White Paper on International Economy and Trade 2011

• Contents (PDF:53KB)
• Introduction (PDF:96KB)
• Explanatory Notes (PDF:54KB)

Chapter 1 : Current status and problems of the world economy

Section 1 : The recovering world economy involves structural volatility

1. Emerging economies gaining power and advanced economies experiencing sluggish economic recovery (PDF:2,256KB)
2. Current status and problems of US economy (PDF:837KB)
3. Current status and problem of China‘s economy (PDF:403KB)
4. Current situation and problem of the economy of Europe (PDF:525KB)

Section 2 : Risks Involved in the World Economy(PDF:790KB)

1. The factors and effects of remarkable rise in prices of food and resources
2. The expansion of the financial crisis in Europe

Section 3 : Aiming at the sustainable and balanced economic growth(PDF:186KB)

1. Reconfirmation of the importance of international policy coordination system
2. Friction of policies aiming at economic recovery
3. Regarding correction of international imbalance
4. Development of policies for monetary control reformation and transparency enhancement for prevention of another world economic crisis
5. Promoting the free trade system and constructing the strategic foreign economic relation

Section 4 : East Japan Great Earthquake Disaster: The World Economy, Stabilization efforts by Coordination of Nations

1. The world economy appeared an unaffected by the earthquake disaster (PDF:339KB)

Chapter 2: Changes in the trade structures of the world and Japan

Section 1 : Transition of world trade surrounding Japan (PDF:1,542KB)

1. The world economy appeared an unaffected by the earthquake disaster
2. The world economic crisis and changes in the global trade structure
3. Deepening and changing the East Asia production network
4. Changing global trade structure and Japan‘s future

Section 2 : New Trade Partners: MERCOSUR, rapidly expanding the trade led by Brazil (PDF:1,205KB)

1. MERCOSUR Overview
2. Movement of economy and trade in Brazil (including Argentina)

Section 3 : Structural change of trade and economy in Japan (PDF:1,246KB)

1. Structural change of the commerce of Japan
2. Changes of economic and industrial structures, and the "ripple effect"
3. Influence to ripple structure caused by change of trade structure"
4. Conclusion

Chapter 3 : Toward a new concept for overseas development of Japanese economy

Section 1 : Re-examination of the global market, and the strategy of the Japanese manufacturing industry (PDF:505KB)

1. Income group in emerging countries that is growing rich
2. Strategy for the emerging Asian markets
3. Emerging countries‘ challenge for growth and our contribution to it by the business which Japanese manufacturing industry regards as promising
4. Global development support measures of the Japanese manufacturing industry

Section 2 : The -"localization" of Japanese companies entering a new stage (PDF:1,097KB)

1. The overseas operation of Japanese companies becoming serious in emerging countries
2. Impact on Japanese economy of localization in emerging countries caused by Great East Japan Earthquake

Chapter 4 : Trade and economic relation between Japan and the world as seen through the damage caused by Great East Japan Earthquake

Section 1 : The impact of the earthquake on Japanese production and trade (PDF:369KB)

1. Status of production and export by Japanese manufacturers before and after the earthquake disaster
2. Influence of the direct import and export from disaster-stricken area

Section 2 : The global supply-chain originating from Japan, recognition of which is renewed clearly through the earthquake damage (PDF:1,018KB)

1. The influence that regional economies of Japan exert on the global supply-chain
2. Significance of the disaster-stricken area with the global supply-chain which became clear through the earthquake disaster
3. Measures undertaken by the industry toward the recovery of global supply-chain

Section 3 : Utilizing the experience of the earthquake disaster (PDF:595KB)

1. The trend of various enterprises in overseas countries/regions, after the earthquake, and nuclear plant acciden
2. Measures of Japan for quick dissemination of accurate and transparent information
3. Utilizing the experience of the earthquake disaster

Chapter 5 : Overcoming the earthquake disaster, and revitalizing the Japanese economy

Section 1 : Policy promotion for the revitalization of Japan (PDF:169KB)

1. Guideline for Japan's revitalization (-"Guideline on Policy Promotion")
2. Towards Japan's revitalization

Section 2 : Promotion of the multilateral free trade system and creation of strategic external economic relations (PDF:1,158KB)

1. FTAs/EPAs and active promotion of regional economic integration
2. Improvement of the business environment by investment agreements and development of international standards
3. World Trade Organization (WTO) as a multidirectional free trade system. --3 roles and problems from now on --
4. The influence that East Japan Great Earthquake disaster affected to the world supply chain, and importance of the cooperation agreement for the restoration

Section 3 : Efforts to recover and enhance Japan‘s locational competitiveness (PDF:425KB)

1. Effects of the Great East Japan Earthquake
2. The state of the inward direct investment before the earthquake disaster
3. Efforts to improve Japan‘s locational competitiveness

• Supplementary Note 1 (PDF:59KB)
• Supplementary Note 2 (PDF:214KB)
• Supplementary Note 3 (PDF:465KB)
• Reference (PDF:144KB)
• Index (PDF:155KB)
• Appendix Tables (PDF:107KB)
• White Paper on International Economy and Trade 2011(full text) (ZIP:9,714KB)

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