Skip to content

About

About the Association

 

EUSA-JAPAN (European Union Studies Association in Japan) is an academic membership organization for academics, students and practitioners who are interested in all aspects of the European Union.

 

Establishment:

 

  • 8-9 November 1980 (established at The 5th Conference of EC scholars)

 

Number of Members:

 

  • 435 (as of April 22, 2023)
    • Economics: 144
    • Law: 117
    • Politics: 154
    • Sociology / Cultural Studies: 19
    • Others

 

Our principal activities include:

 

  • Organizing conferences and research meetings
  • Issuing an institutional magazine and academic journal
  • Promoting communication and co-operation among researchers both in Japan and abroad

 

Membership:

 

  • Persons who make research on EU or who are engaged in a research related to EU are eligible to become members of our Association.
  • Persons (including also corporations) who pay the prescribed fees since they approve of our Association’s purpose and at the same time assist the Association in its work can be recommended to be Support members by way of discussion at the board of directors.
  • Based on the recommendation by the board of directors and following an approval by general meeting, persons who are meritorious in their EC/EU research or in the promotion of such research can become honorary members.

Committee Members

 

  • EUSA-Japan is governed by a Committee which comprises elected members. The following are Current Members (as of April 22, 2023).

 

Committee Chair:

  • Sadayoshi Takaya – Kansai University

Committee Members in Economics:

  • Kenichi Ando – Shizuoka University
  • Sayuri Ito – NLI Research Institute
  • Kenji Iwata – Kyushu University
  • Takeshi Kojima – Tokyo Keizai University
  • Yu Hasumi – Rikkyo University
  • Kaoru Hoshino – Ritsumeikan University
  • Masako Honda – Osaka Sangyo University
  • Kazuyoshi Matsuura – Matsuyama University
  • Masahiko Yoshii – Kobe University

Committee Members in Law:

  • Yoichi Ito – The University of Tokyo
  • Noriyuki Inoue – Kobe University
  • Junko Ueda – Aichi University
  • Hiromi Ueda – Asia University
  • Noriko Ofuji – Dokkyo University
  • Katsuhiro Shoji – Chuo University
  • Takao Suami – Waseda University
  • Yumiko Nakanishi – Hitotsubashi University
  • Tamio Nakamura – Waseda University
  • Noriko Yasue – Ritsumeikan University

Committee Members in Politics & Sociology:

  • Ryusuke Amiya -Tsuda University
  • Yoichiro Usui – Niigata University of International and Information Studies
  • Ken Endo – The University of Tokyo
  • Ariyoshi Ogawa – Rikkyo University
  • Yasuyuki Kokubo – Toyo Eiwa Jogakuin
  • Koji Fukuda – Waseda University
  • Yuichi Hosoya – Keio University
  • Yuichi Morii – The University of Tokyo
  • Hirohito Yasoda – Kyoritsu Women’s University
  • Yoshikatsu Washie – Doshisha University

Former Chairs:

  • Kenji Katayama – from November 9, 1980 to November 6, 1982
    • Emeritus Professor, Kwansei Gakuin University
  • Yuichi Takano – from November 7, 1982 to November 9, 1984
    • Emeritus Professor, University of Tokyo
  • Chihiro Hosoya – from November 10, 1984 to November 14, 1986
    • Emeritus Professor, Hitotsubashi University
  • Katsutoshi Uchida – from November 15, 1986 to November 25, 1988
    • Emeritus Professor, Doshisha University
  • Haruyuki Yamate – from November 26, 1988 to November 9, 1990
    • Emeritus Professor, Ritsumeikan University
  • Teruo Kanemaru – from November 10, 1990 to November 7, 1992
    • Former Professor of Doshisha University
  • Takuji Shimano – from November 8, 1992 to November 21, 1994
    • Emeritus Professor, Gakushuin University
  • Masaru Nishi – from November 13, 1994 to November 9, 1996
    • Emeritus Professor, Kobe University
  • Akio Sawada – from November 10, 1996 to November 7, 1998
    • Emeritus Professor, University of Tsukuba
  • Etsuko Shimada – from November 8, 1998 to November 10, 2000
    • Emeritus Professor, Toyo University
  • Takashi Okamura – from November 11, 2000 to November 9, 2002
    • Former Professor of Sophia University, President of Global Environmental and Economic Research Institute
  • Toshiro Tanaka – from November 10, 2002 to November 13, 2004
    • Emeritus Professor, Keio University
  • Soko Tanaka – from November 14, 2004 to November 11, 2006
    • Emeritus Professor, Tohoku University
  • Katsuhiro Shoji – from November 12, 2006 to March 31, 2009
    • Professor of Keio University
  • Asatsugu Tatsumi – from April 1, 2009 to March 31, 2011
    • Former President of Setsunan University
  • Hiromasa Kubo – from April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2013
    • Professor of Setsunan University
  • Takao Suami – April 1, 2013 to March 31, 2015
    • Professor of Waseda University
  • Koji Fukuda – from April 1, 2015 to March 31, 2017
    • Professor of Waseda University
  • Kenji Iwata – from April 1, 2017 to March 31, 2019
    • Professor of Kyushu University
  • Tamio Nakamura – from April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2021
    • Professor of Waseda University
  • Yuichi Morii – from April 1, 2021 to March 31, 2023
    • Professor of the University of Tokyo