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Chiaki Tsuchida is lecturer at the Graduate School of Intercultural Studies, Kobe University, Japan. She is a migration researcher whose research focuses on Japan's refugee protection and migration control. She graduated from the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, the University of Tokyo and received her PhD. from there on 28th July 2022. She is the author of Nihon no Nanmin Hogo: Syutsunyuukoku Kanri Seisaku no Sengoshi (Refugee Protection in Japan: Postwar History of the Migration Control Policy), which received the 4th UTokyo Jiritsu Award for Early Career Academics, the 2024 Encouragement Award from the Japan Society for International Development and the 9th Excellence Award of Yoshino Sakuzo.
Researcher basic information
■ Research Keyword- Human Rights
- National Interest
- Foreign Affairs
- International Public Goods
- Migrant Children
- Refugee Protection in Japan
- Social Integration
- State Sovereignty
- Discourse Analysis
- Constructivism
- Policy Making Process
- Multicultural Society
- Human Security
- Asylum Seekers
- Immigration Control
- Refugee
- Migration
- Humanities & social sciences / Sociology / Migration and Refugee Studies
- Humanities & social sciences / Politics / Migration and Refugee Studies
- Humanities & social sciences / International relations / Migration and Refugee Studies
- Jun. 2026 - Present, Japan Association of Global Governance, Editorial Board
- Jun. 2025 - Present, Japan Association for Migration Policy Studies, Member of the Planning Committee
- Apr. 2025 - Present, The Japan Association for Human Security Studies, Deputy Secretary General
- Mar. 2017 - Present, Society for Multicultural Community Studies, Director
- Feb. 2023 - Feb. 2023, Mie Inquiry Forum, Guest judge
Research activity information
■ Award- Feb. 2025 Yoshino Sakuzo Museum, 9th Excellence Award of Yoshino Sakuzo
- Nov. 2024 The Japan Society for International Development, Encouragement Award
- Apr. 2023 The University of Tokyo, The 4th UTokyo Jiritsu Award for Early Career Academics
- Jul. 2014 Refugee Studies Forum, 2nd Research Awards for Young Researcher of Refugee Studies
- Mar. 2026, Intercultural Education, (63) (63), 164 - 182, JapaneseSchool and Local Government Partnerships on Migrant Children Issues: Yokkaichi City, Japan as a Case Study[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Jun. 2024, Japanese Journal of Adult and Community Education, 60(1) (1), 76 - 77, JapaneseA Multicultural Society: Case of Asylum Seekers and a Region[Invited]Symposium
- May 2024, Migration Policy Review, (16) (16), 20 - 34, Japanese[Refereed][Invited]Scientific journal
- Jul. 2022, Dissertation, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, JapaneseThe Development of Japan’s Asylum Policy: An Analysis of the Political Process[Refereed]Doctoral thesis
- May 2020, Migration Policy Review, (12) (12), 112 - 128, Japanese[Refereed]Scientific journal
- Mar. 2020, The Basis: The Annual Bulletin of Research Center for Liberal Education, Musashino University, (10) (10), 247 - 262, Japanese, No passwordBills and Debates on Immigration Control (1969-1973) - From the Perspective of Bio-Power -Scientific journal
- Oct. 2018, Journal of Human Security Studies, 7(2) (2), 95 - 112, English[Refereed]Scientific journal
- 難民研究フォーラム ; 2011-, Dec. 2015, Refugee Studies Journal, 5, 127 - 129, JapaneseCollision of Refugee Protection and National Security regarding Mass Refugee Influx : A Case Study of Protecting Somali Refugees in Dadaab Refugee Camp, Kenya[Refereed][Invited]Scientific journal
- Mar. 2015, Master's Thesis, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1 - 86, JapaneseIncreasing Applications in the Context of Continuing Denials of Recognition of Refugee Status: Kurdish Asylum Seekers from Turkey in Japan[Refereed]Master thesis
- Feb. 2026, 一般財団法人自治体国際化協会 多文化共生ポータルサイト, Japanese[Invited]Introduction commerce magazine
- openDemocracy, Oct. 2025, openDemocracy, English, International magazine[Refereed][Invited]Introduction research institution
- Dec. 2024, Platform Magazine for All, 36(9) (9), 22 - 25, JapaneseHow Did Japan's Refugee Policy Developed?[Invited]Introduction other
- Oct. 2024, 一般財団法人自治体国際化協会 多文化共生ポータルサイト, Japanese[Invited]Introduction commerce magazine
- Jun. 2024, KOMEI, 222, 8 - 13Multicultural Social Education for Integration of Migrants[Invited]Introduction commerce magazine
- Council of Local Authorities for International Relations, Jun. 2023, 一般財団法人自治体国際化協会 多文化共生ポータルサイト, Japanese[Invited]Introduction commerce magazine
- Feb. 2020, An Approach to Understanding Refugee Issues: What Can International Understanding Education Do, 1 - 6, Japanese, Domestic magazineIntroduction commerce magazine
- Jul. 2017, The Immigration Newsmagazine, 30(7) (7), 16 - 21, JapaneseAn Ethnic Community of Asylum Seekers and Mutual SupportsIntroduction commerce magazine
- 2015, United Nations University Website, 1 - 10, English[Global Leadership Training Programme in Africa 2014 Research Report] Challenges on Mass Somali Refugee Influx after the Border Closure between Kenya and Somalia in 2007: Example of Dadaab Refugee CampReport research institution
- Joint translation, Akashi Shoten, Feb. 2024, Japanese, ISBN: 9784750357126No Friend but the Mountains: Writing from Manus Prison
- Single work, Keio University Press, Jan. 2024, Japanese, ISBN: 9784766429381Japan's Refugee Protection in the Post-War PeriodScholarly book
- Contributor, Section 3, 明石書店, Mar. 2019, 59-72, Japanese, ISBN: 9784750348094Social Education in a Multicultural Society: Creating a secure place through learning at Japanese community centers, libraries, and museums.Scholarly book
- Contributor, Participial Construction, Kyoiku Kaihatsu Shuppan, Dec. 2017, EnglishENGLISH DISCOVER ⅢTextbook
- Contributor, Comparative Adjective, Kyoiku Kaihatsu Shuppan, Nov. 2017ENGLISH DISCOVERⅡ
- Contributor, There is~., Kyoiku Kaihatsu Shuppan, Oct. 2017, EnglishENGLISH DISCOVERⅠTextbook
- Joint work, 第8章 庇護申請中の子どもたちと学び合う―多様性を認め合う学校, Keio University Press, Feb. 2017, 106-118, Japanese, ISBN: 9784766423938Multicultural Synergy in JapanGeneral book
- Contributor, Ⅲ. ヨーロッパにおける出身国情報、Ⅷ. 出身国情報をどう扱うべきか, 東京大学大学院総合文化研究科付属グローバル地域研究機構持続的平和研究センター, Mar. 2016難民及び国際的保護のためのアジアのネットワーク第1回大会記録
- Special Seminar of Yoshino Sakuzo Memorial Museum, Nov. 2025, JapaneseMulticultural Society in Japan: Policies and Practice[Invited]Invited oral presentation
- 22nd IMISCOE Annual Conference, Jul. 2025, EnglishWhy Did Japan Establish the Complementary Protection Policy?Oral presentation
- Refugee Law Initiative, 15th Anniversary Conference, Jun. 2025, EnglishImplications for Forced Migration Studies of a Japanese Case StudyOral presentation
- Japan Association of Global Governance, May 2025, JapaneseRefugee Protection in Japan: its Trends and ImplicationsOral presentation
- The 35th Annual Conference of the Japan Society for International Development and the 14th Annual Conference of the Japan Association for Human Security Studies, Nov. 2024, English, International conferencePartnership between Junior High School and Local Government: A Case of a Migrant-Populated Region in JapanOral presentation
- The Owada Chair Program: Fourth Session, Nov. 2024, English, International conferenceRefugee Protection in Postwar Japan: its Trends and Implications[Invited]Public symposium
- Oxford Migration Studies Society Annual Conference 2024, May 2024, EnglishLocal Community Responses to Kurdish Asylum Seekers in JapanOral presentation
- Korea and Japan Joint Workshop on the Changes in Japan’s ODA Policy and Social Integration of Migrants, Apr. 2024, EnglishMigrants’ Social Integration in Japan From the Regional and National Perspectives[Invited]Nominated symposium
- ユマニテクプラザ5者協定締結5周年記念セミナー, Mar. 2024, JapaneseIndustry-Academia-Government Collaboration for the Development of a Multicultural Community and a Countermeasures against Population Decline[Invited]Public discourse
- The 2023 Multicultural Seminar in Yokkaichi, Mar. 2024, Japanese, 四日市市市民生活部市民生活課多文化共生推進室, Yokkaichi, Mie, Japan, Domestic conferenceThe Future Shape of Japan: Beyond the Multiculturalism[Invited]Public discourse
- The 183rd Multicultural Forum, Mar. 2024, JapaneseJapan's Refugee Policy: Postwar History of the Immigration Control PolicyPublic discourse
- Association for the Study of Political Society, Feb. 2024, JapaneseControling Asylum Seekers in Japan: An Analysis of the Japanese Refugee Policy[Invited]Keynote oral presentation
- 70th Annual Conference of Japan Society for the Study of Adult and Community Education, Sep. 2023, JapaneseMulticultural Community in Japan: Kurdish Asylum Seekers and Japanese Residents[Invited]Invited oral presentation
- 4th Cultural Diversity, Migration, and Education Conference, Aug. 2023, EnglishMulticultural Education Without a Policy: A Case Study of a Japanese RegionOral presentation
- The 44th Conference of the Intercultural Education Society of Japan, Jun. 2023, JapaneseMulticultural Education in Japan: A Case Study of the Partnership between a Public School and Local GovernmentOral presentation
- The 177th Multicultural Forum, Mar. 2023The Past and theFuture of Japan's Asylum PolicyPublic discourse
- The 12th Annual Conference of Japan Association for Human Security Studies, Nov. 2022, English, Human Security_2022_Chiaki Tsuchida.pdf, No passwordA Political Contestation Over Refugee Protection in Japan Before 1981Oral presentation
- IATSS Forum, Oct. 2022, JapaneseThe Great East Japan Earthquake and Human Security[Invited]Public discourse
- Human Rights Colloquium: HSP Symposium, Jul. 2022, English, UoE UoT HR Symposium FINAL.pdf, No passwordGender and Migration (Discussant)[Invited]Nominated symposium
- Japan Association for Migration Policy Studies 2021 Winter Conference, Dec. 2021, JapaneseAn Analysis of Japan’s Immigration Control Policy for Asylum SeekersOral presentation
- The 11th Annual Conference of Japan Association for Human Security Studies, Oct. 2021, EnglishJapan’s Refugee Policy and Public Order: An Analysis of the Policy Making ProcessOral presentation
- JAPAN ASSOCIATION FOR MIGRATION POLICY STUDIES (JAMPS) 2020 Annual Spring Conference, International Session (Online), May 2020, English, 05232020_international_session_abstracts.pdf, No passwordThe Political History of Refugee Protection Policy in Japan before 1981Oral presentation
- The 259th Human Security Programme Seminar, Jul. 2019, English, Dr. Ai Kihara-Hunt, Associate Professor, Graduate Program on Human Security, the University of Tokyo, University of Tokyo, The Convention Related to the Status of Refugees (1951) and its additional Protocol (1967) defines the term refugee and establishes the core principle of non-refoulement that forbids a country receiving asylum seekers to return them to a country where they face serious threats to their life or freedom. However, the reality is far from the spirit of this principle of customary international law. Faced with an increase number of people claiming asylum, governments have often reacted in a very defensive way by ignoring their responsibilities towards refugees and asylum seekers and in some case contravening their basic human rights. Stringent border controls, criminalisation, negative stereotypes, arbitrary detentions, removal or limited right to welfare, the lack of adequate legal representation and a complex and long processes of claiming asylum is often the norm. As a consequence, people who already have experienced traumatic events are faced with new traumatic experiences in terms of destitution, racism, poverty that in some cases lead to severe mental health issues., International conferenceRefugees and Asylum Seekers: Between Human Rights and Social Integration – Comparative Studies between the Case of the UK and Japan[Invited]Nominated symposium
- Japan Association for International Education 29th Annual Conference, Jun. 2019, Japanese, University of Sugiyama Jogakuen, Domestic conferenceLearning from Refugee CommunitiesOral presentation
- The 10th Public Seminar on the Developing Teaching Materials on Refugee Issues and Citizenship Formation in International Understanding Education: Learning from Collaborative Practices in Europe, Apr. 2019, Japanese, 早稲田大学, Domestic conferenceLessons Learned from Refugee CommunitiesPublic discourse
- The 5th Public Seminar on the Developing Teaching Materials on Refugee Issues and Citizenship Formation in International Understanding Education: Learning from Collaborative Practices in Europe, Apr. 2019, JapaneseLocal Community for Kurdish Asylum SeekersPublic discourse
- Japan Association for International Education 28th Annual Conference, Jun. 2018, Japanese, 国際理解教育学会発表抄録2018_土田千愛.docx, Others, http://kokusairikai.com/cont/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/%E7%AC%AC28%E5%9B%9E%E7%A0%94%E7%A9%B6%E5%A4%A7%E4%BC%9A%E3%83%97%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B0%E3%83%A9%E3%83%A0%E6%9B%B4%E6%96%B0.pdf, Domestic conferenceEducational Practice to Respect for DiversityOral presentation
- The 7th Annual Conference of Japan Association for Human Security Studies, Nov. 2017, English, International conferenceNepalese Migration Categorized in Japan: From Students Studying Abroad to Labour MigrantsOral presentation
- 第149回多文化共創フォーラム, Jul. 2017, Japanese, Domestic conferenceEducational Situation in NepalNominated symposium
- 第147回多文化共創フォーラム, Mar. 2017, Japanese, Domestic conferenceACT TO GUARANTEE ACCESS TO SUPPLEMENTARY LEARNING AND JAPANESE LANGUAGE EDUCATION[Invited]Nominated symposium
- 第144回多文化共創フォーラム, Sep. 2016, Japanese, Domestic conferenceRefugee Application for Turkish Kurds in JapanNominated symposium
- The 5th Annual Conference of Japan Association for Human Security Studies, Dec. 2015, English, International conferenceChallenges on Mass Somali Refugee Influx after the Border Closure between Kenya and Somalia in 2007: Example of Dadaab Refugee CampOral presentation
- 移民政策学会2015年度年次大会, May 2015, Japanese, Domestic conferenceIncreasing Applications in the Context of Continuing Denials of Recognition of Refugee Status: Kurdish Asylum Seekers from Turkey in JapanOral presentation
- The 4th Annual Conference of Japanese Association for Human Security Studies, Sep. 2014, English, International conferencePossibility of Alternative Protection by Complementary ProtectionOral presentation
- Workshop on Human Security Cooperation Based on a Legal and Normative Order in Asia, Panel No.2: Refugees, Asylum Seekers and Stateless People, Mar. 2014, English, Australian National University, International conferenceThe Real Refugee Issues in Host Country: Kurdish Asylum Seekers' Survival Migration in JapanPublic symposium
- HSP Symposium "TOHOKU-WORLD: Challenges of Volunteers", Dec. 2013, Japanese, Domestic conferencePresentation about the Interview Survey at Tome and Minami-Sanriku in Miyagi PrefectureNominated symposium
- The 3rd Annual Conference of Japan Association for Human Security Studies, Sep. 2013, English, International conferenceThe Political Aspects of Refugee Protection: Discrepancy between the International Refugee Regime and State ImplementationOral presentation
- Japan Association of Global GovernanceJan. 2025 - Present
- The Japan Society for International DevelopmentMay 2024 - Present
- Intercultural Education Society of JapanMar. 2023 - Present
- Nagoya Association for Multicultural StudiesAug. 2022 - Present
- Society for Multicultural Community StudiesSep. 2015 - Present
- Japan Association for Human Security StudiesMay 2013 - Present
- Refugee Studies Forum
- Japan Association for Migration Policy Studies
- The Japan Association of International Relations
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists, Kobe University, Apr. 2026 - Mar. 2029, Principal investigatorInternational Cooperation on Refugee Protection: A Case Study of Japan
- 日本学術振興会, 科学研究費助成事業, 挑戦的研究(開拓), Tsukuba University, Apr. 2024 - Mar. 2027, CoinvestigatorResearch on Regional Implementation of Migrant Integration: Empirical Analysis and Theoretical Institutional Design本科研研究の4年目の2024年度は、前年度からの作業を続け、移民の社会統合をテーマとする包括的な日本語及び外国語の文献調査、各メンバーの専門と担当する調査(海外調査、自治体調査、企業調査、法制度・政策調査等)に応じた個別の事前準備に加えて、昨年度と同様に複数の自治体等での現地調査(愛媛県今治市、山口県周防大島町、静岡県浜松市ほか)を行った。同現地調査においては、自治体における諸政策、すなわち観光、産業、労働・雇用、人口誘致、外国籍住民支援(日本語教育等)などの現状と課題についてのヒアリングのほか、企業、国際交流協会、NPO、ボランティアの取り組みについて聴聞を行った。また、上記の内容に関連する研究会を開催した、研究会では、全体の方針、今後の進め方、各メンバーの主たる役割 について議論し、今後の研究成果の取りまとめに関して現時点での知見の共有をはかった。メンバーによる具体的な研究実績としては、『現代日本の政治的不平等:参加・代表における格差と分断のメカニズム』(分担著)、『イスラーム・ジェンダー・スタディーズ7 日本に暮らすムスリム』(分担著)、『高学歴中国人移民女性のライフコース』(分担著)、Research Handbook on Migration and Employment(分担著)のほか、『移民政策研究』、『多文化共生研究』、『平和研究』、『市民と法』、『労働法律旬報』、『世界』などに学術論文が掲載された。国内外での研究報告も高頻度で行われおり、研究成果の土台を築きつつある。Competitive research funding
- 日本学術振興会, 科学研究費助成事業 若手研究, 若手研究, 東京大学, Apr. 2023 - Mar. 2027, Principal investigatorResearch on Regional Implementation of Migrant Integration: Empirical Analysis and Theoretical Institutional Design
- Yokkaichi City, Mie Prefecture, Contract Research, Yokkaichi City, The University of Tokyo, Aug. 2023 - Mar. 2024, CoinvestigatorSocial Participation of Migrants in Yokkaichi City, Japan
- The University of Tokyo, 2023 UTokyo Grant for Academic Publications, The University of Tokyo, Apr. 2023 - Mar. 2024, Principal investigatorJapan's Refugee ProtectionCompetitive research funding
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Publication, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, The University of Tokyo, Apr. 2023 - Mar. 2024, Principal investigatorRefugee Protection in Japan
- Inamori Foundation, 2023 Inamori Research Grant, The University of Tokyo, Apr. 2023 - Mar. 2024, Principal investigatorRethinking Temporary Protection: Case Study of Ukrainian Refugees
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows, Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows, The University of Tokyo, Apr. 2020 - Jul. 2022Controlling Immigration in Japan: Development of Refugee Policy
- Suntory Foundation, 2020年度若手研究者のためのチャレンジ研究助成, The University of Tokyo, Apr. 2021 - Mar. 2022, Principal investigatorHistory of Japan's Immigration Policy in the Post WWII
- Kitano Foundation of Lifelong Integrated Education, Lifelong Education Research Grant (2019), The University of Tokyo, Oct. 2019 - Mar. 2021, Principal investigatorLifelong Education for Social Involvement of Refugees
- The Murata Science and Education Foundation, Research Grant for FY2018 (Humanities and Social Sciences), The University of Tokyo, Jul. 2018 - Mar. 2020, Principal investigatorThe Dilemma of State Control and Human Rights of Immigrants in Japan
- The Konosuke Matsushita Memorial Foundation, Research Grant for 2018 (Humanities and Social Sciences), The University of Tokyo, Oct. 2018 - Sep. 2019, Principal investigatorJapan's Immigration Control in Post WWII
- Mar. 2018 - Mar. 2018, Principal investigatorSubsidy for English Proofreading, The University of Tokyo Grant for Establishing Excellent Graduate Schools
- The University of Tokyo, Aug. 2016 - Feb. 2017, Principal investigatorResearch Assistant for the University of Tokyo Grants for PhD Research
- Jan. 2016 - Feb. 2016, Principal investigatorThe University of Tokyo, Grant for Promoting the Enhancement of Prominent Graduate Schools (Overseas Travel Grant)
- The University of Tokyo, Jul. 2015 - Jan. 2016, Principal investigatorResearch Assistant for the University of Tokyo Grants for PhD Research
- Jan. 2015 - Mar. 2015, Principal investigatorGlobal Leadership Training Programme in Africa (GLTP) , United Nations University
- Jul. 2013 - Jul. 2013, Principal investigatorThe University of Tokyo Go Global Scholarship 2013 (Short / S-Short Study Abroad Scholarship)
- Conceptualizing "Slow Global Risks"21 Feb. 2026 - 21 Feb. 2026, Kobe University, International academic contributionCompetition etc
- Vulnerability, Migration, and Everyday Survival08 Nov. 2025 - 09 Nov. 2025Academic society etc
- Empowerment of Youth and Social Reform: Education, Vocational Training and Identity Formation09 Nov. 2024 - 10 Nov. 2024Academic society etc
