DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL SURVEYS

Domestic Surveys (Japan):

1. Household Survey on Agricultural Development in Otaki Village, Gunma Prefecture, Tokyo, 1982, Joint Research with Graduate Students in University of Tokyo, Japan
2. A Sample Survey on Sericulture Farming in Saitama Prefecture, Tokyo, Joint Research with Graduate School of Agricultural Economics, University of Tokyo, Japan, 1983
3. A Sample Survey on Paddy Farming in Ooyama Village, Akita Prefecture, Joint

     Research with Graduate School of Economics, University of Tokyo, Japan, 1983

4. A Survey on Dairy Farming in Nagoya Denmark Village, Aichi Prefecture, Joint Research  with School of Agricultural Economics, University of Tokyo, Nagoya, Japan, 1984
5. A Sample Survey on Fruit Farming in shizuoka Prefecture, Joint Research with Graduate School of Agricultural Economics, University of Tokyo, Japan, 1984
6. A Survey on Green Production and Marketing in Uji Area, Uji, Kyoto, Japan, 1989
7. A Survey on Industrial Park in Saga Prefecture, Joint Research with the Regional Research Center, Saga University, Japan, 1989
8. Demand and Supply for Organic Fertilizer in the Kyushu Island, Joint Research with Nishi Arita Town Office, Saga Prefecture, Japan, 1997-1998

International Surveys:

1. A Study on Development of Export-Oriented Cottage Industries in Indonesia, Sponsored by UNDP, 1981
2. A Feasibility Study on Export-Oriented Products in Kurunegala District, Sponsored by Sri Lanka Export Development Board, Sri Lanka, 1981
3. A Survey on Export Production Village in Sri Lanka, Kurunegala District, Sri Lanka, Sponsored by Toyota Foundation, Tokyo, Japan, 1986/87
4. Statistical Survey on the Role of Japanese Investment in Economic Development of Thailand and Sri Lanka, Sponsored by Ministry of Higher Education in Japan, 1991
5. A Study on the Impact of Foreign Investment on Domestic Industries in Thailand and Sri Lanka, Sponsored by the Ministry of Higher Education in Japan, 1992
6. A Survey on Industrial Structure and Regional Economic Policy in Southern Part of China, Sponsored by Ministry of Higher Education in Japan, 1992
7. A Study on the Role of Foreign Investment in Industrial Development in Sri Lanka and Thailand, Sponsored by the Ministry of Higher Education in Japan, 1993
8. A Study on Pattern of Foreign Investment in Shanghai and Cheandu in China, Sponsored by Ministry of Higher Education in Japan, 1994
9. A Survey on Role of Japan and China in Economic Development of East Asia, Sponsored by Ministry of Higher Education, 1994
10. A Study on Japanese Investment in Australian Tourist Industry, Sponsored by The Japan Foundation, La Trobe University, 1994/95
11. A Study on Sustainable Agricultural Development in Asia, Sponsored by The

      Toyota Foundation, Tokyo, Japan, 1996

12. The Possibility of Using Japanese ODA in Alleviation of Rural Poverty in Asia: A Study on Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers, Sponsored by Ministry of Higher Education in Japan, 1999-2001
13. Japanese ODA to Samanelawewa Project in Sri Lanka, Sponsored by the Ministry of Higher Education in Japan, 2003-2005
14. Role of Japanese ODA in the Development of Human Capital in Sri Lanka, Sponsored by Ministry of Higher Education in Japan, 2008-2010
15. Development of Social Business and Poverty Alleviation: A Survey on Japanese Technical Assistance, Sponsored by Ministry of Higher Education in Japan, 2011-2013
16. Poverty Alleviation in Asia and Reduction of Labour Shortage in Japan under Technical Intern Training Programme, Sponsored by the Ministry of Higher Education in Japan, 2014-2018

 

CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONALIZATION OF EDUCATION

1. More than 400 Japanese students at Saga University dispatched its linked universities in foreign countries (short-term/long-term) for their undergraduate and postgraduate studies during the period 2000-2016.
2. Arranged to sign an academic agreement (MOU) between Saga University and the University of Peradeniya in 1999. This contributes to accepting more than 100 Sri Lankan students from the University of Peradeniya to undergraduate and postgraduate studies at Saga University on Japanese government scholarships.
3. Conducted Joint Lectures at Saga University as well as in Asian-linked universities exchanging staff members of those universities.
4. Staff exchange program between linked universities.

CONTRIBUTION TO THE INTERNATIONALIZATION OF RESEARCH

1. Organizing a large number of research projects between Saga University and its linked universities in Asia and Europe.
2. The following international symposiums were held at Saga University to present the results of the joint research projects conducted on current economic problems faced by developing countries in Asia.

	Date	Theme of the Symposium	Participating countries
1	2004.12.28	The Trend of Economic Development in Asia	Sri Lanka, Thailand, China, Japan
2	2005.09.25	New Approaches to Foreign Aid and International Finance for Economic Development in Asia	Sri Lanka, Thailand, New Zealand, Sweeden, Japan
3	2007.09.30	The Labour Export-Import Policy and its Impact on Socioeconomic Development in Asia	Sri Lanka, Thailand, New Zealand, South Korea, Japan
4	2008.12.29	Human Resource Development for Economic Development in Asia: Retrospect and Prospective of Japanese Cooperation	Sri Lanka, Thailand, China, South Korea, Japan
5	2009.09.26	Food Security and Poverty Alleviation: Navigating Asian Paths from Global Food Crisis to a Safe and Secure World	Sri Lanka, Thailand, New Zealand, South Korea, Japan
6	2011.02.23	Human Resource Development in Japanese Universities: Strengths and Weaknesses	Sri Lanka, Thailand, New Zealand, South Korea, Japan
7	2012.01.26	Development of Social Business and Poverty Alleviation: Role of Japan’s Grass-roots Technical Cooperation	Sri Lanka, Thailand, South Korea, Japan
8	2014.01.15	The Shift of Global Economic Power from West to Asia	Sri Lanka, Thailand, New Zealand, South Korea, Italia, Japan
9	2014.11.26	The Technical Intern Training Programme: Can it Reduce Labor Shortage in Japan and Boost Economic Development in Asia?	Sri Lanka, Thailand, Indonesia, China, Japan
10	2015.10.23	Human Capital and Economic Development: The Experience of Asia	Sri Lanka, Thailand, Indonesia, China, South Korea, New Zealand, Czech Rep., Japan
11	2017.01.23	Economic Development in Asia and Foreign Workers in Japan: Current Situation and Challenges	Sri Lanka, Thailand, New Zealand, South Korea, China, Japan

3. The following symposium, called “Nikkanchu Kokusai Symposium (Japan-Korea-China International Symposium),” was commenced in 1990 by the Faculty of Economics at Saga University with the collaboration of Chonnam National University in South Korea, the Institute of World Economy and Politics, and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Kasetsart University in Thailand and the University of Peradeniya have also joined the symposium since 2013. Now it is called the Asian Economic Symposium. I played a major role in organizing this symposium from 1990 to 2017.

No	Year	Theme	Host Country
1	1990.07.14	The Present and Future of the Asian Economy	Japan
2	1991.07.14	Impact and Response of Uruguay Round	Korea
3	1992.07.04	Management Ethics and Economic Development	Japan
4	1993.07.08	The Role of Region and Formation of Economic Zones in China	Korea
5	1994.07.03	The Agricultural Problems under Open Market Policy	Japan
6	1995.11.03	Efficient Management Strategies of Local Government towards Globalization	Korea
7	1996.07.27	Promotion of Venture Business for Regional Development: Prospects of New Cooperation among Research, Government and Industries	Japan
8	1997.07.23	Cooperation of Asian Countries into Twenty-First Century in Free Market, Free Labour Market and Labour Migration.	Korea
9	1998.08.27	Problems of Financial Market under High Competition: Relationship with Economic Growth Policy	Japan
10	1999.10.14	Quality of Living under New Politics	Korea
11	2000.10.06	Regional Economy and Revolution of Information Technology	Japan
12	2001.11.01	Current Issues Regarding Regional Economy	Korea
13	2002.09.28	Impact of WTO on Asian Economy	Japan
14	2003.10.24	Regional Development in Political, Economic, and Cultural Perspectives	China
15	2004.10.29	Regional Development in East Asian Countries	Korea
16	2006.11.25	Labour Migration, Technology Transfer, and Economic Development in Asia	Japan
17	2007.09.27	Economic and Social Development Model of East Asia	China
18	2008.10.30	Local Issues in Globalization	Korea
19	2009.11.28	Social and Economic Dimension of the Global Economic Crisis: Implications for Asian Countries	Japan
20	2010.11.20	How East Asian Countries Handle the Financial Crisis: From the Perspective of Economic and Social Policies	China
21	2011.11.17	The Issues and Strategies for Regional Economy and Development in East Asia	Korea
22	2012.11.14	Food Safety, Food Security and Globalization in Asia: TPP and FTA	Japan
23	2013.10.25	Social and Economic Dimensions of Trade Liberalization and Economic Integration: Implications for East Asian Countries	Thailand
24	2014.10.25	Economic Liberalization and Creative Innovation in East Asian Countries	Korea
25	2015.10.23	Human Capital and Economic Development: The Experience of Asia	Japan
26	2016.9.19	Emerging Asia: Opportunities and Challenges for Inclusive Growth	Sri Lanka
27	2017.11.18	Inclusive Growth and Structural Reform: The Experience of Asia	China

OTHER MAJOR WORKS:

1. Implementer of the First Model Export Production Village (Dambadeniya EPV Co. Ltd.) in Sri Lanka, 1981
2. Member of the Screening Committee of the Toyota Research Grants for 1994 and 1998
3. Member of the following joint research works granted by the Ministry of Higher Education in Japan:

• Problem of Illegal Foreign Workers in Japan, Ryukoku University, Kyoto, 1990-1992
• Pattern on Economic Development and Japanese Co-operation in Southeast Asia, Hiroshima University of Economics, Hiroshima, 1991-1993
• The Economic Role of Japan and China in East Asia, Faculty of Economics, Saga University, 1992-1994
• Participatory Rural Development through Mobilization of Local Resources in Sri Lanka, JICA Project, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 1999-2001
• Role of ODA in Alleviation of Rural Poverty in Asia, Faculty of Economics, Saga University, 1998-2001
• Monitor: West Japan Newspaper (Nishi Nihon Shinbun), 2000-2001
• External Examiner of PhD Thesis: Auckland University in New Zealand; Ryukoku University in Kyoto, Japan; and Kagoshima University in Japan

4. Initiator of the Agreement on Academic Cooperation and Exchange between Saga University, Japan, and the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka in 2004.
5. Founder of the “Sri Lanka-Japan Study Center” at the University of Peradeniya, 2013.
6. Sign an agreement with the University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka (2015) and Kasetsart University in Thailand (2012) to become new member universities of the Asia Symposium.
7. Yamazaki Naoko and I established a foundation named, Yamazaki Kyomi Scholarship Foundation in 2002 to help Sri Lankan children, particularly in the remote areas of Sri Lanka. Under this programme, we have given a large number of scholarships to high school students at Ambalantota Maha Vidyalaya and Dutugamunu Maha Vidyalaya in Sri Lanka until 2015.
8. I worked as a leader with Sri Lankan students at Saga University and people in Japan to build a Modern Two-story Library at the Tsunami-Effected Ambalantota High School in southern Sri Lanka, in 2006.
9. I worked as a main actor of the Saga-Lanka Friendship Association in Japan to build a Saga-Lanka Fureai Auditorium at Ambalantota High School in southern Sri Lanka, in 2010.
10. Donation of schoolbooks and library equipment worth the sum of Rs. 600,000.00 to Yudaganawa Primary School and Dutugamunu Maha Vidyalaya, 2022
11. Donation of schoolbooks worth the sum of Rs. 250,000.00 to Yudaganawa Primary School, 2022