Japanese Research

The Impact of COVID19 on the ChinaJapanKorea Value Chain

SHI Jin-fang1, SUI Xiao2

2021, 35(1): 1-10. DOI: 10.14156/j.cnki.rbwtyj.2021.01.001

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The outbreak of COVID19 in early 2020 has caused significant losses to the world economy. The global value chain has been greatly impacted, circulation has been blocked, trade has shrunk, and the value chain was once on the verge of breaking. The ChinaJapanKorea value chain is no exception. Under the epidemic, China, Japan, and Korea have implemented a number of strategies in terms of policy and guidance, supply and demand, trade and circulation to realize the reorganization of the value chain. The measures taken by the three countries are conducive to improving the domestic value chain, promoting the technological innovation of the value chain, and deepening the regionalization of the ChinaJapanKorea value chain. But the risk of splitting the original value chain cannot be ruled out. In the postepidemic era, China, Japan, and Korea should join hands to deepen antiepidemic cooperation, jointly enhance the value chains ability to withstand pressure, rapidly promote the digital construction of the value chain, and finally realize the reorganization of the ChinaJapanKorea value chain and drive regional and even global economic growth.

The Trade Effect of Japanese Official Development Assistance to the Four Countries of the Indochina Peninsula——An Empirical Analysis Based on Gravity Model

WEI Jing-fu, XU Xue-ying

2021, 35(1): 11-20. DOI: 10.14156/j.cnki.rbwtyj.2021.01.002

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Based on the panel data of Japan's official development assistance (ODA) and bilateral trade with the four countries of the Indochina Peninsula (Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam) from 1971 to 2014, this paper empirically analyzes Japan's linkage relationship between ODA development assistance and bilateral trade growth in the four countries of the Indochina Peninsula and discusses the trade effects of Japan's official development assistance to the Indochina Peninsula. The results show that Japan's ODA development assistance to the four countries of the Indochina Peninsula has a significant positive relationship with bilateral trade flows, and its foreign aid does have a positive trade facilitation effect.

A Study on the Practical Model of “Industry-Government-University” Cooperative Innovation of Japan's Nursing Robots ——Taking the Nursing Robot PALRO as an Example

WULI Ji-tu, ZHOU Wei

2021, 35(1): 21-31. DOI: 10.14156/j.cnki.rbwtyj.2021.01.003

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Our society is facing the problems of population aging and nursing staff shortage at present. In order to save the “Aging China”, many policies have been promulgated in recent years to promote the research, development, and application of service robots in the field of nursing. Based on the theory of Japan's “Industry-government-university” Collaborative Innovation, the research investigates the innovative practices of FUJISOFT Corporation's nursing robot PALRO by constructing the model of “industry-government-university” cooperative innovation. The results show: (1) In the aspect of knowledge creation, NEDO creates PALRO's intelligent modules by constructing an Open Innovation Platform. This platform integrates the related innovation resources in industries, governments, and universities. (2) In the aspect of knowledge sharing and transferring, NEDO first chooses the basic and universal intelligent modules as the joint research object. Secondly, the functions and standards of each intelligent module are determined and guaranteed. Finally, it aims at the application and promotion of standardized intelligent modules. (3) In the aspect of knowledgebased entrepreneurship, developing PALRO robot into three series of scientific research, commercial and domestic robot and developing new Palmi robot are the main forms of entrepreneurship adopted by FUJISOFT Corporation on the basis of mobile function module and communication function module technology. On this basis, this research proposes policies and suggestions for the development of China's nursing robot industry from the three dimensions of “knowledge creation”, “knowledge sharing and transferring”, and “knowledgebased entrepreneurship”.

An Analysis of Japan-Middle East Relations During Abe's Second Cabinet

PANG Zhong-peng

2021, 35(1): 32-41. DOI: 10.14156/j.cnki.rbwtyj.2021.01.004

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Since Abe took power for the second time, he has attached great importance to relations with the Middle East and frequently visited the region. Frequent visits to the Middle East show that Japan attaches great importance to the Middle East region and the close and profound relationship between Japan and the Middle East. During Abe's second cabinet, the main contents of Japan's relations with the Middle East include attention to the settlement of Middle East peace issues, political and security issues, energy cooperation, regional and global coordination and cooperation. The motivations for Japan to deepen its relations with the Middle East include ensuring energy security, avoiding geopolitical risks, demonstrating the influence of japan as a major power, demonstrating soft power such as culture and education, pursuing balanced diplomacy, and mediation. In view of Japan's own situations, the regional and international situations and other complex factors, to continue to deepen its relations with the Middle East in the future, Japan still faces many difficulties and challenges.

Construction of the Image of China by Japanese Think Tanks and Mainstream Media in the Context of International Change

ZHANG Mei

2021, 35(1): 42-50. DOI: 10.14156/j.cnki.rbwtyj.2021.01.005

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China's image in Japan undergoes profound changes due to the changes of international order, the outbreak of COVID19 pandemic and the intensification of strategic competition between China and the United States. Japanese think tanks and mainstream media are more aware of China in the context of changes in the international order, and more in a multilateral framework rather than in a bilateral one. Under the comprehensive force of diverse factors, Japan has formed multiple layers of China's image, such as “rising power”, “rewriter of international order”, a tough and tenacious country under the epidemic situation, and “the imaginary enemy” of the United States with uncertainty. Although it is not necessarily objective, Japan's construction of the image of China is based on the construction of its own identity, which is a maintainer of the current international order and coordinator with “unequal distance” between China and the United States. We should fully mobilize the constructive factors in its cognition of China, eliminate the unfavorable factors, and prevent the image from being stereotyped.

The “Education” of “Public Morality” in Modern Japan

SHI Shao-bo

2021, 35(1): 51-57. DOI: 10.14156/j.cnki.rbwtyj.2021.01.006

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The “instruction” of modern Japanese “public morality” is the behavior guidance for modern Japanese people to abide by the “public morality” rules and norms, and is reflected in an expression that is easy to remember, easy to understand, and easy to operate. The “instruction” of modern Japanese “public morality” is the product of the promotion of “public morality” of modern Japanese government and is one of the means to implement the national moral education policy of rulers. The “teaching” of modern Japanese “public morality” mainly includes “negative public morality” and “positive public morality”, which admonishes the people to do something and not to do something. The “instruction” of Japan's modern “public morality” is closely linked with other moral “teachings” of morality, because the elements of morality interact and influence each other. The improvement of the overall quality of the people is also the result of the interaction of various moral elements. The “instruction” of Japan's modern “public morality” has played a great role in promoting the overall improvement of Japanese national quality and improving the level of “public morality” of the whole country.

Sato Government's Policy toward Ryukyu: Vague Position and Gradual Approach

CHEN Jing-jing

2021, 35(1): 58-70. DOI: 10.14156/j.cnki.rbwtyj.2021.01.007

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Eisaku Sato visited the U.S. three times during his administration, and pushed the U.S. to give up Ryukyu islands administrative power gradually. These summits exemplified Sato Ryukyu's policy approach to resolve the Ryukyu issue. In fact, the forces behind the scenes were from people in Ryukyu and mainland Japan (especially the opposition parties) advocating “return”, and Sato's Ryukyu policy was more a response to their attitude. Their attitude was changing gradually.Sato considered how to solve the Ryukyu issue from the perspective of Far East security, and formulated countermeasures based on these attitudes without harming the functions of the Ryukyu base. Sato's basic guideline for dealing with the Ryukyu issue is trial, vagueness, and gradual progress. The main reason for adopting such a strategy is his domestic political status and the unequal alliance between Japan and the United States. The Ryukyu issue is closely connected with the JapanUS alliance. At the time, it was a sensitive issue that could cause political turmoil and even division in Japan. If it is not handled properly, it may not only endanger Japan's domestic politics, but may also lead to the deterioration of the Japan-US alliance. Either situation is sufficient to end Sato's political life.

Practice and Strategy of Editing and Publishing of Old Japanese Manuscripts of Buddhist Scriptures —— Taking Bibliotheca Codicologica Nipponica as an Example

XIN Rui-long

2021, 35(1): 71-80. DOI: 10.14156/j.cnki.rbwtyj.2021.01.008

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The old Japanese manuscripts of Buddhist scriptures mainly refer to those of the Nara, Ping an and Kamakura periods, that is, the Buddhist scriptures written or transcribed in Japan before the publication of the Dazang Sutra. At present, the modern editing and database construction of the old Japanese manuscripts of Buddhist scriptures is mainly carried out under the auspices of the Research Institute for the old Japanese manuscripts of Buddhist Scriptures of International College for Postgraduate Buddhist Studies. Since 2006, nine volumes of Bibliotheca Codicologica Nipponica, edited by International College for Postgraduate Buddhist Studies, have been officially published. The excellent editing and proofreading of Bibliotheca Codicologica Nipponica is an important academic material for the study of the text characteristics, circulation, and religious function of the Japanese ancient writing sutra. The successful practice of the series’ editing and publishing is due to its editing strategy, that is, the implementation of a systematic and comprehensive editing policy, the editorial tendency of emphasizing academic research, and the editorial consciousness of integrating digital resources. This paper combs the publishing situation of the Bibliotheca Codicologica Nipponica and discusses its editing strategies. This work can provide new ideas for the collation and publication of ancient books in the new era, and contribute to the excavation, return, dissemination, and research of old Japanese manuscripts of Buddhist scriptures which is a valuable overseas Chinese literature.

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