Project Research

Doctoral degree candidates are only required to complete and submit their dissertation to earn the PhD degree. No additional coursework is necessary. Candidates may, however, choose to take additional master's - level courses for credit. Those students who do not elect to take additional courses can focus exclusively on their dissertations.

Project Research Advisors

Area Studies

Name	Project Research	Language of Instruction
AMAKO, Satoshi	Contemporary China [0]	English or Japanese
GOTO, Kenichi	Japan-Asian Relations in Modern History [0] [Not available for prospective applicants]	English or Japanese
KOBAYASHI, Hideo	Economic Development of Japan and Asia [0] [Not available for prospective applicants]	English or Japanese
FARRER, Gracia	Self, Culture and Society under Globalization [0] *To be offered in April 2012	English or Japanese
MURASHIMA, Eiji	Southeast Asian Area Studies [0]	English or Japanese
ROBERTS, Glenda S.	Contemporary Japanese Society [0]	English or Japanese
TBA	Contemporary Korean Studies [0] *To be offered in April 2012	English or Japanese

International Relations

Name	Project Research	Language of Instruction
KAWAMURA, Yukio	International Organizations and International Co-operation [0]	English or Japanese
SHINOHARA, Hatsue	History of US-Japanese Relations, International History [0]	English or Japanese
SHIRAISHI, Masaya	International Relations in the Asia-Pacific Region [0]	English or Japanese
YAMAOKA, Michio	Asia-Pacific Cooperation [0]	English or Japanese
LIM, Hua Sing	Chinese Economic Performance and Economic Development [0]	English or Japanese

International Cooperation / Policy Studies

Name	Project Research	Language of Instruction
URATA, Shujiro	International Economic Issues in Asia-Pacific [0]	English or Japanese
OBI, Toshio	Advanced Research on e-Government & CIO Management [0]	English or Japanese
KATSUMA, Yasushi	Social Development and International Human Rights [0] [Not available for September 2011 and April 2012 Admission]	English or Japanese
KITAMURA, Toshiharu	Financial Economics: System, Policy and Management [0] [Not available for prospective applicants]	English or Japanese
KURODA, Kazuo	Policy Analysis of Comparative and International Education [0] [Not available for September 2012 and April 2013 Admission]	English or Japanese
FUWA, Nobuhiko	Development Economic Analysis [0]	English or Japanese
MATSUOKA, Shunji	Environment and Sustainable Development [0]	English or Japanese
MITOMO, Hitoshi	Info-Communications Economics, Business and Policy Evaluation [0]	English or Japanese