Seminar Introduction (Department of International Economics)

SEMINAR LIST Research themes and contents

We would like to introduce the research themes and contents of the 2025 seminars for Department of International Economics.
In addition, students in Department of International Politics and Department of International Communication can also select seminars in Department of International Economics.

Teacher Name	Seminar research themes (click to link to faculty information)
Nguyen Quoc Hung	Global Economic and Financial Analysis
Tatsuya Uchida	Economic analysis of social, organizational, and personal problems
Yoshihide Uchiyama	Empirical research on Japanese and international economic issues
Yasuharu Shimamura	Sustainable Community Development for Poverty Reduction in Asia and Africa
SIM, Seung-Gyu	Understanding Contemporary Economic Issues and Policies
Kenshi Takeda	Japan and International Politics and Economy
Yoshitaka Tsuruta	Data analysis on business activities, regulations, industrial policy, and competition policy
Akinori Tomohara	Issues Facing the Global Economy: "The Economics of Immigration" and "The Economics of Happiness"
Hironobu Nakagawa	Data Science
Nomura Chikayoshi	Economic History from a Global Perspective
Koichi Fujita	Learning about Rural Socio-Economic Development in Asian Developing Countries
Tomohito Okabe	Francophonie and Japan: Considering Social Issues in Different Cultures
Kami Seo	Environmental Economics, Environmental Risk Studies
Nobuaki Yamashita	Economics of Globalization

RESEARCH THEMES Examples of student research topics

Suggestions for the Circular Economy of Food in Japan – From the Perspectives of Production, Consumption and Recycle
The relationship between frequency of SNS use and tolerance towards homosexuality - Does SNS promote understanding of homosexuality?
The characteristics of exclusion against Asians in Tanganyika nationalism: focusing on the Africanization of civil service
Changes in men's aesthetic sense as seen through market trends in men's cosmetics
Analysis of the determinants of fair trade certification in low- and middle-income countries: Consideration of the possibility of participation of producer organizations