In this paper we compare and contrast the determinants of outward direct investment from China with those from Japan … outward direct investment for China for the years 1991-2006, Japan for 1983-2007, Korea for 1980-2007 and Taiwan for 1968 … resource-seeking motives hold for Japan and Korea, while the technology acquisition hypothesis seems relevant for Taiwan …

agreements with China, Japan and Korea by reviewing the main procedural rules of these mechanisms. The paper also discusses the …

inward foreign direct investment (FDI) in response to Japan's export regulations. In doing so, we analyze the current … situation and characteristics of trade between Korea and Japan, focusing on the parts and materials industry, which is … particularly affected by Japan's trade regulations. Design/methodology – Based on the analysis of five successful inward FDI cases …

Japan and Korea. Fourth, our empirical analysis provides evidence of labour demand shift towards skilled labour in Japanese … partly because a substantial part of Korean outsourcing remained directed towards Japan, our results imply that labour demand … Japan decreased in the future. …