How does Japan help other countries? Official Development Assistant (ODA); Foreign investment; Foreign Trade; NGO.

Why does Japan spend a lot in Economic Aid? The country is a resource-poor country; As a trade market partner; Because of great political pressure by the USA. Refer to pages 47-8, 51-2, 55 and 58. 46% of the economic aid is by grant. The rest by a loan in long or short term. However, other developed countries like Austria and Switzerland give 100% grant.

Foreign Investment: Investment in receiving aid; Technology transfer; Employment.

Why invest in the developed areas such as Europe and North America? Big market potentials; Stable political conditions.

SONY controls Columbia Pictures. Cattle business in mid-USA. Resort business in Hawaii. Property business in NY and other eastern USA. Automobile in San Francisco, Ohio and Kentucky. Japan build Honda automobiles in USA and then imported them. EU – Japan is trying to join the market before the ‘door is really closed’.

The lecture was ended after showing a film: "Okinawa".