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FDI, Political Risk and Democracy, Again
Ch. 6. P. 207–226.
Deseatnicov I., Akiba H.
This paper attempts to examine the effects of Political Risk (PR) and Democracy on Japanese outward Foregn Direct Investment (FDI) activities. Our theoretical model suggests an overall inverted U-shape response of FDI flows to PR and Democracy levels. To test the theoretical hypotheses we estimate a linear dynamic panel-data model using data from 56 developed and developing countries for the period 1995-2010. We find that an improvement in PR and Democracy promotes Japanese FDI to developing countries, and slightly discourages Japanese FDI to developed countries.
Reshetnikova K., Решетников А. К., Маркетинг в России и за рубежом 2025 № 4 С. 69–77
Tourism as an industry became prominent only in recent decades, however it plays an important role in soft power as a diplomacy tool that can shape an image of a country in order to attract visitors and boost its economy. In today's digital age, the Internet plays a key role in shaping travelers’ perceptions of ...
Added: September 26, 2026
Кузнецова М. П., Klochko O., Современная мировая экономика 2026 Т. 4 № 2 С. 6–25
The article examines the positions of the world’s largest countries in the industrial robotics sector as one of the key areas for the physical artificial intelligence (AI). The aim of the study is to conduct a comparative assessment of the readiness of leading economies to develop physical AI based on an analysis of production, foreign ...
Added: September 23, 2026
Grishina D., , in: Handbook of Japan-Korea Relations.: Routledge, 2027. Ch. 1 P. 21–35.
The signing of a treaty of amity between a modernized Meiji Japan and the Kingdom of Chosŏn (Jp. Nitchō Shūkō jōyaku; Kr. Kanhwado choyak) on February 26, 1876, became a transformative moment that marked the beginning of a new era of diplomacy on the Korean Peninsula. The treaty itself, being similar to the so-called Ansei ...
Added: September 9, 2026
Routledge, 2027.
This Handbook examines relations between Japan and Korea from 1850 to the present.
Analyzing almost 200 years of Japan and Korea relations uncovers a relationship that has been both congenial and confrontational. This Handbook examines these relations in this age of modernity by dividing it into four periods: precolonial relations (1850–1905); colonial rule (1905–1945); post-war/post-liberation (1945–1965); ...
Added: September 9, 2026
Nurcan Kilinc, Warong M. M., SN Business & Economics 2026 Vol. 6 Article 326
Green transitions are widely expected to attract cleaner capital and accelerate decarbonization; however, emerging-economy evidence increasingly challenges this assumption. This study examines the dynamic relationship between energy transition indicators and capital inflows in BRICS+ economies over the period 1996–2022, explicitly testing the “Green Haven” hypothesis under conditions of global uncertainty. Unlike much of the existing ...
Added: September 9, 2026
Titkov A. S., Социологическое обозрение 2021 Т. 20 № 1 С. 262–289
The article continues the discussion of Grigory Yudin’s book 'Public Opinion'. The review considers Yudin’s arguments on the “plebiscitarian bias” in opinion-poll technology, on the linkages between opinion-polls, Rousseauist tradition and the “plebiscitarian model”, and on Gallup’s, Schumpeter’s, and Weber’s contributions to plebiscitarism. In the context of the proposed conceptual model, controversial issues in the interpretation of Weber’s and ...
Added: September 4, 2026
Medushevsky A. N., Liberal.ru 2026
The Liberal Mission Foundation continues to introduce readers to new concepts of democracy and relevant publications. This discussion focuses on the challenges facing democracy in the era of globalization, as addressed in two recent books: *The Backsliders: Why Leaders Undermine Their Own Democracies* by S.C. Stokes (2025) and *Critical Theories and the Postsocialist Challenge: Race, ...
Added: August 26, 2026
Киреева А. А., Добринская О. А., Chizhevskaya M. et al., Японские исследования 2026 № 2 С. 157–181
The Middle East (ME) region is vitally important to Japan, as it accounts for
90% of Japan's oil imports. For many years, Japan has sought to build friendly relations
with all countries in the region, often having to balance its own interests with its strategic
alignment with the United States, its only military and political ally. The seminar ...
Added: August 19, 2026
M.P. Chizhevskaya, Russian Japanology Review 2026 Vol. 9 No. 1 P. 101–130
The article examines Japan's policy toward the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the aftermath of the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. A core dilemma in Japan's approach lies in balancing its loyalty to Arab nations, crucial for securing energy supplies and avoiding a repeat of the 1973 "oil shock", with its alignment to the ...
Added: August 19, 2026
Zelenev E., Korobochkina A., Russian Japanology Review 2026 Vol. 9 No. 1 P. 71–100
This article conducts a comparative historical analysis of the soft power strategies employed by Japan and China in Africa, emphasizing the utilization of cultural, educational, and economic instruments to augment their international
influence. Moving away from the traditional post-1990s perspective, this paper introduces an enhanced form of the timeline approach in order to examine the development process of their soft ...
Added: August 12, 2026
Emelyanova O., Восток. Афро-азиатские общества: история и современность 2024 No. 1 P. 153–164
Food security in Japan has been under observation of analytics in both Japan and abroad as it is one of the key national security issues. Leading academic researchers of this issue in Japan include Suzuki N., Takeya T.,Yamamoto R. and Oguchi H. However, the main focus of their analysis is the social aspect. The English ...
Added: July 16, 2026
Brambila F., Gribkova D. E., Проблемы Дальнего Востока 2026 № 3 С. 123–139
Contemporary studies on Japanese science and technology (S&T) policy often focus on the limitations of various government initiatives in addressing the nation's developmental stagnation, overlooking distinctive institutional and policy features of its public-private sector symbiosis. This deprives policymakers of critical insights into demand-side governance mechanisms, including policy instruments and coordination frameworks. This research article provides ...
Added: June 22, 2026
Balashov D., Антиномии 2026 Т. 26 № 1 С. 27–48
The movement of effective altruism, which emerged at the beginning of the 21st century, represents a new form of utilitarian philosophy that has had a significant impact on Anglo-American philosophical thought in the 19th and 20th centuries. A key feature of effective altruism is its emphasis on practicality. The movement positions itself as an entity ...
Added: May 13, 2026
Shaposhnikov S., Kiselev S., Азия и Африка сегодня 2026 № 4 С. 14–25
This article explores the nature of asymmetric interdependence in Sino-Japanese relations, analyzing trade flows, investment dynamics, technological cooperation, and geopolitical factors shaping bilateral ties. Japan is significantly dependent on China as its largest export market and key manufacturing base, while China remains reliant on Japan for critical technologies, precision equipment, and advanced materials. Both states ...
Added: April 29, 2026
Emelyanova O., Shcherbakov D., Siberian Journal of Life Sciences and Agriculture 2025 Vol. 17 No. 5 P. 562–580
The paper is focused on the agricultural problems in Japan, precisely on the issue of sustainable agriculture. The sector contributes less than 1% to Japan’s GDP (27% comes from the industry and 73% from the service sector), which is a small share like in other developed countries, however the role of agriculture in Japan is ...
Added: March 20, 2026
Нестерова К. А., Вестник РГГУ. Серия «Политология. История. Международные отношения» 2024 № 5 С. 84–98
The Japanese government has been focusing more and more on the involvement of women in the socio-economic life of the country. Thus female entrepreneurship in Japan is gaining momentum every year. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan and private economic funds note quite effective techniques and interesting innovations of female startups. Despite ...
Added: February 11, 2026
Emelyanova O., Shcherbakov D., Восток. Афро-азиатские общества: история и современность 2025 № 5 С. 154–166
After the 1991 crisis, the Japanese economy entered a period of long-term stagnation, the problems of low fertility and population aging worsened in the social sphere, and the usual growth strategy aimed at increasing productivity reached its limit. In a production-oriented society, the economy was calculated based on the cost of physical capital and the ...
Added: February 3, 2026
Shaposhnikov S., В кн.: Восьмая международная конференция «Управление бизнесом в цифровой экономике»: сборник статей конференции, Санкт-Петербург.: СПб.: ИПЦ СПбГУПТД, 2025. С. 109–112.
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) account for 99.7 % of companies in Japan and employ 70 %
of the labor force. However, they face staff shortages, financial constraints and difficulty in innovating. Artificial
intelligence (AI), especially generative AI, could be a solution to these problems, but its adoption
in SMEs remains low (5.6 %) compared to developed countries ...
Added: January 12, 2026
Grishina D., European Journal of Korean Studies 2025 Vol. 25 No. 1 P. 97–114
The Treaty of Kanghwa, 1876, was the first in succession of what are known to historians as “unequal treaties” that integrated the state of Chosŏn (Korea) into the global diplomatic and economic processes in the late nineteenth century. Korean historiography has traditionally emphasized the involuntary nature of the treaty, stressing that the Chosŏn government was ...
Added: January 11, 2026
Lukin A. L., Voloshchak V. I., Sevastianov S., Russian Japanology Review 2025 Vol. 8 No. 2 P. 95–121
The article presents a comparative study of the sanctions policy of Japan and the Republic of Korea towards Russia after February 2022 and the assessment of the impact of their sanctions on the development of Russian-Japanese and Russian-South Korean cooperation in the Russian Far East. Based on the results of the study of the economic ties of Russia, ...
Added: January 7, 2026
Royce D. P., Mezhdunarodnye Protsessy 2026 Vol. 23 No. 3 P. 41–63
Although studies have already found Freedom House’s* Freedom in the World rankings to be geopolitically biased, the index remains in use by academia (including Russian academia) with surprising frequency. This article provides detailed and quantitative evidence that Freedom House* is essentially part of the US Government and US political establishment, and is thus in principle liable ...
Added: January 5, 2026
Shaposhnikov S., Садои Ю., Новосибирский государственный университет, 2025.
В сборнике представлены труды участников VIII Международной научно-практической конференции «Восток-Фокус: Актуальные вопросы изучения истории, международных отношений и культур стран Востока», проходившей 3–4 октября 2025 г. на кафедре востоковедения Гуманитарного института Новосибирского государственного университета. Конференция получила широкий общественный и международный резонанс. Это подтверждает не только география участников из крупных востоковедческих центров России, Азербайджана, Казахстана, Туркменистана и ...
Added: December 8, 2025