Institute for Asian Studies has set up research projects for the purpose of joint research on Asia.
Each project holds regular research meetings and conducts field surveys.
Efforts to Attract Foreign Human Resources and Promote Their Active Participation
2025-2026
| representative |
KUMON Takashi |
Asia University Institute for Asian Studies Professor |
| research |
Toshiro Nishizawa |
Special research (Professor Graduate School Public Policy, University of Tokyo) |
| Toru Horie |
Special research Fellow (Professor the Graduate research Business and Commerce, Waseda Graduate School) |
Comparative research of the decline and revitalization process in Asian coastal tourist destinations
2025-2026
| representative |
TAKAYAMA Yoko |
Adjunct research (Professor Faculty of International Relations Asia University) |
| research |
OGAWA Hisashi
|
Adjunct research (Professor Faculty of International Relations Asia University) |
OTSUKA Naoki
|
Special research Fellow (Professor, Faculty Faculty of Economics Kurume University) |
| Tsutomu Inazawa | Special research (Associate Professor Department of Humanities, Shokei Gakuin University) |
Takae Tanaka
|
Special research Fellow (Associate Professor Department of Global Studies, Tama University) |
China Situation research Group ~The Landing Point of the Xi Jinping Administration⑤~
2025-2026
| representative |
YUKAWA Kazuo |
Asia University Institute for Asian Studies Professor |
| research |
Hiroko Imamura |
research Fellow (Professor Emeritus, University of Toyama) |
| Eiichi Ohshima |
Special research Fellow (Visiting research Fellow, research Contemporary China Studies, Waseda University) |
| Yasuo Ohnishi |
research Fellow (Specially Appointed Fellow, Japan Science and Technology Agency) |
| Hideo Ohashi |
research Fellow (Professor Faculty of Economics, Senshu University) |
| Yukari Sawada |
research Fellow (Professor Graduate School of Global research, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies) |
| Eiichi Shiozawa |
Special research Fellow (Editorial Writer, Kyodo News) |
| Yasuo Sone |
research Fellow (Professor, Faculty of Economics, Nihon University) |
| Yoshifumi Nakai |
research Fellow (Professor Emeritus, Gakushuin University) |
| Mio Mori |
research Fellow (Associate Professor Faculty of Foreign Studies, Daito Bunka University) |
Reconsidering ASEAN's position amidst US-China tensions
FY2026-FY2027
| representative |
OIZUMI Keiichiro |
Asia University Institute for Asian Studies Professor |
| research |
Yutaka Akahane |
Concurrent research (Professor of Sociology, Asia University) |
| Koichi Ishikawa |
Postdoctoral research (Former Professor, Institute of Asian Institute for Asian Studies Asia University) |
Seiya Sukegawa
| Special research Fellow (Professor of Politics and Economics, Kokushikan University)
|
Yoshiaki Miyajima
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Special research Fellow (Professor Faculty of Economics Hokkai Gakuen University)
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Ryuichi Ushiyama
| Special research Fellow (Professor, Faculty Faculty of Economics Keiai University)
|
Manabu Fujimura
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research Fellow (Professor Faculty of Economics, Aoyama Gakuin University) |
The Lee Jae-myung Administration and Structural Changes in South Korea: Economy, Politics, and Society
FY2026-FY2027
| representative |
Satoshi Okuda |
Asia University Institute for Asian Studies Professor |
| research |
Ken Ishida |
Special research (Representative of MI Research Institute) |
| Hiroyuki Uesawa |
research Fellow |
| Toshimitsu Tanaka |
research Fellow (Teikyo University Lecturer) |
| Keiji Maekawa |
research Fellow (Journalist) |
| Araki complete |
research Fellow |
<Updated on April 1, 2026>