Short-Term Fellowship Program for Young Overseas Researchers
As part of a subsidized support project for territory, sovereignty and history studies, the Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA) annually invites young Southeast Asian researchers specializing in international relations to Japan. The program provides opportunities to exchange views with university scholars, think tanks, and government officials, as well as to visit sites related to Japan's territorial issues. Through these activities, participants deepen their understanding of Japan's international challenges and apply this knowledge to their research.
Upon completing the program, participants are expected to submit a research paper reflecting their insights and experiences in Japan. We hope that these young researchers will foster mutual exchange and contribute to building research networks between Japan and other Asian countries in the future.
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Past Fellows and Research Papers
FY2024 Invited Researchers
●Dr. Arnab Dasgupta
Research Analyst, Manohar Parrikar-Institute for Defense Studies and Analyses (MP-IDSA), New Delhi, India
Research Paper: "Okinawa as a Borderland between Japan and China: A Study of Japanese Initiatives towards the Prefecture"●Dr. Lan Anh Nguyen Dang
Research Fellow, Institute for Asia-Pacific Studies, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS), Hanoi, Vietnam
Research Paper: "Joint development and China's bargaining strategies in the East and South China Seas"●Quang Hong Trieu
Research Fellow, Institute for South Asian, West Asian and African Studies, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS), Hanoi, Vietnam
Research Paper: "Japan and India's Soft Power Diplomacy towards Southeast Asia"●Cindy A. F. Mandagi
Program Manager, Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia (FPCI), Jakarta, Indonesia
Research Paper: "Joint development and China's bargaining strategies in the East and South China Seas"FY2023 Invited Researchers
●Pradeep Ranaweera
Academic Instructor, Department of Strategic Studies, Faculty of Defence & Strategic Studies, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, Sri Lanka
Research Paper: "Enhancing Maritime Security Cooperation between Japan and Sri Lanka in the Indian Ocean: Challenges and Opportunities"●Anjali Kumari
Research Scholar/ Guest Faculty, Department of East Asian Studies, University of Delhi, India
Research Paper: "The India-Japan Partnership in Africa with Regards to The Free and Open Indo-Pacific: A Comprehensive Analysis and Future Prospects"●Luigi Joble
Assistant Professorial Lecturer, Department of International Studies, De La Salle University, Philippines
Research Paper: "Towards a Rules-based International Order: Navigating Japan's Role in a Minilateral Approach among Southeast Asian Claimant States to South China Sea Issues"FY2022 Invited Researchers
●Angeline Tan
Researcher, Institute of Strategic and International Studies [ISIS], Malaysia
Research Paper: "Understanding Chinese maritime behaviour: Opportunities for Malaysia-Japan cooperation in the South China Sea"●Lan Mai Do
Researcher, Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam [DAV], Vietnam
Research Paper: "Maritime cooperation in the South China Sea: A case study of Japan and Vietnam"●Jikko Alfonso Puzon
Research Manager, Stratbase ADR Institute, Philippines
Research Paper: "Managing Gray Zone Operations: Developing a Strategic and Comprehensive Framework for the West Philippine Sea"