, please refer to “On theof Directors, financial support was given

Publication of the English Information

to the academic society specified below.

Bulletin, No. 37”.

Please refer to the “Report on the

For the details on

The English Information Bulletin, No.

Assistance for Academic Societies”.

37 was published online in December 2017.

1. The Japan Society of Household

V. Online release of the back numbers of

Economics: 50,000 yen for supporting

English Information Bulletin for free

the Society’s 33rd Annual National

We converted the back numbers of theConference under the common theme

English annual bulletin from the first issue

of “Refurbishing a Conception of

to No.34 (published in 2014) into PDF files,‘Life’ in Household Economics:

and published them on J-STAGE.

conceiving “life” from an

No.37 (2017) is scheduled to beeschatological perspective”, held on

published on April 2, 2018.

June 24-25, 2017 (at Tohoku Fukushi
University).

VI. The 3rd Academic ForumThe 3rd Academic Forum was held at

IV. Publication of the English Information

Waseda University. The Forum consists of

Bulletin, No. 37

three lectures and a panel discussion.

At the 2nd English Information
Bulletin Editorial Committee for FY 2016-【Theme】

17 held on February 2nd, 2017, while Toyo

Contribution of Japanese Accounting toUniversity

Inside and Outside of Japan

Emeritus

Professor

Yasuo

MATSUYUKI (Japan Association for

Date & Time: January 7, 2018 (Sun)Planning and Public Management) was

13:30~18:20

selected by the members to be appointed as

Venue: Building 11, 4F Large Conference

theRoom, Waseda Campus, Waseda University

Committee

Chairman,

due

to
4

Chairperson: Hisakatsu SAKURAI

Discussion(Japan Accounting Association)

Chairperson: Hisakatsu SAKURAI
Panelist:
Hiroshi OBATA, Teruyuki KAWASAKI,
Michimasa SATO
(Business Analysis Association),

LectureⅠ: Shinya SAITO(Japan Accounting Association)

Yoshihiro ITO*Hisakatsu SAKURAI will be reporting on(Japan Accounting Association),

Shinya SAITO’s behalf.
LectureⅡ: Hiroshi OBATA(Japan Cost Accounting Association)

Takashi SAKAMOTO(Chairman of TKC National Federation)

Supporter Member Association:
Japan Accounting Association,
The Japanese Association of Management
LectureⅢ: Teruyuki KAWASAKI

Accounting,(Japanese Accounting Association for SMEs)

The Japan Society for Social Science of
Accounting,Japan Association for International
Accounting Studies,
Business Analysis Association
Supporter Association:
Japanese Accounting Association for SMEs,

Overall Host: Koji ISHIUCHI

Japan Cost Accounting Association(Japan Accounting Association)5

List of Primary Proceedings of Meetings in FY 2017
April 2017 to March 20182017

May 29・Report on closing the books for FY

1st Board of

2016

Directors Meeting

・Budget for FY 2017
・New project planning for FY 2017
・Planning of the 3rd Academic Forum・Meeting procedure for the Board ofTrustees
1st Board of・Election of Directors and Trustees for

Trustees Meetingthe 24th Term (April 2017 to March
2020)
・FY 2017 First Review Report on
Assistance for the Invitation and Stayin Japan of Foreign Scholars andAssistance for Academic Conference
Expenses
・Report on the publication of English
Information Bulletin No. 36, reporton the progress of editing No. 37
・Report on the publication of theUnion News Bulletin No. 53 on thewebsite・Report/Approval of Audit of FY 2016
Settlement of Accounts
・Approval of FY 2017 Budget
・Approval of holding the 3rd
Academic Forum・FY 2017 Report on Assistance for the
Dispatching Saeran DOH (the Japan
Society of Marketing andDistribution) to International
6

Conference: 2016 Global Marketing
Conference Conference at Hong
Kong
・Election results (report on election of
Directors and Trustees, and result ofinternal vote among Directors)
Jul. 10

2nd Board of

・Examination of FY 2017 Second

Directors Meeting

Assistance for Dispatching toInternational Conferences, andAssistance for the Invitation and Stayin Japan of Foreign Scholars
・Election of one Director due todeclined nomination

Oct. 20

1st English

・Final inspection of draft for No. 37

Information Bulletin・Confirmation of editing activity

Editorial Committee

schedule until publication of the

Meeting

Bulletin・Assignment of academic associations
in charge for English Information
Bulletin No. 38

Nov. 27

3rd Board of・Plannning of holding the 3rd

Directors Meeting

Academic Forum・FY 2017 Interim Accounting Report
・FY 2018 Project Plan
・Report on the progress of editing
English Information Bulletin No. 37
・Meeting procedure for the Board ofTrustees

2nd Board of・FY 2017 Interim Accounting Report

Trustees Meeting

・Report on the Examination of FY
2017 Second Review of Assistancefor Dispatching Scholars toInternational Conferences, Assistance7

for the Invitation and Stay in Japan of
Foreign Scholars and Assistance for
Academic Conference Expenses
・Report on the progress of editing
English Information Bulletin No. 37
・FY 2018 Project Plan
・Report on holding the 3rd Academic
Forum・Report on inarguration of Saburo
OHTA as an Inspector
2018Feb. 1

2nd English

・Election of Editorial Committee

Information

Chairman for English Information

Bulletin Editorial

Bulletin No. 38 (Masahiro

Committee Meeting

KAWAMATA)
・Editing activity schedule until
publication of the Bulletin

Mar.12

4th Board of・Report on the publication of English

Directors Meeting

Information Bulletin No. 37 on our
website・Budget for FY 2018
・Examination of FY 2018 First Reviewof Assistance for the Invitation andStay in Japan of Foreign Scholars andAssistance for Academic Conference
Expenses
・70th anniversary memorial project・Newly applied academic associations

News of a Death: Yoshiaki TAKAHASHI (Professor at Chuo University) has passed away in
September 2017. We would like to express our deepest condolences and sincerely thank him forhis long-term contribution to our union’s activity as a trustee, a member of the board of directors
and an auditor.

8

On the Publication of the 37th Issue, Information Bulletin of
The Union of National Economic Associations in Japan
Takahide KOSAKA (Nihon University)
Chairman, Editorial Committee

The 37th issue of the Information

KASHIWAGI,

HisanagaAMIKURA,

Bulletin of The Union of National

Kotaro INOUE, Toshihiko MATSUO, Ken

Economic Associations in Japan was

MATSUDA, Takahide KOSAKA, andpublished in December 2017.

The 10Tei’ichi

SEKIGUCHI.

academic societies mentioned in this issue

selectedthewere the Socio-Economic History Society,

Committee

Japan Association for Social Policy Studies,

SHIROYAMA, Rinpei YOSHIMURA,

Likewise,wefollowing

Authoringmembers:

TomokoJAPAN Association for Asian Studies,

Kazushi SHIMIZU, Rika KASHIWAGI,Japan Academy for International Trade andFumie ANDO, Hideaki KATO, Toshihiko

Business, The Academic Association for

MATSUO, Yasuharu NIZAWA, and Isao

Organizational Science, Japan Finance

YANAGIMACHI. In addition, Masatsugu

Association, Japan Logistics Society, The

TAKEDA, Tsuyako NAKAMURA, andSociety for the History of Management

Taizo

Theories, Japan Scholarly Association forrespectively, from the Japan Academy of

Asian Management, Japan Academy ofLabor and Management.

Labor and Management. The Bulletin

YAMAMOTO

werechosen,We held 2 Editorial Committee

reports on the recent activities and future

meetings.

issues to be considered of the respective

Thursday, February 2, 2017, we elected theacademic

providescommittee Chairman, and we considered

glimpses of the latest research trends of thethe editorial policy, authoring guidelines,

member societies of The Union of National

and the schedule of the editorial work to be

Economic Associations in Japan.

done. Based on this discussion, we decided

societies,

and

it

In our first meeting held on

In the process of editing this issue, theto follow the same fundamental editorial

following Editorial Committee members

policy and working schedule of ourwere selected from the above-indicatedprevious issue (36th Bulletin). The 2ndsocieties: Sayako KANDA, Toshihiko

Editorial Committee meeting was held on

FUKUSHIMA, Kazushi SHIMIZU, Rika

Friday, October 20, 2017, to perform the
9final reviewing and checking of the article

on paper.

manuscripts to be published. We also

Please note the following items

confirmed the schedule for the editorialsummarizing thework, including the final proofreading,International Bulletin and Newsletter ofbefore the publication in December 2017.

The

We also discussed the publication schedule

Associations in Japan being published andand the academic societies to author the

disseminated via electronic data:tharticles for the next issue (38 Issue) of the

1.

Union

of

statusquo

NationaloftheEconomic

Since the 35th Issue, we have stopped

Bulletin. The planned date of publication

printing our Bulletin on paper andwill be December 2018, and we determined

made available the publication on thethe following 12 authoring societies: The

Union

Japan Society of International Economics,

japan.co.jp/gakkairenngo/hotdocs/);

Japan Society for Commodity Science, The

2.

We

home

maintainpagea(www.ibi-

recordoftheEconomic

International Bulletin, from its 1st

Business

Issue published in 1980 to the current

Communication Association, The Academy

37th Issue, in the form of PDF data, and

of

Japan

they are available for reference on our

Association for the Comparative Studies ofhome page, to fulfill its mission “to be

Management, The Society for Industrial

published worldwide”;

Japan

Association

Geographers,

of

Japan

Management

Philosophy,

Studies, Japan, Japan Society of Logistics

3.

We have done the same for J-STAGE,

and Shipping Economics, Transcultural

the open electronic journal available

Management Society, The Society for thefree of charge, administered by theHistory of Management Theories, The

Japan

Japan Society for Social Science ofAgency (JST), that made possible the

Accounting,complete web distribution of theJapan

AssociationforComparative Economic Studies.

ScienceandTechnology

Bulletin to both overseas and domestic

The 37th Issue was published with theuniversities and research organizations.

cooperation of the respective Editorial andAuthoring Committee members of theAs our future issues for consideration,

above-mentioned 10 academic societies.

we agreed upon the need to indicate a list of

As previously informed, the Bulletin has

the common discussion topics, specific tobeen released and made open in the form ofeach academic conference, to complement

electronic data, instead of hard copy printed

the current list of the dates and venues of10

the conferences for the member societies on

Committee and Authoring Committee

the Union home page, as well as the needmembers, Mr. Paul SNOWDEN (Professor

for reporting to the English Bulletin

and Vice-President, Kyorin University)

Editorial

who was responsible for proofreading theCommittee

and

Board

of

Councilors the number of internet accesses

Englishto the International Bulletin and other

Masataka OHTA, and Yoshiko ISHII who

information about our home page and J-

was in charge of the English version, for

STAGE.

their dedicated support in publishing thisFinally, I would like to express mygratitude

totherespective

manuscript,

Secretary-Generalissue of the International Bulletin.

Editorial

International Conference Participation Report

IUSSP Participation Report
Fumiya UCHIKOSHI
Population Association of Japan（1st year postdoctoral program student, Graduate School of Humanities and Sociology
and Faculty of Letters, The University of Tokyo）

I had the opportunity to participate inthis conference.

the International Population Conference

Before I start writing about my main

(IPC 2017) held every 4 years by the

points, I should like to review briefly theInternational Union for Scientific Study ofcontents of my presentation at the same

Population (IUSSP), that convened thisconference. I presented my research in thetime

in Cape Town, South Africa.

study session about educational expansion,

Though I have attended and presented at

conjugal dynamics and fertility. In theseveral domestic academic conferences,

presentation, I reported on the relationshipthis was my first time to participate in a

between the microdata analysis results ofglobal convention on population studies.

academic history combinations (the pairing

In this article, I intend to share someof academic backgrounds in married

insights gained from my participation incouples) and fertility. In Europe and the11United States, the implications of athatphenomenon

male-female

marriages were related to the delayed

reversal in higher education”, where thetiming of childbirth, as examined in theuniversity education rate among women are

Belgian research I referred to. The caseexceeding that of men, is attracting

study presented was relatively less familiar

attention. Simply put, women have higher

to the audiences at the international

statuses than men in terms of educational

conference,

background, and this could potentially alter

participants of the session who more or lessthe traditional gender relations and family

shared my concern about this issue

structure. Based on the topic of my interest,

understood the message I intended tothis kind of gender reversal phenomenon

communicate in the presentation.

called“thethat involves married couples where thewomen’s

Next,

educational

yet

I

I

shall

hypogamy

believebriefly

that

give

the

my

women have more advanced academic

impressions of participating for the first

backgrounds than the men (women’stime in an international conference.

educational hypogamy) is an increasing

attended the conference, the strongest

trend. This sort of marriage was originallyimpression that remained long after in myconsidered exceptional to the traditional

mind was the self-inquiry, “Why am I

gender practices, and we regarded suchchoosing Japan as a case study?” I assume

marriages

that

to

often

end

in

divorce.

the

study

of

economics

As I

is

However, as the women-superior marriages

comparatively borderless among the social

with regard to educational backgroundsciences, but for other areas of socialincreased,arescience, especially in sociology, thebecoming less conspicuous. Further, whenquestion, “Who are the audiences?” exerts

we speak of fertility, the issue remains to bea strong influence on “What do we make a

discussed whether the decrease in the riskpresentation about?” For example, Japaneseof divorcing brings about a decline in minus

academic societies are basically a group offertility, or whether the fertility remains low

people conducting research on the Japanesein the case of women’s educationalsociety. In other words, the framework of

hypogamy couples because the women in

Japanese academic societies in sociology

this group are expected to be highly active

consists fundamentally of those who havein earning the livelihood. My presentation,

been trained and are currently teaching andbased on consideration of additional

doing research at universities in Japan, so

Japanese discourse on this theme, revealed

there exists something like a protocol that issuch

disadvantages

12

(Photo1)

mutually

acceptedbytheacademicthat fill in the gap. The gap itself has thecommunity in Japan.

potential to be the starting point of new

I consider that we can be affirmative

research.

about this, in the sense that such a protocol

We can easily conclude the discussionin itself encourages the research activities

indicated above as a consequence of theto proceed smoothly. Yet the interesting

difference in discourse. Yet it is not easy topart of making a sociological approach is

conduct everyday research with suchthat we can contemplate the common senseawareness, because we are predetermining

insomethingthat we are Japanese and that the audience

I have often noticed thatis also Japanese. However, it is difficult tothe issues considered obvious in thepredict who our audiences will be in theJapanese case studies discussed at Japaneseinternational conference setting. In otheracademic conferences are not shared aswords, we automatically prepare ourprerequisites when presenting on the same

presentations so that they could be

topics overseas, with the question, “Why isunderstood, whoever the audiences are. I

it like that in Japan?” This issue does notregard this point from a very positive

just mean that the researchers overseas doperspective, because it is an opportunity to

not

of

relatively consider one’s own research.

conducting research on Japanese case

My presentation this time renewed thestudies unless we can provide a few hints

personal conviction that it was a great

thetargetimpermanent.

societyunderstand

the

as

significance13

chance to give further thought to “why our

fertility to be caused by individual choice,research targets are Japanese” and “why webut to my surprise and interest, someneed to make a presentation to non-actually answered that it was bad. I was

Japanese audiences”, regardless of theespecially interested and convinced by one

positive or negative implications.

comment that since low fertility and super

Aside

from

presenting

at

the

low fertility are different issues, the latter isconference, I could attend the sessions thatproblematic after all, from the perspective

provoked my interest and participate inof social sustainability. In conclusion, thethem as one of the audience; also, I could

problem lies in the point that it is a politicalcollect information on the latest research.

matter to define what low fertility is; rather,

Since the IPC of IUSSP is held once every

it should be built on social foundations.

4 years, many other events were held

“Without giving thought to what makes

parallel to the conference. Among those, I

good or bad, we tend to come up with

was impressed by the Debate Session.

indicators to say which is good or bad, or,(Cf. ) This session was held in the hall space,high or low.” I was impressed that I could

and the panelists made comments about

receive some comments from the audience,

whether they agreed or disagreed with theas we exchanged our individual experiences

topic specified. The topic for the day I

alongparticipated was, “Is low fertility bad?”conference whose objective was to promote

I

with

researchissues,at

thisa “Scientific Study of Population”.

thought only a few would agree that it was
actually “bad” if we regard the decline in

As a social event, I chose to attend the

14(Photo 2)dinner, for pre-registered members only,

songwriter, added a gorgeous atmospherefollowing the debate. (Cf. Photo 2) Thetooccasion proceeded in sitting style, as you

international conference.

the

can see in the photo provided, and we hadIsophisticated
would

like

setting
toofanexpressmythe entire hall to ourselves. In addition toappreciation for the support offered by The

the lectures by Stats SA (the Statistics

Union of National Economic Associations

Agency of South Africa), the administrators

in Japan, and for the recommendation by

of IPC this year, and the Chairperson of

the Population Association of Japan, that

IUSSP, the musical performance by Ms.

made possible my conference participation.

YvonneChaka

Chaka,

singerandReport on the Use of Assistance for the Invitation andStay in Japan of Foreign Scholars Ⅰ

Report on the Use of Assistance for
Foreign Scholar Invitation and Stay in Japan
Nobuyoshi NISHIZAWA
Advisor, Japan Academy for Asian Market Economies(University of East Asia)

The year 2017 marked the 20thDecember 2015 as a full-scale economic

anniversary of the Japan Academy forcommunity in Asia. In the symposium, we

Asian Market Economies. On July 1 and 2,

intended to examine the impacts and2017, this academic society held its annual

influences of AEC on Vietnam, Cambodia,

national research conference at Wako

Laos, and Myanmar, the nations that

University.
anniversary

As

the

20th

memorial

foundation
theapproach this problem was through theinternational symposium titled “The Impact

SWOT Analysis. The AEC is both anof the ASEAN Economic Community on

opportunity and threat for the CLMV

Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam

nations. The respective countries are(CLMV)”.

Economic

expected to utilize their strengths andCommunity (AEC) was launched in lateovercome their weaknesses to apply AEC

The

ASEAN

event,

recently joined ASEAN. One way to15

to their national development.

Based onEconomic Research Institute) served as the

such a critical perspective, the keynote

MC to proceed with the profoundly

lecture was presented by Professor Koichi

interesting panel discussion that followed.

ISHIKAWA (Asia University), well known

We invited Mr. Penh Hoy, faculty member,for his active research on the AEC, and theRoyalrespective presentations on CLMV were

Cambodia, on the occasion of thismade by the leading researchers of each

symposium. We appreciate very much thecountry. Based on these presentations, Mr.

financial assistance provided by The Union

Hisatsugu

for the scholar invitation.

FURUKAWA

(The

Japan

University

of

Phnom

Penh,

Report on the Use of Assistance for the Invitation andStay in Japan of Foreign Scholars Ⅱ

Report on Activities Using Funding Assistance toInvite a Foreign Specialist on Japan Affairs
Mariko WATANABE
Japanese Association for Chinese Economy and Management Studies(Gakushuin University)

The Japanese Association for Chineseand partnership between American andEconomy and Management Studies held its

Chinese companies. We considered that it

annual conference on November 11 throughwas absolutely necessary for understanding

November 12, 2017, and on November 11,

the status quo to have the guest speaker, aconducted a panel session on the common

specialist currently active in the field, reportdiscussionorto us about the present conditions of theCompetition: Predicting the US-China

semiconductor industry where US-China

Relations in the Trump-Xi Age”.

Our

competition and partnerships are rapidly

academic society invited a guest speaker toundergoing an evolution. With the funding

compare the commercial policy sector

supported by The Union of National

between the two nations, where the conflict

Economic Associations in Japan in the form

is far more evident, with the industrialof Assistance for the Invitation and Stay insector that involves accelerated competition

Japan of Foreign Scholars, we were able totopic,“Partnership

16

listen to the lecture by Mr. Tony Chau, whoof Huawei, HiSilicon, has achieved the top

managessolution

6th position in year 2015, for sales income.

providing company in Hong Kong and who

The Chinese are by far the best in the testing

has a business background of working forprocess

American and Chinese semiconductor

machinery. Also, SMIC has achieved 4th

companies.

from the top in sales income for the yearasemiconductor

withsemiconductor-embedded

The actual business capacity of the2016, in the strong Taiwanese manufacture-

semiconductor industry in China does notcontracting business. There is no doubt thatpose a threat to the US economy. To this day,the US-China partnership and competition

the corporations in America and Europe

supports the semiconductor industry that, inremain the supporting innovators of theturn,industry. Though China has become “theaccompanying the upgrading of current

world’s

producetelecommunication technology and internet

machinery using semiconductors, it still

functions. Further, as Mr. Chau concluded

does not have the power to take charge ofin his lecture, the critical factor determining

semiconductor production as it is. So thethe corporate survival in this field is notimporting cost of semiconductors in China

whether it can receive support from thetoday exceeds that of crude oil. Yet China

government but rather, the ability for thehas steadily expanded its presence over thecompany itself to create innovation.

leading factory”

tosupports

theinnovation

last 20 years, and China has completely

The content of this lecture by Mr.

replaced Japan, that occupied second from

Chau has been summarized in a research

the top in the 1990s, as the second leading

paper titled “Semiconductor Industry innation of the industry. According to the

China:

analysis

power

Relationship”, submitted, and waiting to berelationship for the US and China in the

published in our academic journal, thesemiconductor industry is as follows.

JournalAmerica surpasses China in design andManagement Studies.

by

Mr.

Chau,

the

manufacturing, but the subsidiary company

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China

of

and

ChineseUnitedEconomic

StatesandReport on the Use of Assistancefor Academic Conferencing

Report on the 33rd National Conference of
The Japan Society of Household Economics
Osamu KAMOIKE
Chairperson, Acting Committee
The Japan Society of Household Economics 33rd Annual National Conference(Tohoku Fukushi University)
The 33rd Annual National Conference

last moment’”. Ms. Kyoko UEMURAof the Japan Society of Household(Tokyo Kasei Gakuin University) and Mr.

Economics (for the year 2017) took place

Koichi OGASAWARA (Tohoku Fukushi

on Saturday, June 24, and Sunday, June 25,

University) served as the chair panelists,

2017, over a 2-day period, at Tohoku

and Mr. Takao YONEYAMA (Tokyo

Fukushi University in Sendai City, Miyagi

Keizai University), the president of ourPrefecture.

academic society, presented the topic to be

Theturnout

numberofparticipants was approximately 120.

discussed. The 3 panelists were Mr. Takao

The memorial lecture and symposium

YONEYAMA (Tokyo Keizai University),

based on a shared topic were held in the

Mr. Michihiko TOKORO (Osaka City

afternoon of the first day of the conference.

University),

For the memorial lecture, we invited Mr.

MARUYAMA

Yasutaka TSUNODA (Professor, Faculty

Following the statement from the chairof Buddhism, Komazawa University) topanelists

Ogasawara

andUemura,speak on the topic, “Reflecting on our daily(“Towardorganizing

ourcommonlife with ‘the last moment’ in perspective”.

discussion topic: the sustainable society andTheintergenerational

sharedand

Ms.

(Seikeiasset

KatsuraUniversity).

transfer”),

Mr.

topic

symposium

was

under

the

theme,

Yoneyama presented the discussion topic.

“Contemplating the theory of ‘daily life’ inThen, the respective panelists reported onhousehold economics – thinking about our“Contemplating the theory of ‘daily life’ ineveryday life from the perspective of ‘thehousehold economics – thinking about our

conducted

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everyday life from the perspective of ‘therevise the time selection preference rate inlast moment’”, after which Ms. Maruyama

home economics with the Riccardo-Barropresented her insights on “The changing

equivalencefamily and the need for a new social

appropriate costs?”, as planned by the

security”.

academic exchange committee 。

Including the questions fromtheoremofbalancingThethe floor audience following the comments

research presentations were made on theby each member of the symposium, a very

following 7 free topics: Home Economics,

activeoverInformal Sector, Insurance / Finance,

approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes.

Health and Happiness, Economic Behavior,

The constant theme of “contemplating our

Welfare, Market and Corporation, and 21

life from the last moment (in one’s life)

research reports were presented. Both theperspective”, that was indicated in both the

topic-based study sessions and free-topic

memorial lecture and the shared topic

research

symposium,interesting reports and active discussions.

discussion

took

attracted

a

place

considerable

amount of attention from the participants.

presentations

Finally,

Study sessions on individual topicsI

involved

expressmyverysincereappreciation to every person involved inand the free-topic research presentations

holding this conference.

nd

I owe the successwere held in the morning of the 2 day ofof the conference to their cooperation. In

the conference.

recent years, the financial situation has been

were

2 topic-based sessions

conducted,onincreasingly difficult for The Japan Society

financeof Household Economics as well, so we arestudies, Part 2” and The Japan Society ofimmensely grateful to the assistance forHousehold Economics report on theacademic conference expenses provided byfinancially assisted research results for theTheyear 2016: “Relative analysis of the near-

Associations in Japan in organizing thissighted approach to home economics andconference.

attitude of negative avoidance towardspecial thanks for their support.

“University-level

respectively,teachingofraising the consumer tax – Is it possible to

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Union

of

National

Economic

I would like to extend myMember Association Trustees
2018.3.31
Japan Society of Monetary Economics

Yoshio WATANABE

Fumihiko HIRUMA

Masahiro KAWAMATA

Daisuke ARIEThe Japan Society of Public Utility Economics

Kenzo TAKEUCHI

Takeshi KATOHNO

Socio-Economic History Society

Shigehiko IOKU

Masato SHIZUMEThe Political Economy and Economic History Society

Tetsuji OKAZAKI

Yasuo KAWAIThe Japan Accounting Association

Koji ISHIUCHI

Yoshihiro ITOJapan Academy of Business Administration

Koji OHIRA

Fumitaka IWANAMI

Japan Economic Policy Association

Yujiro OIWA

Hiroyuki KAWANOBEThe Japan Society of Transportation Economics

Katsumi KOJIMA

Yoshinori TAKAHASHIThe Japan Institute of Public Finance

Motohiro SATO

Satoshi SEKIGUCHIThe Japan Statistical Society

Hiroshi SAIGO

Shinya SAKANOThe Agricultural Economics Society of Japan

Kiyohide MORITA

Masaru SHINAGAWA

The Japan Society of International Economics

Keiichi UMADA

Shujiro URATA

Japan Society for Commodity Science

Shuji OHIRA

Shin OSERAThe Society for the Study of Social Policy

Norio HISAMOTO

Kingo TAMAIThe Japanese Society of Insurance Science

Kazuyoshi HOTTA

Hiroshi SUZAKI

Japan Society of Marketing and Distribution

Junji NISHIMURA

Hiroshi HORIKOSHI

The Japan Association of Economic Geographers

NagatadaTAKAYANAGI

Shuichi NAKAGAWA

Japan Association for Asian Studies

Tomoo MARUKAWA

Kazushi SHIMIZU

Japan Society of Political Economy

Mitsuhiko TSURUTA

Yousin SUGAHARA

Japan Business Communication Association

Takehisa KOBAYASHIJapan Society of Business Mathematics

Katsushige SAWAKI

Isao USUIBusiness History Society of Japan

Shin HASEGAWA

Nobuhisa FUJITAJapan Academy for International Trade and BusinessToshihiko SINOHARA

The Japanese Society for the History of Economic Thought

The Japan Section of the Regional Science Association International
Hidehiko KANEGAE

Hiroyuki SHIBUSAWA

The Society for the Economic Studies of Securities

Hiroshi FUKUMITSU

Hajime TAKAHASHIThe Population Association of Japan

Ko-hei WADA

Natsumi ARATAME

Fumikazu SUGIURA

Yasushi NAKAMURA

The Academic Association for Organizational Science

Kenshi YAMAKURA

Junjiro SHINTAKUJapan Society of Human Resource Management

Mitsuhide SHIRAKIAtsushi YASHIROThe Society of Economic Sociology

Shin WATANABE

Chikako MORI

Japan Finance Association

Kotaro INOUE

Hitoshi TAKEHARAThe Japan Association for Comparative Economic Studies

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Japan Academy for Consumption Economy

Takehiko YASUDA

Yasuyuki SASAKI

Noriyuki KONISHI

Hidehiko YAMAZAKI

Yuji SHIMADA

Toshimasa MITSUMORIJapanese Association for International Accounting Studies

Japan Society for Applied Management

Nippon Urban Management and Local Government Research Association
Makoto ONOJIMA

Itsuhiko TAMAKIJapan Port Economics Association

Hideki YOSHIOKA

Hisashi FURUI

Nippon Academy of Management

Yasuhiro OGURA

Shigeo KATO

Japan Academy of Management Philosophy

Kenshu KIKUZAWA

Makoto FUJITAJapan Risk Management Society

Kazuo UEDA

Katsuyuki KAMEIJapan Logistics Society

Mitsumasa NAKA

Eiichiro IWAO

Japan Association for the Comparative Studies of Management
Yuri KIMURA

Ichiro IWASAKI

Japan Academy of Management

Saburo OTA

Keiichi HASEGAWAThe Society for Industrial Studies, Japan

Hiroshi ITAGAKIYUAN Zhijia

Japan Association for Management Systems

Shogo SHIODE

Hiroshi YAMASHITACIRIEC Japanese Section (Japan Society of Research and Information on Public and Cooperative Economy)
Teizo ANAYAMA

Kazuyoshi UENO

The Japan Society for Social Science of Accounting

Kazuki UCHINO

Yoshiaki JINNAIJapan Society of Logistics and Shipping Economics

Koichiro TEZUKA

Katsuhiko HAYASHIThe Japanese Association of Management Accounting

Masami MOTOHASHI

Akimichi AOKIThe Society for the History of Management Theories

Yasuharu TANZAWA

Takeshi MATSUDA

Japan Scholarly Association for Asian Management

Takahide KOSAKA

Shizuko KATO

Japan Academy of International Business Studies

Kenichi ENATSU

Yoshiharu KUWANA

Japan Society for Business Ethics Study

Junichi MIZUO

Hironori KAWAGUCHIJapan Association for Evolutionary Economics

Takeshi IKEDA

Hiroyasu UEMURA

Japan Academy of Labor and Management

Hiroyuki KUNISHIMA

Kota SHIMAUCHIThe Japanese Association of Administrative Science

Yasuaki KIDO

Yasuo HOSHINO

Business Analysis Association

Michimasa SATO

Hisashi MORI

Japan Academy for Asian Market Economics

Nobuyoshi NISHIZAWA

Junichi MURAMATSU

The Japan Society of Household Economics

Junko SHIGEKAWA

Kenichiro MIYAMURA

Japan Association for Cultural Economics

Kazuko GOTO

Taisuke KATAYAMA

Japanese Association for Chinese Economy and Management Studies
The Political Economy and Economic History Society

Goro TAKAHASHI

Kazuki TAKETOSHI

Academy of Multinational Enterprises

Yoshihiro OISHI

Hiroo TAKAHASHITranscultural Management Society

Hideshi SAWAKI

Yoshinobu NAKAMURA

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Directors of the Union
Chairperson of the Board of Directors
Kenichi ENATSU (Japan Academy of International Business Studies)
Members of the Board of Directors
Fumihiko HIRUMA (Japan Society of Monetary Economics)
Tetsuji OKAZAKI (The Political Economy and Economic History Society)
Koji ISHIUCHI (Japan Accounting Association)
Junjiro SHINTAKU (Academic Association for Organizational Science)
Mitsuhiko TSURUTA (Japan Society of Political Economy)
Motohiro SATO（Japan Institute of Public Finance）
Yasuhiro OGURA (Nippon Academy of Management)
Takahide KOSAKA (Japan Scholarly Association for Asian Management)
Shizuko KATO (Japan Scholarly Association for Asian Management)
Secretary General
Masataka OTA (Japan Academy of International Business Studies)
Auditor

Saburo OTA (Japan Academy of Management)
Hideki YOSHIOKA (The Japan Port Economics Association)

Emeritus

Osamu NISHIZAWA
Toshio KIKUCHI

English Information Bulletin No.37 Editorial Committee Members
Chairman

Takahide KOSAKA (Japan Scholarly Association for Asian Management)

Members

Sayako KANDA (Socio-Economic History Society)
Kazushi SHIMIZU (Japan Association for Asian Studies)
Rika KASHIWAGI (Japan Academy for International Trade and Business)
Yoshihiko FUKUSHIMA (Japan Association for Social Policy Studies)
Hisanaga AMIKURA (The Academic Association for Organizational Science)
Kotaro INOUE (Japan Finance Association)
Toshihiko MATSUO (Japan Logistics Society)Takeshi MATSUDA (The Society for the History of Management Theories)
Teiichi SEKIGUCHI (Japan Academy of Labor and Management)
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Date of issue: March 31, 2018
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