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Your access to the Moodle course room is essential as this course is taught remotely in an online/hybrid format. Only registered participant receive access to the Moodle course room.
Course description
Students will become acquainted to the dynamic global and regional economic relations of Japan. They will be introduced to the key role of Japanese business and international economic policy in shaping the production and other business networks of the Asia-Pacific region, including integration through inter-governmental forms like APEC and ASEAN+. Students will learn about options for cooperation with Japanese enterprises, in Japan itself, in third countries like South East Asia, and in a home market like Germany.
Topics include
1. Competitiveness and external trade
2. Foreign direct investment
3. Special mechanisms like sôgô shôsha, etc.
4. Economic relations with East Asia, focusing on regional production networks
5. Economic relations with the US
6. Economic relations with Europe/Germany
7. Japan’s external monetary economic relations
8. Asia-Pacific Integration |
