Network-based projects: NIHU Area Studies
Northeast Asia
Main theme: Regional Structure and Its Change in Northeast Asia: In Search of the Way to Coexist from the Point of View of Transborderism
"Northeast Asia" comprises of Japan, China, Russia, Mongolia, South Korea and North Korea and this concept is important in tackling issues confronted by each country This project maps out a vision for coexistence within Northeast Asia through understanding various phenomena surrounding crossing borders. It examines causes of social and economic conflicts and searches for meaningful solutions to issues occurring among these nations.
| Project names | Institutions | Representatives |
| Center for Northeast Asian Area Studies | Minpaku | Kazunobu Ikeya |
| Slavic-Eurasian Research Center | Hokkaido University | Akihiro Iwashita |
| Center for Northeast Asian Studies | Tohoku University | Satoshi Chiba |
| Center for Far Eastern Studies | University of Toyama | Jun Ma |
| Institute for North East Asian Research | The University of Shimane | Xiao Dong Li |
| Waseda Institute of Contemporary Chinese Studies | Waseda University | Rumi Aoyama |
Modern Middle East
Main theme:Towards a Pluralistic and Multi-Valued Society: People and Cultures of the Middle East in the Age of Global Change
This project examines how individuals in the Middle East obtain information, accumulate knowledge and utilize them as resources in an age of global transformations of the environment, society, and media. We study how individuals relate to the world, at the ways social spaces are created, and at the manners in which individuals relate to them, inclusively or exclusively, based on their diverse values.
| Project names | Institutions | Representatives |
| Center for Modern Middle East Studies | Minpaku | Tetsuo Nishio |
| Middle East and Islamic Studies, Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa | Tokyo University of Foreign Studies | Nobuaki Kondo |
| Center for Islamic Studies | Sophia University | Masayuki Akahori |
| Center for Islamic Area Studies | Kyoto University | Yasushi Tonaga |
| Graduate School of International Resource Sciences | Akita University | Hikari Fujii |
South Asia
Main theme:Structural transformation in globalizing South Asia - Integrated area studies for sustainable, inclusive and peaceful development
This project fosters an in-depth understanding of contemporary South Asia and its future prospects by focusing on society, culture, politics, economy, and the environment through interdisciplinary and long-term approaches. By incorporating insights of area specialists we aim to work on real-world problems in this region and find solutions for a sustainable, inclusive and peaceful development of the region.
| Project names | Institutions | Representatives |
| Integrated Area Studies on South Asia (INDAS) | Kyoto University | Koichi Fujita (Chief representative) Tatsuro Fujikura (Facility representative) |
| MINDAS | Minpaku | Minoru Mio |
| TINDAS | The University of Tokyo | Akio Tanabe |
| HINDAS | Hiroshima University | Kazuo Tomozawa |
| FINDAS | Tokyo University of Foreign Studies | Toshie Awaya |
| RINDAS | Ryukoku University | Mitsuya Dake |