Researchers
Area / Region
The IDE conducts research work for all developing countries and regions, including Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America. Researcher profiles may be found on this page.
Asia General
| ABE, Makoto | Study of Korean Industry and Enterprises |
| ASUYAMA, Yoko | Labor Economics, Foreign Direct Investment |
| GOKAN, Toshitaka | Spatial Economics, Multinational Firms |
| HISASUE, Ryoichi | Asian Economic History, Overseas-Chinese Economic Activity, Business and Entrepreneur, Regional Structure, Financial Crime (Money Laundering) |
| HOKEN, Hisatoshi | Labor Economics, Development Economics, Rural China Economy |
| IKEGAMI, Hiroshi | East Asia /Taiwan |
| ISONO, Ikumo | Spatial Economics |
| KOJIMA, Michikazu | Environmental and Resource Economics, Environmental Issues in Indonesia, Recycling and Waste Management in Asian Countries |
| KUMAGAI, Satoru | International Trade, Malaysian Economy |
| NABESHIMA, Kaoru | Chinese Economy, Malaysian Economy, Development Economics, Industrial Development, Innovation |
| SATO, Hajime | Political economy of development of Asian countries The role of law and institutions in economic development |
| SHIRAISHI, Takashi | International Relations and Politics in Asia |
| TAKEUCHI, Takayuki | International Relation Inter-territories relations in Chinese Area (Cross Taiwan Straits Relation, Mainland-H.K. Relation) East Asian Regionalism and Chinese Area |
| TANAKA, Kiyoyasu | International Economics, Applied Econometrics, Development Economics |
| UEKI, Yasushi | Industrial Economy, Information Technology, Public Policy |
| UEMURA, Jinichi | Macroeconomics, Econometrics |
| YAMADA, Miwa | Asian Law, Law and Development, Dispute Resolution Systems |
East Asia
| DING, Ke | Small business, Industrial cluster, Platform, Chinese Economy |
| HIRAIZUMI, Hideki | Russian Far East |
| HIRATSUKA, Daisuke | Economic Development, Regional Integration, East Asian Economies, Southeast Asian Economies, Thai Economies |
| KAWAKAMI, Momoko | Industrial development in Taiwan and East Asian economies. |
| KIMURA, Koichiro | International economics, Chinese economy |
| KOBAYASHI, Masayuki | Chinese Law, International Law, Disability Law |
| MATSUMOTO, Haruka | Cold War Diplomatic History, Chinese Diplomacy and Cross-Strait Relations |
| MENG, Bo | Interregional (international) Input-Output Analysis, Spatial CGE Modeling, Global Value Chains (GVCs) related Analysis |
| NAKAGAWA, Masahiko | Current Affairs in Korea |
| ONISHI, Yasuo | Chinese Economy External Economic Policy of China Physical Distribution of China Regional Economic Development in China |
| OTSUKA, Kenji | Environmental Problems and Social Change in China, Environmental Policy Process, River Basin Governance, NGO and Community |
| OYAMADA, Kazuhiko | Macroeconomics, Applied General Equilibrium Analysis |
| REN, zhe | Chinese Politics, Comparative Politics |
| SASAKI, Norihiro | China |
| SATO, Yukihito | The political economy of Taiwan's industrial development. |
| SHIBATA, Tsubasa | Interregional and International Input-Output Analysis，Econometric Model |
| TERAO, Tadayoshi | "Development and Environment" |
| UCHIMURA, Hiroko | Development Economics, Income Distribution, Health Policy, Social Institution |
| WATANABE, Mariko | Field study of firms, industry and economy in China and empirical studies on applied microeconomics ( financial contract, industrial organization etc.) |
| WATANABE, Yuichi | Area Studies (Korean Economy, Politics) |
| YAMADA, Nanae | Agricultural Economics, Chinese Rural Economy, Resource Economics |
| YAMAGUCHI, Mami | Area Studies (China) |
Southeast Asia
| AIZAWA, Nobuhiro | Indonesia and Thai politics, Urban Politics in Southeast Asia, Overseas Chinese in Southeast Asia, |
| AOKI-OKABE, Maki | International Relations, Thai Foreign Policy Latest research topic: Influence of international exchange of goods, money and human and its on regional integration in Southeast Asia: the case of Thailand |
| CHIBANA, Izumi | Asian Law(Philippines), Law and Development, Dispute Resolution System |
| FUJITA, Mai | Vietnamese economy and industry |
| FUNATSU, Tsuruyo | Social Stratification, Education and Social Movements |
| HAMADA, Miki | Development finance, Corporate finance, Indonesian economy |
| HATSUKANO, Naomi | Legal Studies, Policy Studies, International Development and Cambodia |
| HIGASHIKATA, Takayuki | Indonesian Economy, Development Economics |
| IMAIZUMI, Shinya | Asian law (Thailand and other Southeast Asian countries); international law; economic law |
| ISHIDA, Masami | Indonesian Economy, Development of Greater Mekong Sub-region, Economies and Politics of ASEAN and China |
| ISHIZUKA, Futaba | Area studies on Vietnam, public administration, local government |
| KASHIWABARA, Chie | Finance, International Organization/Administration, Philippine Economy (especially in the financial sector) |
| KAWAMURA, Koichi | Indonesian Politics, Comparative Politics |
| KAWANAKA, Takeshi | Comparative Politics, New Democracies, Institutional Analysis, Politics in Southeast Asia, Philippine Politics |
| KEOLA, Souknilanh | International Specialization, Foreign direct investment, State-owned enterprise, Econometrics, Lao economy |
| KODAMA, Masahiro | Macroeconomics, Development and Finance |
| KOJIN, Emi | Vietnam, Rural economy |
| KUBO, Koji | Southeast Asian economies, Myanmar economy |
| KUDO, Toshihiro | Area Studies (Myanmar/Burma), Development Economics |
| KUROIWA, Ikuo | Economic Integration in East Asia, Regional Economics, Input-output analysis |
| KUWAMORI, Hiroshi | Input-Output Analysis, Economic Statistics, International Trade, Development Economics |
| MACHIKITA, Tomohiro | Labor Economics, Applied Microeconomics |
| MICHIDA, Etsuyo | Environment and Development, Environment and Trade, Indonesian Economy |
| NAKAMURA, Masashi | Malaysian Politics, Comparative Politics |
| OKAMOTO, Ikuko | Myanmar Area Studies, Agriculture and Rural Economy. |
| SAKATA, Shozo | Area Study (Vietnam) |
| SATO, Yuri | Area Studies, Economy, Industry and Business in Indonesia |
| SHIGETOMI, Shinichi | Agricultural economics, rural sociology, local organizations, area study (Thailand), social movements and NGOs |
| SUZUKI, Sanae | International Relations in Southeast Asia |
| SUZUKI, Yurika | Philippine Economy |
| TAKAHASHI, Kazushi | Development Economics, Rural Poverty Dynamics, Aid Effectiveness |
| TAMAMURA, Chiharu | (Areas of Specialization or Interests) Input-Output Analysis and Inter-industrial Analysis. Industrial Competitiveness among Asia-Pacific Region. Repercussion Effect of FTA on Asian Countries. Theoretical Statistics and Economic Statistics (Stochastic process) Applied Mathematics (for Social Science) |
| TERAMOTO, Minoru | Vietnamese Studies |
| UMEZAKI, So | Macroeconomics, Public Finance, Econometrics, Malaysian Economy |
| YAMADA, Norihiko | Laos Area Studies |
South Asia
| ARAI, Etsuyo | Contemporary Sri Lankan Politics and Society |
| KONDO, Norio | Contemporary Politics and Rural Development Administration in Indian. Comparative Politics, especially election analysis, etc. |
| KUBO, Kensuke | Industrial organization, agricultural economics, Indian economy |
| MAKINO, Momoe | South Asian Economy, Labor Economics, Family Economics, Population Economics |
| MINATO, Kazuki | |
| MURAYAMA, Mayumi | Area studies ( South Asia), Gender and Development issues, Labor issues, Social development |
| NAKAMURA, Mari | Poverty of South Asia, Development Economics, Microfinance |
| OTA, Hitoshi | Labor Economics, Employment and Industrial Relations, Human Resources Management |
| SHONCHOY, Abu | Development Economics, Labor Economics, Public Finance and Applied Econometrics. |
| TSUJITA, Yuko | Social Sector and Social Policy, and Labour in India |
| UCHIKAWA, Shuji | Indian economy, Labour economics, Industrial economics |
Middle East and Central Asia
| DARWISHEH, Housam | Middle East Politics; Egyptian Politics; Comparative Politics |
| FUKUDA, Sadashi | Politics and Economics of the Gulf Countries with focus on Saudi Arabia |
| HAZAMA, Yasushi | Comparative Politics, Turkish Politics. |
| ISHIGURO, Hirotake | Comparative Politics, Middle Eastern Politics |
| IWASAKI, Yoko | Iran, Economics (mainly on Iranian economic institutions and markets) |
| MURAKAMI, Kaoru | Turkish Studies, Family and Gender Studies |
| OKA, Natsuko | Kazakhstan politics, nationalism studies |
| SAITO, Jun | Middle Eastern Economy, Financial Development |
| SATO, Hiroshi | Development Sociology, Area Study (Yemen, Eritrea), Japanese Development Experience |
| SUZUKI, Hitoshi | Area Studies and Iranology, Iran and Afghanistan |
| TSUCHIYA, Ichiki | Economics (Middle East and North Africa), Development Economics |
| WATANABE, Shoko |
Africa
| FUKUNISHI, Takahiro | Development Economics (Sub-Saharan Africa), Industrialization, Technology diffusion in manufacturing sector, Economic growth |
| HIRANO, Katsumi | Africa Area Study, Development Economics |
| KODAMA, Yuka | Area Studies for the Horn of Africa, mainly Ethiopia Rural Studies and Development Studies |
| MAKINO, Kumiko | Contemporary Politics of South Africa, Comparative Politics, International Relations |
| SATO, Akira | African Studies, African Politics. |
| SATO, Chizuko | Politics and Society of South Africa |
| TAKEUCHI, Shinichi | Political Economy, Area Studies (Africa) |
| TSUDA, Miwa | Political Science, Politics of Kenya |
Latin America
| HOSHINO, Taeko | Mexican Economy, Business History of Developing Countries |
| KITANO, Koichi | Chilean Economy, Managerial Economics |
| KONTA, Ryohei | Brazilian Area Studies, Social Development, Urban Sociology |
| SAKAGUCHI, Aki | Venezuelan economy, Venezuelan area studies |
| SHIMIZU, Tatsuya | Economic and Agricultural Development in Peru and Latin America |
| UETANI, Naokatsu | Comparative Political Economy, Latin American Politics |
| USAMI, Koichi | Latin American social security system and welfare states, especially in the case of Argentina. Comparative social security system and welfare states between Asian and Latin American newly industrialized countries. |
| YAMAOKA, Kanako | International Relations, Politics: Area of Study, Latin America and the Caribbean (Cuba) |
| YONEMURA, Akio | Education in Mexico |
Oceania
| SHIOTA, Mitsuki | Anthropological study in Oceania, especially Papua New Guinea. My main topic is the civilization history of Pacific island countries. |
Other Developing Countries
| HASHIGUCHI, Yoshihiro | Applied Econometrics, Agglomeration and Economic Development |
| INOMATA, Satoshi | International Input-output Analysis |
| ITO, Seiro | development economics, applied microeconomics, applied time series |
| ITO, Tadashi | International Economics, Development Economics |
| KUDO, Yuya | Development economics, Applied microeconometrics |
| MITSUO, Hisayuki | Monetary Policies in Developing Countries |
| MORI, Soya | Development Economics (Industrial Organization, Industrial Policy) Philippine Economy Disability and Development |
| NOGAMI, Hiroki | Development Economics |
| TSUBOTA, Kenmei | Spatial Economics, Urban and Regional Economics |
| UCHIDA, Yoko | International Trade, International Input-Output Analysis |
| YAMAGATA, Tatsufumi | Development economics; the Bangladeshi economy; economics on infectious diseases and pharmaceuticals; the textile industry; disability and development |
| YANAI, Akiko | International Economic Law, International Development Law |
