Japan
Japanese Intervention; Tuesday, 27 February 2007
Industrial Development
(1) Promoting an enabling environment at the international and national levels for
industrial development
¡ð Improvement of legal system in regard to business transaction is crucial for the
promotion of overseas investment and trade. Improvement of and consistency among
relevant acts and laws are also essential and relevant capacity building is effective in
this regard.
¡ð Providing technical support for improvement/development of the contents of
infrastructure in the following areas are effective; a) Establishment of a standard
certification/ in order that domestic industrial products be appraised in the
international market; b) Establishing an intellectual property right/ to avoid
undermining international competitiveness by copy products; c) Upgrading of
statistics/ in terms of introducing foreign investment and formulation of policy
measures on domestic industry.
(2) Strengthening capacity-building support to developing countries to diversify exports ,
with particular attention to SME
¡ð In view of enhancing resources for business operation, the following measures are
essential; a) capacity building on trade operation provided by public institutions for
trade promotion; b) establishing an institution to support technologies for business
operators; and c) establishment and fostering of business unions.
¡ð Many of developing countries do not have basic acts for protecting/fostering small
and medium-sized enterprises. Formulation of a master plan for promoting SMEs is
important in such countries.
¡ð Aiming to establish a venture capital for funding, a) providing training for officials in
charge of securities administration; b) improvement of securities act; and c) support
for formulating screening manuals are important.
(3) Changing unsustainable patterns of production and consumption pattern
¡ð To promote sustainable patterns of consumption and production in industrial
development, it is essential to establish sustainable production and consumption
pattern by taking into account whole stage from production through disposal. In
view of aiming at establishing a sound material¨Ccycle society, Japan has been
advocating 3R Initiative. It is important to disseminate a concept that we should
promote environmental conservation and economic growth in a consistent manner.
To promote voluntary contributions to 3R Initiative by business sector, it is effective
to formulate waste management / recycle guidelines. In this regard, the Government
of Japan has established a guideline in 1990 and has been revising every two years.
¡ð It is essential to establish a basis for promoting environmentally conscious corporate
management in addressing various environmental issues such as waste management
through promotion of life cycle assessment project and dissemination of Environment
Management Accounting.
¡ð In order to formulate a sound material-cycle society in a local community,
environment businesses should be promoted through supporting large scale recycling
facilities utilizing local industrial accumulation and through support for
environment businesses to raise awareness of people in grass roots level.
Industrial Development
(1) Promoting an enabling environment at the international and national levels for
industrial development
¡ð Improvement of legal system in regard to business transaction is crucial for the
promotion of overseas investment and trade. Improvement of and consistency among
relevant acts and laws are also essential and relevant capacity building is effective in
this regard.
¡ð Providing technical support for improvement/development of the contents of
infrastructure in the following areas are effective; a) Establishment of a standard
certification/ in order that domestic industrial products be appraised in the
international market; b) Establishing an intellectual property right/ to avoid
undermining international competitiveness by copy products; c) Upgrading of
statistics/ in terms of introducing foreign investment and formulation of policy
measures on domestic industry.
(2) Strengthening capacity-building support to developing countries to diversify exports ,
with particular attention to SME
¡ð In view of enhancing resources for business operation, the following measures are
essential; a) capacity building on trade operation provided by public institutions for
trade promotion; b) establishing an institution to support technologies for business
operators; and c) establishment and fostering of business unions.
¡ð Many of developing countries do not have basic acts for protecting/fostering small
and medium-sized enterprises. Formulation of a master plan for promoting SMEs is
important in such countries.
¡ð Aiming to establish a venture capital for funding, a) providing training for officials in
charge of securities administration; b) improvement of securities act; and c) support
for formulating screening manuals are important.
(3) Changing unsustainable patterns of production and consumption pattern
¡ð To promote sustainable patterns of consumption and production in industrial
development, it is essential to establish sustainable production and consumption
pattern by taking into account whole stage from production through disposal. In
view of aiming at establishing a sound material¨Ccycle society, Japan has been
advocating 3R Initiative. It is important to disseminate a concept that we should
promote environmental conservation and economic growth in a consistent manner.
To promote voluntary contributions to 3R Initiative by business sector, it is effective
to formulate waste management / recycle guidelines. In this regard, the Government
of Japan has established a guideline in 1990 and has been revising every two years.
¡ð It is essential to establish a basis for promoting environmentally conscious corporate
management in addressing various environmental issues such as waste management
through promotion of life cycle assessment project and dissemination of Environment
Management Accounting.
¡ð In order to formulate a sound material-cycle society in a local community,
environment businesses should be promoted through supporting large scale recycling
facilities utilizing local industrial accumulation and through support for
environment businesses to raise awareness of people in grass roots level.
Stakeholders