Core-to-Core Program
List of Adopted Projects
List of FY2024 Projects
(Apr. 2024 - Mar. 2027)
| Project Title | Core Institute / Japanese Coordinator | Partner Countries / Core Institute |
|---|---|---|
| Establishing a Scientific Platform for Documenting Sign Languages in Africa | National Museum of Ethnology / KIKUSAWA Ritsuko, Professor | Ethiopia / University of Addis Ababa South Africa / University of the Witwatersrand |
| Transdisciplinary Research Platform of Experimental Cultural Psychology in Northern Indochina | Kyushu University / QIAN Kun, Associate Professor | Thailand / King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi Laos / National University of Laos |
| Study of Earth's upper atmosphere, ionosphere, and magnetosphere based on international collaboration of southeast Asia and Africa | Nagoya University / SHIOKAWA Kazuo, Professor | Indonesia / National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) Thailand /Chiang Mai University India / Indian Institute of Geomagnetism Philippines / Ateneo de Manila University Nigeria / National Space Research and Development Agency Ethiopia / Bahir Dar University Rwanda / University of Rwanda |
| Frontier Molecular Life Science Network Driven by Glycotyping | Hokkaido University / HINOU Hiroshi, Professor | India / Adichunchanagiri University Ethiopia /Addis Ababa University |
| Foundation of the Asian Research Base for Developments of Battery Materialas by Quantum Beams, Computational Science and Machine Learnings | RIKEN / WATANABE Isao, Senior Research Scientist | Indonesia / Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology Malaysia / Universiti Sains Malaysia Thailand / Kasetsart Univeristy |
| Strengthen of the research network for global analyses of mangrove biodiversity by eDNA metabarcoding | Tropical Biosphere Research Center, University of the Ryukyus / KAJITA Tadashi, Professor | Indonesia / Universitas Sumatera Utara Thailand / Chulalongkorn University Philippines / University of the Philippines Diliman South Africa / Stellenbosch University India / Annamalai University Sri Lanka / University of Peradeniya Senegal / Cheikh Anta Diop University Malaysia / University of Nottingham Malaysia Bangladesh / Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University |
| Establishment of international academic basis for functional enhancement of natural products toward healthy-aging and a treatment against tropical infectious diseases | Hiroshima University / ARAKAWA Kenji, Associate Professor | Indonesia / Makassar State University Philippines / University of San Carlos Vietnam / Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy |
| One Health Approach to Chemical Risk Management | Ehime University / WATANABE Kozo, Professor | Philippines / De La Salle University Indonesia / Padjadjaran University Malaysia / Universiti Malaya Thailand / Kasetsart Univeristy Bangladesh / University of Dhaka |
| International Epidemiological Research Hub Aimed at Hepatitis B Virus Eliminati on in Asia and Africa |
Hiroshima Univeristy / SUGIYAMA Aya, Lecturer | Canbodia / University of Health Sciences Burkina Faso / Institute of Research in Health Sciences Regional Directory of Centre-West |
| African research center for the control of mother-to-child transmission of malaria and other infectious diseases | Osaka Metropolitan University / KIDO Yasutoshi, Professor | DR Congo / Institut National de Recherche Biomedicale Kenya / Mount Kenya University Nigeria / Ahmadu Bello University |
List of FY2023 Projects
(Apr. 2023 - Mar. 2026)
| Project Title | Core Institute / Japanese Coordinator | Partner Countries / Core Institute |
|---|---|---|
| Establishment of Research Platform for the Land and Maritime Silk Roads by Interdisciplinary Fusion Researches and Cultural Resource Studies | Kanazawa University / ADACHI Takuro, Professor | Bahrain / Bahrain Authority for Culture & Antiqities Egypt / Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, Egypt Iran / National Museum of Iran Kyrgyz / Kyrgyz-Turkish Manas University Uzbekistan / Ministry of Tourism & Cultural Heritage of the Republic of Uzbekistan Vietnam / Ha Noi National University |
| Formation of a network base that traverses between climate change science and adaptation spots | Kagawa University / TERAO Toru, Professor | Bangladesh / University of Dhaka India / Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati Nepal / Tribhuvan University |
| Asian Research Network for Terahertz Molecular Science | Kobe University / TOMINAGA Keisuke, Professor | India / Indian institute of Technology, Kanpur Philippines / University of the Philippines Los Banos Taiwan / National Taiwan University |
| Research of Electrical Impedance Tomography and establishment of human resource development basement | Chiba University / TAKEI Masahiro, Professor | Indonesia / Gadjah Mada University Kenya / Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology Nepal / Tribhuvan University Vietnam / Vietnam National Universities in Ho Chi Minh City |
| Establishment of research network for agricultural biomedical research by the fusion of natural product chemistry and medical information engineering | Kyoto Institute of Technology / FUKUZAWA Masayuki, Associate Professor | Cambodia / Royal University of Phnom Penh Thailand / Chiang Mai University Vietnam / University of Science, VNU-HCM |
| Research/Educational Core for Sustainable One-Health Concept Mineral Development in Sub-Saharan Africa | Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University / NAKAYAMA Shouta, Associate Professor | Botswana / Univesity of Botswana Namibia / University of Namibia Zambia / The University of Zambia Zimbabwe / University of Zimbabwe |
| Founding of mNGS Diagnostic network in Southeast Asia | International Institute for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido University / YAMAGISHI Junya, Professor | Bangladesh / Evercare Hospital Dhaka Thailand / National Institute of Health Thailand Vietnam / National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology |
| Establishment of South-South and Triangular Cooperation Core for Elimination of Asian Zoonotic Schistosomiasis | Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine / KAWAZU Shinichiro, Professor | Indonesia / National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) Cambodia / National Center for Parasitology, Entomology and Malaria Control (CNM) Laos / Lao Tropical and Public Health Institute (Lao TPHI) Philippines / University of the Philippines Manila (UPM) |
List of FY2022 Projects
(Apr. 2022 - Mar. 2025)
| Project Title | Core Institute / Japanese Coordinator | Partner Countries / Core Institute |
|---|---|---|
| Building Proactive Resilience in Asian Developing Countries Making Good Use of Social Capital | Senshu University / KANAI Masayuki, Professor | Thailand / Chulalongkorn University Indonesia / University of Indonesia Philippines / Ateneo de Manila University Vietnam / Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences Mongolia / Independent Research Institute of Mongolia (IRIM) |
| The Formation of A Cooperative Network for Bottom-up Approach in Rural Community Development of Lao PDR | University of the Ryukyus / SUZUKI Noriyuki, Professor | Laos / The National University of Laos Thailand / Khon Kean University |
| Integration Research of Large-Scale Environmental Changes from the Whole History of The Earth | Kyushu University / KIYOKAWA Shoichi, Associate Professor | South Africa / University of Johannesburg Ghana / University of Ghana Egypt / Menoufia University East Timor / National University of Timor-leste |
| Next-Generation Asian Chemical Biology Initiative | Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University / UESUGI Motonari, Professor | Korea / Seoul National University China / Tsinghua University Singapore / Nanyang Technological University India / Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur |
| Establishing Network Focusing on Flash Flood Disaster: Comparison Between MENA and Asia | Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University / KANTOUSH Sameh, Associate Professor | Morocco / Hassan II University of Casablanca Egypt / Ain Shames University Jordan / Petra Developmental & Tourist Region Authority Algeria / Pan African University Oman / Sultan Qaboos university |
| Formation of a Strategic Base in Asia Creating and Developing of Global Minded Imaging Science | Chiba University / MIZOKAMI Yoko, Professor | Thailand / Chulalongkorn University Turkey / Yildiz Technical University Malaysia / University of Malaya Vietnam / Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology and Education Cambodia / Royal University of Phnom Penh Philippines / Technological University of the Philippines Indonesia / Kalimantan Institute of Technology |
| Development of Advanced Mountain Science Research and Education to Establish a Vast Genetic Diversity Database | University of Tsukuba / TSUDA Yoshiaki, Associate Professor | India / Ashoka Trust for Research China / Zhejiang University Thailand / Mahidol University Iran / Tarbiat Modares University Malaysia / University of Nottingham Malaysia Indonesia / Gadjah Mada University |
| Establishment of Gut Microbiome Research Core linking Asian Foods and Health | Kyushu University / NAKAYAMA Jiro, Professor | Indonesia / Universitas Gadjah Mada Thailand / Kasetsart University Mongolia / Mongolian University of Life Sciences Philippines / University of the Philippines Manila |
| Establishment of the Core Facilities for Research and Capacity Development on the Emerging Viral Diseases in Africa and Asia | Nagasaki University / YASUDA Jiro, Professor | Gabon / Center of Medical Research Lambarene Thailand / Chulalongkorn University |
| Platform Aiming for Controlling Synergistic Epidemics of Viral Infections Facilitated by Kumamoto University Liaison Offices in Africa | Kumamoto University / UENO Takamasa, Professor | Tanzania / Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences Sudan / University of Khartoum |
List of FY2021 Projects
(Apr. 2021 - Mar. 2024)
| Project Title | Core Institute / Japanese Coordinator | Partner Countries / Core Institute |
|---|---|---|
| Interdisciplinary Research of Coexist of People and Nature in Subtropical and Tropical Asian Islands | Kagoshima University / KAWAI Kei, Professor | Indonesia / Pattimura University Malaysia / Universitii Malaysia Sabah Philippines / University of the Philippines Visayas |
| Establishing Research Networks on the studies of protest movements: focusing on the cases of the Middle East and its comparison with those in Asia | Chiba University / SAKAI Keiko, Professor | Iraq / University of Baghdad Lebanon / American University of Beirut (AUB) Jordan / The West Asia-North Africa (WANA) Institute Qatar / University of Qatar |
| International collaboration of southeast Asia and Africa for study of geospace valiability | Nagoya University / SHIOKAWA Kazuo, Professor | Indonesia / National Institute of Aeronautics and Space Thailand / Chiang Mai University India / Indian Institute of Geomagnetism Philippines / Ateneo de Manila University Nigeria / National Space Research and Development Agency Ethiopia / Bahir Dar University Rwanda / University of Rwanda |
| Elucidation and Materials Design for Interfaces of Environmental and Energy Devices | Osaka University / MORIKAWA Yoshitada, Professor | Indonesia / Institut Teknologi Bandung Malaysia / Universiti Sains Malaysia Vietnam / Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology Philippines / De La Salle University Thailand / Chulalongkorn University |
| Establishment of Research and Education Hub to Develop Young Researchers on Mining Informatics for Sustainable Resource Development in Middle Asian Countries | Akita University / SHIBAYAMA Atsushi, Professor | Mongolia / Mongolian Univ. of Science and Tech. Kazakhstan / Nazarbayev University Uzbekistan / Navoi State Mining Institute Tajikistan / Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan Kyrgyzstan / Academic University Asanaliev |
| Ecological Approaches to Mosquito-borne Disease Control | Ehime University / WATANABE Kozo, Professor | Philippines / De La Salle University Indonesia / Padjadjaran University Bangladesh / University of Dhaka Mozambique / Lurio University Singapore / National University of Singapore |
| Establishment of an Environmental Toxicology Core Platform in Africa | Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Hokkaido University / ISHIZUKA Mayumi, Professor | Zambia / University of Zambia South Africa / North West University Ghana / Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Namibia / University of Namibia |
| Constructing an international network for Asian and African researchers in environmental radiation for health management to radiation exposure | Tokyo Metropolitan University / INOUE Kazumasa, Associate Professor | India / Pondicherry University Thailand / Chulalongkorn University Vietnam / Ho Chi Minh City Medicine and Pharmacy University Bahrain / University of Bahrain |
| Expanding a research network on a global approach to the development of human resource for maternal and child health services with an emphasis on medical safety | St. Luke's International University / HORIUCHI Shigeko, Specially Appointed Professor | Tanzania / Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences(MUHAS) Indonesia / National Islamic University Myanmar / University of Nursing, Mandalay Laos / University of Health Sciences in Lao P.D.R. Philippines / University of the Philippines |
| Constructing an international network for Asian and African researchers in environmental radiation for health management to radiation exposure | Hiroshima University / SUGIYAMA Aya, Assistant Professor | Cambodia / Ministry of Health, Cambodia (MOH) Burkina Faso / Institute of Research in Health Sciences Regional Directory of Centre-West |
List of FY2020 Projects
(Apr. 2020 - Mar. 2023)
| Project Title | Core Institute / Japanese Coordinator | Partner Countries / Core Institute |
|---|---|---|
| Formation of a Japanese language teachers training hub in response to social demands | University of Tsukuba / ONO Masaki, Professor | Kazakhstan / Al-Farabi Kazakh National University Uzbekistan / The Uzbek State World Language University Egypt / Cairo University Vietnam / Hue University College of Foreign Languages |
| Advancing health technology assessment for efficient health resource allocation in low and middle income countries | Hitotsubashi University / NAKAMURA Ryota, Associate Professor | Thailand / Ministry of Public Health Singapore / National University of Singapore |
| Advanced Research Network for Biohydrometallurgy of Double Refractory Gold Ore | Kyushu University / SASAKI Keiko, Professor | South Africa / University of Cape Town Ghana / Ghana University of Mining and Technology |
| Development and practical training of young researchers on mineral and geothermal resources by international cooperative mentor system and transition to the new generation international network | Kyushu University / YONEZU Kotaro, Associate Professor | Indonesia / Gadjah Mada University Philippines / University of the Philippines Myanmar / University of Yangon Mongolia / Mongolian University of Science and Technology Thailand / Chulalongkorn University Botswana / Botswana International University of Science and Technology Algeria / University of Science and Technology, Houari Boumediene Kenya / University of Nairobi Djibouti / Office Djiboutian Development Energy Geothermics |
| Implementation of Data Collection System Involving Asia, Africa, and Latin America | Kyushu Institute of Technology / CHO Mengu, Professor | Philippines / University of the Philippines Diliman Sudan / Institute of Space Research and Aerospace Mongolia / Natioal University of Mongolia Bhutan / Ministry of Information and Communications Malaysia / Universiti Teknologi MARA Nepal / Nepal Academy of Science and Technology Sri Lanka / Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies Nigeria / Federal University of Technology, Akure Thailand / King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok Bangladesh / BRAC University Ghana / All Nations University College Rwanda / Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority Uganda / Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation Zimbabwe / Zimbabwe National Geospatial and Space Agency |
| Academic IoT core network establishment for improvement of global health | Institute of Tropical Medicine, NAGASAKI UNIVERSITY / KANEKO Satoshi, Professor | Laos / Lao Tropical and Public Health Institute Kenya / Kenya Medical Research Institute |
| Global analyses of mangrove ecosystem by eDNA metabarcoding | Tropical Biosphere Research Center, University of the Ryukyus / KAJITA Tadashi, Professor | China / Xiamen University Indonesia / Universitas Sumatera Utara Malaysia / Universiti Putra Malaysia Philippines / University of the Philippines Thailand / Chulalongkorn University Senegal / Cheikh Anta Diop University South Africa / University of Stellenbosch Sri Lanka / University of Peradeniya India / Annamalai University |
| Establishment of international collaborating center for controlling tick-borne protozoan diseases in Africa | Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine / XUAN Xuenan, Professor | Uganda / Makerere University Kenya / University of Nairobi Tanzania / Sokoine University of Agriculture Burkina Faso / University of Ougadougou South Africa / North-West University Egypt / Menoufia University |
| Collaborative Research and Education Project in Southeast Asia for Sustainable Use of Marine Ecosystems | Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, The University of Tokyo / SAITO Hiroaki, Professor | Thailand / Chulalongkorn University Malaysia / Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT) Vietnam / Institute of Marine Environment and Resources Philippines / University of the Philippines, Visayas Indonesia / National Research and Innovation Agency |
| Development of vectorologist with KITASATO One Health in West Africa | Kitasato University / TSUJI Naotoshi, Professor | Ghana / University of Ghana Benin / University of Abomey-Calavi |
List of FY2019 Projects
(Apr. 2019 - Mar. 2022)
| Project Title | Core Institute / Japanese Coordinator | Partner Countries / Core Institute |
|---|---|---|
| Deepening and Enlargement of the Network for Safeguarding and Development of the Cultural Heritage in the Mekong Basin Countries | Waseda University / KOIWA Masaki, Associate Professor | Cambodia / Norton University Laos / National University of Laos Myanmar / Mandalay Technological University Thailand / Silpakorn University Vietnam / Duy Tan University |
| Advancing Research in Asian Constitutionalism - Establishing a Transnational Research Network to Promote Human Rights and Sustainable Legal System | Nagoya University / OBATA Kaoru, Professor | Korea / Seoul National University Myanmar / University of Yangon Singapore / National University of Singapore Uzbekistan / University of World Economy and Diplomacy Vietnam / Hanoi Law University |
| Research and Education Center for Laser Astrophysics in Asia | Osaka University / SAKAWA Youichi, Associate Professor | China / Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences India / Tata Institute of Fundamental Research Taiwan / National Central University |
| Asian Chemical Biology Sharing Platform | Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University / UESUGI Motonari, Professor | China / Tsinghua University India / Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Korea / Seoul National University Singapore / Nanyang Technological University |
| Kansai-Asia Platform of Advanced Analytical Technologies | Institute of Advanced Energy, Kyoto University / OGAKI Hideaki, Professor | Indonesia / University of Indonesia Cambodia / Royal University of Phnom Penh Laos / National University of Laos Myanmar / University of Yangon Mongolia / National University of Mongolia Philippines / University of the Philippines Diliman Vietnam / VNU-Hanoi University of Science |
| Research Exchange toward social implementation of novel diagnosis method based on comprehensive sequencing | International Institute for Zoonosis Control, Hokkaido university / YAMAGISHI Junya, Associate Professor | Indonesia / Sam Ratulangi University Vietnam / National Institute of Hygiene and Epidemiology |
| A research hub of long-term forest monitoring field centers on environmental changes and ecosystem responses: Collaborating for data, knowledge and young researchers | Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo / KAMATA Naoto, Professor | China / Hainan University Indonesia / Universitas Gadjah Mada Korea / Seoul National University Sri Lanka / University of Sri Jayewardenepura Malaysia / Universiti Malaysia Sabah Thailand / Kasetsart University Taiwan / National Taiwan University |
| Center of excellence in health risk assessment for adaptation to climate change | The University of Tokyo / FUKUSHI Kensuke, Professor | Indonesia / Udayana University Philippines / De La Salle University Vietnam / Hue University |
| Intercontinental research and educational platform aiming for eradication of HIV/AIDS | Kumamoto University / UENO Takamasa, Professor | Tanzania / Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences Vietnam / Hanoi Medical University |
| Microbiome network of enteric infectious diseases | Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo / NOZAKI Tomoyoshi, Professor | Indonesia / Airlangga University India / National Institute of Cholera and Enteric Diseases (NICED) Laos / Tropical Public Health Institute Philippines / University of the Philippines Thailand / Mahidol University |