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International Information Agriculture Lab (Araki Lab)
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A lab that conducts interdisciplinary research on topics surrounding food, with Japan and Asia as its main fields of study.
AboutAbout the lab
Interdisciplinary research on topics surrounding food
The International Information Agriculture Lab (Araki Lab) studies topics surrounding food, mainly in Japan and Asia.
The fields it covers are wide-ranging, from food science and food engineering to food distribution, the relationship between food and society, and contributions to the international community.
The lab pursues interdisciplinary research that is not bound by the divide between the sciences and the humanities, and aims to develop people who can come up with new ideas.
Key terms
- Food engineering
- A field that deals with food processing, preservation, and methods of measuring quality, using an engineering approach
- Interdisciplinary
- An approach to research that spans multiple academic fields, such as the sciences and the humanities
- Functional components
- Components contained in food that have effects such as helping keep the body in good condition
ResearchResearch themes
The lab conducts interdisciplinary research on topics surrounding food, mainly in Japan and Asia. It aims for research that combines perspectives from agriculture and engineering with those of area studies and the social sciences.
*Illustrative imageAgricultural Product Distribution and International Cooperation
Focusing on Southeast Asia and East Africa, the lab studies what kinds of international cooperation are possible in the field of agricultural product distribution.
*Illustrative imageJamu, Indonesia's Traditional Medicine
The lab conducts research on jamu, a traditional medicine that has been handed down in Indonesia since ancient times.
*Illustrative imageDevices for Measuring the Quality of Fresh Produce
With the goal of making something farmers can actually adopt, the lab is developing a device that comprehensively evaluates the quality of fresh produce (vegetables and fruits).
*Illustrative imageFood Component Analysis
This research analyzes the functional components contained in foods, with the aim of applying the results to solving social issues.
MembersFaculty
The members of the Araki Lab consist of faculty, affiliated faculty, and doctoral and master's students.As of 2018
- Associate ProfessorTetsuya ArakiPublications ↗
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Javanese market place” Alex Lapuerta / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Agricultural Product Distribution and International Cooperation: “Indonesian vegetables” Midori / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Jamu, Indonesia's Traditional Medicine: “Jamu Beras Kencur (Keras)” Mallory Cessair / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Devices for Measuring the Quality of Fresh Produce: “Vineyard sample of 2012 Riesling undergoing analysis of grape sugars” Mark Smith / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Food Component Analysis: “GC Oven inside” Polimerek / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Kato Lab): “Rice fields bohol philippines 2017” Øyvind Holmstad / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (International Environmental Economics Lab): “Crops Kansas AST 20010624” NASA / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (International Plant Materials Science Lab): “Langkon Sabah Kilang-Kelapa-Sawit-Langkon-04” CEphoto, Uwe Aranas / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (International Plant Resource Science Lab (Miyazawa Lab)): “Organic-vegetable-cultivation” Hajhouse / Public domain (cropped)
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