Latin America Seminar
Latin America Seminar
Latin America Seminar
Jointly supported by Kobe University RIEB Workshop on Economic and Political Research on Latin America / Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists
| Date & Time | Tuesday, October 12, 2021, 3:00pm - 5:00pm |
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| Place | Online Seminar by Zoom |
| Intended Audience | Faculty, Graduate Students, Undergraduates, and People with Equivalent Knowledge |
| Langage | Japanese |
3:00pm～5:00pm
- Topic
- Globalized Business of Japanese Multinationals in Latin America: What Trade and Investment Statistics Do Not Show
- Speaker
- Mikio KUWAYAMA (RIEB, Kobe University / Managing Director(International Relations), Japan Association of Latin America and the Caribbean)
- Abstract
- Based on data from the annual surveys of “Basic Survey on Overseas Business Activities” conducted by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI), this paper brings to light highly globalized and multi-faceted business operations by Japanese multinational companies operating in LAC, the scale of which goes far beyond the magnitude indicated by Japan’s official trade statistics. This paper also evaluates the performance of Japanese companies in LAC with that in other regions (the ASEAN countries in particular), with respect to: 1) industrial/sectoral distribution of their sales and procurements, 2) export orientation, and 3) capital investment, R&D expenditure, and ordinary profit. The paper also points out several distinctive features of their business in Brazil and Mexico, their two major host countries in the region.