Research

2025.07.23 New Research Article

Success Factors of Innovation Ecosystem - Bridging Silicon Valley, the Tokyo metropolitan area, and Kyushu

In Kyushu, the semiconductor industry is booming, triggered by the expansion of Taiwan's TSMC into Kumamoto. However, Kyushu's innovation ecosystem (startup ecosystem) is still small in scale compared to overseas ecosystems such as Silicon Valley and the Tokyo metropolitan area of ​​Japan.　In this workshop (symposium), experts will provide topics and discuss the challenges and success factors of startup ecosystems in Silicon Valley, the Tokyo metropolitan area, and Kyushu from various perspectives, including political systems and social culture. In addition, by bridging and combining these regions through the overseas networks of universities such as APU, we aim to achieve the global implementation of regional industries such as Kyushu and create value on a global scale.

【Date Time】13:00-17:00 July 29th (Tue), 2025
【Venue】APU Green Commons J101
【Language】Available in Japanese only

Flyer available here
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2025.07.18 New Research Article

APU Outreach & Research Office July Edition Newsletter Published

Now that its July, Grants-in-Aid application has begun. For the Outreach & Research Office, summer is Grants-in-Aid season! This month’s newsletter is a special Grants-in-Aid issue.

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2025.07.02 New Research Article

Information on Media Coverage of APU Faculty Member's Research

Professor Yoichiro SATO (College of Asia Pacific Studies) was quoted in an article following an interview with the South China Morning Post, in This Week in Asia's "'Tactical move': why Japan pulled plug on US security talks amid defense spending row" (Published June 25, 2025)

https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3315653/tactical-move-why-japan-pulled-plug-us-security-talks-amid-defence-spending-row *In English

Additionally, he commented on a Vietnamese news broadcast as an expert on the impact of the possible closure of the Strait of Hormuz.
https://vtvgo.vn/ts/Wzer61DpE9-20250624-13393027 (From 3:20) *Vietnamese

He was also quoted in a Vietnamese newspaper, the Thanh Niên, in the article "Signs of a Crack in the U.S.-Japan Alliance?" (Published June 26, 2025)
https://thanhnien.vn/lien-minh-my-nhat-dung-truoc-ran-nut-185250625221016708.htm *Vietnamese

On the Research Homepage, we would like to introduce the results of APU faculty members' research and information on the media coverage thereof. Please take a look!

2025.06.17 New Research Article

APU Outreach and Research Office Newsletter – May Edition Published

Now that it’s the rainy season, the summer Grants-in-Aid season is approaching. The Research Officeis planning on hosting various events for professors who are curious or interested in Grants-in-Aid.
In the June edition of the newsletter, we'll introduce three professors from APS (College of Asia Pacific Studies) who are researching International Relations.

Assistant Professor WATANABE Tsukasa
Professor IKKATAI Katsuya
Professor CHEN Ching-Chang

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2025.05.22 New Research Article

APU Outreach and Research Office Newsletter – May Edition Published

With Golden Week behind us, early summer has arrived! At the Outreach and Research Office, we are continuing various activities, such as organizing events hosted by research centers and managing on-campus research support programs.
In the May edition of our newsletter, following the previous issue, we are pleased to introduce the research activities of faculty members who joined us last fall. We hope you enjoy reading it!

2025.05.14 New Research Article

CIL Research Symposium Will be Held at Expo 2025 Osaka

An APU's research center, the Center for Inclusive Leadership (CIL), will be hosting a research symposium at the Osaka Kansai Expo 2025 on June 1, 2025. The event will be held both in-person at the Expo as well as online (live streaming) so we encourage you to sign up and attend!
Please check the CIL homepage below for details.
https://en.apu.ac.jp/cil/news/article/?story_id=95

2025.05.07 New Research Article

Outreach & Research Office Newsletter Relaunch Issue!

We are restarting the APU Research Newsletter in AY2025!

Previously, from AY2019 - 2021, we published APU's Research Office Newsletter. In it, we introduced various professor's research, papers, etc. Faculty and staff have said it was useful as a medium on campus to understand the research of other professors and we have received several requests from them to bring it back. And so, we are restarting the APU Outreach & Research Office Newsletter!
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In this issue, we introduce the research of teachers who were appointed in the fall of last year. We will continue to issue this newsletter on a regular basis, so please keep an eye out!