- Degree：
Ph.D., University of Duisburg-Essen
- Background：
-Post-doc/ research associate at the Institute of East-Asian Studies, University of Duisburg-Essen (2025)
-Principal Investigator of a collaborative research project at the Institute of East-Asian Studies, University of Duisburg-Essen (2021-2024)
-Post-doc/ research associate at the Institute of East-Asian Studies, University of Duisburg-Essen (2020-2021)
-Ph.D. candidate at the Institute of East-Asian Studies, University of Duisburg-Essen (2015-2020)
Field of Specialization
International Migration Studies, Japan Studies
Research Theme
International skilled migration, mobility, brokerage, migration industry/ infrastructure
Major Works / Publications / Awards
Major Works / Publications
- Hof, H., Muranaka, A., and Park, J. J. (2024) “Employment as an anchor: The prospects of emerging skilled migration regimes through the lens of migrants’ access to the labor market.” Asian and Pacific Migration Journal, 33(3), 554-576.
- Muranaka, A. (2024) “Perks or Burdens? Being ‘Nearly (Im)mobile’ as IT Foreign Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Japan.” Contemporary Japan.
- Wang, A. Z., Muranaka, A., and Coulmas, F. (2024) “Immigration and Quality of Life in Ageing Societies: How Attractive for Migrants are Japan and Germany?” Routledge.
- Muranaka, A. (2024) “Being a Foreigner During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Researcher Positionality in Online Interviews.” Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung Forum: Qualitative Social Research, 25(1).
- Muranaka, A. (2023) “‘Framing’ and ‘Packaging’ of Foreign Skilled Workers: Diversity of the Intermediary Actors in the Cross-Border Labour Market Between Japan and Vietnam”. Globalizations, 20(4), 696-713.
- Tran, H. A. and Muranaka, A. (2022) “Editorial – Transnational Flows of Contemporary Asia: Trends and Futures”. (special issue) The German Journal on Contemporary Asia/ ASIEN. 162/163: 7-14.
- Muranaka, A. (2022) “Brokerage in the cross-border labour market: Recruitment and training of Vietnamese IT workers by Japanese temporary staffing firms.” Asian Studies Review. 46(4): 578-596.
- Muranaka, A. (2022) “Beyond blue ocean? The roles of intermediaries in the cross-border labour market between Japan and Vietnam.” Global Networks. 22(3): 514-529.
Academic Societies / Service to Society
Academic Societies
- International Migration Research Network (IMISCOE)
- Interdisciplinary Center for Integration and Migration Research (InZentIM)
- European Association for Southeast Asian Studies (EuroSEAS)
- European Association for Japanese Studies (EAJS)
- Alliance for Research on East Asia (AREA Ruhr)
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