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Integration projects carried out in the Asia-Pacific region with the participation of Russia were evaluated from the perspective of formation of multilevel sustainable relationships with the major economic partners. Structural disproportionality between the individual segments is shown, caused by the lag of integration of local structures with the government programs, which is primarily observed in the political segment, where the activity of contacts at the highest political level is not accompanied by an adequate strengthening of cooperation between the regional and municipal authorities. In turn, this is reflected in economic practices, where the contacts of global Russian firms with the foreign partners (primarily in the extraction and supply of energy resources) give weak impulses to the development of small and medium-sized businesses cooperation. It is proposed to expand the use of interaction mechanisms at subnational levels (regional and municipal) as a tool used for the further development of programs for incorporating Russia into the Asia-Pacific region.

The article discusses the variant of macroeconomic reforms initiated by the Prime Minister Abe, implemented in Japan in 2013. The domestic economic and integration consequences of the "Abenomics" are considered in the article. We evaluate the outcomes and the possible transformation of the economic system of the country and its impact on the situation in the Asia-Pacific region. Thus, we can assume that some success thanks to Abenomics the Abe government has been achieved, but this is just the first step for the country's economy way out of stagnation and achieve the ambitious goal to return Japan to the forefront in the global economy. Interception of regional leadership in the Asia-Pacific region has not yet succeeded. It is obvious that in the new version of “flying geese" Japan has little chance of becoming a leader.