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Institute for Asian Studies research

family name	Occupation	Specialized field	region	theme	keyword
Akiho Satoshi Faculty Information	Special Duty Professor	Modern China theory, modern history of Japan-China relations, Asian business circumstances, tourism policy theory	China, Southeast Asia	Japan-China relations in the era of reform and opening up, Taiwanese companies in China and Japan, business development of Japanese and Chinese companies in ASEAN, the impact of tourism on international relations in Asia	Modern China, Japan-China relations, ASEAN, Asia and tourism
OIZUMI Keiichiro Faculty information	Professor	Asian Population and Socio-Economy	Southeast Asia, China, South Korea	Relationship between Demographics and Economic Society, Economic Integration (Relationship between China and ASEAN)	Asian Economy, Economic Policy
OKUDA Satoru Faculty information	Professor	korean economy	Korea	Korean political and economic trends, free trade agreements, etc.	FTAs
KUMON Takashi Faculty information	Professor	Acceptance of highly-skilled foreign personnel and development of global human resources	China, India, etc.	Employment, Success, and DE&I for Highly Skilled Foreign Professionals and International International Student	Highly skilled foreign talent, international International Student, DE&I (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion), global leadership
YUKAWA Kazuo Faculty information	Professor	modern chinese research	China, Hong Kong	Domestic politics, diplomacy, economy and society under the Xi Jinping regime	Modern China, Chinese Economy, China Issues, China Situation, Japan-China Relations

On-campus Asian research

At our university, in addition to Institute for Asian Studies many research in each faculty are actively engaged in research activities targeting the Asian region. Institute for Asian Studies regularly holds “Asian research Salon” to promote interaction among these research and disseminate their achievements.

President｜Faculty of Business Administration｜Faculty of Economics｜Faculty of Law｜Faculty of International Relations｜Faculty of Urban Innovation

President

family name	Occupation	Specialized field	region	theme
Kengo Nagatsuna	President	comparative politics	Russia	Russian modern politics

Faculty of Business Administration

family name	Occupation	Specialized field	region	theme
KOIKE Motomu Faculty information	Associate Professor	History of International Relations in East Asia, History of Modern China, German Diplomatic History	China, Germany	History of Sino-German relations (Recently interested in Sino-German relations during World War I and Germany's media policy toward China)
KOMORI Masahiko Faculty information	Associate Professor	Management trends of Japanese companies in Asia	Southeast Asia, South Asia	Business expansion of Japanese companies to Western markets such as West Asia
MATSUKI Satoko Faculty information	Associate Professor	Bridal, tourism industry, tourism promotion strategy	Japan, Hawaii	Changes in consumer preferences for special occasions (in the field of weddings), role of media in communication, relationship between tourism motivation and local image, inbound policy, etc.

Faculty of Economics

family name	Occupation	Specialized field	region	theme
OKUI Tomoyuki Faculty information	Professor	Sociology	General Asian region	Sociology of religion (including religious situations in Asian regions)
FUDA Koji Faculty information	Associate Professor	Asian Economy, International Finance	sea bream	Linkage between international and Asian financial networks, intra-Asian direct investment
MIZUNO Asuka Faculty information	Associate Professor	Asian economic history	Myanmar	Social Transformation in the British Colonial Era

Faculty of Law

family name	Occupation	Specialized field	region	theme
KIHARA Hiroyuki Faculty information	Professor	Civil law (contract law), Anglo-American law	Malaysia, Singapore, India, Nepal	1) Codification and spread of common law in Asian countries 2) Support for legal development in Nepal (Civil Code drafting support)
HIRAI Bunzo Faculty information	Professor	Public Administration, Public Management, Public Policy, Local Autonomy	ASEAN countries	Comparative Administration of ASEAN Countries

Faculty of International Relations

family name	Occupation	Specialized field	region	theme
AOYAMA Harutoshi Faculty information	Associate Professor	History (modern and contemporary)	China, East Asia	Modern China's Consular System and Consular Jurisdiction, Changes in Modern China's Diplomatic System, History of Modern Japan-China Relations, "Shunten Jiho" (Chinese Newspaper Published by Japanese in China in the Early 20th Century)
AKIZUKI Hiroko Faculty information	Professor	International Law, International Human Rights Law, United Nations research	global	Women's Rights in Asia, ASEAN Human Rights Organization
ARAI Takao Faculty information	Professor	Analysis of economic growth and economic development, economic cooperation	Malaysia, inland China, underdeveloped areas in general	Economic activity, development, and growth disparity due to connectivity with the global economy and regional characteristics (small islands, coastal areas, inland areas, and mountains)
ARAI Masashi Faculty information	Associate Professor	international management theory	Asian region	1) Global value chain centered on Asia and technology transfer 2) Innovation management, BOP business
ITO Yuko Faculty information	Professor	US political and diplomatic history	America-Asia International Relations History	History of Diplomatic Relations between Japan, the United States, and the Philippines Asia-Pacific Security and Historical Perception Issues
OTSUKA Naoki Faculty information	Professor	human geography	Vietnam	Dynamics and Transformation of Social Space in Vietnam
OKAZAKI Hiroki Faculty information	Lecturer	History of Modern Arab Thought, Syrian Cultural research (Philosophy, Literature, Film)	History of Modern Arab Thought, Syrian Cultural research (Philosophy, Literature, Film)	Arab literary revivalism and Islamic reformism from the 1870s to the early 20th century Thought, Literature, and Film in Syria after 1967
OGAWA Hisashi Faculty information	Associate Professor	Cultural Anthropology, Southeast Asian Area research	Thailand, Japan	Ethnographic research of Thai Muslims Anthropological research on multifaceted and long-term disasters Anthropological research of cheering
KAKUTA Ieko Faculty information	Professor	development anthropology	Philippines and other developing regions	Irrigation development, especially organization and management of water users' associations
Hisao Kasuga Faculty information	Special Duty Professor	ASEAN Economics	ASEAN, Mekong region	Transportation infrastructure development such as roads and railways in ASEAN, especially GMS (Greater Mekong Economic Region), investment trends of Japanese companies, ASEAN energy policy and sustainability
KAWANAKA Takeshi Faculty information	Professor	comparative politics	Insular Southeast Asia centered on the Philippines	Stability and instability of democracy
Kim Hyunjung Faculty information	Professor	International marketing theory	South Korea, Asia region	Overseas expansion strategies of food-related companies Globalization of the content industry
KUNO Arata Faculty information	Professor	International Economics (International Trade, Trade Policy)	Japan, China, Korea, Asia Pacific	Economic Integration in the Asia-Pacific, Economic Relations between Japan, China and South Korea, Japan's Trade Policy
KOISO Chihiro Faculty information	Professor	History of Hindu Thought, South Asian Area research	India	South Asian Religion and Food Culture
KOBARI Yoshihiro Faculty information	Associate Professor	Applied Linguistics, Sociolinguistics (Multilingual Situation)	Philippines (mainly the Visayas and Mindanao regions of the central and southern Philippines)	Multilingualism (society/speakers), endangered minority-speaker languages, English as an official language in Asia and as an international lingua franca
TAKAYAMA Yoko Faculty Information	Professor	Cultural anthropology	east asia	monuments, statues, models
TABEI Keiko Faculty information	Professor	Japanese Linguistics, Japanese Language Education, Foreign Language Education	Asian regions centered on Japan	Content in Japanese textbooks
MASUHARA Ayako Faculty information	Professor	Comparative Politics, Area research	Indonesia	Democratization (Changes in Political Systems) and Transformation of Institutions and Norms
MITSUHASHI Hidehiko Faculty information	Professor	Contemporary Chinese research, Comparative Sociology	China	Education and human resource development in China

Faculty of Urban Innovation

family name	Occupation	Specialized field	region	theme
AKABANE Hiroshi Faculty information	Professor	International Finance/Asian Economy	Centered on ASEAN+3	1) Asian currency and exchange rate systems and monetary and financial cooperation 2) Infrastructure finance in Asia
ARAI Kenichiro Faculty information	Associate Professor	Area research, Urban research	Southeast Asia (especially Indonesia)	Megacities, Urban Development and Housing Issues
OKAMURA Hisakazu Faculty information	Professor	smart city, big data	Indonesia (Deltamas), USA (West Coast, New Orleans), Austria, Akita Prefecture (Kitaakita City), etc.	Smart city industry and business in Asia, utilization of big data in cities
KIM Byeong Sik Faculty information	Lecturer	Organization theory, management strategy theory, entrepreneurship, innovation	Japan, America, Korea	Startups - collaboration between large companies, initial public offering (IPO), cultural and creative industries
Kim Ming Jung Faculty information	Special Duty Associate Professor	Labor Economics, Social Security Theory, Comparative Analysis of Social Policy and Economy in Japan and South Korea	South Korea, Japan	Disparities and conflicts between generations/regions/men and women, poverty, inequality, redistribution, dual labor market, gig workers, etc.
Gu Faculty Information	Lecturer	Japanese literature, Chinese literature, Japanese-Chinese comparative literature	Japan, China	Japanese Chinese poetry, Japanese-Chinese literary exchange in the Nara and Heian periods
GOTO Yasuhiro Faculty information	Professor	Industrial Policy, Industrial Location, Corporate Strategy, Market Strategy	China, Southeast Asia	Industrial competition in Asia, competition between cities, growth mechanism of Asian companies
FAN Yuntao Faculty information	Professor	international law	China	Japan-China relations, Asian business and corporate law, environmental conservation and climate change response in Asia
LI Lirong Faculty information	Professor	Monetary Theory, Finance Theory, Chinese Finance, Digital Platform Theory, International Economics	China, USA	Financial Innovation, Digital Transformation (DX) and Financial Services, Digital Finance in China

Institute for Asian Studies (Center Academic Affairs Office)

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