Faculty Members
In Japanese syllabic order by position
ARAI Hirofumi
| Position | Deputy Director Head, ERINA-UNP Industry Collaboration Office Professor |
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| Profile | Master of Engineering at the Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo. PhD at the Graduate School of Humanities and Human Sciences, Hokkaido University. Appointed professor at the University of Niigata Prefecture in April 2023 after serving at the Niigata Prefectural Office and Senior Research Fellow at the 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
| Position | Director Professor |
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| Profile | Graduated from Moscow Technological Institute of Light Industry, master’s degree in international development from the International University of Japan, and 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 Senior Research Fellow at the Economic Research Institute for Northeast Asia. From 2025、Director of the institute. |
| Main research areas | Development Economics, Mongolian Economy, Trade Policy, Climate Change and Decarbonization |
NAKAJIMA Tomoyoshi
| Position | Professor |
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| Profile | Master’s degree in economics at the Graduate School of Boston University. Appointed professor at the University of Niigata Prefecture in April 2023 after serving as Senior Research Fellow at the Economic Research Institute for Northeast Asia. |
| Main research areas | International Economics, International Trade |
MIMURA Mitsuhiro
| Position | Professor |
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| 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 Senior Research Fellow at the 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
| Position | Associate Professor |
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| 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 Research Fellow at the Economic Research Institute for Northeast Asia. |
| Main research areas | Agricultural Economics, Development Economics, Chinese Economy |
LI Chunxia
| Position | Associate Professor |
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| 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 Associate Senior Research Fellow at the Economic Research Institute for Northeast Asia. |
| Main research areas | Chinese Economy, Intellectual Property and Innovation |