The AJRC was established in 1980 by Professor Sir John Crawford and Professor Peter Drysdale with the help of Dr Saburo Okita and Professor Kiyoshi Kojima from Japan. At its inception, AJRC received joint government and business funding from Australia and Japan. Professor Jenny Corbett, who has a long association with the AJRC, has been Executive Director since August 2004. The AJRC has appointed a small number of academic staff and long-term Visiting Fellows, and regularly invites short-term Visiting Fellows from Japan and elsewhere.
AJRC maintains an active program of conferences, seminars and publications that serves as a forum for dialogue on the Centre's ongoing projects and as a vehicle for dissemination of research results. Many scholars around Australia and the region are research associates o the AJRC. The AJRC is a founding member of the East Asia Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) through which it maintains links with a network of research institutions throughout the region.
The research activities of AJRC develop to reflect the changing economic structure of both countries and the region, but are broadly grouped into thematic areas covering Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation, Trade and Trade Policy and International Finance and Economy. Details of new and current research projects are given can be found on the research page.
The AJRC encourages PhD students to undertake research on Japan and the regional economy. Students enter under ANU or Crawford School post-graduate programs under the guidance of AJRC academic staff. Prospective students should go to the Intending Students pages of the Crawford School website.
AJRC staff work closely with the China Economy and Business Program, and the Services Industry Research Centre, and contribute to programs in the Crawford School as well as in the College of Asia and the Pacific and in other ANU Colleges.
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