MAISON FRANCO-JAPONAISE An invitation e-mail, with a meeting ID and password, will be sent on the day of the conference by 12:00 noon to the address you provided when you registered. SÉBASTIEN LECHEVALIER Associate Professor at Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales – EHESS (Paris) Researcher at Nichi Futsu kaikan (Tokyo) Visiting researcher at the Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University Contact Address (until September 2008): Maison franco-japonaise, 3-9-25, Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0013 Japon E-mail : lechevalier@mfj.gr.jp CONTEXT AND PERSPECTIVES Hélène LE BAIL 6 Part 1 The immigration context 1/ Trends of migration to Japan Among the general trends relating to the number of foreign residents in Japan (i.e. foreigners who stay more than 3 months), I would like to focus on two points: the fast increase in the number of Chinese resi- HAGURO SHUGENDO THE AUTUMN PEAK (EXTENDED ENGLISH To show forth the true way And venerate the Three Treasures. Here, a senior shugenja called the oiokuri (“oi bearer”) takes over the oi from the Doshi. An oblong box, the katabako, representing the father, is placed on top of the oi, and the ayaigasa, representing the placenta, is placed over it. INSTRUCTORS SCHOOL OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND MANUFACTURING OF Instructors School of Human Resources and Manufacturing of Japan February 2010 Takahiro Fujimoto Professor, Faculty of Economics, Director, Manufacturing Management Research THE HETEROGENEITY OF EMPLOYMENT ADJUSTMENT ACROSS JAPANESE The Heterogeneity of Employment Adjustment Across Japanese Firms. A Study Using Panel Data Christophe HURLINyand SØbastien LECHEVALIERz April 2006 Abstract Since the beginning of the 1990s, the evolution of the Japanese employment sys- HOW IS SUICIDE DIFFERENT IN JAPAN? 2 by age groups, in year 2003, suicide is the number one cause of death for the five (four) groups of males (females) aged from 20 to 44 (15 to 34), and number two for the two PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE TRENDS IN JAPAN’S HOUSEHOLD 10 (b) The Age Structure of the Population •Japan’s population was relatively young until recently and a young population will generally exhibit a high household saving rate. •Reason: According to the life cycle hypothesis, the young work and save part of the income PRICES, WAGES & MARK-UP. AN ANALYSIS OF THE DEFLATION IN JAPAN S. Lechevalier - MFJ - 2006/3/24 3 At the macro level Inflation rates in Japan (1981-2004, CY)-2 0 2 4 6 1 9 8 1 1 9 8 3 1 9 8 5 1 9 8 7 1 9 8 9 1 9 9 1 1 9 9 3 1 9 9 5 1 9 9 7 1 9 9 9 2 0 0 ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION IN JAPAN Entrepreneurship Education in Japan Philippe Debroux Soka University Faculty of Business Administration 1 Regional Innovation Policies and SMEs Maison Franco-Japonaise 2010, February 3-4 MAISON FRANCO-JAPONAISE An invitation e-mail, with a meeting ID and password, will be sent on the day of the conference by 12:00 noon to the address you provided when you registered. SÉBASTIEN LECHEVALIER Associate Professor at Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales – EHESS (Paris) Researcher at Nichi Futsu kaikan (Tokyo) Visiting researcher at the Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University Contact Address (until September 2008): Maison franco-japonaise, 3-9-25, Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0013 Japon E-mail : lechevalier@mfj.gr.jp CONTEXT AND PERSPECTIVES Hélène LE BAIL 6 Part 1 The immigration context 1/ Trends of migration to Japan Among the general trends relating to the number of foreign residents in Japan (i.e. foreigners who stay more than 3 months), I would like to focus on two points: the fast increase in the number of Chinese resi- HAGURO SHUGENDO THE AUTUMN PEAK (EXTENDED ENGLISH To show forth the true way And venerate the Three Treasures. Here, a senior shugenja called the oiokuri (“oi bearer”) takes over the oi from the Doshi. An oblong box, the katabako, representing the father, is placed on top of the oi, and the ayaigasa, representing the placenta, is placed over it. INSTRUCTORS SCHOOL OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND MANUFACTURING OF Instructors School of Human Resources and Manufacturing of Japan February 2010 Takahiro Fujimoto Professor, Faculty of Economics, Director, Manufacturing Management Research THE HETEROGENEITY OF EMPLOYMENT ADJUSTMENT ACROSS JAPANESE The Heterogeneity of Employment Adjustment Across Japanese Firms. A Study Using Panel Data Christophe HURLINyand SØbastien LECHEVALIERz April 2006 Abstract Since the beginning of the 1990s, the evolution of the Japanese employment sys- HOW IS SUICIDE DIFFERENT IN JAPAN? 2 by age groups, in year 2003, suicide is the number one cause of death for the five (four) groups of males (females) aged from 20 to 44 (15 to 34), and number two for the two PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE TRENDS IN JAPAN’S HOUSEHOLD 10 (b) The Age Structure of the Population •Japan’s population was relatively young until recently and a young population will generally exhibit a high household saving rate. •Reason: According to the life cycle hypothesis, the young work and save part of the income PRICES, WAGES & MARK-UP. AN ANALYSIS OF THE DEFLATION IN JAPAN S. Lechevalier - MFJ - 2006/3/24 3 At the macro level Inflation rates in Japan (1981-2004, CY)-2 0 2 4 6 1 9 8 1 1 9 8 3 1 9 8 5 1 9 8 7 1 9 8 9 1 9 9 1 1 9 9 3 1 9 9 5 1 9 9 7 1 9 9 9 2 0 0 ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION IN JAPAN Entrepreneurship Education in Japan Philippe Debroux Soka University Faculty of Business Administration 1 Regional Innovation Policies and SMEs Maison Franco-Japonaise 2010, February 3-4 MAISON FRANCO-JAPONAISE The COVID-19 pandemic has shocked all the major economies including Japan. Although the number of deaths associated with COVID-19 is not as large as those in the US and many countries in Europe and the economic damage also seems to be relatively small, Japan has recorded unprecedented negative economic growth for the second quarter of 2020. MAISON FRANCO-JAPONAISE Inscription closed. An invitation e-mail, with a meeting ID and password, will be sent on the day before of the conference by 12:00 noon to the address you provided when you registered. MAISON FRANCO-JAPONAISE Greetings Prof. Bernard Thomann (Director, IFRJ-MFJ). Mr. Osamu Shimizu (Representative Director, FPJ) Lecture1 Dr. Christiane Gerke (Head of Vaccine Program, IP). Title « The global COVID-19 vaccine development and the current Institut Pasteur MAISON FRANCO-JAPONAISE An invitation e-mail, with a meeting ID and password, will be sent on the day of the conference by 12:00 noon to the address you provided when you registered. SÉBASTIEN LECHEVALIER Associate Professor at Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales – EHESS (Paris) Researcher at Nichi Futsu kaikan (Tokyo) Visiting researcher at the Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University Contact Address (until September 2008): Maison franco-japonaise, 3-9-25, Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0013 Japon E-mail : lechevalier@mfj.gr.jp THE EVOLUTION OF THE PRODUCTIVITY DISPERSION OF FIRMS 2 1. Introduction Heterogeneity in the performance of firms has long been recognized and indeed is a well-established fact that has been studied even before the seminal papers of Nelson (1981; 1991). RETHINKING THE GLOBALIZATION OF LAW 43 Through the Lenses of “Normatives Spaces” A brief memoir on two international workshops dealing with legal globalization Isabelle GIRAUDOU 51 Academic Knowledge Three views on global law and global

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JAPANESE, CHINESE AND INDIAN INVESTMENTS IN AND OUT NEW 1 Japanese, Chinese and Indian Investments In and Out: New Trends in the Globalization of Law from and within Asia Theme and Main Research Questions While Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) can be seen as one of

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REGIONAL DISPARITIES AND INNOVATION POLICIES 1 Regional Disparities and Innovation policies: SMEs and new firms’ creation in France and Japan Yveline Lecler Research Fellow, Institut de Recherche Français à l’Etranger (UMIFRE 19, MAEE-CNRS) INCOME INEQUALITY IN JAPAN FROM HISTORICAL AND COMPARATIVE 11 Real Income per Capita in Japan, 1885-2002 100 1,000 10,000 1885 1890 1895 1900 1905 1910 1915 1920 1925 1930 1935 1940 1945 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 MAISON FRANCO-JAPONAISE Inscription closed. An invitation e-mail, with a meeting ID and password, will be sent on the day before of the conference by 12:00 noon to the address you provided when you registered. MAISON FRANCO-JAPONAISE An invitation e-mail, with a meeting ID and password, will be sent on the day of the conference by 12:00 noon to the address you provided when you registered. AGENDA DU BUREAU FRANÇAIS Institut français de recherche sur le Japon à la Maison franco-japonaise. 3-9-25, Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 150-0013 Japon / Tél : +81-3-5421-7641 / Fax : +81-3-5421-7651 HAGURO SHUGENDO THE AUTUMN PEAK (EXTENDED ENGLISH To show forth the true way And venerate the Three Treasures. Here, a senior shugenja called the oiokuri (“oi bearer”) takes over the oi from the Doshi. An oblong box, the katabako, representing the father, is placed on top of the oi, and the ayaigasa, representing the placenta, is placed over it. HOW IS SUICIDE DIFFERENT IN JAPAN? 2 by age groups, in year 2003, suicide is the number one cause of death for the five (four) groups of males (females) aged from 20 to 44 (15 to 34), and number two for the two INCOME INEQUALITY IN JAPAN FROM HISTORICAL AND COMPARATIVE 11 Real Income per Capita in Japan, 1885-2002 100 1,000 10,000 1885 1890 1895 1900 1905 1910 1915 1920 1925 1930 1935 1940 1945 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION IN JAPAN Entrepreneurship Education in Japan Philippe Debroux Soka University Faculty of Business Administration 1 Regional Innovation Policies and SMEs Maison Franco-Japonaise 2010, February 3-4 PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE TRENDS IN JAPAN’S HOUSEHOLD 10 (b) The Age Structure of the Population •Japan’s population was relatively young until recently and a young population will generally exhibit a high household saving rate. •Reason: According to the life cycle hypothesis, the young work and save part of the income JAPANESE, CHINESE AND INDIAN INVESTMENTS IN AND OUT NEW 1 Japanese, Chinese and Indian Investments In and Out: New Trends in the Globalization of Law from and within Asia Theme and Main Research Questions While Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) can be seen as AN ESSAY ON THE DISMISSAL REGULATION IN JAPAN An Essay on the Dismissal Regulation in Japan† A VERY preliminary note for the lunch seminar at Maison Franco Japonaise Please do not quote without author’s permission MAISON FRANCO-JAPONAISE Inscription closed. An invitation e-mail, with a meeting ID and password, will be sent on the day before of the conference by 12:00 noon to the address you provided when you registered. MAISON FRANCO-JAPONAISE An invitation e-mail, with a meeting ID and password, will be sent on the day of the conference by 12:00 noon to the address you provided when you registered. AGENDA DU BUREAU FRANÇAIS Institut français de recherche sur le Japon à la Maison franco-japonaise. 3-9-25, Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 150-0013 Japon / Tél : +81-3-5421-7641 / Fax : +81-3-5421-7651 HAGURO SHUGENDO THE AUTUMN PEAK (EXTENDED ENGLISH To show forth the true way And venerate the Three Treasures. Here, a senior shugenja called the oiokuri (“oi bearer”) takes over the oi from the Doshi. An oblong box, the katabako, representing the father, is placed on top of the oi, and the ayaigasa, representing the placenta, is placed over it. HOW IS SUICIDE DIFFERENT IN JAPAN? 2 by age groups, in year 2003, suicide is the number one cause of death for the five (four) groups of males (females) aged from 20 to 44 (15 to 34), and number two for the two INCOME INEQUALITY IN JAPAN FROM HISTORICAL AND COMPARATIVE 11 Real Income per Capita in Japan, 1885-2002 100 1,000 10,000 1885 1890 1895 1900 1905 1910 1915 1920 1925 1930 1935 1940 1945 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION IN JAPAN Entrepreneurship Education in Japan Philippe Debroux Soka University Faculty of Business Administration 1 Regional Innovation Policies and SMEs Maison Franco-Japonaise 2010, February 3-4 PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE TRENDS IN JAPAN’S HOUSEHOLD 10 (b) The Age Structure of the Population •Japan’s population was relatively young until recently and a young population will generally exhibit a high household saving rate. •Reason: According to the life cycle hypothesis, the young work and save part of the income JAPANESE, CHINESE AND INDIAN INVESTMENTS IN AND OUT NEW 1 Japanese, Chinese and Indian Investments In and Out: New Trends in the Globalization of Law from and within Asia Theme and Main Research Questions While Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) can be seen as AN ESSAY ON THE DISMISSAL REGULATION IN JAPAN An Essay on the Dismissal Regulation in Japan† A VERY preliminary note for the lunch seminar at Maison Franco Japonaise Please do not quote without author’s permission MAISON FRANCO-JAPONAISE In fact, we have already confirmed that COVID-19 has a more serious impact on Japanese women than on their male counterparts, mainly because Japan is largely segregated by gender in the family, the labour market, and in society as a whole. For instance, women spend much more time and energy than men on unpaid work at home, such as

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SÉBASTIEN LECHEVALIER Associate Professor at Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales – EHESS (Paris) Researcher at Nichi Futsu kaikan (Tokyo) Visiting researcher at the Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University Contact Address (until September 2008): Maison franco-japonaise, 3-9-25, Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0013 Japon E-mail : lechevalier@mfj.gr.jp AGENDA DU BUREAU FRANÇAIS Institut français de recherche sur le Japon à la Maison franco-japonaise. 3-9-25, Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 150-0013 Japon / Tél : +81-3-5421-7641 / Fax : +81-3-5421-7651 MAISON FRANCO-JAPONAISE An invitation e-mail, with a meeting ID and password, will be sent on the day of the conference by 12:00 noon to the address you provided when you registered. THE HETEROGENEITY OF EMPLOYMENT ADJUSTMENT ACROSS JAPANESE The Heterogeneity of Employment Adjustment Across Japanese Firms. A Study Using Panel Data Christophe HURLINyand SØbastien LECHEVALIERz April 2006 Abstract Since the beginning of the 1990s, the evolution of the Japanese employment sys- JAPANESE, CHINESE AND INDIAN INVESTMENTS IN AND OUT NEW 1 Japanese, Chinese and Indian Investments In and Out: New Trends in the Globalization of Law from and within Asia Theme and Main Research Questions While Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) can be seen as one of

the major

REGIONAL DISPARITIES AND INNOVATION POLICIES 1 Regional Disparities and Innovation policies: SMEs and new firms’ creation in France and Japan Yveline Lecler Research Fellow, Institut de Recherche Français à l’Etranger (UMIFRE 19, MAEE-CNRS) PROLIFIC INVENTORS: WHO ARE THEY AND WHERE DO THEY LOCATE Why prolific inventors are important A significant quantity of converging empirical evidence : Ernst et al. (2000) show that very productive inventors are associated with more valuable patents The characteristics of the inventor, in particular his own past number of patents, is the main determinant of the private economic value of invention, more important PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE TRENDS IN JAPAN’S … 10 (b) The Age Structure of the Population •Japan’s population was relatively young until recently and a young population will generally exhibit a high household saving rate. •Reason: According to the life cycle hypothesis, the young work and save part of the income INSTRUCTORS SCHOOL OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND MANUFACTURING OF Instructors School of Human Resources and Manufacturing of Japan February 2010 Takahiro Fujimoto Professor, Faculty of Economics, Director, Manufacturing Management Research SÉBASTIEN LECHEVALIER Associate Professor at Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales – EHESS (Paris) Researcher at Nichi Futsu kaikan (Tokyo) Visiting researcher at the Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University Contact Address (until September 2008): Maison franco-japonaise, 3-9-25, Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0013 Japon E-mail : lechevalier@mfj.gr.jp AGENDA DU BUREAU FRANÇAIS Institut français de recherche sur le Japon à la Maison franco-japonaise. 3-9-25, Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 150-0013 Japon / Tél : +81-3-5421-7641 / Fax : +81-3-5421-7651 MAISON FRANCO-JAPONAISE An invitation e-mail, with a meeting ID and password, will be sent on the day of the conference by 12:00 noon to the address you provided when you registered. CONTEXT AND PERSPECTIVES Hélène LE BAIL 6 Part 1 The immigration context 1/ Trends of migration to Japan Among the general trends relating to the number of foreign residents in Japan (i.e. foreigners who stay more than 3 months), I would like to focus on two points: the fast increase in the number of Chinese resi- INSTRUCTORS SCHOOL OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND MANUFACTURING OF Instructors School of Human Resources and Manufacturing of Japan February 2010 Takahiro Fujimoto Professor, Faculty of Economics, Director, Manufacturing Management Research THE HETEROGENEITY OF EMPLOYMENT ADJUSTMENT ACROSS JAPANESE The Heterogeneity of Employment Adjustment Across Japanese Firms. A Study Using Panel Data Christophe HURLINyand SØbastien LECHEVALIERz April 2006 Abstract Since the beginning of the 1990s, the evolution of the Japanese employment sys- SÉBASTIEN LECHEVALIER Associate Professor at Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales – EHESS (Paris) Researcher at Nichi Futsu kaikan (Tokyo) Visiting researcher at the Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University Contact Address (until September 2008): Maison franco-japonaise, 3-9-25, Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0013 Japon E-mail : lechevalier@mfj.gr.jp AGENDA DU BUREAU FRANÇAIS Institut français de recherche sur le Japon à la Maison franco-japonaise. 3-9-25, Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 150-0013 Japon / Tél : +81-3-5421-7641 / Fax : +81-3-5421-7651 MAISON FRANCO-JAPONAISE An invitation e-mail, with a meeting ID and password, will be sent on the day of the conference by 12:00 noon to the address you provided when you registered. CONTEXT AND PERSPECTIVES Hélène LE BAIL 6 Part 1 The immigration context 1/ Trends of migration to Japan Among the general trends relating to the number of foreign residents in Japan (i.e. foreigners who stay more than 3 months), I would like to focus on two points: the fast increase in the number of Chinese resi- INSTRUCTORS SCHOOL OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND MANUFACTURING OF Instructors School of Human Resources and Manufacturing of Japan February 2010 Takahiro Fujimoto Professor, Faculty of Economics, Director, Manufacturing Management Research THE HETEROGENEITY OF EMPLOYMENT ADJUSTMENT ACROSS JAPANESE The Heterogeneity of Employment Adjustment Across Japanese Firms. A Study Using Panel Data Christophe HURLINyand SØbastien LECHEVALIERz April 2006 Abstract Since the beginning of the 1990s, the evolution of the Japanese employment sys- AGENDA DU BUREAU FRANÇAIS Greetings Prof. Bernard Thomann (Director, IFRJ-MFJ). Mr. Osamu Shimizu (Representative Director, FPJ) Lecture1 Dr. Christiane Gerke (Head of Vaccine Program, IP). Title « The global COVID-19 vaccine development and the current Institut Pasteur SÉBASTIEN LECHEVALIER Associate Professor at Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales – EHESS (Paris) Researcher at Nichi Futsu kaikan (Tokyo) Visiting researcher at the Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University Contact Address (until September 2008): Maison franco-japonaise, 3-9-25, Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0013 Japon E-mail : lechevalier@mfj.gr.jp MAISON FRANCO-JAPONAISE Inscription closed. An invitation e-mail, with a meeting ID and password, will be sent on the day before of the conference by 12:00 noon to the address you provided when you registered. AGENDA DU BUREAU FRANÇAIS Inscription closed. An invitation e-mail, with a meeting ID and password, will be sent on the day before of the conference by 12:00 noon to the address you provided when you registered. HAGURO SHUGENDO THE AUTUMN PEAK (EXTENDED ENGLISH To show forth the true way And venerate the Three Treasures. Here, a senior shugenja called the oiokuri (“oi bearer”) takes over the oi from the Doshi. An oblong box, the katabako, representing the father, is placed on top of the oi, and the ayaigasa, representing the placenta, is placed over it. RETHINKING THE GLOBALIZATION OF LAW 43 Through the Lenses of “Normatives Spaces” A brief memoir on two international workshops dealing with legal globalization Isabelle GIRAUDOU 51 Academic Knowledge Three views on global law and global

legal theory

REGIONAL DISPARITIES AND INNOVATION POLICIES 1 Regional Disparities and Innovation policies: SMEs and new firms’ creation in France and Japan Yveline Lecler Research Fellow, Institut de Recherche Français à l’Etranger (UMIFRE 19, MAEE-CNRS) E⁄ECTS OF TRANSPARENCY IN PROCUREMENT PRACTICES ON determinant of e¢ ciency, as it enhances the competitiveness of public procurement. Opaque and discretionary procurement practices typically reduce incentives for –rms to enter the market, and JAPANESE, CHINESE AND INDIAN INVESTMENTS IN AND OUT NEW 1 Japanese, Chinese and Indian Investments In and Out: New Trends in the Globalization of Law from and within Asia Theme and Main Research Questions While Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) can be seen as one of

the major

AN ESSAY ON THE DISMISSAL REGULATION IN JAPAN An Essay on the Dismissal Regulation in Japan† A VERY preliminary note for the lunch seminar at Maison Franco Japonaise Please do not quote without author’s permission SÉBASTIEN LECHEVALIER Associate Professor at Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales – EHESS (Paris) Researcher at Nichi Futsu kaikan (Tokyo) Visiting researcher at the Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University Contact Address (until September 2008): Maison franco-japonaise, 3-9-25, Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0013 Japon E-mail : lechevalier@mfj.gr.jp AGENDA DU BUREAU FRANÇAIS Institut français de recherche sur le Japon à la Maison franco-japonaise. 3-9-25, Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 150-0013 Japon / Tél : +81-3-5421-7641 / Fax : +81-3-5421-7651 MAISON FRANCO-JAPONAISE An invitation e-mail, with a meeting ID and password, will be sent on the day of the conference by 12:00 noon to the address you provided when you registered. CONTEXT AND PERSPECTIVES Hélène LE BAIL 6 Part 1 The immigration context 1/ Trends of migration to Japan Among the general trends relating to the number of foreign residents in Japan (i.e. foreigners who stay more than 3 months), I would like to focus on two points: the fast increase in the number of Chinese resi- INSTRUCTORS SCHOOL OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND MANUFACTURING OF Instructors School of Human Resources and Manufacturing of Japan February 2010 Takahiro Fujimoto Professor, Faculty of Economics, Director, Manufacturing Management Research THE HETEROGENEITY OF EMPLOYMENT ADJUSTMENT ACROSS JAPANESE The Heterogeneity of Employment Adjustment Across Japanese Firms. A Study Using Panel Data Christophe HURLINyand SØbastien LECHEVALIERz April 2006 Abstract Since the beginning of the 1990s, the evolution of the Japanese employment sys- HOW IS SUICIDE DIFFERENT IN JAPAN? 2 by age groups, in year 2003, suicide is the number one cause of death for the five (four) groups of males (females) aged from 20 to 44 (15 to 34), and number two for the two PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE TRENDS IN JAPAN’S HOUSEHOLD 10 (b) The Age Structure of the Population •Japan’s population was relatively young until recently and a young population will generally exhibit a high household saving rate. •Reason: According to the life cycle hypothesis, the young work and save part of the income ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION IN JAPAN Entrepreneurship Education in Japan Philippe Debroux Soka University Faculty of Business Administration 1 Regional Innovation Policies and SMEs Maison Franco-Japonaise 2010, February 3-4 PRICES, WAGES & MARK-UP. AN ANALYSIS OF THE DEFLATION IN JAPAN S. Lechevalier - MFJ - 2006/3/24 3 At the macro level Inflation rates in Japan (1981-2004, CY)-2 0 2 4 6 1 9 8 1 1 9 8 3 1 9 8 5 1 9 8 7 1 9 8 9 1 9 9 1 1 9 9 3 1 9 9 5 1 9 9 7 1 9 9 9 2 0 0 SÉBASTIEN LECHEVALIER Associate Professor at Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales – EHESS (Paris) Researcher at Nichi Futsu kaikan (Tokyo) Visiting researcher at the Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University Contact Address (until September 2008): Maison franco-japonaise, 3-9-25, Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0013 Japon E-mail : lechevalier@mfj.gr.jp AGENDA DU BUREAU FRANÇAIS Institut français de recherche sur le Japon à la Maison franco-japonaise. 3-9-25, Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 150-0013 Japon / Tél : +81-3-5421-7641 / Fax : +81-3-5421-7651 MAISON FRANCO-JAPONAISE An invitation e-mail, with a meeting ID and password, will be sent on the day of the conference by 12:00 noon to the address you provided when you registered. CONTEXT AND PERSPECTIVES Hélène LE BAIL 6 Part 1 The immigration context 1/ Trends of migration to Japan Among the general trends relating to the number of foreign residents in Japan (i.e. foreigners who stay more than 3 months), I would like to focus on two points: the fast increase in the number of Chinese resi- INSTRUCTORS SCHOOL OF HUMAN RESOURCES AND MANUFACTURING OF Instructors School of Human Resources and Manufacturing of Japan February 2010 Takahiro Fujimoto Professor, Faculty of Economics, Director, Manufacturing Management Research THE HETEROGENEITY OF EMPLOYMENT ADJUSTMENT ACROSS JAPANESE The Heterogeneity of Employment Adjustment Across Japanese Firms. A Study Using Panel Data Christophe HURLINyand SØbastien LECHEVALIERz April 2006 Abstract Since the beginning of the 1990s, the evolution of the Japanese employment sys- HOW IS SUICIDE DIFFERENT IN JAPAN? 2 by age groups, in year 2003, suicide is the number one cause of death for the five (four) groups of males (females) aged from 20 to 44 (15 to 34), and number two for the two PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE TRENDS IN JAPAN’S HOUSEHOLD 10 (b) The Age Structure of the Population •Japan’s population was relatively young until recently and a young population will generally exhibit a high household saving rate. •Reason: According to the life cycle hypothesis, the young work and save part of the income ENTREPRENEURSHIP EDUCATION IN JAPAN Entrepreneurship Education in Japan Philippe Debroux Soka University Faculty of Business Administration 1 Regional Innovation Policies and SMEs Maison Franco-Japonaise 2010, February 3-4 PRICES, WAGES & MARK-UP. AN ANALYSIS OF THE DEFLATION IN JAPAN S. Lechevalier - MFJ - 2006/3/24 3 At the macro level Inflation rates in Japan (1981-2004, CY)-2 0 2 4 6 1 9 8 1 1 9 8 3 1 9 8 5 1 9 8 7 1 9 8 9 1 9 9 1 1 9 9 3 1 9 9 5 1 9 9 7 1 9 9 9 2 0 0 AGENDA DU BUREAU FRANÇAIS Greetings Prof. Bernard Thomann (Director, IFRJ-MFJ). Mr. Osamu Shimizu (Representative Director, FPJ) Lecture1 Dr. Christiane Gerke (Head of Vaccine Program, IP). Title « The global COVID-19 vaccine development and the current Institut Pasteur SÉBASTIEN LECHEVALIER Associate Professor at Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales – EHESS (Paris) Researcher at Nichi Futsu kaikan (Tokyo) Visiting researcher at the Institute of Economic Research, Hitotsubashi University Contact Address (until September 2008): Maison franco-japonaise, 3-9-25, Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0013 Japon E-mail : lechevalier@mfj.gr.jp MAISON FRANCO-JAPONAISE Inscription closed. An invitation e-mail, with a meeting ID and password, will be sent on the day before of the conference by 12:00 noon to the address you provided when you registered. AGENDA DU BUREAU FRANÇAIS Inscription closed. An invitation e-mail, with a meeting ID and password, will be sent on the day before of the conference by 12:00 noon to the address you provided when you registered. HAGURO SHUGENDO THE AUTUMN PEAK (EXTENDED ENGLISH To show forth the true way And venerate the Three Treasures. Here, a senior shugenja called the oiokuri (“oi bearer”) takes over the oi from the Doshi. An oblong box, the katabako, representing the father, is placed on top of the oi, and the ayaigasa, representing the placenta, is placed over it. RETHINKING THE GLOBALIZATION OF LAW 43 Through the Lenses of “Normatives Spaces” A brief memoir on two international workshops dealing with legal globalization Isabelle GIRAUDOU 51 Academic Knowledge Three views on global law and global

legal theory

REGIONAL DISPARITIES AND INNOVATION POLICIES 1 Regional Disparities and Innovation policies: SMEs and new firms’ creation in France and Japan Yveline Lecler Research Fellow, Institut de Recherche Français à l’Etranger (UMIFRE 19, MAEE-CNRS) E⁄ECTS OF TRANSPARENCY IN PROCUREMENT PRACTICES ON determinant of e¢ ciency, as it enhances the competitiveness of public procurement. Opaque and discretionary procurement practices typically reduce incentives for –rms to enter the market, and JAPANESE, CHINESE AND INDIAN INVESTMENTS IN AND OUT NEW 1 Japanese, Chinese and Indian Investments In and Out: New Trends in the Globalization of Law from and within Asia Theme and Main Research Questions While Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) can be seen as one of

the major

AN ESSAY ON THE DISMISSAL REGULATION IN JAPAN An Essay on the Dismissal Regulation in Japan† A VERY preliminary note for the lunch seminar at Maison Franco Japonaise Please do not quote without author’s permission

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juin - juillet - septembre 2021 (Programme des manifestations publiques / PDF) VENDREDI 28 MAI 2021 Mise en ligne la vidéo de la conférence « Tsunami de béton, la reconstruction du Sanriku 10 ans après le 11 mars 2011 »

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VENDREDI 28 MAI 2021 Mise en ligne la vidéo de la conférence « Les procès « Fukushima » et la fabrique des politiques publiques : les leçons tirées des précédents procès environnementaux et anti-pollution »

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LUNDI 24 MAI 2021

Mise en ligne la vidéo de la conférence « La guerre du Pacifique a commencé en Indochine. Repenser le processus du déclenchement du conflit à la lumière de la chronologie »

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JEUDI 06 MAI 2021

Offres d'emploi SST et SGA à l'Ambassade de France au Japon

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MARDI 20 AVRIL 2021

SITE D’INFORMATION SUR LE COVID-19 AU JAPON PAR LES CHERCHEURS DE L’IFRJ-MFJ (MÀJ : 20/04/2021)

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* SAMEDI 05 JUIN 2021 * Festival de l'histoire de l'art. Édition 2021

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* DIMANCHE 06 JUIN 2021 * Festival de l'histoire de l'art. Édition 2021

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* JEUDI 17 JUIN 2021 * A Comparison of ICT Entrepreneurial Ecosystems within Japan: The

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* MARDI 22 JUIN 2021 * Séminaire doctoral

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* JEUDI 24 JUIN 2021 * Quatrième conférence : Usages sociaux et politiques du droit en France et au Japon. Exemples de mobilisation autour de causes

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* MARDI 29 JUIN 2021 * Quatre-vingts ans d'enseignement et de recherche en littérature

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* SAMEDI 03 JUILLET 2021 * Socio-Life Science Interdisciplinary Seminar: Stakes of Covid-19

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dimanche 06 juin

2021

FESTIVAL DE L'HISTOIRE DE L'ART. ÉDITION 2021

17 h - 20 h 45

En ligne

avec traduction simultanée

jeudi 17 juin

2021

A COMPARISON OF ICT ENTREPRENEURIAL ECOSYSTEMS WITHIN JAPAN: THE ROLE

OF PLACE

12:30-14:00

Online

Agata KAPTURKIEWICZ (Waseda University) en anglais sans traduction

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mardi 22 juin

2021

SÉMINAIRE DOCTORAL

18 h - 20 h

En ligne

en français sans traduction

jeudi 24 juin

2021

QUATRIÈME CONFÉRENCE : USAGES SOCIAUX ET POLITIQUES DU DROIT EN FRANCE ET AU JAPON. EXEMPLES DE MOBILISATION AUTOUR DE CAUSES

18 h - 20 h

En ligne

Liora ISRAËL (EHESS), IIDA Takashi (univ. de Tokyo), _Discutant_ : TAKAMURA Gakuto (univ. Ritsumeikan)

avec traduction

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mardi 29 juin

2021

QUATRE-VINGTS ANS D'ENSEIGNEMENT ET DE RECHERCHE EN LITTÉRATURE 18 h 30 - 20 h 30

En ligne

Antoine COMPAGNON (prof. émérite de Collège de France), NAKAJI Yoshikazu (prof. émérite de l'univ. de Tokyo) Grand Débat | avec traduction

samedi 03 juillet

2021

SOCIO-LIFE SCIENCE INTERDISCIPLINARY SEMINAR: STAKES OF COVID-19

VACCINATION

16 h - 19 h

Online

MATSUDA Fumihiko (Kyoto University), Christiane GERKE (Institut Pasteur), Jeremy K. WARD (INSERM/CERMES3), FUJII Daisuke (RIETI, University of Tokyo) _Moderator_: Anavaj SAKUNTABHAI (Institut Pasteur) avec traduction simultanée

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JEUDI 13 MAI 2021

Atelier de lecture à la Bibliothèque de la Maison

franco-japonaise

13. Autour de la bande dessinée francophone

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MERCREDI 12 MAI 2021 Rencontres autour de la traduction franco-japonaise (séance

no 18)

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MARDI 06 AVRIL 2021

Atelier de lecture à la Bibliothèque de la Maison franco-japonaise 12. Autour de la bande dessinée francophone

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NOUVEAUTÉS

POUR UNE AUTRE LITTÉRATURE MONDIALE. LA TRADUCTION FRANCO-JAPONAISE

EN PERSPECTIVE

ANNÉE :

2021

SAWADA Nao & Cécile SAKAI (dir.)

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_EBISU_ 57, DOSSIER THÉMATIQUE : « LES ARCHITECTES DE L’ÈRE HEISEI (1989-2019). RÔLES, STATUTS, PRATIQUES ET PRODUCTIONS »

ANNÉE :

2020

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LE 15 MARS 1928

ANNÉE :

2020

Kobayashi Takiji (traduction de Mathieu Capel)

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FUKUSHI SHAKAI E NO APURŌCHI HISATSUKA JUN.ICHI SENSEI KOKI SHUKUGA (GEKAN)

ANNÉE :

2019

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LES DÉFIS DES TRADUCTEURS : DES ÉCHANGES FRANCO-JAPONAIS À LA LITTÉRATURE MONDIALE

ANNÉE :

2019

SAWADA Nao & Cécile SAKAI (dir.)

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L'INFORMATION GÉOGRAPHIQUE N° 83

ANNÉE :

juin 2019

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LA GUERRE DU PACIFIQUE A COMMENCÉ EN INDOCHINE : 1940-1941

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avril 2019

Franck MICHELIN

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ASIA'S 'LITTLE DIVERGENCE' IN THE 20TH CENTURY: EVIDENCE FROM PPP-BASED DIRECT ESTIMATES OF GDP PER CAPITA, 1913-1969

Jean-Pascal BASSINO

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ANTHOLOGIE AIRES DE JEUX AU JAPON

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mars 2019

Vincent Romagny (dir.)

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PIERRE ALBERT-BIROT (1876-1967). UN PYROGÈNE DES AVANT-GARDES

ANNÉE :

mars 2019

Carole AUROUET et Marianne SIMON-OIKAWA (dir.)

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LES POÈTES SPATIALISTES ET LE CINÉMA

ANNÉE :

février 2019

Marianne SIMON-OIKAWA

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RÉBUS D'ICI ET D'AILLEURS : ÉCRITURE, IMAGE, SIGNE

ANNÉE :

novembre 2018

Claire-Akiko BRISSET, Florence DUMORA, Marianne SIMON-OIKAWA (dir.)

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INSTITUT FRANÇAIS DE RECHERCHE SUR LE JAPON À LA MAISON

FRANCO-JAPONAISE

3-9-25, Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, 150-0013 Japon / Tél : +81-3-5421-7641 / Fax : +81-3-5421-7651 (Bibliothèque : 03-5421-7643)

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