The sixteenth session
Kobe Seminar
The fifteenth session
China HR Symposium - Human Resource Management in China under Changing Economy and Industry
The fourteenth session
Labor Markets and Human Resource Management in Asian Countries.
The thirteenth session
China HR Symposium - Chinese Labor Market and HRM in the Highly Fluid Labor Market
The twelfth session
Human Resources Development in Overseas Subsidiary and Headquarters' Involvement.
The eleventh session
FY2006 Shanghai Seminar
The tenth session
Cluster and Human Resource Development
The ninth session:
Globalizing Asia and Competitiveness of Local Manufacturing Industry
The eighth session:
FY2004 Kobe Seminar Hosted by East Asian Industry and Economy Research Center (ERC), Kobe Gakuin University
The seventh session:
Shanghai Seminar Program
The sixth session:
Human Resource Development and Production Facility Dispersion of Japanese Companies with Operations in China and ASEAN
The fifth session:
State of FTA Progress and the Response of Thai Domestic Industry-Is the Automobile Industry Truly Strong?
The fourth session:
Development of Human Resources and Supporting Industries in East Asia
The third session:
The personelle training and supporting industries in Thailand
The second session:
Strengthening the international competitiveness of Thai economy
The firts session:
AFTA and Industrial Restructuring beyond 2000

The sixteenth session:
Kobe Seminar
FY2009 Kobe Seminar
* Date:
March 13, 2010 (Sat.)
* Location:
Meeting room No.2, 4F A Bldg, KPC, Kobe Gakuin University
* Report:
"Emerging Asia and Japanese Strategy"
Yoshihiro Ootuji
(Secretariat deliberation official, Cabinet Office, Gavernment of Japan)

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The fifteenth session:
China HR Symposium - Human Resource Management in China under Changing Economy and Industry
FY2009 Shanghai Seminar
* Date:
November 5, 2009(Thurs.)
* Location:
Renaissance Yangtze Shanghai Hotel (2099 Yan An Xi Road, Shanghai, China)
* Supporting Institutions:
JETRO Shanghai
Shanghai Japanese Commerce & Industry Club
Hyogo Prefecture
Japanese Kobe-Hanshin Yangtze Valley Middle & Lower Region Trade Promotion Council
* Guest speaker:
Gen KAWAI
(Assistant Director, Japan External Trade Organization Shanghai Center)
* Report:

  1. "Current Labor Related Legislations in China - Looking at Actual Cases of Labor Related Arbitration and Lawsuit"
    An Yiqing
    (A&Z LAW FIRM Lawyer)

  2. "Planning Total Payroll and Personnel System"
    Manabu KIYOHARA
    (Managing Director, CEO, Preseed Shanghai )

  3. "Japanese Expatriates in Shanghai From a Chinese Viewpoint"
    SHI Quin
    (Managing Director, Shanghai Est Consulting)

  4. "Human Resource Management Policy and the Direction of Future Businesses of Japanese Companies in China"
    Yasumasa TAKEJI
    (Professor, Faculty of Economics, Kobe Gakuin University)

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The fourteenth session:
Labor Markets and Human Resource Management in Asian Countries.
FY 2008 Kobe Seminar
* Date:
Octorber 12, 2008(Sun)
* Location:
2F, B Bldg KPC, Kobe Gakuin University.
* Report:

  1. "Japanese Labor Markets in the global economy with a special focus on young non-regular employees."
    Fumiko NISHINO
    (Hitotsubashi University)

  2. "Skill formation on the plants of Japanese companies in Thailand and Vietnum."
    Megumi NAKAMURA
    (Faculty of Economics, Kobe Gakuin University)

  3. "Chinese Employees' Turnover and Interorganizational Career Development in Shanghai"
    Kenichi HIDAKA
    (Faculty of Business Administration, Kobe Gakuin University)

* Comments:
Masakazu ITO
(Faculty of Economics, Kwansei Gakuin University)

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The thirteenth session:
China HR Symposium - Chinese Labor Market and HRM in the Highly Fluid Labor Marke
FY2008 Shanghai Seminar
* Date:
August 6, 2008(Wed)
* Location:
3F Galaxy Hotel Shanghai
* Sponsor:
East Asian Industry and Economy Research Center,Kobe Gakuin University.
* Mutual relief:
Preseed Shanghai
Shanghai EST
* Backup:
Hyogo Prefecture
Japanese Kobe-Hanshin Yangtze Valley Middle & Lower Region Trade Promotion Council
JETRO Shanghai
* Guest speaker:
Yasushi IWATA
(Assistant Director, Japan External Trade Organization Shanghai Center)
* Report:

  1. "The Outlook of Chinese Economy in 2008"
    Kai KAJITANI
    (Faculty of Economics, Kobe Gakuin University)

  2. "Analytic Framework of Human Resource Management"
    Megumi NAKAMURA
    (Professor,Faculty of Economics, Kobe Gakuin University)

  3. "A Survey of the Chinese Employees' Turnover"
    Kenichi HIDAKA
    (Faculty of Business Administration, Kobe Gakuin University)

  4. "Strategy for Human Resource Management in Japanese Companies operating in China-Case Studies on Personnel System and Wage Salary Administration."
    Manabu KIYOHARA, Managing Director, CEO, Preseed Shanghai
    Adviser for Internalization Organization for Small and Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, Japan
    Adviser for Business in China Hyogo Prefecture, Kobe City

  5. "Strategy for Human Resource Management in Japanese Companies operating in China-Making better use of Personnel System with "Omphalas Syndrome"
    SHI Quin, Managing Director, Shanghai Est Consulting
    Adviser for Internalization Organization for Small and Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation, Japan.

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The twelfth session.
Human Resources Development in Overseas Subsidiary and Headquarters' Involvement.
FY 2007 Kobe Seminar
* Date:
January 18, 2008(Fri)
* Location:
4F A Bldg, KPC, Kobe Gakuin University.
* Report:

  1. "A Survey of Organizational Commitment in Shanghai"
    "Headquarters' Involvement in Building Customer Relationships in the Overseas Market-A Survey of the Automotive Industry in Thailand"
    Kenichi HIDAKA
    (Faculty of Business Administration, Kobe Gakuin University)

* Panel Discussion:
Panelist:
Hiroshi IMAI, ZHANG Youxin, Yasumasa TAKEJI, Kenichi HIDAKA

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The eleventh session:
Shanghai Seminar Program
(Held March 17, 2007 in the Hua Ting Hotel & Towers, 2nd Floor, Meeting Room)
FY2006 Shanghai Seminar
* Date:
Marchi17, 2007(Sat)
* Location:
Hua Ting Hotel &Towers, 2nd Floor, Meeting Room
* Report:

  1. "The Present Economic Situations and the Future of the Human Resource Management in China"
    Yasushi IWATA
    (Assistant Director, Japan External Trade Organization Shanghai Center)

  2. "Human Resource Management of the Japanese Companies in China"
    SHI Quin
    (President, Shanghai Est Information Consulting)
    Yasumasa TAKEJI
    ( Professor, Faculty of Economics, Kobe Gakuin University)

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The tenth session:
Cluster and Human Resource Development
(Held August 26, 2005 in Wanwaitayakon Conference Room, Thaphrachan Campus, Thammasat University)
FY2005 Bangkok Seminar
* Date:
August 26, 2005 (Fri); 13:30 ~ 18:00
* Location:
Wanwaitayakon Conference Room, Thaphrachan Campus, Thammasat University
* Report:

  1. Mr. Yoshimasa TAMURA
    (The Former CEO of  Panasonic Group in Thailand)
    "Human Resource Development in Japanese Perspectives"

    Professor Dr. Chira HONGLADAROM
    (Secretary General, Foundation for International Human Resource Development. Lead Shepherd of APEC Working Group.)
    "Human Resource Development in Thai Perspectives"

    Professor Megumi NAKAMURA
    (Kobe Gakuin Univercity)
    "Human Resource Development of Managers from the viewpoint of international comparison between US, Germany and Japan."

  2. Mr. Kittipoom VISESSAK
    (Researcher, Human Resources Institute, Thammasat University)
    "A Comparative Study of Social Mobility between Eastern Seaboard Industrial Zone in Thailand and Technology Development Zone in Guangzhou."

    Mr. Sopon Thitasajja
    (Faculty of Commerce and Accountancy, Thammasat University)
    "A Comparative study on Human Resources Management between Thai Companies and Chinese Companies –A Field Work in Guangzhou, Chaina."

    Associate Professor Wai Chamornmarn
    (Director, Human Resources Institute, Thammasat University.)
    "The Formation of industrial Cluster and Human Resources Development in China."

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The ninth session:
Globalizing Asia and Competitiveness of Local Manufacturing Industry
(Held July 9, 2005 in No.11 Bldg. Conference Room, Kobe Gakuin University)
FY2005 Kobe Seminar
* Date:
July 9, 2005 (Sat)
* Location:
No.11 Bldg. Conference Room, Kobe Gakuin University
* Report:
  1. "Current Situation of Private-Sector Business Development in Shangdong Province, China" (in Chinese with sequential interpretation)
    Hong LIN, Director, Shandong Province International Technology and Economy Research Center
  2. "Privatization of Chinese Companies in Terms of Complementary Relationship between State-Run and Private-Sector Businesses"
    Bin YANG, Assistance Professor, Faculty of International Business, Nankai University
  3. "Development History of Local Manufacturing Firms: Case of Motorcycle Manufacturers in China, Taiwan and India"
    Moriki Ohara, Researcher, JETRO Institute of Developing Economies.

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The eighth session:
FY2004 Kobe Seminar Hosted by East Asian Industry and Economy Research Center (ERC), Kobe Gakuin University
(Held November 27, 2004 in No.11 Bldg. Conference Room, Kobe Gakuin University)
FY2004 Kobe Seminar
* Date:
November 27, 2004 (Sat)
* Location:
No.11 Bldg. Conference Room, Kobe Gakuin University
* Report:
  1. "Status and Future Prospects of Japanese Electronics Manufacturers in Asia"
    Masakazu TOYODA, Bureau Chief, Commerce and Information Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
  2. "Asia Strategy of the Kyushu Business Community"
    Hiroshi TAKIMOTO, Assistant Bureau Chief, Editorial Division, Seibu Head Office, Asahi Shimbun Company
  3. "Current Status and Issues of Japanese Companies in Thailand"
    Takeshi YOSHIMI, Professor, Faculty of Economics, Kobe Gakuin University

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The seventh session:
Shanghai Seminar Program
(Held September 17, 2004 in the Okura Garden Hotel, 2nd Floor, Jasmine Room)
FY2004 Shanghai Seminar
* Date:
September 17, 2004 (Fri)
* Location:
Okura Garden Hotel, 2nd Floor, Jasmine Room
* Report:
  1. "Investment Environment in the Huadong Region and China's Level of Technology-Current State of the Huadong Region Economy"
    Toyojiro Maruya, Director, Japan External Trade Organization Shanghai Center
    "Impressions of the Shanghai Economy"
    Nobuyuki Sugimoto, Consular General, Japanese Consulate General in Shanghai
    "Chinese Automobile Industry (Past, Present, Future)
    Kazuo Higashi, Representative Director, Shanghai Office, Toyota Motor Corporation
  2. "Transmission of Only-One Technology to Overseas Local Subsidiaries"
    Toshiaki Kanemitsu, President, Kanemitsu Pulley Co., Ltd.
* "Unique Technology Accumulation in Thailand-Based on a Case Study" Kenichi Hidaka, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Business Administration, Kobe Gakuin University .

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The sixth session:
Human Resource Development and Production Facility Dispersion of Japanese Companies with Operations in China and ASEAN
(Held February 12, 2004 in No.11 Bldg. Conference Room, Kobe Gakuin University)
FY2003 Kobe Seminar
"Human Resource Development and Production Facility Dispersion of Japanese Companies with Operations in China and ASEAN"
* Date:
February 21, 2004 (Sat)
* Location:
No.11 Bldg. Conference Room, Kobe Gakuin University
* Report:
  1. "Status and Future Prospects of the Chinese Economy"
    Yoshihiro Otsuji, Division Chief, Trade Finance and Economic Cooperation Division, Trade and Economic Cooperation Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry; Former Director of the Japan External Trade Organization Bangkok Center)
  2. "Human Resource Development as Viewed by Corporate Management in Thailand"
    Yoshimasa Tamura, (Former Representative of the Matsushita Electric Thailand Group, former Vice Chairman of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce in Bangkok)
  3. "China's Special Business-to-Business Transaction Relations and Japanese Companies"
    Kai Kajitani, (Faculty of Economics, Kobe Gakuin University)
* The FY2003 Kobe Seminar featured reports by Yoshihiro Otsuji, Division Chief, Trade Finance and Economic Cooperation Division, Trade and Economic Cooperation Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, on the current state of the Chinese economy, which is a hot topic today, and Yoshimasa Tamura, former Representative of the Matsushita Electric Thailand Group, on human resource development issues of Japanese companies operating in Thailand. In addition to Center staff Kajitani's research report on business-to-business transactions in China, there was an enthusiastic exchange of questions and answers regarding industrial policy and corporate strategy by the 25 participants including researchers as well as business people that deepened the understanding of the economic circumstances and human resource development in China and Thailand.

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The fifth session:
State of FTA Progress and the Response of Thai Domestic Industry-Is the Automobile Industry Truly Strong?
(Held September 22, 2003 at Thammasat University)
FY2003 Bangkok Seminar
"State of FTA Progress and the Response of Thai Domestic Industry-Is the Automobile Industry Truly Strong?"
* Date:
September 22, 2003 (Mon)
* Location:
hammasat University, Bangkok
* Report:
  1. "AFTA Strategy of Thailand and the Response of Thai Domestic Industries"
    Atsuo Kuroda, Director, Japan External Trade Organization Bangkok Center)
    Comments: Wai Chamornmarn, (Faculty of Commerce and Accountancy, Thammasat University)
  2. "Economic Strategy of Thailand and the FTA with China and Japan"
    Kamchai Laismit, (The International University of Kagoshima)
    Comments: Kai Kajitani (Faculty of Economics, Kobe Gakuin University)
  3. "International Competitiveness of the Thai Automobile Parts Industry-From the Perspective of Elasticity"
    Kenichi Hidaka, (Faculty of Business Administration, Kobe Gakuin University)
    Comments: Megumi Nakamura (Faculty of Economics, Kobe Gakuin University)
* The FY2003 Bangkok Seminar was held at Thammasat University and featured keynote speaker Atsuo Kuroda, Director of the JETRO Bangkok Center, who spoke on the theme of the FTA and international competitive of Thai industry. After Mr. Kuroda's address and a Q&A session, a report was heard from Mr. Kamchai, off-campus joint researcher, on Thai economic strategy, and in conclusion Center staff member and current guest researcher at Thammasat University Mr. Hidaka reported on the results of a local survey on the Thai automobile parts industry. A lively discussion was then held by the 20 participants that included university researchers and others.

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The fourth session:
Development of Human Resources and Supporting Industries in East Asia
(Held December 7, 2002 at Kobe Portpia Hotel)
FY2002 Kobe Seminar
"Development of Human Resources and Supporting Industries in East Asia"
* Date:
December 7, 2002 (Sat)
* Location:
Kobe Portpia Hotel
* Report:
  1. "Human Resource Development in Thai Parts Manufacturers"
    Megumi Nakamura (Faculty of Economics, Kobe Gakuin University)
  2. "Developing the Parts Industry Through Closer Business-to-Business Transactions-The Case of Automobile Parts and Die Industries"
    Moriki Ohara (Institute of Developing Economies)
  3. "Personnel Systems and Human Resource Localization of Companies with Operations in China-Developing and Utilizing Local Managers"
    Ken Takeuchi, (Promotions Officer, China Entry Support Office, International Operations Promotion Department, UFJ Bank)
* The FY2002 Kobe Seminar was attended by 28 people including mainly business people and university researchers, and featured presentations on the FY2002 study results by the Center's project members, a report on the state of private sector human resource development in China by Mr. Ken Takeuchi of the UFJ Bank, and discussions regarding the studies for the next fiscal year.

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The third session:
The personelle training and supporting industries in Thailand
(Held December 7, 2002 at Kobe Portpia Hotel)
FY2002 Bangkok International Seminar
"Human Resource Development and Supporting Industries in Thailand
* Date:
August 26, 2002 (Mon)
* Location:
The Dusit Thani Hotel, Bangkok
* Report:
"State and Related Issues of Human Resource Development at Thai Parts Manufacturers"
Megumi Nakamura (Faculty of Economics, Kobe Gakuin University)
* Participants: 22 Japanese, 15 Thais, Total 37
This seminar featured an interim report on the Center's studies focusing on local human resource development, which is one of the most important factors in determining international competitiveness while recognizing that the international competitiveness of Thai industry, and the Thai parts industry in particular, including Japanese local subsidiaries, is being strongly questioned accompanying the growth of the Chinese economy. A vigorous exchange of ideas was held among the 37 participants from Japanese and Thai companies, government representatives, university researchers, and others.

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The second session:
Strengthening the international competitiveness of Thai economy
(held in the Regent Hotel, Bangkok, on August 10, 2001)
The issues and purposes of the symposium
* Based on the result of an international seminar in the previous year, we held The Seminar Cosponsored by Kobe Gakuin University and JETRO(the Bangkok office of Japan External Trade Organization) in Bangkok, Thailand in August, 2001. For the theme of the current condition of competition with China that is one of the focuses at the seminar in the previous year, many Japanese companies in ASEAN countries came together.
* As has been already known, the development and accumulation of Chinese companies is no ignorable. The focus of their competitiveness gradually moves from labor-intensive products to capital-intensive ones which require the advanced technology and their influence with the neighbouring Thailand comes to be no ignorable.
* At this session based on the lecture about these real condition of Chinese economy by Mr.Toyoda, manager of the trade system department in METI, our recognition could be deepened through the knowledge about the real condition of competition with the Chinese economy, reported by Japanese manufacturers.
Simultaneously as for the issue about the enrichment of personelle training and supporting industries, which had been pointed out at the session in the previous year, we could hear the real opinions of those who were in its charge to recognize again that the solution of the task is important.

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The first session:
AFTA and Industrial Restructuring beyond 2000
(held in the Dusi Thani Hotel in Bangkok on September 9, 2000)
The issues and purposes of the symposium
* The ASEAN region has been rapidly developed, led by the deployment of manufacturing companies, mainly Japanese ones, however the development so far has been biased on the assembly industries, and never synergetic with the development of supporting industries such as parts industries etc.
* On the other hand, the Huanan area in China outstands the industrial development similarly led by the deployment of Japanese companies etc., matching the ASEAN region as the production center and is said excel the ASEAN region in quality of products and their costs.
* In this background, the policymakers and corporate managers in Thailand and other ASEAN countries must deepen their arguments in various measures to comprehend the economic environments surrounding them exactly and to take proper countermeasures for preserving competitiveness.

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