Hiroya Yosikawa’s Profile

Professor at the Department of Law and Economics, University of Okinawa, Japan.

Director of the Japan Venture Business Society
Prof. Yoshikawa has over 35 years experience in research in economics, commercial science, and regional development.  He has been advocating “Action Research,” synergy between research and practice, and struggling to improve the entrepreneurship movement in Okinawa. In addition, to advocate the advance of unique, original goods and services of Okinawa into mainland’s markets, Prof. Yoshikawa studies the theory of venture business, advocates reform of Okinawa’s venture, and supports and coordinates actual venture companies not only in Okinawa but also between the mainland and Okinawa.
1942 Born Dec.19,Tokyo
1966 B.E. from Nippon University, Department of Scienceand Engineering
1968 M.A. from Nippon University, Master of Commercial Science.
1971 Chief Researcher of Institute for Policy Science, Japan.
1978 Assistant Professor of Institute of Socio-Economic Planning at Tsukuba University.
1982 Guest Professor of Environmental Engineeing Division at Asian Institute of Technology (Bangkok,Thailand).
1995 Professor of Department of Law and Economics at University of Okinawa.
1995 Dean of Department of Law and Economics at University of Okinawa.
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1999
2003 Dean of Graduate School of Okinawa Univ. School of Contemporary Okinawa Studies
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2005
2007 Establish Yosikawa Laboratory Co.,Ltd.
2008 Retire from Okinawa University
〈 Publications Selection or in English 〉
1975 “The Foundation and Apprication for Environmental Assessment”, 378p, Kashima Publeshers．
1980  “The study of low cost housing project in Cengkareng (Jakarta, Indonesia)”,pp.29-32,46-54,”Foundamental data of the study low
　　　　costhousing project”,pp.26-59, Japan International Cooperation Agency.
1980  “The synthesis of ecological planning and its apprication”, Japanese ? American Environmental Conference.
1981  “An Approach to the Sociology of knowledge for Different cultures”,58 p,Association for Promotion of International Cooperation.
　　　　“The Space Structure of Naha City”,288p,Okinawa Times Press.
1993　“The Strategy of Okinawa’s Industry and Enterprise”,297p, Southern-Press.
1995 “An open Port for Yonaguni”,”En Route to a Trade Renaissance”,”Strong Ties with China “,By the
　 　　　way,vol.5,No2,vol.5,No.4,vol.5,No.5,pp.42-49,pp.38-47,pp25-30.
1996  (Collaboration with Osamu Ogata)”Okinawa’s Great TradingRenaissance”,219p,Shakaihouron Publishirs.
2000 “Okinawa’s Great Trading Renaissance”,Pacific Friend,vol.28,No.3,pp.26-27.

<Drawing on my experience of Regional Promotion>

In this seminar I will present real, experienced examples of regional promotion projects.
　The themes and content of these regional promotion projects vary according to the social needs of the region concerned. Similarly, the regional promotion projects I have worked on have changed from those springing from internal origins to the more recent regional venture businesses.　　　 The following examples are drawn from my experience, and can be applied selectively to suit the needs of the countries and participants involved in other projects.
● The details of my experience of Regional Promotion 
● What is a desirable region, and what is development?　
● Evaluation of development　
〈 Honors and Awards 〉
1969 The Established Memorial Prize,” The Regional Development Based on Participating”, Awards from Japan Regional Development 　　 　 　　　Center.
1975 The Prize for Environmental Sciences,”The theoretical Study of Environmental Assessment”,Awards from Environmental Agencyand 　　　　　Industrial Daily News .
1981 The Prize for International Association,”An Approach to the Sociology of knowledge for Different Cultures”, Awards from Association 　　　　for Promotion of International Cooperation.
1989 The prize for Okinawa Publication culture of 10th,”The publication for Space Structure of Naha City” Awards from Okinawa Times 　　　　　　Press.
1991 The Prize for Okinawa Research Scholarship of 12th,”Theory and Action Reserch of Open Port for Yonaguni Island”(From Remote 　　　　　　Region Policy to a National Border Policy)”,Awards from Association of Okinawa．
●2007 The prize for Japan Venture Awards of Director General of small and Medium Enterprize Agency.
　　
Prize for Japzn Venture Awards,2007
● Is there Any Potential for Venture Business in Okinawa? (PDF)
● VIEW POINT  Okinawa’s Great Trading Renaissance(PDF)
● Strong Ties with China― Giving concrete form to an Okinawa-Fujian economic zone ―(PDF)
●Back from the edge, turning a policy　for under-populated regions into a border policy（PDF）
　This report was compiled as the minutes of the keynote speech to a symposium of the same name, which took place in Yonaguni on 4th July 1987. This report is rather old, but I have included it in this course as it clearly shows the author’s start in the community development field, and his basic attitudes.