Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI) Projects - Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University

Mainly managed by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI) are governmental competitive funds that aim to significantly develop scientific research. KAKENHI covers basic to applied research in all fields, ranging from the humanities and the social sciences to the natural sciences. For more information on KAKENHI, please click here .

In promoting research at APU, the Research Office provides support and assistance for all faculty members applying for KAKENHI.

AY2021

No.	Category	Principal Investigator	Research Title
1	Scientific Research (A) General	YOTSUMOTO Yukio	A Comparative Study on Creating Sustainable Communities through Tourism in Depopulating Areas During the Pandemic Era
2	Scientific Research (B) General	VAFADARI Kazem	Rural Development and Community Resiliency Through Agriculture Heritage Tourism
3	Scientific Research (C) General	HASUDA Takashi	A Research on Maps of Southeast Asia in History Textbooks: Focusing on Maps about the Red Seal Ship Trade and the Japanese Quarter
4	Scientific Research (C) General	TATEYAMA Hirokuni	Fundamental Research on the Introduction of Cultural Anthropology into High School Education
5	Scientific Research (C) General	NATSUDA Kaoru	Environmental Regulations in the EU and New Developments in the Automotive Industry
6	Scientific Research (C) General	BEISE-ZEE Marian	Understanding and Improving Public Attitudes in Japan towards Corporate Takeovers by Chinese Firms
7	Scientific Research (C) General	ITOI Kiyu	Exploring Discursive Language Practices and the Role of Translanguaging in Japanese University Classrooms
8	Early-Career Scientists	HIRANO Miharu	Research on the Changing Functions of International Institutions for Preventing and Resolving Water Conflicts
9	Early-Career Scientists	ROUX Petrus Willem	Cultivating Cultural Intelligence (CQ): Designing a Pedagogy for the 21st Century
10	Early-Career Scientists	KUBO Takayuki	Research on Enhancing Global Competitiveness of Regions through the Formation of Tourism Industry-Based Hot Spring Clusters
11	Early-Career Scientists	YOUN Seung Ho	On Being Community Members: Exploring Psychological Mechanisms of Community Identity Construction through Community-Based Tourism
12	Early-Career Scientists	SUN Yiyang	How to Transform and Upgrade Hotels in Japan to JP Hotel+ in the Post-COVID-19 Age?