Yulai Zhang
Title: Professor, Graduate Tutor
Research direction: Japanese economic history, Japanese economy, Japanese business research
Administrative Responsibilities: Deputy Dean of Japan Research Institute
E-MAIL: zhangyulai@nan
Phone: 022-23505186
Administrative position: Deputy Dean of Japan Research Institute
Deputy Director, Japan Studies Center, National and Regional Research Base, Ministry of Education, Secretary of the Teachers' Party Branch of the Japan Research Institute
Affiliated Research Department: Japan Economic Research Department
Research direction: Japanese economic history, Japanese economy, Japanese business research.
Part-time job at the Society: Standing Director of the Chinese Society of Japanese History, Chairman of the Young Scholars Academic Exchange Committee, Executive Director and Deputy Secretary General of the National Economic Association of Japan, Director of the Chinese Society of Japan,
1. Study experiences
From September 1991 to July 1995, majored in history in the History Department of Tianjin Normal University
September 1999 to July 2002 graduate the Faculty of History of Nankai University
September 2002 to September 2005 Ph.D. student of World History in Japan Research Institute of Nankai University
During the period, from April 2003 to March 2004, studied in the Economics Department of the Graduate School of Kokugakuin University, Japan
2. Work experiences
July 1995 to June 2004, Counselor and Secretary of the Youth League General Branch of the School of History and Culture, Tianjin Normal University.
July 2004 to November 2009, Lecturer of the Japan Research Institute of Nankai University.
From October 2008 to September 2009, Visiting Scholar in Graduate School of Economics, University of Tokyo.
December 2009, Associate Professor of the Japanese Research Institute of Nankai University
(3) Awards
Humanities and Social Sciences Outstanding Achievement Award, Nankai University, July 2016.
Outstanding Achievement Award in Humanities and Social Sciences, Nankai University, September 2017.
Third Prize of Tianjin Excellent Decision Consulting Research Achievement, May 2017.
Second Prize of Tianjin Excellent Decision-making Consultation Research Achievement, July 2018.
The main research achievements:
(1) Articles signed by People's Daily
Sony's Broken Arm Reveals Japan's Economic Decline, People's Daily Economic Perspective (22nd Edition), February 19, 2014
The Toshiba Scandal Reflects the Dilemma of Manufacturing Transition, People's Daily Economic Perspective (22nd Edition), July 28, 2015
The “bottomization” of the elderly has become a hidden danger to the Japanese economy, People's Daily Economic Perspective (22nd Edition), October 12, 2015
The Unpredictable Range of Japan's New Three Arrows, People's Daily Economic Perspective (22nd Edition), November 13, 2015
Negative Japanese Yen interest rates are really helpless, People's Daily Economic Perspective (22nd Edition), February 2, 2016
Japan's lagging reforms highlight economic weakness, People's Daily Economic Perspective (22nd Edition), July 4, 2016
The Japanese economy has stimulus but lacks reforms, People's Daily Economic Perspective (22nd edition), August 3, 2016
The increment of the Japanese economy is difficult to conceal risks, People's Daily Economic Perspective (22nd Edition), February 28, 2017
Robots can’t cure Japan’s “labor shortage”, People's Daily Economic Perspective (22nd Edition), June 14, 2017
It is difficult for Japan to withdraw from the quota, People's Daily Economic Perspective (22nd Edition), July 17, 2017
Japan: Two Percent and Wang Mei Quzhe Thirst, People's Daily Economic Perspective (22nd Edition), August 3, 2017
Why Japanese convenience stores are expanding against the trend, People's Daily Economic Perspective (22nd Edition), August 21, 2017
Why Japan’s Garbage Emissions Decline Year after Year, People's Daily Economic Perspective (22nd Edition), September 25, 2017
Made in Japan stepped off the sacred altar? People's Daily Economic Perspective (22nd Edition), November 6, 2017
Why Japanese companies prefer to save money People's Daily Economic Perspective (22nd Edition), November 30, 2017
Japan: Why can't the prolonged economy cure deflation People's Daily Economic Perspective (22nd Edition), February 22, 2018
The Japanese government bond market may be buy without debt People's Daily Economic Perspective (22nd Edition), March 30, 2018
Why did the Bank of Japan delete the inflation target timetable, People's Daily Economic Perspective (22nd edition), May 21, 2018
The Japanese economy slowed down in the first quarter, People's Daily Economic Perspective (22nd edition), June 1, 2018
Japan is facing the issue of how to expand the consumption space of the elderly, People's Daily Economic Perspective (22nd edition), July 24, 2018
The Bank of Japan’s New Deal is difficult to have new ideas, People's Daily Economic Perspective (22nd Edition), August 24, 2018
There are many uncertainties in Japan's resumption of tax increase plans. People's Daily Economic Perspective (18th edition), January 29, 2019
(2) Works
Research on Japan's Economic System Reform in Modern Times (co-authored), People's Publishing House, 2003
Research on Toyota Enterprise Innovation——On the Development Model of Japanese Automobile Industry (Unique), Tianjin People's Publishing House, 2007
Business in Japan: How do modern Japanese companies operate (co-edited), Nankai University Press, Japanese edition, 2006
Business in Japan: How do modern Japanese companies operate (co-edited), Nankai University Press, Chinese edition, 2008
East Asian Model, Regional Development and Integration Process: Rethinking under the World Financial Crisis, Editor-in-Chief (Co-editor) Tianjin People's Publishing House, 2012
Black 3.11-Japan's Great Earthquake and Crisis Response, co-author, first author, China Financial and Economic Publishing House, 2011
Analysis of Japan’s Economic Industry: Reform, Innovation and Evolution-A Century of Nankai Japanese Studies Series, Jiangsu People’s Publishing House, 2019
Heisei Japan (1989-2019): The Fictitious and Reality of Thirty Years of Decline, Tianjin People's Publishing House, 2019
(3) Thesis
On Toyota’s Corporate Innovation, Nankai Journal (CSSCI), December 2002 Supplement
Introducing Performanceism-Institutional Innovation of Japanese Enterprise Employment System, Research on Modern and Contemporary World History, Issue 2, 2005
The sadness of artifacts: Japan's lifelong employment system reform, Modern Japanese Economy (CSSCI), Issue 1, 2008
An Analysis of Japan’s Environmental Diplomacy, Research on International Issues (CSSCI), Issue 3, 2008
Industrial Policy and Enterprise Innovation: Enlightenment from the Success of Japanese Automobile Industry, Journal of Nanchang Hangkong University, Issue 2, 2008
The Evolution of Toyota's Capital Operation Mode, Journal of Tianjin Normal University, December 2006
The new international financial order calls China, China Report, Issue 8, 2008
Toyota Transformation in Crisis, Corporate Management, 2010 Issue 2
Return to Site Doctrine: Toyota's Strategic Transformation, Modern Japanese Economy (CSSCI), No. 3, 2010
East Asian Model and Regional Development Seminar Summary, Research on Foreign Issues, Issue 11, 2010
Japanese business management model and its evolutionary path, Modern Japanese Economy (CSSCI), No. 3, 2011
Looking at the semiconductor competitiveness of China’s security industry from the impact of the Japanese earthquake on my country’s security industry, China Security, Issue 5, 2011
Analysis on the development status and competition of the DVR market, China Security, Issue 8, 2011
Looking at the Japanese Elements in the Global Industrial Chain from the Earthquake Disaster-Taking the Semiconductor Industry as the Core, Japanese Research, 2011, Issue 9
Japanese Industry after the Earthquake: Heavy Damage, Recovery and New Trends, The Blue Book of Japanese Economy (2012), Social Science Archives, 2012
Industrial Hollowing: The Economic Dilemma Faced by the Noda Regime, Modern Japanese Economy (CSSCI), Issue 1, 2012
※The full text of the NPC photocopied World Economic Tribune, Issue 2, 2012
Model Dilemma and the Strategic Transformation of Japan’s Chip Industry, China Security, Issue 2, 2012
The Ship Collision and Japan's China Strategy, Journal of Nanchang Hangkong University, Issue 3, 2011
Model Dilemma and the Strategic Transformation of Japan’s Semiconductor Industry, Japanese Studies, Issue 9, 2012
Postwar Japanese military industry development and American factors, Research on the History of Japanese Invasion of China (CSSCI), 2013, Issue 6
The strategic shift of Japan’s semiconductor industry, Nankai Japan Research (2013), 2013
East Asian Regional Cooperation and Sino-Japanese Economic Relations——From the perspective of the new international division of labor, East Asian Regional Development Research Report 2013
Can the Kuroda Bomber work, China Report, Issue 5, 2013
March 11 earthquake and the new trend of Japan's industrial revival, Nankai Japanese Research (2014), 2014
Japan's public crisis governance model and its evolution, People’s Forum (CSSCI), 2014, Issue 2
An Empirical Analysis of the Status Quo and Influencing Factors of Intra-industry Trade in Manufacturing Industries between China and Japan, Northeast Asian Journal, 2014, Issue 3
The political confrontation between China and Japan makes the East Asian economic circle full of uncertainty, Global Finance, Issue 8, 2014
Panasonic Style Change, Board of Directors, 2014 9th
Why Japanese Companies Reappeared, Board of Directors, 2014 Issue 7
The Abe regime turns right China-Japan economy and trade are cooling down, China Report, Issue 8, 2014
The Hidden Champion of the Electronics Industry, Board of Directors, November 2014
The status quo and future trends of China-Japan economic relations, China International Strategic Review (2014) Issue 7
Globalization and the evolution of post-war Sino-Japanese economic relations, the evolution of East Asian international relations in the 20th century, Tianjin People’s Publishing House, 2015
Energy Chain System Innovation and Japan's Energy Strategy Transformation, Japanese Economic Blue Book (2015), Social Science Literature Press, 2015
The evolution of the Japanese industry after the war-the success of catching up, the dilemma of the model and the strategic transformation, Japan's Post-war Seventy Years, Social Science Literature Press, 2015
Japanese overseas M&A sees crazy again, Board of Directors, 2015 Issue 5
Lotte Empire's ambitions, board of directors, 2015 6th
Why Takata's Safety Myth is Broken, Board of Directors, Issue 8, 2015
Toshiba's governance failure starts, the board of directors, 2015 9
Re-transformation of a Japanese general trading company, board of directors, 2015 11
The internal motivation and goals of Japanese military industry eager to break the cocoon, Japan Blue Book (2016), Social Science Archives, 2016
East Asian Production Network and TPP Impact, Nankai Japanese Research (2016), 2016
East Asian economic circle faces the risk of disintegration, Global Finance, Issue 2-3, 2016
Abenomics and Japan's Economic Structural Transformation, Japanese Journal (CSSCI), No. 3, 2016
※Partially reproduced in the 11th issue of 2016 World Economic Herald, a copy of the National People's Congress
Upper World Economic Chain: Enlightenment from the Internationalization of Japanese Enterprises, Board of Directors, Issue 5, 2016
The Trilogy of the Reverse Integration of the Japanese Civil Aircraft Industry, Big Aircraft, Issue 8, 2016
Double-sided SoftBank Set Sail Again, Board of Directors, 2016 Issue 8
Social Issues Reflected by the Rapid Increase in Child Abuse Cases in Japan, World Knowledge, Issue 10, 2016
Japanese companies go global-from production capacity to global industrial chain, Global, 2016, 10
Japan’s Robot Industry Starts Again, World Knowledge, Issue 1, 2017
The Dilemma of Successors of Japanese SMEs, Board of Directors, Issue 1, 2017
The countercurrent of globalization will bring severe challenges to the Japanese economy, Global Finance, 2017 Issues 1 and 2
NTT Data: New Champions Out of the Communications Empire, Board of Directors, Issue 6, 2017
Japanese automobile industry that has been pushed to the forefront again, World Knowledge, Issue 6, 2017
Toray: Abandoning the king of self-developed materials, board of directors, 2017 issue 7
FANUC: Smart Manufacturing Champion Rooted in the Country, Board of Directors, Issue 8, 2017
How Japan Builds a Strong Influence in Southeast Asia, World Knowledge, Issue 8, 2017
Nidec: Small Motor Drives the Big World, Board of Directors, Issue 9, 2017
Fujifilm's structural transformation, board of directors, 2017 10
Tokyo Electronics: Alternative Japanese Companies Leading the Industry, Board of Directors, Issue 11, 2017
The Tumbler of Japanese Home Appliances: A century-old Daikin Industry, Board of Directors, Issue 12, 2017
Japanese military dead businessman seeks to stand up, Global, Issue 16, 2017
Technical intern trainee system: a reservoir of unskilled labor in Japan, world knowledge, 2017, 17
What's wrong with Made in Japan, Universal, 2017 Issue 22
New Features and Evolution of China-Japan Economic and Trade Relations——From the perspective of GVC, Research Report on Japanese Economy and China-Japan Economic and Trade Relations (2018), Social Science Literature Press, 2018
Analysis of Accelerated Transformation of Japanese Manufacturing Industry and Series of Falsification, Japan Research Report (2018), Social Science Literature Press, 2018
Has Made in Japan collapsed, Global Finance, 2018 Issues 2 and 3 (Total Issues 207 and 208)
Komatsu: Pioneer of Japan's Servitization of Manufacturing, Board of Directors, 2018 1-2 (issue 156)
Kao: Half-step Business Model, Board of Directors, 2018 3rd Issue (157th Issue)
New Features of Japanese Manufacturing Industry and the Pain of Transformation, Modern Japanese Economy (CSSCI), Issue 4, 2018 (Total 220 Issues)
※The full text of the NPC photocopied World Economic Herald, Issue 9, 2018
Bridgestone: The Road to Success for the World Tire Champion, Board of Directors, 2018 Issue 4 (issue 158)
Sony rebirth, board of directors, 2018 5th issue (159th issue)
Shiseido: Originated from Japan, Road to World Victory, Board of Directors, 2018 6th issue (total 160th issue)
Crisis Awareness, Cross-Border and Servicing Toyota's third transformation, board of directors, 2018 issue 7 (total issue 161)
The GVC Characteristics and New Changes of China-Japan Economic and Trade Relations, International Trade (CSSCI), Issue 7, 2018
Olympus: A new goal towards a century of Nirvana, Board of Directors, Issue 1-2, 2019
Japan’s New Flag Bearer of Economic Globalization ambitions and strategic shift towards China, Global Finance, 2019 Issue 2.3 (Total Issues 219 and 220)
Global Value Chain Reshaping and East Asia: The Space and Potential of Sino-Japanese Cooperation, Northeast Asia Forum (CSSCI), Issue 3, 2019
(4) Achievement transformation and social services
1. Services of relevant state departments:
Submit several research reports to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Education, People's Daily internal reference, Xinhua News Agency internal reference, etc.
Received several policy consultations from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Education, the National Development and Reform Commission, and relevant departments of Tianjin
2. Accepted multiple interviews with People's Daily and Xinhua News Agency
3. Participated in several column programs of TV stations, such as Views Strong, Strong, Strong, Today's Talk column of Tianjin TV Station, Determining the Commanding Heights, Key Insights and other columns of Shenzhen Satellite TV
4. Accepted multiple interviews with Shenzhen Satellite TV, Australasia Satellite TV, Russian Satellite News Agency, Global Times, China Business Daily, Nanfang Daily, China Business News and other media
5. Provide consulting services for many Chinese companies such as Huawei Technologies, Vanke, China Railway Construction, etc.
Projects:
1. National level
National Social Science Fund Project (2016.7-2019.5): Research on the impact of export ban on Japanese military industry
2. Provincial and ministerial level
The Ministry of Education launched a funding project for returned overseas students (2012.6-