Special Seminar: International Challenges of Japanese MNCs vs. Chinese and Russian Companies, Organized by IRI

The IRI Special Seminar on March 13th, 2025

We were honored to host a mini symposium at IUJ on March 13th, featuring three distinguished guest speakers:

Professor Ralf Bebenroth (Kobe University)

Professor Takuma Kobayashi (Matsuyama University)

Professor Victor Gorshkov (University of Niigata Prefecture)

During this IRI special seminar, they shared fascinating research on the challenges faced by Japanese, Chinese, and Russian multinational corporations (MNCs) in today’s VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, and Ambiguous) global environment.

Seminar Highlights:

🕒 Introduction by Yingying Zhang, IUJ Research Institute Director
🕒 Prof. Bebenroth: “Corporate Governance Scores: Japanese Acquirers and its Impact on M&A Premium Payments”
🕒 Prof. Kobayashi: “Will Manufacturing Industries Move out of China? An Analysis on the Upgrading of China’s Industrial Structure”
🕒 Prof. Gorshkov: “Internationalization of Russian Financial Multinationals Amid International Sanctions”