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Shusuke Matsushita, Professor
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The lab studies the quantitative management of farm businesses when new technologies such as smart agriculture are introduced, as well as investment and financial planning and control. It also works on building and testing agricultural innovation systems for the era of digitalization and climate change. Building on farm management, agricultural informatics, agricultural accounting, and agricultural extension, the lab conducts fundamental and empirical research that supports decision-making in farm management. For undergraduates, the lab is one of the fields to which students are assigned in the Department of Food and Environmental Economics; for graduate students, it accepts students in the Division of Natural Resource Economics, Graduate School of Agriculture.
Kei Kajisa, Professor
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Among problems related to food, agriculture, and the environment, the lab studies the harmony between economic activity and the environment, and issues of theory and practice for the sustainable development of agriculture and rural areas. Agriculture is strongly local in character, yet it is also heavily influenced by international rules and market competition. The lab emphasizes empirical, data-based methods such as fieldwork, household interviews, large-scale official data, econometrics, and game experiments. For undergraduates, the lab is one of the fields to which students are assigned in the Department of Food and Environmental Economics; for graduate students, it accepts students in the Division of Natural Resource Economics, Graduate School of Agriculture.
Shinichi Kitano, Professor
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The Food and Environmental Policy Lab studies problems in food, agriculture, and the environment using the methods of microeconomics and econometrics. It focuses on taking a broad view of these problems and exploring the links and causal relationships among them. The lab places importance on accurately understanding what is happening on the ground in farming and rural communities, and on finding research themes from there. For undergraduates, it is one of the labs that students are assigned to in the Department of Food and Environmental Economics; at the graduate level, it accepts students in the Division of Natural Resource Economics, Graduate School of Agriculture.
Koichi Kuriyama, Professor
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The Forest Economics and Policy Lab studies problems of the natural environment centered on forests, including forestry, national park management, and biodiversity conservation. Drawing on environmental economics, experimental economics, and other fields, it conducts broad research that covers both theory and empirical work. Beyond research within Japan, it has also produced results through international research in collaboration with overseas universities. For undergraduates, it is one of the labs that students are assigned to in the Department of Food and Environmental Economics; at the graduate level, it accepts students in the Division of Natural Resource Economics, Graduate School of Agriculture.
Ken Miura, Associate Professor
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The International Rural Development Lab works on problems in development economics. In Sub-Saharan Africa, the number of people in extreme poverty is higher than it was 30 years ago, against a background of stagnant agricultural productivity, slow adoption of technology, and vulnerability to shocks. Applying econometrics to data gathered through fieldwork, the lab identifies the causes of these problems, and proposes and evaluates policies that help solve them. For undergraduates, it is one of the labs that students are assigned to in the Department of Food and Environmental Economics; at the graduate level, it accepts students in the Division of Natural Resource Economics, Graduate School of Agriculture.
Atsushi Ito, Professor
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The Comparative Agrarian History Lab studies issues of food, environment, and agriculture in modern Japan and the world from the perspective of history. The lab believes that understanding food and agriculture, which are directly tied to people's lives, requires clarifying the distinctive characteristics of each region that have been shaped over the course of history. The lab conducts research on Japan, East Asia, and Europe (mainly Germany), keeping a comparative perspective in mind. For undergraduates, it is one of the labs that students in the Department of Food and Environmental Economics are assigned to. At the graduate level, it accepts students in the Division of Natural Resource Economics, Graduate School of Agriculture.
Kosuke Harayama, Professor
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The Principles of Agricultural Science Lab philosophically and critically reflects on the nature of modern agriculture and agricultural science. Because food production and its fair distribution, as well as sustainable production technology, cannot be separated from society and culture, the lab builds the historical context into its analysis as it envisions the future of agriculture and agricultural science. The lab uses methods from economics, sociology, philosophy and ethics, anthropology, intellectual history, history of science, and cultural studies. For undergraduates, it is one of the labs that students in the Department of Food and Environmental Economics are assigned to. At the graduate level, it accepts students in the Division of Natural Resource Economics, Graduate School of Agriculture.
Satoshi Tachibana, Professor
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The Forest and Human Relations Lab covers forest loss and conservation, sustainable forest management, trends in forestry and the wood industry, forests in relation to tourism and culture, and forest certification systems. The lab studies forest economics, forest policy, international trade and distribution of forest products, and regional development. Undergraduates are assigned to the lab in their fourth year (the graduate program is the Division of Forest and Biomaterials Science, Graduate School of Agriculture).
Hiroko Kurokawa, Professor
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The Tropical Forest Environment lab conducts a wide range of research centered on the physiological ecology of tropical plants, the biodiversity of tropical forests, and the restoration of ecosystem services. Every year, many students carry out fieldwork in Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, Panama, Madagascar, and various parts of Japan. Undergraduates are assigned to the lab in their fourth year (graduate students belong to the Division of Forest Science, Graduate School of Agriculture).
Masako Dannoura, Associate Professor
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The Forest Utilization lab studies the carbon cycle and biomass production of forests, as well as gas exchange between trees and the atmosphere. Through field measurements and data analysis, it investigates how much carbon and methane forest trees and soils store and how much they release. Led by students, the lab also runs the Bamboo Chopsticks Project, which places bamboo chopsticks in campus cafeterias to raise awareness of the problem of abandoned bamboo forests. Undergraduates are assigned to the lab in their fourth year (graduate students belong to the Division of Forest Science, Graduate School of Agriculture).
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