Conflicts between Chinese and Japanese Historical Understanding:

The case of visits to Yasukuni Shrine by Japan Prime Ministers

Tzu Chin Huang*  Tsung Ju Lee**

             * Institute of Modern History , Academia Sinica

                **Undergraduate Student, National Chengchi University

Abstract

For a long time, conflicts between Chinese and Japanese historical understanding has been an influencing factor in the diplomatic relationship between them. The most sensitive is the issue of the Japanese Prime Ministers’ visits to Yasukuni shrine. In view of this, this article first seeks to examine the point of origin of the conflicts in Chinese and Japanese historical understanding, including status of the Yasukuni Shrine in Japanese society、the reasons for the Japanese Prime Ministers to visit the Shrine. Further, the Chinese position and Japanese responses are explored. Finally, a composite explanation of the various possibilities that may influence future changes is given.

Key words： Visits to Yasukuni shrine; Japan Militarism; Junichiro koizumi

Economy of Scale, Size of County and Administrative Efficiency: The Case of Anhui  Province 

Wei-Wei Liu*  Guang Zhang**

*Political Science Department, Nankai University

**Professor of Zhou Enlai School of Governmet, Nankai University

Abstract

    Almost every observer agrees to the fact that numerous Chinese county and township governments are short of fiscal resources, overgrown with officials and employees, and administratively inefficient. This paper utilizes data on Anhui province to demonstrate the existence of the economy of scale in the province: the larger the population a county has, the smaller the fiscal expenditure per capita and the ratio of people supported by public finance to the total population of the county. Therefore, a good approach to enhancing administrative efficiency at the county level in China is to expand the population size of counties. 

Key words: Economy of Scale; Administrative Division of Areas; Anhui

A Study of Japan-ASEAN FTA

Chien-liang Lu

Ph.D. Candidate, Sun Yat-Sen Graduate Institute of Social Sciences and     

Humanities, National Chengchi University

Abstract 

    This paper integrates international and domestic politic factors to analyze the initiation, negotiation, ratification and implementation of Japan-ASEAN FTA. In the past, Japan implemented the multilateral system, and enjoyed the economic profit brought by the open market, therefore neglecting regional free trade negotiation. However,in recently years, Japanese government also started emphasize on FTA. In November 2002, Japan and ASEAN signed the joint declaration, and agreed to build the free trade area in 10 years. This paper will discuss the reason why Japan started to build the FTA with ASEAN, the difficulties in the FTA negotiation why process, and the fature of Japan-ASEAN FTA in the future.

Keywords: Japan; ASEAN; Free Trade Area

The Development of Innovation Strategy in Japanese Enterprises

Wei-Wen Wu

Associate Professor, Department of International Trade, Ta-Hwa Institute of Technology

Abstract:  

Toyota-style management is the outstanding paragon of Japanese enterprises. However, if we only focus on Toyota-style management when discussing innovation strategies of Japanese enterprises, then we are apt to neglect the most recent innovation tendencies of Japanese enterprises. Thus, this paper will not particularly deal with issues of Toyota-style management, but will make an effort to review relevant documents after 2003 in order to grasp and understand the development of innovation strategies of Japanese enterprises. The study result shows that the “Humanism” type is more easily to understand, while the “Product Architecture” type is better able to sketch the contours of the characteristics of typical Japanese enterprises, although it is more abstract and hard to understand. Therefore, along with Toyota-style management, “Architectural Innovation” theory contributes to our understanding of the overall development tendency of Innovation strategy in Japanese enterprises.  

Keywords: Innovation strategy; Toyota-style; Architectural innovation

The Impact of Hu Jintao’s United Front Work on the Attitude Taiwan People Hold toward Unification or Independence

Chi-Sheng Pan

Lecturer, General Education Center, Ta Hwa Institute of Technology

Abstract 

Ever since Hu Jintao was in power, China has accelerated the cross-strait economic and social exchanges as a way to win over Taiwan people and suppress the independence movement in Taiwan.  Besides, after the consecutive visits by Lien Chan and James Soong to China, the Beijing government has taken even more aggressive measures to reinforce such intent.  As a result of a series of these intended actions, the sense of hostility originally held by Taiwan people toward China has been obviously reduced.  Should this phenomenon continue, after some while, it will create some similar pro-China sentiments in Taiwan people that “China is not a hostile country” and, even more, “China is a favor-giving motherland.”  In the future, if Taiwan is getting more reliant on China politically and economically, Taiwan’s sovereignty will be seriously jeopardized.

Keywords:Hu Jintao; United Front Work; Consensus of 1992; One Country Two Systems; Rational Choice

Examining the dispute between Japan and Korea over Take Island from the viewpoint of international law and national sovereignty

                                                         Liu chorn Leng*  Liu mey yin**

*China Culture university Honor ProfessorResearcher

*Foundation on China & Japan Studies

    ** Jin wen Technology college lecturer

Abstract 

There has recently been dispute over sovereignty of the island sitting on the Japan Sea, know by the Japanese as “Take”and the Koreans as “Toku”.This study will examine thin issul qrow the viewpoints of International Law and related regulations.

Keyword: EEZ; GHQ

The Debates Concerning the Empress: A Study of the Emperor System in Japan

Chun-Pin, Su

Assistant Professor, the Department of Public Affairs Management and the Department Applied Japanese, Hsing-Kuo University

Abstract

This paper intends to study the emperor system and explain why females can not succeed to the throne in Japan.According to the Imperial House Law, only males in the royal family can succeed to the throne in Japan. However, because of the birth of Princess Aiko, the only daughter of the Crown Prince, many Japanese want her to be the empress in the future. A government-appointed advisory council submitted its final recommendations to Prime Minister Koizumi in 2005. It suggested females should inherit the throne by amending the Imperial House Law. Which caused fierce opposition. Although there have been eight female emperors in Japanese history, all of these have been widows or who remained single throughout their lives. In other words, all 125 sovereigns in Japanese history have been descended from the same male. The debates abruptly stopped with the announcement that Princess Kiko, consort of the emperor’s younger son, Prince Akishino, was pregnant. However, even if she gives birth to a boy, the problem will not have been settled.

Keyword: The Emperor System; The Empress; The Imperial House Law; The Constitution of Japan

前瞻性的韓國人

Hsueh Pin Tang

       Chief, Taiwan Economy Development Research Institute

守禮之邦琉球的文化歷史與現況

Yu-Tang Wu

中華民國雜誌協會副會長