Global Business and FTA Strategies in Japanese Companies. Toshiki Takahashi Japan External Trade Organization

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1 Global Business and FTA Strategies in Japanese Companies Toshiki Takahashi Japan External Trade Organization 0

2 2006 Global LCD TV Market Share by Manufacturer 1

3 Semiconductor Manufacturer Global Ranking 2

4 Integral or Modular Many Japanese companies in general, such as those in the electronics and drug industries, have developed and produced goods on the principle of vertically integrated self-sufficiency. This principle has its merits: namely, it raises the motivation of engineers who want to build fine products in-house, brings out the overall strength of the company by fusing company technologies. An integral type product seeks to enhance total performance by making fine adjustments among components. The typical example is the automobile: to make an automobile more comfortable to ride, for example, one must adjust not only the seats but also make mutual adjustments between the seat and the springs, tires, body and so on. A modular type product is created in a production system where pre-designed components are brought together into a finished product. Personal computers, DVD players and so on are typical examples; standardized interfaces among components make them easy to assemble. In a DVD player, for example, LSI devices play the interface role, while the various structural components are connected by the LSI devices and are independent of other components. Because of this, such products are typically easy to outsource. 3

5 How Enterprises Describe Their Own Product Architecture 4

6 Innovative Capacity of Japanese Corporations 5

7 Changes in Overseas Business Environment,Compared with Five Years Ago 6

8 Reasons Given for a Worsening Environment 7

9 Developing Country Share of Global Middle Class 8

10 Indian Households by Income 9

11 Effectiveness of Overseas Outsourcing 10

12 Reasons for not Outsourcing Overseas 11

13 Overseas Marketing Orientation from now on 12

14 Japanese Companies Overseas Profits growing 13

15 Japan s EPA s :in effect,signed,being negotiated Country/Region Singapore Mexico M alaysia Philippines Chile Thailand Consideration Á gááá Negotiation Á gá Agreement in Principle, Signed, In Effect Intergovernmental working group, May-July 2003 Intergovernmental working group, Oct July 2003 Intergovernmental working group, Sept May 2003 Joint study group, March-Sept Japan-Mexico joint study group, Sept July 2002 Joint study group, Sept.-Nov Joint coordinating team, Sept.-Nov Joint study group, Jan.- Sept JTEPA Task Force, July-Nov Negotiations from Jan Negotiations from Nov Negotiations from Jan Negotiations from Feb Negotiations from Feb Negotiations from Feb Signed Jan Signed Sept Signed Dec Signed Sept Signed March 2007 Signed April 2007 In effect November 2002 In effect April 2005 In effect July 2006 Brunei Indonesia ASEAN ROK Gulf Cooperation Council Vietnam India Australia Switzerland Preparatory meeting, Sept.-Dec Intergovernmental committee, March-Oct Intergovernmental preparatory meeting, Sept July 2003 Intergovernmental preparatory meetings, Feb.-April 2006 Joint study group, Jan.- April, 2005 Intergovernmental preparatory meeting, Jan.-Dec Joint study group July 2002-Oct Intergovernmental preparatory meeting, May 2006 Intergovernmental joint discussion group, Feb.-April 2006 Joint study group, July 2005-June 2006 Joint study group, Nov Dec Joint governmental study group, Oct Nov Sources: Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan Negotiations from June 2006 Negotiations from July 2005 Negotiations from April 2005 Negotiations from Dec Negotiations from Sept Negotiations begin Jan Negotiations begin Jan Negotiations begin April 2007 Negotiations begin May 2007 Signed June 2007 Agreement in principle Nov Framework agreement May

16 Value of Trade Between FTA Signatories in the Asia-Pacific Reasion 15

17 Intra-regional Trade within Major Regions of the World 16

18 CEPT Tariff Reductions(2007) 17

19 AFTA(CEPT) Utilization rates in Thailand and Malaysia 18

20 FTA Utilization in Thailand and Malaysia 19

21 Top Five by Value of Trade among the 82 Thailand- India Early Harvest Categories 20

22 Australian Imports of Automobile from Thailand 21

23 Major ASEAN Trade Categories with China 22

24 Rules of Origin in Major FTAs in the Asia-Pacific Region 23

25 Economic Effects of FTAs 24

26 Non Tariff Measures in ASEAN Countries 25