GRADUATE SCHOOL OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION STUDIES
- International Development Studies Course (Master’s Degree Program)
- International Security Studies Course (Master’s Degree Program)
- International Development Studies Course (Doctoral Degree Program)
- International Security Studies Course (Doctoral Degree Program)
- Purpose and basic policy on educational research
International Development Studies Course (Master’s Degree Program)
Topics of master’s degree theses (for 2019)
- Nepal Agricultural Intensification and Economic Development
- Consideration On The Increase Of Female Congress Members By Positive Action -Glorious Future For Woman In Japan-
- How Special Credit Guarantee Program Works? -A Case Study of the Japanese Experience-
- he development of the Japanese Guest house and its problems
- Contribution of the elderly in the ageing society
- Child Poverty Issues in Japan :
-With Special Focus on Labor Market and Social Security System- - Efforts to dispose of plastic waste to create a resource recycling society
-Recycling of waste plastic products in China- - A study on awareness survey of residents and comparison of implementation
systems in applied LBT areas -A case study of Asis, Africa and Japan- - Current Status and Issues of the Waste Problem in China
- A Study on the Relationship between Economic Development and Environmental Changes :
Case of Beijing City in China - The research about the development of the Japanese anime industry
-Challenges in the digital and global age- - Problems in Taiyuan City Urban Development and Public Transport Planning Management
and Countermeasures Research - Research on Theme park and Invigorating local communities
-focuses of Asian「Three Disneyland」 - Vegetable farming in Nepal Opportunities and Constraints
- A study on hot spring tourism industry in Jilin Province, China
-A comparative study between China and Japan- - A study on the use of regional airports that complement Haneda Airport and Narita Airport
- The research on the preservation policy of Chinese and Japanese historical districts
- Japan’s decling birthrate and its revelation on China’s declining birthrate
Credits and Degrees
Master’s Degree Program |
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Requirements for completion |
Number of credits to be obtained |
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Economic Development Field |
Required |
Economic development seminar |
No credits granted |
At least 30 credits in total |
Compulsory elective |
Economic development |
At least 14 credits |
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Elective |
Area Studies A & B |
At least 6 credits |
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Elective |
Common to each field |
At least 6 credits |
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Research guidance |
master’s thesis |
Requirements for completion |
Number of credits to be obtained |
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Area Studies A Field |
Required |
Area Studies A seminar |
No credits granted |
At least 30 credits in total |
Compulsory elective |
Area Studies A & B |
At least 12 credits |
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Elective |
Economic development |
At least 8 credits |
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Elective |
Common to each field |
At least 6 credits |
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Research guidance |
master’s thesis |
Degrees can be received by obtaining credits in classes provided in Japanese or English.

Master (International Development)
Courses and teachers in the master’s degree program (as of April, 2020)
Educational |
Class subjects |
Credits |
Teachers |
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Economic development | ● | Demography | 2 | ARATAME Natsumi |
● | Development Economics (Economics and Contemporary Asia) | 2 | YAGUCHI Yue | |
● | Economic Development Policy | 2 | SHINO Kohei | |
● | Comparative Political System (Development and Democratization) | 2 | KAI Nobuyoshi | |
Transitional Economy Studies | 2 | DU Jin | ||
Business in Asia | 2 | TOKUHARA Satoru | ||
● | Development Finance | 2 | FUJIMOTO Koji | |
● | Development Cooperation (Theory and Strategy) | 2 | FUJIMOTO Koji | |
● | International Environmental Cooperation | 2 | HARASHIMA Yohei | |
Institution Development | 2 | SAHARA Takayuki | ||
Management of Development Project (Case Studies) | 2 | TOKUNAGA Tatsumi | ||
● | Development Strategy (Growth,Poverty,and the Environment) |
2 | YANAGIHARA Toru | |
● | International Cooperation on Agriculture | 2 | TAKESHITA Masanori | |
● | Local Development | 2 | UKEDA Hiroyuki | |
Seminar on Economic Development | 2 | Each tutor | ||
Area Studies A | ● | China Studies (Economic Development) | 2 | DU Jin |
● | The Study of International Relations surrounding China | 2 | IJIRI Hidenori | |
● | Japan-China relations | 2 | OKADA Minoru | |
Studies on Chinese Industry | 2 | WANG Shuguang | ||
● | Southeast Asia Studies (Development and ASEAN’s Strategy) | 2 | YOSHINO Fumio | |
Korea Studies (History and People) | 2 | SHIMOJO Masao | ||
NIES Studies | 2 | MOON Daewoo | ||
● | South Asia Studies (Modern Economy) | 2 | KOJIMA Makoto | |
Oceania Studies | 2 | SUGITA Hiroya | ||
Latin America Studies | 2 | TAKESHITA Koujiro | ||
Europe Studies | 2 | YOKOYAMA Makio | ||
● | Japanese Economy | 2 | YOSHINO Fumio | |
Society and Culture in Japan | 2 | ARATAME Natsumi | ||
● | Japanese Studies (Social Structure, Social Change and Development) | 2 | Not offered | |
Seminar on Area Studies A | – | Each tutor | ||
Common to each field | ● | Research Methods (Quantitative Analysis) | 2 | TAKEDA Shinichi |
● | Research Methods (Qualitative Analysis) | 2 | INADA Masaya | |
● | Principle and Method of Performance Evaluation | 2 | SUGIMOTO Masami | |
● | Project Planning and Evaluation Methods | 2 | SAHARA Takayuki | |
● | International Economics | 2 | TOKUHARA Satoru | |
International Logistics | 2 | KUSE Hirohito | ||
Economic Theory | 2 | MOTEGI Hajime | ||
Joint Seminar | 2 | Multiple teachers | ||
Literature Reading 1 (English) | 2 | KAI Nobuyoshi | ||
Literature Reading 3 (Japanese) | 2 | TOKUHARA Satoru | ||
● | International Japanese Culture (1) | 2 | VASSILI Molodiakov | |
● | Cross Cultural Communication | 2 | PEMA Gyalpo | |
Methodology of Social Science Studies | 2 | SATO Heigo |
≪Notes≫
- *The class subjects with the ● mark are provided in both Japanese and English.
International Security Studies Course (Master’s Degree Program)
Topics of master’s degree theses (for 2019)
- The Grand Strategy of Sparta from the Pre-Classical to the Classical period
-A reconsideration of the theory of Thucydides Trap- - A look at the termination process of the Korean War
- Collaboration between the Army and the Police in “Gray Zone”
-To Typify Collaboration and Rearrange “Gray Zone”- - The influence of international and domestic factors on the direction of China’s arms transfer development -Focus on the development history of China’s arms transfer-
- China’s invasion of Tibet and Tibetan resistance
- The relationship of the election system and the political party system in Japan -From the collapse of 1955 system until the present situation close to the one-party dominant system-
- Progress in military technology and defense policy in the United States
-A case study of the development of Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle in the U.S. Navy- - The Development of Chinese-Japanese Relations After The Cold War And The Japan’s Diplomatic Strategy Towards China -From The Perspective of China-
- Formulation and Transformation of Civil Military Relationship in Japan
-Complication between Assertive Control and Delegate Control-
Credits and Degrees
Master’s Degree Program |
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Requirements for completion |
Number of credits to be obtained |
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National Security and Crisis Management Field |
Required |
National security and crisis management seminar |
No credits granted |
At least 30 credits in total |
Compulsory elective |
National security and crisis management |
At least 14 credits |
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Elective |
Area Studies A & B |
At least 8 credits |
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Elective |
Common to each field |
At least 4 credits |
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Research guidance |
Master’s thesis |
Requirements for completion |
Number of credits to be obtained |
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Area Studies B Field |
Required |
Area Studies B seminar |
No credits granted |
At least 30 credits in total |
Compulsory elective |
Area Studies A & B |
At least 12 credits |
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Elective |
National security and crisis management |
At least 10 credits |
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Elective |
Common to each field |
At least 4 credits |
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Research guidance |
Master’s thesis |

Master (National Security)
Courses and teachers in the master’s degree program (as of April, 2020)
Educational |
Class subjects |
Credits |
Teachers |
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National security and crisis management | Security Studies (Theory, Policy, Strategy, and Evaluation) | 2 | MORIMOTO Satoshi | |
Law of International Security | 2 | USAMI Masayuki | ||
Law of National Security | 2 | MARUMO Yuichi | ||
International Conflict Studies | 2 | ENDO Tetsuya | ||
International Organization (United Nations) | 2 | Not offered | ||
Crisis Management | 2 | ENDO Tetsuya | ||
Overseas Risk Management (Nation and Intelligence) | 2 | KABASHIBA Shinya | ||
International Intelligence Management | 2 | SANDA Katsumi | ||
International Security Cooperation | 2 | SUZUKI Yuji | ||
Theory of Military Strategy | 2 | FUKUDA Takeshi | ||
Japanese Military and Diplomatic History | 2 | AKIMOTO Tiaki | ||
Security Studies (Nuclear Strategy and Nuclear Deterrence) | 2 | ARIE Koichi | ||
Security Studies (Arms Control and Confidence Building) | 2 | SATO Heigo | ||
International Relations | 2 | SATO Heigo | ||
Seminar on National Security and Crisis Management | – | Each tutor | ||
Area Studies B | Studies on Chinese Politics | 2 | WANG Shuguang | |
〃 | 2 | MOMMA Rira | ||
Taiwan Studies | 2 | MOMMA Rira | ||
East Asia Studies | 2 | TAKESADA Hideshi | ||
Europe Studies | 2 | SHIDA Junjiro | ||
Korean Peninsula Studies | 2 | ARAKI Kazuhiro | ||
● | South Asia Studies | 2 | TAKEUCHI Yukifumi | |
Middle East Studies | 2 | MORITO Koji | ||
Islam Studies | 2 | MORI Nobuo | ||
South west Asia Studies(with Focus on SAARC) | 2 | Pema Gyalpo | ||
Russia Studies | 2 | NAGOSI Kenrou | ||
America Studies | 2 | KAWAKAMI Takashi | ||
Seminar on Area Studies B | – | Each tutor | ||
Common to each field | ● | Research Methods (Quantitative Analysis) | 2 | TAKEDA Shinichi |
● | Research Methods (Qualitative Analysis) | 2 | INADA Masaya | |
● | Principle and Method of Performance Evaluation | 2 | SUGIMOTO Masami | |
● | Project Planning and Evaluation Methods | 2 | SAHARA Takayuki | |
● | International Economics | 2 | TOKUHARA Satoru | |
International Logistics | 2 | KUSE Hirohito | ||
Economic Theory | 2 | MOTEGI Hajime | ||
Joint Seminar | 2 | Multiple teachers | ||
Literature Reading 1 (English) | 2 | KAI Nobuyoshi | ||
Literature Reading 3 (Japanese) | 2 | TOKUHARA Satoru | ||
● | International Japanese Culture (1) | 2 | VASSILI Molodiakov | |
● | Cross Cultural Communication | 2 | PEMA Gyalpo | |
Methodology of Social Science Studies | 2 | SATO Heigo |
≪Notes≫
- The class subjects with the ● mark are provided in both Japanese and English.
International Development Studies Course (Doctoral Degree Program)
Topics of doctoral theses
for 2019
- A Study on the Implementation of Community Driven Development Program
in Three Villages of Indonesia - An Empirical Research on Productivity Change of Textile Industry in Japan: Analysis of Factors Affecting Regional Disparities and Ways of Building Business Networks
for 2018
- A Study on the Improvement of Lifesaving Cooperation in a Large-Scale Earthquake Disaster: Focusing on Cooperation between Prefectural Government Office, SDF and DMAT
- Reform and Opening-up, Market Competition and Industrial Policy: An Empirical Research on Productivity Change of Manufacturing Firms in Guangdong, China
for 2016
- An Advance of Horizontal Division of Labor in the Industry of East Asian Countries and Deepening of Economic Relations -With a Focus on China,Japan,Korea-
- Evolution of the Economic Development in Indochina -Towards a New Economic Development Patter-
Credits and Degrees
Doctoral Degree Program |
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Doctor (International Development)
Courses and teachers in the doctoral degree program (as of April, 2020)
Educational |
Class subjects |
Credits |
Teachers |
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Economic development | Advanced Study in Economic Development Ⅰ (Development Economics: Theory and Empirical Studies) | 2 | YAGUCHI Yue |
Advanced Study in Economic Development Ⅱ (Development Economics : International Trade,Investment, and Finance) |
2 | TOKUHARA Satoru | |
Advanced Study in Economic Development Ⅲ (Development Economics: Population and Urbanization) | 2 | ARATAME Natsumi | |
Project Management and Finance | 2 | FUJIMOTO Koji | |
Area Studies A | Advanced Study in Area Study A Ⅰ | 2 | KOJIMA Makoto |
Advanced Study in Area Study A Ⅱ | 2 | OKADA Minoru | |
Advanced Study in Area Study A Ⅲ | 2 | YOSHINO Fumio | |
Advanced Study in Area Study A Ⅳ | 2 | DU Jin | |
Advanced Seminar in Area Study A (Guidance for Research and Dissertation) | – | Each tutor | |
Common within the course | Advanced Joint Seminar(Economies of Korea and Taiwan) | 2 | MOON Daewoo |
Advanced seminars (thesis guidance) | Advanced Seminar in Economic Development (Guidance for Research and Dissertation) | – | Each tutor |
Advanced Seminar in Area Study A (Guidance for Research and Dissertation) | – | Each tutor |
International Security Studies Course (Doctoral Degree Program)
Topics of doctoral theses
for 2019
- U.S. Financial Sanctions against Nonproliferation
for 2017
- A Study of Development of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Regime.
- Conversion of Social Crevice to Political Crevice due to the Rationality of Political Elite in South Korea
for 2016
- “Revalidation of dividing prozess of Germany after the World War II from Eastern Bloc -Establishment of German Democratic Republic as a view of “Stalin’s Defeat”.
- Study of Intelligence Organizational theory -Challenges and Prospects in the U.S. Intelligence-
- A Study on the Political Propaganda : Studies on Its Concepts, Structure and Actual Conditions
Credits and Degrees
Doctoral Degree Program |
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Doctor (National Security)
Courses and teachers in the doctoral degree program (as of April, 2020)
Educational |
Class subjects |
Credits |
Teachers |
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National security and crisis management | Advanced Study in National Security and Crisis Management Ⅰ (Alliance and National Security Policy) | 2 | KAWAKAMI Takashi |
Advanced Study in National Security and Crisis Management Ⅱ (Civil Security / History of Security) | 2 | ENDO Tetsuya | |
Advanced Study in National Security and Crisis Management Ⅲ (International Security Order and the United States of America) | 2 | SUZUKI Yuji | |
Advanced Seminar in National Security and Crisis Management (Guidance for Research and Dissertation) | – | Each tutor | |
Area Studies B | Advanced Study in Area Study B Ⅰ (China: Political Regime and Defense Strategy) | 2 | MOMMA Rira |
Advanced Study in Area Study B Ⅲ (Islam World: the Sharia and the State) | 2 | MORI Nobuo | |
Advanced Study in Area Study B Ⅴ (Korean Peninsula: the North-South Relationship) | 2 | ARAKI Kazuhiro | |
Advanced Study in Area Study B VI (America: Domestics Politics and Foreign Policy) | 2 | KAWAKAMI Takashi | |
Advanced Study in Area Study B Ⅶ (US-Japan Relations: Domestic Politics and Foreign Policy) | 2 | SATO Heigo | |
Advanced Seminar in Area Study B (Guidance for Research and Dissertation) | – | Each tutor | |
International Security Studies Course Common subjects | Advanced Joint Seminar Ⅰ (Security and Law) | 2 | Not offered |
Advanced Joint Seminar Ⅲ | Not offered | ||
Advanced Joint Seminar Ⅳ (International Security Cooperation: Development and Pease / Security) | 2 | SUZUKI Yuji | |
Advanced seminars (thesis guidance) | Advanced Seminar in National Security and Crisis Management (Guidance for Research and Dissertation) | – | Each tutor |
Advanced Seminar in Area Study B (Guidance for Research and Dissertation) | – | Each tutor |