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Rethinking Urban Strategies : A Closer Look at Small City Competitiveness in the Philippines
Full text linkapplication/pdfThe traditional focus of urban development policies on primary cities has increasingly been challenged, highlighting the need to explore the economic potential of smaller and medium-sized cities. Given that a significant proportion of the global population resides in cities with fewer than 300,000 inhabitants, a comprehensive assessment of their socio-economic performance is essential. This study examines the competitiveness of cities in the Philippines, where urban areas are predominantly small to mid-sized, by analyzing data from the Cities and Municipal Competitiveness Index (CMCI) for 146 cities. The findings indicate that larger cities—defined as those with populations exceeding 500,000—generally exhibit stronger socio-economic performance but are also associated with higher costs, particularly in terms of rent. While larger cities outperform across multiple dimensions of competitiveness, including economic dynamism, government efficiency, infrastructure, resilience, and innovation, several small and medium-sized cities surpass national averages and rank among the most competitive urban areas. Notably, cities such as Pasay, Iloilo, Naga, and Legazpi demonstrate high competitiveness due to their strategic location, economic vitality, infrastructure development, strong governance, disaster resilience, and innovation-driven policies. These findings underscore the potential of smaller cities to contribute significantly to economic growth and development, warranting greater policy attention toward fostering their competitiveness.departmental bulletin pape
Analysis on Adaptive Local Economic Growth and Development : A Sustainable Regional System
Full text linkapplication/pdfThis paper discusses how local economic and non-economic activities beyond the scope of the market mechanism can be operated sustainably. We first describe the background of a sustainable regional system by introducing the established literature that is relevant to this study. We then provide a formal representation to detect some important factors for a sustainable regional economic system within the framework of location theory. Finally, we suggest policy implications for local governmentsʼ urban and regional planning from the standpoint of wellbeing and quality of life.departmental bulletin pape
Japanese People’s Knowledge of Foreign Countries
Full text linkapplication/pdfHow do Japanese people perceive the countries around the world? How do they obtain information about foreign countries? This study examines what kind of knowledge and impressions that contemporary Japanese people have about foreign countries, and the factors that shape their perceptions.
The results of the two surveys showed that media exposure indicators （including the internet media） were positively correlated with respondents’ accurate knowledge about foreign countries. Additionally, socio-economic variables such as gender, education level, and assets also had significant impacts on respondents’ knowledge. These results suggest that individuals in socially advantageous status tend to have more knowledge about foreign countries. Moreover, contrary to previous research, political conversations and online communication appeared to have a rather negative effect.departmental bulletin pape
Promotion of Local Tourism through Music Artists: Case Studies of Hakodate and Tsuyama
Full text linkapplication/pdfThis study surveys regions that are implementing music tourism in sacred places, and categorizes the types of such initiatives currently implemented. It also examines how to foster the element of place of origin , which is important for this kind of tourism.
First, we summarize the relationship between regionality and music in Japan. We then report on a situation in which music artists have begun to turn their attention to their regions in recent years. For this, Hakodate City, Hokkaido (the birthplace of GLAY) and Tsuyama City, Okayama Prefecture (the birthplace of Inaba of B’z) were selected as survey target areas.
The Hakodate City survey indicated that there were three categories of sacred sites, and two types of pilgrimage-type music tourism in sacred sites: recurring initiatives that fans could partake in at any time, and temporary initiatives that host fans for concerts and other events. Meanwhile, the study conducted in Tsuyama City showed that communication occurred between fans and local residents.
Finally, this study argues that a combination of recurring and occasional initiatives is important for pilgrimage-type music tourism in sacred-sites. It also postulates the possibility of these initiatives transforming the fans who communicate with local residents from fans of the music artists into fans of the local community.departmental bulletin pape
A Study on the Flood Control Potential of Dams through Their Storage Function ~A Case Study of the Huong River in Central Vietnam~
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Improved accuracy of protein-ligand docking prediction using a score distribution learning model
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Characteristics and Global Development of Partnerships in Chinese Diplomacy
Full text linkapplication/pdf冷戦終結後の中国外交において「パートナーシップ」は頻出語の1つであり続けている。1993年から始まるパートナーシップ外交は，一貫して現代中国外交の重要な政策となってきた。習近平政権下でもパートナーシップ外交を重視する方針は継承され，「グローバル・パートナーシップ・ネットワーク」の構築という目標を打ち立て，更なるパートナーシップの拡大を追求している。その結果，2012年の中国共産党第18回全国代表大会以降の10年間で，中国がパートナーシップを結んでいる国の数は41か国から113か国に増加した。
本稿では，中国のパートナーシップ外交の全貌や習近平政権下の外交戦略を精緻に分析するための足掛かりとするため，先行研究の整理などを通じて約30年に亘るパートナーシップ外交の歩みを振り返り，中国が形成している他国や地域機構との外交関係の特徴やその戦略的プライオリティを検討する。departmental bulletin pape