新冠肺炎疫情使全球经济陷入深度衰退，叠加复杂的国际局势背景，中国吸引外国投资面临严峻挑战。但是，日本对华直接投资的下降有限，在华日企的经营前景也较为乐观，基于中国巨大的市场规模与发展潜力，在华日企“脱中国化”实际难以达成。当然，也需要注意到，未来日企对华投资将随着动机变化而转变，市场寻求型投资动机依然占据主导地位，在华日企的生产型投资动机在不同行业可能有不同体现，未来，在华日企对华投资的战略资源寻求型投资动机或进一步凸显。

2020年，日本加速对央行数字货币（CBDC）进行技术性研究，并构建相关制度框架，计划于2021年度进行概念性验证。日本政府和央行推动数字货币研发的背景：一是美国脸谱公司推出的Libra构想；二是全球央行数字货币发展迅速，特别是数字人民币取得重大进展；三是数字化成为日本经济增长新的动力。日本央行数字货币面临数据利用与隐私保护问题、对金融体系的冲击问题、老龄化背景下的数字鸿沟问题等。展望未来，日本央行短期内暂时不会发行CBDC，但将继续推进相关制度建设，并与欧美联合推动CBDC制度性研究，主导数字货币规则制定。

2020年已经落下帷幕，但新冠肺炎疫情的影响仍在继续发酵，疫情下日本的制造业、服务业面临重大变革。基于此，本报告结合日本相关机构公布的数据，根据疫情发展的时间轴着重剖析日本制造业和服务业在疫情暴发前后发生的剧烈变化，并对疫情下日本制造业和服务业的新走向进行讨论。

随着新一代信息技术的快速发展，数字经济正在成为引领经济高质量发展的重要驱动因素。在人口老龄化背景下，数字经济发展可以缓解日本劳动力减少的压力，促进日本经济走出长期停滞。突如其来的新冠肺炎疫情使日本暴露出政府数字化程度低、企业数字化转型不足等问题。长期从事数字经济管理的菅义伟上台后，推动设立“数字厅”，提升日本政府的数字化水平，提高日本社会的数字化水平。未来日本政府及企业的数字化转型将出现新突破，中国可吸收与借鉴日本的经验和教训。

Increasing developments, such as advanced SCADA and communication technologies, are driving the substation market. The communication channel is an integral part of the substation automation as all the IEDs and monitoring devices that are located at the substation and on the field generate data that has to be passed on to the utility data center, which is remotely located. However, the lack of interoperability and global standards are restricting industry growth. Manufacturers in the industry are increasingly focusing on building common standards to eliminate the issue.

Fertility test is the process of assessing both male and female for fertility issues and also to find the “fertile window” in the menstrual cycle of the women. The report provides market dynamics and trends related to the global fertility test market. In addition, it presents the estimations and forecast of the market. The study estimates the revenue generated from the sales of fertility test products. We have considered company profiles for ovulation prediction kits, fertility monitors, and male fertility testing products. The valuations comprise revenue generated from fertility test products such as ovulation prediction kits, fertility monitors, and male fertility testing products. Furthermore, the report excludes revenue generated from post-sale services of fertility test products.

Gas meter is used to measure gas usage in residential, industrial, and commercial areas. The report focuses on two kind of gas meters, which include traditional gas meter and smart gas meter. The traditional gas meters only measure gas usage, whereas smart gas meters are responsible for prevention of gas leakage along with gas measurement. Moreover, the report analyzes the current market trends of gas meter in different geographies and suggests the future growth opportunities by analyzing government regulations & policies. The report covers profiles of the key industry participants in the gas meter market such as General Electric, Itron, Elster, Landis+Gyr, ABB, Aclara, and Badger Meter.

A femtocell is a fully featured, low-powered, small, cellular base station. A femtocell is connected to a mobile number service provider network by a typical broadband and cable service. Femtocells are small and they can replace Wi-Fi routers. They are basically designed for residential or office establishments. The femtocells that are designed for home support around four connections, whereas commercial femtocells typically support connections up to 16 users. This is a cost-effective solution that is used for high-speed internet. The report focuses on the growth prospects, restraints, and femtocells market analysis. The study provides Porter’s five forces analysis of femtocell industry to understand the impact of various factors such as bargaining power of suppliers, competitive intensity of competitors, threat of new entrants, threat of substitutes, and bargaining power of buyers on the femtocells market trends.

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) is a modular software system primarily designed to integrate the main functional areas of an organization's business processes into a unified system. An ERP system includes core software components, often called modules, which focus on essential business areas such as finance and accounting, human resource (HR), production and materials management, customer relationship management (CRM), supply chain management, and others. Organizations choose which core modules to use based on the business importance. ERP software enables efficient resource management and integration of organizational activities and its implementation enhances the operational efficiency, thus providing competitive edge to enterprises.

An embedded processor is especially designed for embedded systems and can handle multiple processors in real time. It handles all the computational and logical operation of a computer. They are in a form of computer chips that are embedded in various microcontrollers and microprocessors to control various electrical and mechanical systems. These processors also offer features such as storing and retrieving data from the memory. The scope of the report discusses the potential opportunities for the market players to enter the global embedded processor market. This report also provides in-depth analysis of the market, outlining current trends, key driving factors, and key area of investment. The report includes Porter’s five forces analysis to understand the competitive scenario of the industry and role of each stakeholder in the value chain. It features the strategies adopted by the key market players to maintain their foothold in the market.