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Example of research studies

◆　Eco-Island Kyushu (Environment/ Energy)

Research on planning measures for structuring low-oxygen society and calculation of greenhouse-gas reduction
Research on present environmental industry and new entries of environmental businesses from home and abroad
Research on renewable energy (solar light, biomass, geothermal heat, etc.)
Research on waste disposal and recycling
Research on carbon offset and business support

◆　Renewable energy (solar light, smart city, geothermal heat)

Research on restoration and participation promotion of the solar power industry
Research on restoration and participation possibility of the wind power generation industry
Research on restoration and participation possibility of the biomass power generation industry
Research on renewable energy such as geothermal energy, small hydropower generation, etc.

◆　Car-Island Kyushu (Automobile Industry)

Research on restoration of automobile industry
Research on next generation automobiles and related services represented by electric automobile and fuel-cell vehicles etc.
Research on competition and cooperation with rapidly growing developing countries
Research on mobiles operating inter-connectedly with social systems

◆　Agriculture/ Articles of foodstuff/ Bio/ Health Island Kyushu

Research on food processing/ distributions
Research on bio industry such as health/ functional food, cosmetics, medical goods, etc.
Research on health appliances andmedical equipment
Research on regional health care, nursing care, and health service industry
Research on food processing/ distributions

◆ Work-life balance

Research on industrial restoration corresponding to aging society and welfare activities for the elderly
Research on parenting support and work-life balance promotion (harmony between work and life)
Research on promotion of diversity and activity promotion of women
Research on urban development using regional resources and contents (game/ movie etc.)

◆　Human resources

Research on diverse ways of working
Research on fostering/ use of global industrial personnel
Research on the establishment/corporations of the actual conditions and its support

◆　Strategy for tourism and attracting visitors

Development of the local government’s basic tourism promotion plans and strategy for attracting customers
Research on economic ripple effect on tourism expenditure
Research on promotion of new businesses (Halal tourism, border tourism, medical tourism, sports tourism, etc.)
Feasibility study on the formulation of business plans for customer facilities and research of business
Support for developing human resources to build tourist resorts and promote regions

◆　Decentralization / administrative and financial reform

Research on planning future strategies for the Kyushu region
Research on introducing doshusei (regional system) / Comprehensive Special Zones
Research on administrative and financial reforms / policy evaluation systems
Research for promoting wide-area cooperation / policy union
Research on PPP (Public Private Partnership: public-private partnership approach)

◆　Urban and regional planning

Research on the general plan, and decisions on the municipal land usage plan.
Research on the central urban district’s revitalization and district plans
Research on the developmental effects of the city/ region infrastructures and facilities
Formulation and implementation of the city/region reconstruction plans based on social experiments and test marketing
Research on the structuring of community inclusion care systems

◆　Distributions/ logistics

Research on international and domestic distributions
Research on the impact of maintenances on highways and high-speed traffic networks such as Shinkansen (bullet trains)
Research on the promotion of industry and transportation infrastructure utilization

◆　Economic cooperations with Asia

Feasiblity study on international division of labor with Asian countries under the influence of trade agreements such as the TPP
Research on the possibilities of forming an international and regional trading areas in accordance to the ASEAN integration
Research on the distributions and human interactions with Asian countries
Feasiblity study on market research and research on the possibilities of Islamic country advancement

◆ Regional economic trends/ industrial trends/ economic ripple effects

Short-term, medium, and long-term prospects of economic growth rates
Making and analyzing trends in regional economic indicators
Economic assessment of economic ripple effects and econometric models
Predicting the prospective population of each region, and the number of households
Development of inter-industry relations table and analysis of local economic structures

　　　　　　Kyushu Economic Research Center, Research Department
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