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< As of May 1, 2026 >
| College | Professors | Associate Professors | Assistant Professors (Jokyo) | Tenured Senior Lecturer | Lecturer | total | Visiting Faculty Members |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Asia Pacific Studies | 30 | 12 | 2 | 44 | 11 | ||
| College of International Management | 23 | 14 | 4 | 41 | 10 | ||
| College of Sustainability and Tourism | 20 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 3 | ||
| Center for Language Education | 6 | 5 | 22 | 51 | 84 | ||
| Education Development and Learning Support Center | 4 | 7 | 2 | 13 | |||
| Graduate School of Asia Pacific Studies | 2 | ||||||
| Graduate School of Management | 5 | ||||||
| Others | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 84 | 45 | 11 | 22 | 51 | 213 | 31 |
International faculty ratio 47.9%
< As of May 1, 2026 >
| Country or Region | Number |
|---|---|
| Japan | 111 |
| United States | 17 |
| China | 14 |
| Korea | 13 |
| Canada | 7 |
| United Kingdom | 6 |
| Philippines | 5 |
| Viet Nam | 5 |
| Australia | 3 |
| Indonesia | 3 |
| New Zealand | 3 |
| Thailand | 3 |
| Colombia | 2 |
| Iran | 2 |
| Italy | 2 |
| Jamaica | 2 |
| Taiwan | 2 |
| Bangladesh | 1 |
| Gabon | 1 |
| Germany | 1 |
| India | 1 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 |
| Malaysia | 1 |
| Nepal | 1 |
| Poland | 1 |
| Romania | 1 |
| South Africa | 1 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 |
| Spain | 1 |
| Sweden | 1 |
| Total | 213 |
(30 Countries / Regions)
< As of May 1, 2026 (Titles have been omitted) >
| Name | Post | Conferral date |
|---|---|---|
| HIRAIWA Gaishi | Former Chairman of the Board, The Tokyo Electric Power Co., Inc. Honorary Chairman, Japan Federation of Economic Organizations (Keidanren) Counselor, The Imperial Household Agency |
April 2, 2003 |
| HIRAMATSU Morihiko | Governor of Oita Prefecture | April 2, 2003 |
| ARAI Masaaki | Former Chairman of the Board, Sumitomo Life Insurance Company Former Secretary General, Kansai Association of Corporate Executives (Kansai Keizai Doyukai) |
April 2, 2003 |
| HIGUCHI Hirotaro | Former Chairman of the Board, Asahi Breweries, Ltd. Special Advisor to the Cabinet |
April 2, 2003 |
| Bakili MULUZI | President of the Republic of Malawi | October 3, 2003 |
| SEN Genshitsu （SEN Soshitsu XV） |
Former Grand Master, Urasenke Chado Tradition | April 2, 2004 |
| V´aclav Klaus | President of the Czech Republic | February 16, 2007 |
| Tsakhia ELBEGDORJ | President of Mongolia | May 22, 2015 |
| Mahathir bin Mohamad | Prime Minister of Malaysia | August 9, 2018 |
Note: The above titles were current at the time of conferral.
< As of May 1, 2026 (Titles have been omitted) >
| Name | Post |
|---|---|
| CHAWLA, Ashok Kumar | Former Advisor (Japan), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India |
| FUNABASHI Yoichi | International House of Japan Chairman, Global Council |
| HSIAO Hsin-Huang Michael | Adjunct Research Fellow, Institute of Sociology, Academia Sinica, Chair Professor, College of Hakka Studies, National Central University Chairman, Taiwan-Asia Exchange Foundation, Taiwan |
| KINOSHITA Reiko | Journalist; Former Member of IWMF Board of Directors (International Women’s Media Foundation) |
| KISHORE C. DASH | Director, Entrepreneurship Education Center, Paradise Valley Community College |
| KOHARA Masahiro | Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo |
| KOMAI Hiroshi | Emeritus Professor, University of Tsukuba |
| KUMON Shumpei | Director, The Institute of Infosocionomis, Tama University |
| SALAZAR Robert A.C. | Director, Entrepreneurship Education Center, Paradise Valley Community College |
| Tommy KOH | Professor of Law, National University of Singapore; Ambassador-At-Large, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore; Honorary Chairman,National Heritage Board of Singapore; Chairman, Center for International Law, National University of Singapore; Rector, Tembusu College, National University of Singapore; Co-chairman of the Japan-Singapore Symposium; Co-chairman of the China-Singapore Forum |
| TODA Takao | Former Special Assistant to the Chairperson, Board of Trustees JICA, Visiting Professor, Juntendo University |
| Name | Post |
|---|---|
| CHEN Zu-chung | Chairman, Hong-Shan Corporation |
| CHIYODA Kunio | Former Chairman, Certified Public Accountants and Auditing Oversight Board |
| SAKI Masayasu | Outside Director, HASEGAWA Co, Ltd. Outside Director, CB Holdings Co. Ltd. |
| SHIBATA Hirofumi | Honorary President, International Institute of Public Finance; Professor Emeritus, Osaka University |
| TAKATSUKI Ryosuke | President & CEO, Inspire Corporation |
| TERASHIMA Jitsuro | Chairman, Japan Research Institute; President, Tama University |
| NAGUMO Takehiko | General Incorporated Association Smart City Institute Japan, Representative Director |
| HAIDAR Ali | Former Professor, College of International Management, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University |
| SEMMOTO Sachio | Special Advisor to Japan M&A Center |
| GUNARTO Hary | Former Professor, College of International Management, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University |
| Name | Post |
|---|---|
| NAGANO Yasuhiro | Politician, Beppu City Mayor |
| SUDO Hiroshi | Former Professor, Graduate School of Regional Policy Design, Hosei University |
| ZAIZEN Naomi | Actor |
| Name | Post |
|---|---|
| SEN Amartya | Lamont University Professor and Professor of Economics and Philosophy, Harvard University; Nobel Prize Laureate in Economics (1998) |
| HECK Peter | Managing Director, Institute for Applied Material Flow Management (IfaS), Trier University of Applied Sciences, Environmental Campus Birkenfeld |
| Name | Post |
|---|---|
| FATEMI, Ali M. | Chairman Emeritus, Department of Finance, DePaul University |
| KOMORI Tsuyoshi | Representative Director, CORESCO |
| MAKINO Hirofumi | Former Board Director & Vice President, Coca-Cola (Japan ) Company Limited |
| PATTEN Ronald J. | Dean Emeritus, DePaul University |
| Name | Post |
|---|---|
| HIMAWARI Fumiaki | Fundokin Shoyu Co., Ltd. |
< As of May 1, 2026 (Titles have been omitted) >
| Name | Post |
|---|---|
| SAKAMOTO Kazuichi | Founding President, Ritsumeikan University Professor Emeritus, Ritsumeikan University Former Advisor, Office for Editing of the Ritsumeikan History, Ritsumeikan Trust |
| JIDO Yuji | Founding Vice President, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Former Special Aide to the Chancellor, Ritsumeikan Trust Professor Emeritus, Ritsumeikan University |
| KOHGA Mitsuhide | Former Executive Board of Trustee, Ritsumeikan Trust Former Advisor to President, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Professor Emeritus, Ritsumeikan University Former Director, Office of Publications on the History of Ritsumeikan |
| OGATA Masakatsu | Former Professor, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Former Executive Vice-President of Japan National Tourist Organization (Overseas Promotion) |
| FUKUI Hayao | Former Professor, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Professor Emeritus, Kyoto University Special Professor,Faculty of Agriculture, Khon Kaen University |
| HATADA Nobuyuki | Former Professor, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University |
| KEE Pookong | Director and Professor, Asia Institute, The University of Melbourne Former Professor, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University |
| NAMBA Masanori | Former Professor, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University |
| IGUSA Kunio | Former Professor, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University |
| SINHA Dipendra | Former Professor, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University |
| TAKAMOTO Akihiro | Former Professor, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University |
| EADES, Jeremy S. | Former Professor, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University |
| COOPER, Malcolm J. M. | Former Professor, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University |
| NAKATA Yukihiko | Former Professor, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University |
| MANI A. | Former Professor, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University |
| KO Yiu-Chung | Former Professor, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University |
| MIYOSHI Koichi | Former Professor, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University |
| MUTO Koji | Former Professor, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University |
| Monte CASSIM | 2nd President, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Special Aide to the Chancellor, The Ritsumeikan Trust Professor, College of Policy Science, Ritsumeikan University Professor Emeritus, Ritsumeikan University |
| MANOPIMOKE, Supachit | Former Professor, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University |
| NAKAGAMI Kenichi | Former Vice President, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University Professor, College of Policy Science, Ritsumeikan University Professor Emeritus, Ritsumeikan University |
| FUKUTANI Masanobu | Former Professor, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University |
| UNETANI Takako | Former Professor, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University |
| YAMAGAMI Susumu | Former Professor, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University |
| PORTER Edgar A. | Former Professor, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University |
| FELLIZAR, Francisco Jr., P | Former Professor, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University |
| KORENAGA Shun | 3rd President, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University |
| UMEDA Chisako | Former Professor, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University |
| SALAZAR Robert A.C. | Former Professor, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University |
| AISINGIORO Ulhicun | Former Professor, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University |
| GUNARTO, Hary | Former Professor, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University |
| CLASTER William B. | Former Professor, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University |
| SUZUKI Kanichiro | Former Professor, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University |
| HICKS Joseph | Former Professor, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University |
| HAIDAR Ali | Former Professor, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University |
| YOKOYAMA Kenji | Former Vice President, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University: Former Professor, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University |
| WANG Mariner | Former Professor, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University |
| SUGITA Kinji | Former Professor, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University |
| SHIN Kimie | Former Professor, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University |
| PARDO Phillip Dean | Former Professor, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University |
| KIM Sangho | Former Professor, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University |
| KIM Chan Hoe | Former Professor, College of Asia Pacific Studies, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University |
| PISHVA Davar | Former Professor, College of Sustainability and Tourism, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University |
| DEGUCHI Haruaki | 4th President, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University |
| YOSHIMATSU Hidetaka | Former Professor, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University |
| MANTELLO Peter A. | Former Professor, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University |
| PROGLER Joseph | Former Professor, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University |
| FUJII Seiichi | Former Professor, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University |
| KAWAZOE Satoshi | Former Professor, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University |
(Note) The above titles were current at the time of conferral.
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