Unit 01:Local Government Financing of Health Insurance and the Revitalization of Japan’s Regional Areas
Unit 02:Agricultural Policy
Unit 03:Regional Revitalization and Japan’s Low Birth Rate
Unit 04:Issues facing Japan’s Tourism Policy
Unit 05:Good and Bad Fiscal Decentralization
Unit 06:Japan’s Fishing Industry and Regional Revitalization
Unit 07:Measures to Address Japan’s Low Birthrate and Regional Revitalization ──An Economic Approach

SPACE NIRA Vol.1

Unit 01　Local Government Financing of Health Insurance and the Revitalization of Japan’s Regional Areas

　Kickoff Paper：　Wataru Suzuki “Local Government Financing of Health Insurance and the Revitalization of Japan’s Regional Areas”
　Unit 01-A： Yasushi Iwamoto “Designing New Systems through Risk Adjustment”
　Unit 01-B：　　 Masayoshi Hayashi “Health Care, Long-term Care, and Local Public Finances”
　Unit 01-C：　　 Tatsuo Hatta “Provision of National Health Insurance ‘Model Benefits‘ to Japan’s Prefectures”

Unit 02　Agricultural Policy

　Kickoff Paper：　Masayoshi Honma “Agricultural Policy ――Points for Discussion”
　Unit 02-A： Kazunuki Ohizumi “Agricultural Policy and a New Direction for Agriculture in Japan”
　Unit 02-B：　　 Kazuhito Yamashita “Japan’s Agricultural Policy ――Escaping the Ancien Régime“

Unit 03　Regional Revitalization and Japan’s Low Birth Rate

　Kickoff Paper：　Ryuchi Kaneko “Regional Revitalization and Japan’s Low Birth Rate”
　Unit 03-A： Makoto Atoh “Regional Revitalization and Policies Addressing Japan’s Low Fertility”
　Unit 03-B：　　 Toshihiko Hara “What is the Best Orientation for Measures targeting Low Fertility in Regional Revitalization Policy?”

Unit 04　Issues facing Japan’s Tourism Policy

　Kickoff Paper：　Yasushi Shinohara “Issues facing Japan’s Tourism Strategy towards 2020 and Considerations regarding the Easing
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　of Tourism-related Regulations to Stimulate Regional Revitalization”
　Unit 04-A： Yoshitaka MIZOO “Creation of DMOs to promote Inbound Tourism: Methods and Issues”
　Unit 04-B：　　 Kumiko Tomikawa “Towards the Relaxation of Regulations on Minpaku in Japan”

Unit 05　Good and Bad Fiscal Decentralization

　Kickoff Paper：　Motohiro Sato “Good and Bad Fiscal Decentralization”
　Unit 05-A： Wataru Kobayashi “Issues of Intergovernmental Fiscal Transfer in relation to Fiscal Decentralization”
　Unit 05-B：　　 Tomomi Miyazaki “Decentralization Reform and Property Tax in Japan: A Consideration of the Benefit Principle”

Unit 06　Japan’s Fishing Industry and Regional Revitalization

　Kickoff Paper：　Masayuki Komatsu “Japan’s Fishing Industry and Regional Revitalization”
　Unit 06-A： Kojun Hamada “Introduction of an Individual Quota (IQ) System in Japan’s Fishing Industry: An Economic
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Analysis”
　Unit 06-B：　　 Mari Koyano “Issues related to the Revitalization of Japan’s Fishing Industry: A Legal Perspective ―The Cases of
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Rishiri and Rebun Islands”

Unit 07　Measures to Address Japan’s Low Birthrate and Regional Revitalization ──An Economic Approach

　Kickoff Paper：　Tatsuo Hatta “Measures to Address Japan’s Low Birthrate and Regional Revitalization ──An Economic Approach”
　Unit 07-A： Masayuki Nakagawa “City Structure and Marriage: A Comparison of Sapporo City and the Greater Fukuoka Area”
　Unit 07-B：　　 Wataru Suzuki “Childcare and Measures targeting Japan’s Low Birthrate ― What Effect Can the Decentralization of
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　Authority Have on the Birthrate?”