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As a research and study department of Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting Co., Ltd., the Policy Research and Consulting Division has set up a unit in the megalopolises of Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka, assigned a variety of personnel who can deal with issues in all domestic and overseas business areas, and developed various types of services, as a think tank capable of handling all problems from a comprehensive viewpoint.
For the complicated world economy, rapidly changing Japan, and suburban cities whose pulse for independence is beginning to be heard, global warming issues, problems that the social system's institutional fatigue causes, which require attention, administrative and fiscal reform that cannot allow any delays, and management issues in the national and municipal governments, lie ahead.
The Policy Research and Consulting Division's researchers consist of a group of professionals who possess both specialized skills and practical expertise, and have detailed knowledge of business operations. The systems for meeting the various needs of customers are ready. Based on these systems, from the long-term and global standpoints, the Policy Research and Consulting Division can offer you national policies, the creation of strategies for various business entities including local administrations, international organizations, and private companies, assistance in preparing and executing measures, coordination between public administration and the private sector, policy proposals, and specific solutions and consulting, always with the best members.
Major Business Areas
Research and Consulting on Economy, Industry, and Social Policy
- Research on industrial policy and corporate citing policy
- Research on business inauguration and venture assistance
- Research on policies for small and medium-sized companies
- Research on industry-university cooperation and technology transfers
- Research on trade policies, such as the WTO, FTA, and other items
- Analysis of macro-economic policy and numerical analysis of the economy
- Research on education and personnel training
- Research on policies for art and culture
- Research on budgets, public finance, and taxation systems
Research and Consulting on Regional Promotion, National Land Planning, and Regional Policy
- Research on national land policy and regional policy
- Comprehensive plans for local governments
- Research on policies for construction, land, and housing
- Research on town management, land-use plans, and redevelopment plans
- Research on policies relating to transportation and distribution
- Research on attracting and exchanging guests, and tourism promotion
- Research on city and regional revitalization
- Facilities management
- Research on agriculture area promotion
Research and Consulting on Policies for the Environment and Energy
- Research on environmental policy
- Research on environmental management
- Research on environmental technology and environmental business
- Research on global environmental issues, such as the prevention of global warming
Research on Next Generation Energy
- Research on the formation of Establishing a Recycling-Based Society, such as the International Trade of Recyclable Resource, 3R Policies, and other matters
- Research and project planning related to environment-conscious town management
- Research on the promotion of national action toward environmental issues resolution and the creation of a civil society
- Research and consulting services for resource strategies on sustainable and alternative use of critical materials
- Research on forestry promotion
Research and Consulting on Public Management
- Assistance and research on overall new public management
- Research and assistance toward construction and improvement of systems for evaluating policies, administration, and public projects
- Research and assistance relating to performance evaluations and improved management by independent administrative institutions and special public corporations
- Research and assistance on public accounting
- Research on PHI/PPP, outsourcing, market testing, and other matters
Research and Consulting Related to Information Communication and Information Systems
- Industrial surveys and market surveys related to information communication
- Research on policies for information communication
- Research on information-communications technology and security
- Research and consulting on the utility of information technology (training and business assistance)
- Development of systems for the realization of project models
- Research on e-government and e-local government
Research and Consulting Related to Technology Development and Intellectual Property
- Evaluation of technology and research toward the creation of technology-evaluation systems
- Research on assistance in planning new projects through setting innovation as a core
- Research on intellectual property and strategic development
- Formulation of competitive strategies through intellectual property, and commercialization strategies for intellectual property
- Preparation of management systems for intellectual property in public institutions and universities
- Research on life sciences and health, medicine and science
Research and Consulting on Financing-Related Items
- Research on market trends and systems relating to overseas and domestic financing
- Research on financial institutions' management strategies and project planning
- Assistance to develop new financial products and services
- Assistance to establish systems for asset investment and risk management
Research on Policies for Aging, Medical Services, Social Security and Welfare
- Research on well-being and nursing care for the elderly
- Research on medical policy, health insurance, and other policies
- Research on the construction of regional care networks
- Research on health care
- Research on social services, such as child-rearing, lifelong learning, and other matters
Research and Study, Proposals, and Valuation Related to Various Countries' Policies and Systems
- Research on various countries' economies, industries, policies, systems, and other matters
- Research on trade policy and the promotion of investments to Japan
- Research on internationalization assisted by national and local governments