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.

AY2020

No.	Category	Principal Investigator	Research Title
1	Scientific Research (C) General	SASAGAWA Hideo	A Study on the Establishment of National Buddhism in Modern and Contemporary Cambodia
2	Scientific Research (C) General	SEIKE Kumi	A Study of Impact of Realistic Turn on Sociological Theory: A Reconsideration from the viewpoint of "Ontology / Epistemology"
3	Scientific Research (C) General	TAKEKAWA Shunichi	A History of Conservative Journalism in postwar Japan: Differences and Transformation of Yomiuri and Sankei
4	Scientific Research (C) General	TAHARA Hiroki	Revival of Vietnamese Bolero music
5	Scientific Research (C) General	QIAN XUEPENG	International comparative study on waste separation behavior change
6	Scientific Research (C) General	ALCANTARA Lailani Laynesa	Investigating the hybridity and scaling strategies of for-profit social enterprises
7	Scientific Research (C) General	KIM Rebecca ChungHee	Value-oriented Inclusive Leadership of Asia: Harnessing the Link between the Varieties of Capitalism and CSR
8	Scientific Research (C) General	SAITO Hiroaki	The role of staff breakrooms in employees' psychophysiological recovery, well-being, and performance
9	Scientific Research (C) General	KANAI Shusuke	Customer Value Creation Mechanism in Small Local Cinemas: A Comparative Study of Japan and the UK
10	Early-Career Scientists	YAMAURA Koichi	Analyzing the impact of restrained buying behavior caused by discrepancies existing in information sources and messengers on food systems
11	Early-Career Scientists	FAN Pengda	Investors' interest pertaining to gender diversification in firms selected for The Nadeshiko Brand and IPO firms
12	Early-Career Scientists	SEVIGNY Paul	Developing Bilingual Short Stories and Community Literacy Activists
13	Publication of Scientific Research Results	KIKKAWA Takuro	Politics, military affairs and social movements in Jordan: regime-security frameworks for the survival of the kingdom
14	Challenging Research (Exploratory)	MANTELLO Peter A.	Technology, Criminality and Law Enforcement in Pre-Crime Society
15	Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research (Fostering Joint International Research (B))	SAITO Hiroaki	Inducing pro-environmental behavior in tourists for the sustainable development of Japan's tourism and hospitality industries