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The Australia-Japan Research Centre (AJRC) conducts research to explore and improve understanding of the Japanese economy and Australia and Japan’s place in the Asia Pacific economy. Its research and policy-oriented areas of interest cover developments in regional economic cooperation and integration and encompass research on trade, finance, macroeconomics and structural and regulatory reform, as well as international economic relations.

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East Asia Forum Quarterly (EAFQ) Japan edition

Research Team:
Dr Shiro Armstrong, Professor Peter Drysdale
Research partners:
East Asian Bureau of Economic Research
Research summary:

Previous Japan EAFQ editions include:

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Japanese Policy in Global Context (2016-2019)

Research Team:
Dr Shiro Armstrong, Professor Ippei Fujiwara, Dr Tatsuyoshi Okimoto
Research summary:

The Australia–Japan Research Centre (AJRC) has received funding from the Japan Foundation’s Social Science Research and Education on Contemporary Japan Grant scheme in order to promote understanding of contemporary policy issues in Japan and to build up capacity in Australia of the next generation of Japan specialists.

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Financing higher education in Japan

Research Team:
Professor Bruce Chapman , Dr Shiro Armstrong , Professor Nobuko Nagase, Dr Lorraine Dearden
Research partners:
ANU Research School of Economics
Research summary:

The Australia–Japan Research Centre (AJRC) and the ANU Research School of Economics (RSE) are taking part in a collaborative research project on the financing of higher education in Japan.

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Advancing East Asian economic integration 2000-06

Research Team:
Professors Peter Drysdale , Gordon de Brouwer
Research summary:

In cooperation with the Japanese Ministry of Finance, the AJRC has undertaken a major research project on Advancing Economic Integration in East Asia.

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