●ICREA appoints internal and external advisors from inside and outside the university who support our activities.

Advisors (Nagoya University) (April 2019-)
Susumu Asakawa
Motoyuki Ashikari
Toshiko Ishizaki
Koichi Usami
Asuka Kawano
Mayumi Kikuta
Chisato Takenaka
Satoru Tsuchikawa
Yuichiro Tsuchiya
Kazuyuki Doi
Hideo Nakano
Tatsuya Natsume
Nobuyuki Hamajima
Kazuhiro Harada
Kazuhiko Fukushima
Ryo Fujimoto
Chieka Minakuchi
Shiro Mitsuya
Jun Murase
Hiroyuki Yamamoto
Akira Watanabe

Soil Biology and Chemistry
Laboratory of Plant Gene Function
Japanese Language Education
Agricultural Economics
Adult and Lifelong Education
Crop Science, Tropical Useful Botany
Forest Environment and Resources
System Engineering for Biological Resources
Chemical Biology in Plants
Plant Genetics and Breeding
Molecular Bioengineering
Higher Education / Vocational Education
Young Leaders' Program/Healthcare Administration
Forest Resources and Society
Forest Chemistry
Fundamental Legal Studies
Applied Entomology
Crop Physiology
Soil Biology and ChemistryBio-material Physics
Resources Cycling in Pedosphere

External Advisors (Other organizations) (April 2019-)
Kazuo OGATA
Masami ISODA
Tomohiro UCHIYAMA
Masahiro OGAWA
Yasutaka KUBO
Osamu KOYAMA
Takeshi SAKURAI
Akira SUDA
Eiichiro CHO
Eiji NAWATA
Yoshiaki NISHIKAWA
Naohiro HOZUMIRie MIYAURA
Koichi MIYOSHI
Kazuhiro YOSHIDA

Institute of T ropical Agriculture, Kyushu University
Center for Research on International Cooperation in Educational Development, University of T sukuba
Faculty of International Agriculture and Food Studies, T okyo University of Agriculture
Faculty of Agriculture, Kagawa University
Graduate School of Natural Science and T echnology, Okayama University
Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences
Graduate School of Agriculture and Life Sciences, The Universit y of T okyo
Aichi Agricultural Research Center
Japan International Cooperation Agency , Chubu International Center
Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University
Faculty of Economics, Ryukoku University
Institute for Global Network Innovation in T echnology Education, T oyohashi University of T echnology
Faculty of International Agriculture and Food Studies, T okyo University of Agriculture
Graduate School of Asia Paciﬁc Studies, Ritsumeikan Asia Paciﬁ c University
Center for the Study of International Cooperation in Education, Hiroshima University

By Train
Subway: 5 min. on foot from Exit 2 of the Nagoya Daigaku station (Meijo Line)
Nagoya Station (JR, Meitetsu or Kintetsu Line):
Subway Higashiyama Line to Motoyama and change to Meijo Line
(clockwise) (20 min.)
Kanayama Station (JR or Meitetsu Line):
Subway Meijo Line (counterclockwise) (20 min.)By AirChubu International Airport:
Meitetsu Kuko Line to Kanayama Station and change to Meijo Line(counterclockwise) (50 min.)(Aichi Prefectural) Nagoya Airport:
Express bus (Aoi Kotsu) to Nagoya Station and change to subway (50 min.)ICREAInternational
Center for Research and
Education in Agriculture

Contact

International Center for Research and
Education in Agriculture(ICREA)
Nagoya University
Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8601, Japan
TEL:+81-52-789-4225

FAX:+81-52-789-4222

URL:https://iccae.agr.nagoya-u.ac.jp/en/
e-mail:icrea@agr.nagoya-u.ac.jp

9th version published in Sep 2019

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Gr e e ting f r om D irec tor

01

The International Center for Research and Education in Agriculture (ICREA) was founded with the aim to
educate and train people capable of oﬀering practical solutions to issues related to the development ofagricultural sciences. Since its foundation, ICREA has been encouraging basic research and overseas ﬁeld
research by creating an international network of researchers. Focus has also been placed on research andeducation activities aimed at educating and training individuals from both inside and outside the country tosolve problems encountered at the actual sites of agricultural production. ICREA obtained its current name18 years after its foundation, i.e. in April 2018. In the meantime, several new research departments were
Prof. Hiroshi EHARA
created, namely "Tropical Bioresources" and "Genetic Information for Bioresources" under the Research andDirector
Application Division, and "Practical Studies in Africa" and "Practical Studies in Asia" under the Rural
Applied Social System
Institute of Asia
Development Division. The Research and Application Division has the ultimate goal to promote sustainablegrowth through the development and utilization of local resources and the preservation of the environment that is key to securing
such resources. In order to promote mission-oriented international research activities in agriculture and forestry and to focus oureﬀorts on educational activities that are informed by ﬁndings from joint international research endeavors, the Research andApplication Division has been actively engaged in research eﬀorts to address climate change and rapidly changing social
conditions, including the search for and characteristic evaluation of agricultural and forest resources in the tropics, genetic
analysis of some useful traits found in biological resources, and research into sustainable agricultural/forest production andeﬀective utilization of resources. The Rural Development Division, on the other hand, works on the development of sustainable
and good agricultural/forest production practices in tropical regions of Asia and Africa as well as on the adaptation anddissemination of new resources and technologies, and is focused on research that specializes in the social implementation ofresearch ﬁndings. The Global Collaboration Oﬃce established in recent years is responsible for creating an international networkof researchers and for running various projects with the goal to promote an eﬃcient implementation of projects.
In recent years, an increasing number of people in emerging countries have been seeking variety in food. In line with this, and as
an approach to sustainable food production based on the principles of food security and environmental preservation, Field Scienceplays an increasingly important role in establishing a new technology by integrating the basic ﬁndings that have accumulated indeveloped countries and adapting it for use in emerging countries.
We continue encouraging joint international research eﬀorts in the ﬁeld of international agricultural development. We appreciate
your kind understanding and support for our activities, and we invite all aspiring individuals and organizations to join us in our
endeavor.

Bac kgr ound
Many developing countries are still suﬀering from food shortages, poor agricultural production, poverty, environmental
destruction, infectious diseases aﬀecting domestic animals, and other agricultural problems, which are regarded today as serious
global issues that need to be addressed. To solve these issues, we need to develop appropriate agricultural techniques by
undertaking socio-economic impact assessment and ensuring eﬀective use of natural resources and harmony with the naturalenvironment. In addition, it is equally important to produce high-quality human resources. International cooperation is essential forthis endeavor, and Japan is expected to take an active part in it.
This trend was especially strong in the 1990s, when the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture (equivalent to today's
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) set up the Council for Understanding the Latest Forms ofInternational Educational Collaboration. In its report published in June 1996, the Council presented new policies relating tointernational educational collaboration, highlighting the importance of actively responding to the increasing demand forinternational cooperation in education, clarifying the important roles played by universities and other related institutions in
educational collaboration, and emphasizing the importance of not only promoting collaboration among businesses/institutions but
also encouraging educational institutions to take voluntary and organized action to eﬀectively promote educational collaboration.
In April 1999, as part of the governmental eﬀorts to realize these policies, the ICCAE was established at Nagoya University as acenter that takes an initiative in training individuals to acquire the ability to ﬁnd practical solutions to the developmental issues inthe ﬁeld of agriculture, under the supervision of the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture.
The ICCAE has put together the expertise of agricultural universities and other related educational and research institutions inJapan and used integrated multidisciplinary approaches to contribute to the resolution of various agricultural issues in developing
countries. Furthermore, the ICCAE has been promoting international research and education activities based on the belief thathuman development eﬀorts should be undertaken both inside and outside the country.

Gr aduate e du c atio n
ICREA provides the graduate education in the Department of Plant Production Science of the Graduate School of Bioagricultural
Sciences, Nagoya University. Four faculties having lots of experiences abroad carry out researches standing on international
viewpoints and make the best eﬀorts for capacity development of graduate students seeking for various carrier path or track.
Graduate students of ICREA can also study at the Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS).

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Akira Yamauchi

Research and ApplicationDivision
Tropical Bioresources Lab.
Professor

External Advisors(Other Organizations)/
Advisors(Nagoya University)

Director of ICREAICREA Steering
Committee

Rural Development Division
Practical Studies in Africa

Dr. Hiroshi Ehara

Associate Professor

Dr. Daigo Makihara■Background :■Background :Tropical Plant Science, Economic Botany, Agroeclogy

Crop science, Agronomy■Current interests :・Improvement of rice productivity under environmental■Current interests :・Genetic Variation and agronomic features of sago palm・Growth and physiological response of rice varieties against climate change・Mechanism of abiotic stress resistance in cow pea and related species

Assistant Professor

Dr. Mana Kano-Nakata

stress conditions in Africa・Interaction among crop productivity, cultivation environment, andmanagement technology

Practical Studies in Asia Lab.

■Background :Associate Professor

Crop science, agronomy

Dr. Kasumi Ito■Background :■Current interests :・Morphological and physiological root characteristics for adaption to water
stress in cereal crops
・Plant carbon partitioning under environmental stress

Forest economics, forest management,
agricultural and rural development,regional
resources management■Current interests :・Promotion of processed agricultural products for rural development
・Inﬂuence of household size biogas plant for forest resources utilization

Genetic Information for Bioresources Lab.
Professor

・Capacity building of researchers for rural development in developing countries

Dr. Yoshiaki Inukai■Background :Plant Genetics and Breeding■Current interests :・Molecular mechanism of root system formation andtheir application to breeding for stress avoidance suchas shortages in water and nutrients in rice

Domestic and Foreign Networking and Business Operation.

International Coordition Oﬃce Oﬃce of Japan Intellectual Support Network in Agricultural Sciences（JISNAS）

02

IInnttern
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ionnaall C
Cen
entterer fforo r RReesseearc
archh andand
EEdduucacattioionn inin Ag
Agricuricultltuurer e(IC(ICRREEA),A), Nag
Nagoyaoya UniUniveversrsiittyy

Gr e e ting f r om D irec tor

01

The International Center for Research and Education in Agriculture (ICREA) was founded with the aim to
educate and train people capable of oﬀering practical solutions to issues related to the development ofagricultural sciences. Since its foundation, ICREA has been encouraging basic research and overseas ﬁeld
research by creating an international network of researchers. Focus has also been placed on research andeducation activities aimed at educating and training individuals from both inside and outside the country tosolve problems encountered at the actual sites of agricultural production. ICREA obtained its current name18 years after its foundation, i.e. in April 2018. In the meantime, several new research departments were
Prof. Hiroshi EHARA
created, namely "Tropical Bioresources" and "Genetic Information for Bioresources" under the Research andDirector
Application Division, and "Practical Studies in Africa" and "Practical Studies in Asia" under the Rural
Applied Social System
Institute of Asia
Development Division. The Research and Application Division has the ultimate goal to promote sustainablegrowth through the development and utilization of local resources and the preservation of the environment that is key to securing
such resources. In order to promote mission-oriented international research activities in agriculture and forestry and to focus oureﬀorts on educational activities that are informed by ﬁndings from joint international research endeavors, the Research andApplication Division has been actively engaged in research eﬀorts to address climate change and rapidly changing social
conditions, including the search for and characteristic evaluation of agricultural and forest resources in the tropics, genetic
analysis of some useful traits found in biological resources, and research into sustainable agricultural/forest production andeﬀective utilization of resources. The Rural Development Division, on the other hand, works on the development of sustainable
and good agricultural/forest production practices in tropical regions of Asia and Africa as well as on the adaptation anddissemination of new resources and technologies, and is focused on research that specializes in the social implementation ofresearch ﬁndings. The Global Collaboration Oﬃce established in recent years is responsible for creating an international networkof researchers and for running various projects with the goal to promote an eﬃcient implementation of projects.
In recent years, an increasing number of people in emerging countries have been seeking variety in food. In line with this, and as
an approach to sustainable food production based on the principles of food security and environmental preservation, Field Scienceplays an increasingly important role in establishing a new technology by integrating the basic ﬁndings that have accumulated indeveloped countries and adapting it for use in emerging countries.
We continue encouraging joint international research eﬀorts in the ﬁeld of international agricultural development. We appreciate
your kind understanding and support for our activities, and we invite all aspiring individuals and organizations to join us in our
endeavor.

Bac kgr ound
Many developing countries are still suﬀering from food shortages, poor agricultural production, poverty, environmental
destruction, infectious diseases aﬀecting domestic animals, and other agricultural problems, which are regarded today as serious
global issues that need to be addressed. To solve these issues, we need to develop appropriate agricultural techniques by
undertaking socio-economic impact assessment and ensuring eﬀective use of natural resources and harmony with the naturalenvironment. In addition, it is equally important to produce high-quality human resources. International cooperation is essential forthis endeavor, and Japan is expected to take an active part in it.
This trend was especially strong in the 1990s, when the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture (equivalent to today's
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) set up the Council for Understanding the Latest Forms ofInternational Educational Collaboration. In its report published in June 1996, the Council presented new policies relating tointernational educational collaboration, highlighting the importance of actively responding to the increasing demand forinternational cooperation in education, clarifying the important roles played by universities and other related institutions in
educational collaboration, and emphasizing the importance of not only promoting collaboration among businesses/institutions but
also encouraging educational institutions to take voluntary and organized action to eﬀectively promote educational collaboration.
In April 1999, as part of the governmental eﬀorts to realize these policies, the ICCAE was established at Nagoya University as acenter that takes an initiative in training individuals to acquire the ability to ﬁnd practical solutions to the developmental issues inthe ﬁeld of agriculture, under the supervision of the Ministry of Education, Science, Sports and Culture.
The ICCAE has put together the expertise of agricultural universities and other related educational and research institutions inJapan and used integrated multidisciplinary approaches to contribute to the resolution of various agricultural issues in developing
countries. Furthermore, the ICCAE has been promoting international research and education activities based on the belief thathuman development eﬀorts should be undertaken both inside and outside the country.

Gr aduate e du c atio n
ICREA provides the graduate education in the Department of Plant Production Science of the Graduate School of Bioagricultural
Sciences, Nagoya University. Four faculties having lots of experiences abroad carry out researches standing on international
viewpoints and make the best eﬀorts for capacity development of graduate students seeking for various carrier path or track.
Graduate students of ICREA can also study at the Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS).

InterInternatio
national
nal Center
Center ffoorr Res
Resea
earch
rch aanndd
Educatio
Educationn inin A
Agrgricultur
iculture(e(ICREAICREA)),, Na
Naggooyyaa Un
Univers
iversityityO r ga ni z a t i o n a nd S t a ﬀ
Akira Yamauchi

Research and ApplicationDivision
Tropical Bioresources Lab.
Professor

External Advisors(Other Organizations)/
Advisors(Nagoya University)

Director of ICREAICREA Steering
Committee

Rural Development Division
Practical Studies in Africa

Dr. Hiroshi Ehara

Associate Professor

Dr. Daigo Makihara■Background :■Background :Tropical Plant Science, Economic Botany, Agroeclogy

Crop science, Agronomy■Current interests :・Improvement of rice productivity under environmental■Current interests :・Genetic Variation and agronomic features of sago palm・Growth and physiological response of rice varieties against climate change・Mechanism of abiotic stress resistance in cow pea and related species

Assistant Professor

Dr. Mana Kano-Nakata

stress conditions in Africa・Interaction among crop productivity, cultivation environment, andmanagement technology

Practical Studies in Asia Lab.

■Background :Associate Professor

Crop science, agronomy

Dr. Kasumi Ito■Background :■Current interests :・Morphological and physiological root characteristics for adaption to water
stress in cereal crops
・Plant carbon partitioning under environmental stress

Forest economics, forest management,
agricultural and rural development,regional
resources management■Current interests :・Promotion of processed agricultural products for rural development
・Inﬂuence of household size biogas plant for forest resources utilization

Genetic Information for Bioresources Lab.
Professor

・Capacity building of researchers for rural development in developing countries

Dr. Yoshiaki Inukai■Background :Plant Genetics and Breeding■Current interests :・Molecular mechanism of root system formation andtheir application to breeding for stress avoidance suchas shortages in water and nutrients in rice

Domestic and Foreign Networking and Business Operation.

International Coordition Oﬃce Oﬃce of Japan Intellectual Support Network in Agricultural Sciences（JISNAS）

02

IInnttern
ernaattio
ionnaall C
Cen
entterer fforo r RReesseearc
archh andand
EEdduucacattioionn inin Ag
Agricuricultltuurer e(IC(ICRREEA),A), Nag
Nagoyaoya UniUniveversrsiittyy

Inter
Internatio
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nal Center
Center ffoorr Res
Resea
earch
rch aanndd
Educatio
Educationn inin A
Agrgricultur
iculture(e(ICREAICREA)),, Na
Naggooyyaa Un
Univers
iversityity

R e se ar c h ac t ivities■Research on improving rice productivity in the unfavorable environments of the tropics
To feed an ever-growing global population, it is important to increase food production and secure a stable food supply
even in an environment not suited for agricultural production. In particular, demand for rice, which is a staple food for overhalf of the world's population, is expected to keep increasing in the coming decades, which makes it imperative to increaserice production. Rice ﬁelds in the tropical regions in Asia and Africa are faced with various environmental stresses that cancause a reduction in rice yields. At our research bases in Kenya, Indonesia, and Cambodia, we are undertaking the following
activities with the goal of increasing rice production in unfavorable environments: evaluation of factors inhibiting riceproductivity, assessment of adaptability of local rice varieties to stress, genetic analysis, genetic improvement of rice, anddevelopment of eﬀective cultivation techniques.

1) Genetic improvement of rice to secure stable rice production in unfavorable environments

03

In addition to the conventional cross breeding and mutation breeding technologies, novel
breeding techniques, such as quantitative trait locus (QTL) analysis (which identiﬁes QTLs
associated with stress tolerance) and marker-assisted selection (MAS) (which can quickly and
Growth inhibition of rice underaccurately identify the presence of a speciﬁc quantitative trait locus) are now available to breed
drought stress conditions
improved rice varieties with a greater eﬃciency, thanks to the recent
research advancements in the ﬁeld of agricultural sciences. Novel
techniques, such as next generation sequencing (NGS) (which quickly andinexpensively provides genome-wide genetic information on livingorganisms) and new plant breeding techniques (NBT) (new approach togenome editing) have also been developed. We are using thesetechnologies to achieve genetic improvement of rice with the goal of
Research activities for development of new rice varieties
with tolerance to environmental stresses
securing stable rice production in unfavorable environments.

2) Development of cultivation techniques to increase rice productivity in unfavorable environments in Africa

Rice yields in Africa have remained low due to various biotic and abiotic stresses including drought, cold temperatures inhighlands, high salinity, low-fertility soils, rice blast disease, and rice yellow mottle virus. To increase rice yields in suchunfavorable environments, it is necessary to genetically improve rice crops to enhance adaptability to unfavorable
conditions. The stress tolerance and crop productivity observed in the actual farm ﬁelds, however, are not only determinedby the genetic traits of crop varieties but also aﬀected by cultivation environments and the cultivation management
strategies used.
Through collaboration with our research colleagues, we are carrying out ﬁeld surveys to evaluate factors inhibiting riceproductivity. Furthermore, we are growing rice lines into which we have incorporated the QTLs associated with improved
adaptability to environmental stresses and improved rice yields. In addition, we are carrying out rice cultivation trials in acontrolled artiﬁcial environment as well as in the actual farm ﬁelds to identify both the rice traits suitable for the cultivation
environments in Africa and the QTLs that are associated with these traits, and to understand the cultivation conditions thatenable the incorporated QTLs to function eﬀectively.

・Identiﬁcation of factors

inhibiting rice productivity

・Evaluation of environmental
stresses adaptability in rice

・DNA analysis
・Genetic improvement of rice・Development of cultivation

Genotype（G）

technologies

Improvement of riceproductivity inunfavorable
environments

Conducting cultivation trials in Kenya

Interaction
analysis
Environment（E）3) Development of ﬂood-adaptive rice cultivation technology

Since the late 1990s, the world has witnessed a rapid increase in major ﬂooding events. Flood management approaches
employed in Asian regions, which involve the use of newly developed or improved irrigation techniques, are not suﬃcient toavoid the damage of devastating ﬂoods that hit these regions, where vulnerability of crop cultivation to ﬂoods still poses a
serious problem. In ﬂood-prone regions, rice must be planted during the deepwater ﬂood
phase of the rainy season in order to prevent rice crops from sustaining damage fromdryness during the late stage of growth. Inevitably, this puts the rice crops at risk of
ﬂood damage during the early stage of growth.
In addition to reevaluating the double-transplanting technique that has been used in the
low-lying swamps along the east coast of Sumatra and the west coast of Peninsular
Malaysia, we have been investigating the growth response of the locally grown rice
Uprooting of seedlings for thevarieties to ﬂoods to identify the traits associated with ﬂood adaptation of rice varieties
ﬁrst transplantingthat are grown in several diﬀerent regions with varying
water depth levels and varying periods of deepwater
ﬂood phase. Our goal here is to ensure stable productionof rice crops in ﬂood-prone regions through the use of
traditional techniques, and to improve cultivation
technology by using fertility management strategies that
not only help mitigate the harmful eﬀects ofRice seedlings growing on a raft for 2 weeks
First transplanting (second transplanting
submergence stress but also facilitate recovery fromprior to the ﬁrst transplanting
will be done after 20 days)
ﬂood damage.

■International Sago Palm Project for food security improvement
Agricultural production must increase by 70% globally to feed the world's population that is projected to reach 9 billion by
2050. Climate change and diminishing underground resources (including oil) also pose serious challenges to food security,
and we need to focus on how we can enhance agricultural production/productivity in a sustainable way while minimizing
post-harvest biomass losses. In view of this, our research group focused its attention on sago palms that grow naturally inSoutheast Asian and South Paciﬁc regions.
This palm adapts well to infertile/acid soils or brackish-water regions that are generally unsuited for crop cultivation.
Furthermore, one palm can yield approximately 300 kg of starch. Sago is a staple food for local residents, and is used as aningredient in biscuits, noodles, and other food products. Although it is not generally known, sago
ﬂour is used to knead buckwheat noodles and udon noodles in Japan. As an ingredient of choicefor people with food allergies, sago has recently been used in a number of cosmetics as well.
With only 10% of the wild and semi-cultivated sago palm stands believed to be harvested for use
today, there is much room left for further exploitation of this economic plant.
In our laboratory, we are investigating the mechanism through which sago palms adapt tosaline and acidic soils. Furthermore, we are carrying out ﬁeld surveys to monitor the growth ofsago palms to inform our eﬀorts to develop an eﬀective cultivation management strategy thatenables stable growth of sago palms. We are also undertaking the following activities as part ofSpineless type sago palma joint international research project: use remote sensing to estimate the area of the land on(East sepic, PNG)
which sago palms are growing and to identify areas
suitable for growing sago palms, develop technology tomake sweeteners from the residue from sago starch
extraction, and estimate the socioeconomic impact of
the new technology.
Measurement of physiological parametersat the pilot farm of sago palm in Southeast
Sulawesi, Indonesia

Management
Technology（M）
Research under controlled environments
in Nagoya University

Sago palm ﬁeld in Southeast
Sulawesi, Indonesia

04

IInnttern
ernaattio
ionnaall C
Cen
entterer fforo r RReesseearc
archh andand
EEdduucacattioionn inin Ag
Agricuricultltuurer e(IC(ICRREEA),A), Nag
Nagoyaoya UniUniveversrsiittyy

Inter
Internatio
national
nal Center
Center ffoorr Res
Resea
earch
rch aanndd
Educatio
Educationn inin A
Agrgricultur
iculture(e(ICREAICREA)),, Na
Naggooyyaa Un
Univers
iversityity

R e se ar c h ac t ivities■Research on improving rice productivity in the unfavorable environments of the tropics
To feed an ever-growing global population, it is important to increase food production and secure a stable food supply
even in an environment not suited for agricultural production. In particular, demand for rice, which is a staple food for overhalf of the world's population, is expected to keep increasing in the coming decades, which makes it imperative to increaserice production. Rice ﬁelds in the tropical regions in Asia and Africa are faced with various environmental stresses that cancause a reduction in rice yields. At our research bases in Kenya, Indonesia, and Cambodia, we are undertaking the following
activities with the goal of increasing rice production in unfavorable environments: evaluation of factors inhibiting riceproductivity, assessment of adaptability of local rice varieties to stress, genetic analysis, genetic improvement of rice, anddevelopment of eﬀective cultivation techniques.

1) Genetic improvement of rice to secure stable rice production in unfavorable environments

03

In addition to the conventional cross breeding and mutation breeding technologies, novel
breeding techniques, such as quantitative trait locus (QTL) analysis (which identiﬁes QTLs
associated with stress tolerance) and marker-assisted selection (MAS) (which can quickly and
Growth inhibition of rice underaccurately identify the presence of a speciﬁc quantitative trait locus) are now available to breed
drought stress conditions
improved rice varieties with a greater eﬃciency, thanks to the recent
research advancements in the ﬁeld of agricultural sciences. Novel
techniques, such as next generation sequencing (NGS) (which quickly andinexpensively provides genome-wide genetic information on livingorganisms) and new plant breeding techniques (NBT) (new approach togenome editing) have also been developed. We are using thesetechnologies to achieve genetic improvement of rice with the goal of
Research activities for development of new rice varieties
with tolerance to environmental stresses
securing stable rice production in unfavorable environments.

2) Development of cultivation techniques to increase rice productivity in unfavorable environments in Africa

Rice yields in Africa have remained low due to various biotic and abiotic stresses including drought, cold temperatures inhighlands, high salinity, low-fertility soils, rice blast disease, and rice yellow mottle virus. To increase rice yields in suchunfavorable environments, it is necessary to genetically improve rice crops to enhance adaptability to unfavorable
conditions. The stress tolerance and crop productivity observed in the actual farm ﬁelds, however, are not only determinedby the genetic traits of crop varieties but also aﬀected by cultivation environments and the cultivation management
strategies used.
Through collaboration with our research colleagues, we are carrying out ﬁeld surveys to evaluate factors inhibiting riceproductivity. Furthermore, we are growing rice lines into which we have incorporated the QTLs associated with improved
adaptability to environmental stresses and improved rice yields. In addition, we are carrying out rice cultivation trials in acontrolled artiﬁcial environment as well as in the actual farm ﬁelds to identify both the rice traits suitable for the cultivation
environments in Africa and the QTLs that are associated with these traits, and to understand the cultivation conditions thatenable the incorporated QTLs to function eﬀectively.

・Identiﬁcation of factors

inhibiting rice productivity

・Evaluation of environmental
stresses adaptability in rice

・DNA analysis
・Genetic improvement of rice・Development of cultivation

Genotype（G）

technologies

Improvement of riceproductivity inunfavorable
environments

Conducting cultivation trials in Kenya

Interaction
analysis
Environment（E）3) Development of ﬂood-adaptive rice cultivation technology

Since the late 1990s, the world has witnessed a rapid increase in major ﬂooding events. Flood management approaches
employed in Asian regions, which involve the use of newly developed or improved irrigation techniques, are not suﬃcient toavoid the damage of devastating ﬂoods that hit these regions, where vulnerability of crop cultivation to ﬂoods still poses a
serious problem. In ﬂood-prone regions, rice must be planted during the deepwater ﬂood
phase of the rainy season in order to prevent rice crops from sustaining damage fromdryness during the late stage of growth. Inevitably, this puts the rice crops at risk of
ﬂood damage during the early stage of growth.
In addition to reevaluating the double-transplanting technique that has been used in the
low-lying swamps along the east coast of Sumatra and the west coast of Peninsular
Malaysia, we have been investigating the growth response of the locally grown rice
Uprooting of seedlings for thevarieties to ﬂoods to identify the traits associated with ﬂood adaptation of rice varieties
ﬁrst transplantingthat are grown in several diﬀerent regions with varying
water depth levels and varying periods of deepwater
ﬂood phase. Our goal here is to ensure stable productionof rice crops in ﬂood-prone regions through the use of
traditional techniques, and to improve cultivation
technology by using fertility management strategies that
not only help mitigate the harmful eﬀects ofRice seedlings growing on a raft for 2 weeks
First transplanting (second transplanting
submergence stress but also facilitate recovery fromprior to the ﬁrst transplanting
will be done after 20 days)
ﬂood damage.

■International Sago Palm Project for food security improvement
Agricultural production must increase by 70% globally to feed the world's population that is projected to reach 9 billion by
2050. Climate change and diminishing underground resources (including oil) also pose serious challenges to food security,
and we need to focus on how we can enhance agricultural production/productivity in a sustainable way while minimizing
post-harvest biomass losses. In view of this, our research group focused its attention on sago palms that grow naturally inSoutheast Asian and South Paciﬁc regions.
This palm adapts well to infertile/acid soils or brackish-water regions that are generally unsuited for crop cultivation.
Furthermore, one palm can yield approximately 300 kg of starch. Sago is a staple food for local residents, and is used as aningredient in biscuits, noodles, and other food products. Although it is not generally known, sago
ﬂour is used to knead buckwheat noodles and udon noodles in Japan. As an ingredient of choicefor people with food allergies, sago has recently been used in a number of cosmetics as well.
With only 10% of the wild and semi-cultivated sago palm stands believed to be harvested for use
today, there is much room left for further exploitation of this economic plant.
In our laboratory, we are investigating the mechanism through which sago palms adapt tosaline and acidic soils. Furthermore, we are carrying out ﬁeld surveys to monitor the growth ofsago palms to inform our eﬀorts to develop an eﬀective cultivation management strategy thatenables stable growth of sago palms. We are also undertaking the following activities as part ofSpineless type sago palma joint international research project: use remote sensing to estimate the area of the land on(East sepic, PNG)
which sago palms are growing and to identify areas
suitable for growing sago palms, develop technology tomake sweeteners from the residue from sago starch
extraction, and estimate the socioeconomic impact of
the new technology.
Measurement of physiological parametersat the pilot farm of sago palm in Southeast
Sulawesi, Indonesia

Management
Technology（M）
Research under controlled environments
in Nagoya University

Sago palm ﬁeld in Southeast
Sulawesi, Indonesia

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Japan Intellectual Support Network in Agricultural Sciences■Joint research eﬀorts to improve educational and research conditions in an agricultural university in Cambodia

Founded on November 30, 2009, the Japan Intellectual Support Network in Agricultural Sciences (JISNAS) serves as abridge between the universities that are committed to playing a part in international cooperation activities in the ﬁeld ofagricultural sciences and the international institutions/organizations that specialize in agricultural research. The ICREA,
which was one of the founding members of the JISNAS, has served as the secretariat for JISNAS with a clear mission andvision in mind.
There are various ways through which universities can contribute to international cooperation. They could, for example,
provide advanced education and training programs to concerned parties in both developing countries and Japan, conduct
academic research to investigate the problems that exist in developing countries, carry out international development
studies, or actually take part in international cooperation. Since its foundation, the JISNAS has shared its knowledge andexperience with the international community through various activities (e.g., educational/research activities, social
contribution activities, etc.) in the ﬁeld of agricultural sciences. With the recent advancement of social and economic
globalization in advanced as well as developing/emerging countries throughout the world,
the needs for international cooperation are becoming increasingly diversiﬁed and■Committees of JISNAS
complicated. It is therefore important more than ever to expand the network ofCommittees
Contents of theinternational agricultural cooperation that brings together the wisdom of personal
activities
nameinsights.
Seminar and Planning and management ofThrough promotion of international cooperation in agricultural education and research
Symposium those such as JICA-JISNAS Forum
activities, the JISNAS has not only contributed to successful human resources
Journal：Editorial Board of the academic
journal "Journal of International Cooperation
Journaldevelopment in developing countries but also oﬀered high-quality learning opportunities
for Agricultural Development (JICAD)"(planning, editing, and publishing)to aspiring individuals in Japan who are willing to take part in international education,
International Collaboration with JICA and thejoint international research programs, and international cooperation. This success is
Cooperation other International Organizations
expected to strengthen the roles of academic and research institutions in the international
International Strengthening cooperation between thecommunity. In 2015, the Rural Development Department of JICA and the JIRCAS have also
network and collaborators to promote
Research
international research programs
joined the JISNAS. As of July 2019, the JISNAS has 53 group members and 120 individual
Human Resources Promoting international career of young
members, and is funded by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science andresearchers and students, supporting
Development]recruit
Technology, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan, and the JICA.

After over 20 years of civil war, many farmers in Cambodia are still living in extreme poverty, which is exacerbated by low
agricultural productivity and income. The genocide perpetrated by Pol Pot's regime in the 1970s and the subsequent civil
war left the country with a severe shortage of labor. Furthermore, Cambodia's agricultural universities have been unable to
fulﬁll its duty of identifying agricultural issues in the country and delivering good solutions for them. Since 2000, the ICREA
has been assisting the Royal University of Agriculture (RUA) in Cambodia improve its educational and research conditions,reform the education system, and establish both master's and doctoral programs in agricultural sciences. We have beencommitted since 2008 to lead the movement towards the introduction of the practical training and research approaches thatoﬀer the opportunity for hands-on experience and practice in the local farming communities.
Our focus is on the traditional agricultural products and vegetable production that, if handled properly, should yield good
proﬁts. Through our research activities, we have identiﬁed the current agricultural issues and challenges in Cambodia,
proposed and tested several solutions to them, and put our research ﬁndings into practice by taking part in the JICA (Japan
International Cooperation Agency) Partnership Program. By combining research and on-site support activities, we have beenable to undertake a wide variety of basic research studies and oﬀer university instructors and students the chance to not only
get hands-on experience of investigating and solving the problems that are actually occurring in the local farming
communities but also understand how research and education can contribute to identifying
and solving the agricultural issues in the country.
By building on the experience we have gained through our research and support activities
with the RUA, we have started gradually a human resources development assistancethrough a series of basic research studies with other universities in Cambodia.
Rice liguor producer in Takeo Province:
A step-by-step guide from a Japanese expert.

0５■Empirical research exploring how biogas production from livestock manure may help preserve forests in Nepal

Pub lic ations
Journal of International Cooperation for Agricultural Development

URL https://icrea.agr.nagoya-u.ac.jp/jpn/journal/backnumber.html
The Journal of International Cooperation for Agricultural Development (JICAD) provides ahuman development platform for training individuals who aspire to plunge into the ﬁeld ofinternational cooperation to make use of their expertise in agricultural sciences. This journal
publishes peer-reviewed articles that examine world aﬀairs from the agricultural perspectives,
explore the possibility of conducting multinational agricultural research, or present a casereport describing how leading-edge research ﬁndings can be applied to solve global issues. Articles submitted for
publication are edited by the Japan Intellectual Support Network in Agricultural Sciences (JISNAS). Vol. 14 and later issuesof the journal are published in online version.

ICREA News

This is a periodical published twice a year by the ICREA. It provides an update on ICREA's current research activities.

Steering Committee
Committees
Clerical assistantTimber harvesting to supply fuelwood used for cooking every day is one of the major
factors contributing to deforestation in many developing countries. Nongovernmentalorganizations (NGOs) and international institutions are accelerating their eﬀorts toencourage developing countries to use biogas produced from livestock manure to replace
wood fuel sources. Although the use of biogas can clearly reduce fuelwood consumption,
little is known about other desirable and undesirable eﬀects of biogas use. This researchuses data obtained from ﬁeld surveys conducted in a hilly district in Nepal where biogas
Degraded forests in hilly areas of Nepal
technology was introduced nearly 20 years ago to analyze (both quantitatively andqualitatively) the positive and negative impacts of biogas production on fuelwood consumption, forest vegetation, livelihoodof local residents, and forest management schemes.

Executive Group Members

General Assembly

1. Seminar and Symposium
2. Journal
3. International Cooperation
4. International Research
5. Human Resources Development

Institutional
assistant

Secretariat

Activeinvolvement

Participation

Grad. Sch. of Agr. & Life Sci., Univ. of Tokyo
Cent. For Int. Prog., Tokyo Univ. of Agr.
Fac. of Agr., Niigata Univ. Int. Coop.
Cent. for Agr. Ed., Nagoya Univ.
Grad. Sch. of Bioresources, Mie Univ.
Gad. Sch. of Agr. Kyoto Univ.
Inst. of Trop. Agr., Kyushu Univ.
Rural Develop. Depart., JICA
Jap. Int. Res. Cent. for Agr. Sci. (JIRCAS）

Cooperation

UniversityB・Other Organizations
・Individuals

UniversityA

JISNAS

Advisory Organizations

・Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science andTechnology (MEXT)
・Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF)

Privateenterprises
NGO etc.

Sharing
Knowledge andexperience by
joint project

UniversityC

Organization Chart

UniversityD

Request for
Cooperation
Entrustment•Japanese Goverment（MOFA,MEXTetc.）•Organizations
implementing Intʼlcooperation

UniversityE

Cooperation
implementation〔intʼI student
acceptance,Intʼ l joint
research,etc.〕

Needs inagriculturalﬁeld indeveloping
countries

Grovernmental
Research
Institutions etc.

Image of JISNASO p e n f o r u m s a nd s e m i na r s
The ICREA holds a forum every year to address important topics relating to the ﬁelds ofagricultural education and international cooperation. Researchers and otherprofessionals from both inside and outside the country who are experts on thesubject matter are invited to give lectures in this forum. The forum is open
not only to people from academic institutions but also to the general public.
Furthermore, several times a year, a subject matter expert (e.g., an
agricultural expert with practical experience in international cooperation
activities in developing countries) is invited to conduct an open seminar for
researchers, students, and the general public who may be interested ininternational agricultural cooperation.

Lecture by lecturers from various countries
at Open Seminar

Group discussion at Open Forum06

IInnttern
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Cen
entterer fforo r RReesseearc
archh andand
EEdduucacattioionn inin Ag
Agricuricultltuurer e(IC(ICRREEA),A), Nag
Nagoyaoya UniUniveversrsiittyy

Inter
Internatio
national
nal Center
Center ffoorr Res
Resea
earch
rch aanndd
Educatio
Educationn inin A
Agrgricultur
iculture(e(ICREAICREA)),, Na
Naggooyyaa Un
Univers
iversityity

R e se ar c h ac t ivities

Japan Intellectual Support Network in Agricultural Sciences■Joint research eﬀorts to improve educational and research conditions in an agricultural university in Cambodia

Founded on November 30, 2009, the Japan Intellectual Support Network in Agricultural Sciences (JISNAS) serves as abridge between the universities that are committed to playing a part in international cooperation activities in the ﬁeld ofagricultural sciences and the international institutions/organizations that specialize in agricultural research. The ICREA,
which was one of the founding members of the JISNAS, has served as the secretariat for JISNAS with a clear mission andvision in mind.
There are various ways through which universities can contribute to international cooperation. They could, for example,
provide advanced education and training programs to concerned parties in both developing countries and Japan, conduct
academic research to investigate the problems that exist in developing countries, carry out international development
studies, or actually take part in international cooperation. Since its foundation, the JISNAS has shared its knowledge andexperience with the international community through various activities (e.g., educational/research activities, social
contribution activities, etc.) in the ﬁeld of agricultural sciences. With the recent advancement of social and economic
globalization in advanced as well as developing/emerging countries throughout the world,
the needs for international cooperation are becoming increasingly diversiﬁed and■Committees of JISNAS
complicated. It is therefore important more than ever to expand the network ofCommittees
Contents of theinternational agricultural cooperation that brings together the wisdom of personal
activities
nameinsights.
Seminar and Planning and management ofThrough promotion of international cooperation in agricultural education and research
Symposium those such as JICA-JISNAS Forum
activities, the JISNAS has not only contributed to successful human resources
Journal：Editorial Board of the academic
journal "Journal of International Cooperation
Journaldevelopment in developing countries but also oﬀered high-quality learning opportunities
for Agricultural Development (JICAD)"(planning, editing, and publishing)to aspiring individuals in Japan who are willing to take part in international education,
International Collaboration with JICA and thejoint international research programs, and international cooperation. This success is
Cooperation other International Organizations
expected to strengthen the roles of academic and research institutions in the international
International Strengthening cooperation between thecommunity. In 2015, the Rural Development Department of JICA and the JIRCAS have also
network and collaborators to promote
Research
international research programs
joined the JISNAS. As of July 2019, the JISNAS has 53 group members and 120 individual
Human Resources Promoting international career of young
members, and is funded by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science andresearchers and students, supporting
Development]recruit
Technology, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan, and the JICA.

After over 20 years of civil war, many farmers in Cambodia are still living in extreme poverty, which is exacerbated by low
agricultural productivity and income. The genocide perpetrated by Pol Pot's regime in the 1970s and the subsequent civil
war left the country with a severe shortage of labor. Furthermore, Cambodia's agricultural universities have been unable to
fulﬁll its duty of identifying agricultural issues in the country and delivering good solutions for them. Since 2000, the ICREA
has been assisting the Royal University of Agriculture (RUA) in Cambodia improve its educational and research conditions,reform the education system, and establish both master's and doctoral programs in agricultural sciences. We have beencommitted since 2008 to lead the movement towards the introduction of the practical training and research approaches thatoﬀer the opportunity for hands-on experience and practice in the local farming communities.
Our focus is on the traditional agricultural products and vegetable production that, if handled properly, should yield good
proﬁts. Through our research activities, we have identiﬁed the current agricultural issues and challenges in Cambodia,
proposed and tested several solutions to them, and put our research ﬁndings into practice by taking part in the JICA (Japan
International Cooperation Agency) Partnership Program. By combining research and on-site support activities, we have beenable to undertake a wide variety of basic research studies and oﬀer university instructors and students the chance to not only
get hands-on experience of investigating and solving the problems that are actually occurring in the local farming
communities but also understand how research and education can contribute to identifying
and solving the agricultural issues in the country.
By building on the experience we have gained through our research and support activities
with the RUA, we have started gradually a human resources development assistancethrough a series of basic research studies with other universities in Cambodia.
Rice liguor producer in Takeo Province:
A step-by-step guide from a Japanese expert.

0５■Empirical research exploring how biogas production from livestock manure may help preserve forests in Nepal

Pub lic ations
Journal of International Cooperation for Agricultural Development

URL https://icrea.agr.nagoya-u.ac.jp/jpn/journal/backnumber.html
The Journal of International Cooperation for Agricultural Development (JICAD) provides ahuman development platform for training individuals who aspire to plunge into the ﬁeld ofinternational cooperation to make use of their expertise in agricultural sciences. This journal
publishes peer-reviewed articles that examine world aﬀairs from the agricultural perspectives,
explore the possibility of conducting multinational agricultural research, or present a casereport describing how leading-edge research ﬁndings can be applied to solve global issues. Articles submitted for
publication are edited by the Japan Intellectual Support Network in Agricultural Sciences (JISNAS). Vol. 14 and later issuesof the journal are published in online version.

ICREA News

This is a periodical published twice a year by the ICREA. It provides an update on ICREA's current research activities.

Steering Committee
Committees
Clerical assistantTimber harvesting to supply fuelwood used for cooking every day is one of the major
factors contributing to deforestation in many developing countries. Nongovernmentalorganizations (NGOs) and international institutions are accelerating their eﬀorts toencourage developing countries to use biogas produced from livestock manure to replace
wood fuel sources. Although the use of biogas can clearly reduce fuelwood consumption,
little is known about other desirable and undesirable eﬀects of biogas use. This researchuses data obtained from ﬁeld surveys conducted in a hilly district in Nepal where biogas
Degraded forests in hilly areas of Nepal
technology was introduced nearly 20 years ago to analyze (both quantitatively andqualitatively) the positive and negative impacts of biogas production on fuelwood consumption, forest vegetation, livelihoodof local residents, and forest management schemes.

Executive Group Members

General Assembly

1. Seminar and Symposium
2. Journal
3. International Cooperation
4. International Research
5. Human Resources Development

Institutional
assistant

Secretariat

Activeinvolvement

Participation

Grad. Sch. of Agr. & Life Sci., Univ. of Tokyo
Cent. For Int. Prog., Tokyo Univ. of Agr.
Fac. of Agr., Niigata Univ. Int. Coop.
Cent. for Agr. Ed., Nagoya Univ.
Grad. Sch. of Bioresources, Mie Univ.
Gad. Sch. of Agr. Kyoto Univ.
Inst. of Trop. Agr., Kyushu Univ.
Rural Develop. Depart., JICA
Jap. Int. Res. Cent. for Agr. Sci. (JIRCAS）

Cooperation

UniversityB・Other Organizations
・Individuals

UniversityA

JISNAS

Advisory Organizations

・Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science andTechnology (MEXT)
・Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF)

Privateenterprises
NGO etc.

Sharing
Knowledge andexperience by
joint project

UniversityC

Organization Chart

UniversityD

Request for
Cooperation
Entrustment•Japanese Goverment（MOFA,MEXTetc.）•Organizations
implementing Intʼlcooperation

UniversityE

Cooperation
implementation〔intʼI student
acceptance,Intʼ l joint
research,etc.〕

Needs inagriculturalﬁeld indeveloping
countries

Grovernmental
Research
Institutions etc.

Image of JISNASO p e n f o r u m s a nd s e m i na r s
The ICREA holds a forum every year to address important topics relating to the ﬁelds ofagricultural education and international cooperation. Researchers and otherprofessionals from both inside and outside the country who are experts on thesubject matter are invited to give lectures in this forum. The forum is open
not only to people from academic institutions but also to the general public.
Furthermore, several times a year, a subject matter expert (e.g., an
agricultural expert with practical experience in international cooperation
activities in developing countries) is invited to conduct an open seminar for
researchers, students, and the general public who may be interested ininternational agricultural cooperation.

Lecture by lecturers from various countries
at Open Seminar

Group discussion at Open Forum

06

●ICREA appoints internal and external advisors from inside and outside the university who support our activities.

Advisors (Nagoya University) (April 2019-)
Susumu Asakawa
Motoyuki Ashikari
Toshiko Ishizaki
Koichi Usami
Asuka Kawano
Mayumi Kikuta
Chisato Takenaka
Satoru Tsuchikawa
Yuichiro Tsuchiya
Kazuyuki Doi
Hideo Nakano
Tatsuya Natsume
Nobuyuki Hamajima
Kazuhiro Harada
Kazuhiko Fukushima
Ryo Fujimoto
Chieka Minakuchi
Shiro Mitsuya
Jun Murase
Hiroyuki Yamamoto
Akira Watanabe

Soil Biology and Chemistry
Laboratory of Plant Gene Function
Japanese Language Education
Agricultural Economics
Adult and Lifelong Education
Crop Science, Tropical Useful Botany
Forest Environment and Resources
System Engineering for Biological Resources
Chemical Biology in Plants
Plant Genetics and Breeding
Molecular Bioengineering
Higher Education / Vocational Education
Young Leaders' Program/Healthcare Administration
Forest Resources and Society
Forest Chemistry
Fundamental Legal Studies
Applied Entomology
Crop Physiology
Soil Biology and ChemistryBio-material Physics
Resources Cycling in Pedosphere

External Advisors (Other organizations) (April 2019-)
Kazuo OGATA
Masami ISODA
Tomohiro UCHIYAMA
Masahiro OGAWA
Yasutaka KUBO
Osamu KOYAMA
Takeshi SAKURAI
Akira SUDA
Eiichiro CHO
Eiji NAWATA
Yoshiaki NISHIKAWA
Naohiro HOZUMIRie MIYAURA
Koichi MIYOSHI
Kazuhiro YOSHIDA

Institute of T ropical Agriculture, Kyushu University
Center for Research on International Cooperation in Educational Development, University of T sukuba
Faculty of International Agriculture and Food Studies, T okyo University of Agriculture
Faculty of Agriculture, Kagawa University
Graduate School of Natural Science and T echnology, Okayama University
Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences
Graduate School of Agriculture and Life Sciences, The Universit y of T okyo
Aichi Agricultural Research Center
Japan International Cooperation Agency , Chubu International Center
Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University
Faculty of Economics, Ryukoku University
Institute for Global Network Innovation in T echnology Education, T oyohashi University of T echnology
Faculty of International Agriculture and Food Studies, T okyo University of Agriculture
Graduate School of Asia Paciﬁc Studies, Ritsumeikan Asia Paciﬁ c University
Center for the Study of International Cooperation in Education, Hiroshima University

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Contact

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Nagoya University
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