Faculty Members

In Japanese syllabic order by position

ARAI Hirofumi

ARAI Hirofumi
Position

Deputy Director
Head, ERINA-UNP Industry Collaboration Office
Professor

Profile Master’s in engineering at the Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo. Appointed professor at the University of Niigata Prefecture in April 2023 after serving at the Niigata Prefectural Office and the former Economic Research Institute for Northeast Asia.
From 2023, Head of the ERINA-UNP Industry Collaboration Office and Deputy Director of the institute.
Main research areas

Russian Economy, Northeast Asian Cooperation, International Logistics

Shagdar Enkhbayar

Sh. Enkhbayar
Position Professor
Profile Graduated from Moscow Technological Institute of Light Industry, master’s degree in international development from the Graduate School of the International University of Japan, Ph.D. in economics from the Graduate School of Niigata University. Appointed professor at the University of Niigata Prefecture in April 2023 after serving as Director-General at the Ministry of Agriculture and Industry of Mongolia and chief researcher at the former Economic Research Institute for Northeast Asia.
Main research areas Economic Development, Trade Policy, Climate Change and Decarbonization

NAKAJIMA Tomoyoshi

NAKAJIMA Tomoyoshi
Position Professor
Profile Master’s in economics at the Graduate School of Boston University. Appointed professor at the University of Niigata Prefecture in April 2023 after serving as chief researcher at the former Economic Research Institute for Northeast Asia.
Main research areas International Economics, International Trade

MIMURA Mitsuhiro

MIMURA Mitsuhiro
Position Professor
Profile Graduated from the Korean Department at the Osaka University of Foreign Studies, studied at the School of Law, Osaka University. Ph.D. in law at the Graduate School of Law and Politics, Osaka University. Appointed professor at the University of Niigata Prefecture in April 2023 after serving as chief researcher at the former Economic Research Institute for Northeast Asia.
Main research areas North Korean Economy, North Korean Law, Economic Cooperation in Northeast Asia, Global Multi-Polarization and Eurasia.

DONG Qi

DONG Qi
Position Associate Professor
Profile Ph.D. in agriculture, Agricultural and Resource Economics Department, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, University of Tokyo. Appointed associate professor at the University of Niigata Prefecture in April 2023 after serving as a researcher at the former Economic Research Institute for Northeast Asia.
Main research areas Agricultural Economics, Development Economics, Chinese Economy

LI Chunxia

LI Chunxia
Position Associate Professor
Profile Ph.D. in economics, Graduate School of Economics, Senshu University. Associate professor at the School of Economics, Senshu University. Appointed associate professor at the University of Niigata Prefecture in April 2023 after serving as chief researcher at the former Economic Research Institute for Northeast Asia.
Main research areas Chinese Economy, Intellectual Property and Innovation