Graduate School of Asia-Pacific StudiesWaseda University

The Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies (GSAPS) was founded in April 1998. The inaugural issue of the “Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies (Ajia Taiheiyō Tōkyū in Japanese)” was published in January 2000, in which all of the faculty members affiliated with the International Relations Major at GSAPS contributed papers at the suggestion of the First Dean of GSAPS, Professor Ken’ichi Goto. Since the inaugural issue of the Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies, 46 volumes in total have been published as of March, 2023. This journal also provides opportunities for research fellows in the WIAPS Research Groups to publish research outcomes and it serves as the departmental bulletin for GSAPS full-time faculty members. The name of this journal in Japanese, “Ajia Taiheiyō Tōkyū”, has inherited the term “Tōkyū” from the journal “Shakai Kagaku Tōkyū” (Journal of Social Sciences in English), which had a long and distinguished history as the departmental journal of the Waseda University Institute of Social Sciences, the predecessor of the international relations cluster at the Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies. However, with the closure of the Institute of Social Sciences, various aspects of the journal’s distribution and operational know-how had to be created anew. Professor Takeshi Hara was in charge of the new journal’s inaugural issue and Professor Michio Yamaoka took over for Volumes 2 through Volume 4. From Volume 5 through Volume 44, Professor Eiji Murashima had been engaged in the journal’s publication and related administrative operations. And since Volume 45, Professor Shinzo Hayase has been in charge.  According to the “Citation information by Nii[CiNii]”, the Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies is currently distributed to 134 libraries and is stocked at major national universities in institutions across Asia, America, and Europe. Most of the articles published in the journal are also available through the Waseda University Repository on the web. The Waseda University Repository can be accessed from the top page of the Waseda University Library.  Also the recent articles are available on J-STAGE .

• Number of journals published each year: 2 or 3 Volumes
• Guidelines for submission
  Submissions to the journal are accepted from those with the following qualifications
  1. Full-time Faculty who are members of the GSAPS faculty committee
  2. Visiting Professors who offer lecture courses at GSAPS
  3. Faculty of other institutions at Waseda University or Part-time Lecturers who offer lecture courses at GSAPS. Recommendation letters are required from one or more full-time faculty who are members of the GSAPS faculty committee.
  4. Visiting Researchers or Visiting Scholars at WIAPS. Recommendation letters are required from one or more full-time faculty who are members of the GSAPS faculty committee.
  5. Research Associates at WIAPS. Recommendation letters are required from one or more full-time faculty who are members of the GSAPS faculty committee.
  6. Research Fellows in the WIAPS Research Groups. Recommendation letters are required from the lead researcher of the Research Group.
  7. Professor Emeriti of Waseda University whose home affiliation was GSAPS.

Most of the articles published in the Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies from the inaugural issue to Volume 9 and all articles published in the journal after Volume 10 are available through the Waseda University Repository on the web.

Contact Information

〒169-0051
Nishi-Waseda Building, 1-21-1 Nishi-Waseda, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 169-0051, Japan
Publication and Editorial Office of the Journal of Asia-Pacific Studies
（Person in charge ：Prof. Shinzo Hayase）
WIAPS Office Tel ：03-3200-2437

Motivated by the goal of disseminating WIAPS research activities and research outcomes to a broad audience, publication of both the Research Paper Series and the Research Material Series began in 2010. The following research outcomes were published as of the end of Academic Year 2023. Both series are available through the Waseda Universitu Repository on the web.

Research Paper Series

• Research Paper Series No.1 「中国に帰ったタイ華僑共産党員 –欧陽恵氏のバンコク,延安,大連,吉林,北京での経験-」, Eiji Murashima / Cheng Zheng, March 2010, Waseda Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies (WIAPS), ISSN 2185-131X
• Research Paper Series No.2「日本の「戦略的パートナーシップ」外交―全体像の俯瞰」, Masaya Shiraishi, March 2014, Waseda Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies (WIAPS), ISSN2185-131X
• Research Paper Series No.3 “ICT Applications for Ageing Society”, Toshio Obi / Naoko Iwasaki, September 2010, Waseda Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies (WIAPS), ISSN 2185-131X
• Research Paper Series No.4 「エジプトにおける文化遺産の保存問題 -史跡整備の動向とその背景-」, So Hasegawa / Toshiharu Kitamura, March 2011, Waseda Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies (WIAPS), ISSN 2185-131X
• Research Paper Series No.5 “Japanese in Modern Philippine History”, Shinzo Hayase, October 2014, Waseda Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, ISSN2185-131X
• Research Paper Series No.6 「太平洋問題調査会（IPR）とその群像」, 太平洋問題調査会(IPR)研究部会 代表：山岡道男, February 2016, Waseda Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, ISSN2185-131X
• Research Paper Series No.7 「南北仏教の出会い：近代タイにおける日本仏教者, 1888-1945」, Eiji Murashima, September 2023, Waseda Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies, ISSN2185-131X

Research Material Series

• Research Material Series No.1 「太平洋問題調査会関係資料: 太平洋会議参加者名簿とデータ・ペーパー一覧」, Michio Yamaoka, March 2010, Waseda Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies (WIAPS), ISSN 2185-1301
• Research Material Series No.2 「日韓自動車産業の中国展開」, Hideo Kobayashi / Haruo Kobayashi / Yingshan Jin, March 2010, Waseda Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies (WIAPS), ISSN 2185-1301
• Research Material Series No.3 「M.ガウス回想録 -戦前期インドネシア留学生の日本体験-」, Mahjudin Gaus, edited and translated by Ken’ichi Goto, October 2012, Waseda Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies (WIAPS), ISSN 2185-1301
• Research Material Series No.4 「戦前の財団法人日本タイ協会　会報集成解題」, Eiji Murashima / Chiyonosuke Yoshida, February 2013, Waseda Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies (WIAPS), ISSN 2185-1301
• Research Material Series No.5 「朝河貫一資料　早稲田大学・福島県立図書館・イェール大学他所蔵」, Michio Yamaoka / Yukimi Masui / Takashi Igarashi / Haruko Yamauchi / Yuki Sato, February 2015, Waseda Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies (WIAPS), ISSN 2185-1301
• Research Material Series No.6 「朝日新聞大阪本社所蔵「富士倉庫資料」（写真）東南アジア関係一覧」, edited by Shinzo Hayase / Masaya Shiraishi, March 2017, Waseda Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies (WIAPS), ISSN 2185-1301
• Research Material Series No.7 「堀井龍司憲兵中佐手記、タイ国駐屯憲兵隊勤務（1942－45年）の想い出、付録　18方面軍参謀　原寿雄少佐手記」, edited and introduced by Eiji Murashima, March 2017, Waseda Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies (WIAPS), ISSN 2185-1301
• Research Material Series No.8 「天田六郎氏遺稿,「シャムの三十年」など」, edited and introduced by Eiji Murashima, March 2019, Waseda Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies (WIAPS), ISSN 2185-1301
• Research Material Series No.9 「電子版 戦前期フィリピン在住日本人関係資料：解説、総目録」, Shinzo Hayase, March 2023, Waseda Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies (WIAPS), ISSN 2185-1301
• Research Material Series No.10「戦前期フィリピン在住日本人職業別人口の総合的研究」, Shinzo Hayase, March 2024, Waseda Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies (WIAPS), ISSN 2185-1301
• Research Material Series No.11「1912年のシンガポールの日本人社会 ―『南洋新報』 4‒12 月から ―」, Shinzo Hayase, February 2025, Waseda Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies (WIAPS), ISSN 2185-1301

The WIAPS Discussion Paper series is a collection of research-in-progress that is currently being conducted at the Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies. The aim of making these open access (i.e. making them freely accessible to the public) is to promote the development of active discussion, which will facilitate the publication of these research in academic journals and books as final products.
Dissemination of this discussion paper does not imply endorsement by Waseda University of any of the views expressed within.
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