Graduate School of Asia Pacific Studies Faculty
- *1M: Master's Thesis Advising, D: Doctoral Dissertation Advising
- *2Please note that seminar courses may not be offered every year.
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Professor
BUI Thanh Huong
- Graduate Advising *1
- M, D
- Degree
- PhD (Tourism Management), Griffith University
MBA (International Business), Waseda University
MA (Tourism Management), Griffith University
- Divisions
- Tourism and Hospitality (TH) , International Public Administration (IPA) , Sustainability Science (SS)
- Research Fields
- Human Geography, Social Psychology, Tourism Management and Development, Sustainability and Resilience
- Biography
- Professor Bui completed her master’s in Tourism Management and International Management before completing her Ph.D. at Griffith University in Australia. Her current academic societies include the European Association for Southeast Asian Studies and the Australia and New Zealand Association of Leisure Studies (ANZALS).
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Professor
JONES Thomas Edward
- Graduate Advising *1
- M, D
- Degree
- PhD (Agriculture), University of Tokyo
- Divisions
- Sustainability Science (SS) , Tourism and Hospitality (TH)
- Research Fields
- Environmental Policy, Nature-Based Tourism, Protected Areas, Regional Development
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Professor
KUBO Takayuki
- Graduate Advising *1
- M
- Degree
- PhD (Economics), Chuo University
- Divisions
- Tourism and Hospitality (TH) , Sustainability Science (SS)
- Research Fields
- Urban and Regional Economics, Urban and Regional Policies, Urban and Regional Planning
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Professor
MEIRMANOV Serik
- Graduate Advising *1
- M, D
- Degree
- Ph.D. (Medical Sciences), Nagasaki University Medical School
- Divisions
- Tourism and Hospitality (TH) , International Public Administration (IPA)
- Research Fields
- General Life Science, Social Psychology, Human Genetics, Human Pathology, Public Hygiene Studies/Health Science
- Biography
- Professor Meirmanov received his Ph.D in Medical Sciences from the Nagasaki University Medical School. His research fields are General Life Science, Social Psychology, Human Genetics, Human Pathology and Public Hygiene Studies/Health Science. Before coming to APU, Professor Meirmanov was an assistant professor at Nagasaki Medical School. He is licensed for General Surgery as well as a Medical Doctor. He has written a plethora of research papers as well as a few books.
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Professor
TODOROKI Hiroshi
- Graduate Advising *1
- M, D
- Degree
- Ph.D. (Geography), Seoul National University
- Divisions
- Tourism and Hospitality (TH)
- Research Fields
- Geography, Area Studies, Human Geography
- Biography
- Professor Todoroki graduated with his Ph.D. in Geography from Seoul National University. He currently teaches under Tourism and Hospitality, while his current research field is Geography, Area Studies, and Human Geography.
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Professor
VAFADARI M. Kazem
- Graduate Advising *1
- M, D
- Degree
- Ph.D. (Asia Pacific Studies), Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
MA, Theoretical Economics - Divisions
- Tourism and Hospitality (TH) , Sustainability Science (SS)
- Research Fields
- Cultural Heritage Management, Ecotourism, Agriculture Heritage Tourism, Community Based Tourism and Rural Tourism
- Biography
- Tourism destinations vary greatly from urban to rural settings and from artificial structures to remote locations in nature. This diversity results in demand for knowledge in various subfields of tourism and related skills. Such subfields include natural environment studies, human resource management, economics, and socio-cultural issues, knowledge of which assists our graduates in contributing to sustainable tourist destinations based on available resources. Today, tourism and hospitality are among the top grossing global industries, and attract individuals from both academia and the business world in order to manage the tourism industry and its socio-cultural, economic, and environmental impacts.”
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Professor
YOTSUMOTO Yukio
- Graduate Advising *1
- M, D
- Degree
- Ph.D. (Sociology), University of Kentucky
- Divisions
- Tourism and Hospitality (TH)
- Research Fields
- Sociology, Tourism
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Associate Professor
OHASHI Hiroaki
- Graduate Advising *1
- M
- Degree
- PhD (Urban and Regional Planning), University College London (UCL)
MArch (Architectural Design), University of London (UCL)
MSc with Distinction (Built Environment: Advanced Architectural Studies), University of London (UCL)
MEng (Civil Engineering), The University of Tokyo
BEng (Civil Engineering), The University of Tokyo - Divisions
- Sustainability Science (SS), Tourism and Hospitality (TH)
- Research Fields
- Urban and Regional Planning, Spatial Planning and Policy, Comprehensive Planning, Urban (Re)development, Real Estate Development, Urban Design, Development and Environment, International Cooperation
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Associate Professor
SUN Yiyang
- Graduate Advising *1
- M, D
- Degree
- Ph.D. (Hospitality and Tourism Management), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
MSc (International Tourism & Convention Management), The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
BA (Hotel, Restaurant, & Resort Management), Northwood University - Divisions
- Tourism and Hospitality (TH)
- Research Fields
- Information Network, Web Informatics, Service Informatics, Management, Commerce
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Associate Professor
USUI Rie
- Graduate Advising *1
- M
- Degree
- Ph.D. (Biosphere Science), Hiroshima University
- Divisions
- Sustainability Science (SS), Tourism and Hospitality (TH)
- Research Fields
- Wildlife tourism, Nature-based tourism, Ecotourism, Human and non-human animal interactions
- Biography
- She obtained her Ph.D. from Hiroshima University in 2019. She has a multidisciplinary background in Anthropology, Ecology, Primatology, and Tourism Geography. Her main research interests lie in the overlapping areas of tourism studies and human-animal studies, encompassing a wide range of topics related to animal-based tourism, such as tourists' experiences and motivations, animal ethics, and wildlife tourism management. She adopts a multispecies sustainability lens in her research approach to bring animal voices to the forefront.
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Associate Professor
YOUN Seung Ho
- Graduate Advising *1
- M, D
- Degree
- PhD (Psychology), University of Surrey
- Divisions
- Tourism and Hospitality (TH)
- Research Fields
- Tourism Studies, Social Psychology
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