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Hanaoka Lab
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A lab of transport development studies that supports the growth of developing countries through transport and logistics.
AboutAbout the lab
Supporting national growth through transport and logistics
The Hanaoka Lab studies, from the standpoint of transport and logistics, the problems that hold back the growth of developing and emerging countries.
The lab proposes “transport development studies” as the discipline for solving these problems.
Specific themes include cross-border transport, transport for landlocked countries, humanitarian logistics, and port planning.
The lab also studies aviation policy and airport planning in Asia.
Key terms
- Transport development studies
- A research field that seeks to solve the problems facing developing countries from the standpoint of transport planning
- Intermodal transport
- A method of carrying cargo by combining multiple modes of transport, such as ships, railways, and trucks
- Logistics
- An approach that treats the entire flow of transport, storage, and cargo handling, from raw materials to the delivery of products, as a whole
NewsLab news
The lab received the Japan Society of Shipping Economics Award in the paper category
A researcher received the JTTRI Best Paper Award at the ATRS World Conference
A student received the Best Student Paper Award at the ATRS World Conference
A student received the Best Presentation Award at the master's thesis presentation of the Global Environmental Co-creation Course
Received the Best Presentation Award at the TTRA Asia-Pacific Conference
ResearchResearch themes
The lab proposes “transport development studies” as a discipline that solves, from the fields of transport and logistics, the problems holding back the growth of developing and emerging countries. In addition to tackling issues in logistics and supply chains, it also studies aviation policy and airport planning in Asia.
*Illustrative imageTransport Development Studies
A field that deals with transport planning in developing countries. The lab proposes it as a discipline that untangles, from the transport and logistics side, the problems holding back growth.
*Illustrative imageAviation Policy and Airport Planning
The lab studies aviation policy in Asian countries and how airports should be planned.
*Illustrative imageInternational Freight Transport and Logistics
The lab tackles issues related to logistics and supply chains, including intermodal transport, transport for landlocked countries, cross-border transport, humanitarian logistics, and port planning.
MembersFaculty
The Hanaoka Lab consists of faculty members, researchers, assistant staff, and doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students.As of 2026
- ProfessorShinya HanaokaPublications ↗
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Report an errorAbout the images
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: “Container-Terminal Bremerhaven 02” H. Zell / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Transport Development Studies: “Preah Monivong Boulevard from Bokor Traffic Light” Kiensvay / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Aviation Policy and Airport Planning: “WSI airport runway 2025” BulbazaurREX / CC0 (cropped)
- International Freight Transport and Logistics: “Intermodal train 02” Wikideas1 / CC0 (cropped)
- Related lab (岩波研究室): “Furukawa Vd Isewangan Xpwy01” Tawashi2006 / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (鼎研究室): “Flooded Tamagawa in aftermath of Typhoon Talas 2011” Kazuhiro Keino / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (千々
和研究室): “Ayunose bridge 1” MK Products at Japanese Wikipedia / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped) - Related lab (吉村研究室): “Tama River, Japan; August 2016 (02)” 雷太 / CC BY 2.0 (cropped)
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