Collaborative Regional Development across the Korea-Japan Strait Zone

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Foreword This study has been initiated by Sseveral institutions and individuals, who shared the idea of building a cross-border region across the Korea-Japan Strait Zone, initiated this study. Given the trend of economic globalization and the anticipation of Korea-Japan free trade agreement in the near future, these institutions and individuals strongly felt the need to promote cross-border cooperation at the local level. The deepening economic integration among China, Japan and Korea and accompanied changes in the industrial landscape of Northeast Asia wereas another background factors. As a matter of fact, many localities and regions in Japan and Korea face the prospect of industrial decline due to the push factors of their domestic economy and the pullfactors of the rapidly growing Chinese economy. If these localities and regions do not take appropriate measures now, then they will be very likely to be degenerated into semi-peripheral or even peripheral regions. The prospect is gloomier for the cities and regions in South Korea than those in Japan because of their lesser technological superiority over China. Industrial upgrading and enhancing regional innovation capacities are obvious policy responses to be considered by cities and regions. These policies, however, may not be effective for some regions, which have weak fundamentals, i.e., low innovation capacities and little connections to the global economy. Considering the softening of borders and the advancement of communication and transportation technologies, cross-border cooperation provides a promising avenue to revitalize regional economies. Indeed, European cross-border regions and cooperation examples attest this. Specialization due to market expansion, pooled use of management and innovativeon resources, cross-border subcontracting and joint market development and R&D constitute therationale for cross-border cooperation. In addition, the long history of cultural and economic exchanges, geographical proximity and institutional compatibility makethe Korea-Japan Strait Zone a very promising case of genuine cross-border cooperation in Northeast Asia. This study therefore is aimed at developing a conceptual framework and strategies to strengthen cross-border cooperation between local areas within the Korea-Japan Strait Zone. It adopted cross-border cooperation as an essential part of regional development strategies. More specifically, the study sought to answer the following key questions: - What are theoretical and empirical evidences there for cross-border cooperation within the Korea-Japan Strait Zone? - What are the promising areas for cross-border cooperation? - What are major obstacles and how can they be to overcome? them - What are appropriate cross-border structures and how should they beto build t?hem - What are concrete cross-border projects and how to should they be implemented? them -Throughout the study, a bilateral not unilateral perspective was taken and a consensus was sought wherever possible. By taking a survey, the study also attempted to bring in the views and opinions of local community leaders and firm managers regarding the Korea-Japan free trade agreement and cross-border cooperation. Given time and resource constraints, some sectional analysis was not carried out to the extent desired. Nonetheless, all the participants in this study did their best to produce relevant policy implications for both central and local governments of Japan and Korea. More than dozens of researchers and professors from Japan and Korea participated in this study. Their valuable contribution is duly acknowledged in this report. Such institutions as the Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements, the Kyushu Economic Research Center, the Regional Innovation Center at the Busan National University, the Kyongnam Development Institute, the Ulsan Development Institute and the Fukuoka Asia Urban Research Center provided generous financial support and research assistance…

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