Updated on 2025/01/07

Affiliation
Faculty of International Research and Education, School of International Liberal Studies
Job title
Professor
Degree
Ph.D. ( 2000.05 Cornell University(The United States of America) )
J.D. ( 2016.03 University of Tsukuba )
MSc. ( 1998.05 Cornell University(The United States of America) )
MA ( 1993.05 Yale University(The United States of America) )
Profile

Education and Early Career: Graduate from Political Science Division, Waseda University, with one-year study abroad in France at Sciences-Po. de Paris; in 1989, joined the Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund (currently split into Japan Bank for International Cooperation and Japan International Cooperation Agency), pursued graduate programs at Yale University (M.A., International Relations/Development Economics), funded by both the World Bank Graduate Scholarship and the Rotary Foundation (New Haven, CT), and Cornell University (M.Sc. Ph.D., Regional Science/Development Economics), funded by the Foundation for Advanced Studies in International Development.

Development Economist Career: In 1994 joined the World Bank (Washington, D.C.) through the Young Professional Programs (selected as one fo the 40 YPs from more than 8,000 international applicants) or a regular (tenured) staff, and started my professional career as an economist (Middle East and Africa Region).

Consultant/Academic Career: In 2000, retired from the World Bank regular position, and became an independent consultant. At the same time, joined academia (at the time as an assistant) professor at International University of Japan, Meijigakuin University (International Studies), and since 2004 associate professor (and full professor since 2010) at Waseda University (School of International Liberal Studies). Consulting with Asian Development Bank, Japan International Cooperation Agency, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan) and Ministry of Finance (Japan); board member of Japan Economic Research Institute.

Life Goes On: In order to change focus, in 2016 obtained J.D. from University of Tsukuba. Learning still goes on in law and economics, and especially in spatial analysis of socio-economic phenomena in developing countries and in rural areas, especially, in mountainous and oceanographic areas in Japan, for my spatial analysis interests. airplane

Research Experience

  • 2020.09
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    Now

    Asian Development Bank   Public Finance and Law Expert

  • 2020.04
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    Now

    早稲田大学 地域・地域間研究機構 国際平和戦略研究所   所長

  • 1994.06
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    2000.08

    The World Bank   Economist

  • 1989.04
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    1994.06

    Overseas Economic Cooperation Fund   Officer

  • 2017.09
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    Now

    International Christian University   Part-Time Lecturer

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Education Background

  • 2013.04
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    2016.03

    Law School of University of Tsukuba (J.D.)   Graduate School of Business Sciences   Law School  

    J.D. (juris doctor)

  • 1996.08
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    2000.05

    Cornell University (Ph.D.)   Graduate School   Graduate Program of Regional Science / Regional Economics  

    Ph.D.; M.Sc.

  • 1991.08
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    1993.05

    Yale University (M.A.)   Graduate School   Graduate Program of International Relations  

    M.A.

  • 1984.04
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    1989.03

    Waseda University (B.A.)   School of Political Science and Economics   Division of Political Sciene  

    B.A.

  • 1985.09
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    1986.06

    Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris(Sciences-Po.) (study abroad)  

Committee Memberships

  • 2010.09
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    Now

    Japan Economic Research Institute  Board Member

  • 2021.08
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    2022.03

    Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan)  Chief Evaluation Expert / Malawi Country Evaluation

  • 2010.06
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    Now

    Ministry of Finance (Japan)  Seminar Lecturer

  • 2005.04
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    2006.03

    JETRO - Institute of Development Economies  Research Committee Member - Poverty Alleviation Through Labor

  • 2005.04
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    2006.03

    Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan)  Committee Member: ODA Evaluation of Poverty Alleviation Programs

Professional Memberships

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    Franco-Japanese Association of Economic Science

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    Japan Association for Human Security Sudies (JAHSS)

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    Association for Asian Studies (AAA)

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    Japan Association of Political Economy

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    Japan Law and Economics Association

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Research Areas

  • Human geography   Spatial Analysis, Spatial Econometrics, GIS / Gender studies   Religion, Law, and Gender / International relations   Belt and Road Initiative, Aid Competition, Aid Diplomacy, Peacebuilding / Economic policy   Development Economics

Research Interests

  • Economic Development (Poverty and Social Development), Public Economics, Law and Economics, Peace Studies; Area Studies (Japan, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Africa); International Sociology (gender, religion, law and development)

  • SDGs

  • Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)

  • econometrics

  • GIS

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Awards

  • Excellent Poster Presentation Award

    2021.06   Japan Society for International Development   What was Arab Spring? 10 Years After Tunisian Revolution

    Winner: Takeshi Daimon-Sato

 

Papers

  • Sino-Japan Aid War and India’s Role: Possibilities for ‘Win-Win-Win’

    Takeshi Daimon-Sato

    China Report   57 ( 3 ) 289 - 308  2021.08  [Refereed]

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    For the past decade, China and Japan have been competing against each other over aid market with its implicit intention to pursue their economic interests, which turned into a rivalry between two diplomatic concepts: Chinese Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) versus Japanese Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) Strategy. The severe competition over high-speed rail (HSR) by two countries, joined by French and German competitors, has been intensified for the benefit of China, taking all of its catchup benefits with its dubious sense of rule of law. This article asks if the two initiatives can coexist with the entry of India into the game and form an equilibrium of ‘grand coalition’, benefiting all its players as ‘win-win-win’ game, which turns out to be feasible and unstable. Nevertheless, Japan still seems to have a good reason to keep India as a strategic partner of FOIP as well as a ‘gateway’ for Central and Western Asia with fragile states such as Afghanistan and Pakistan, and official development assistance (ODA) could play a significant catalyst role as ‘human security’ promoted by Professor Amartya Sen and ex-UNHCR Ms. Sadako Ogata. The COVID-19 pandemic together with the exit of the isolationist US administration may provide the world with glimmering sense of hope for the year 2021 and beyond, if and only if one becomes more aware of the complementarities of comparative advantage of China, India and Japan to pursue common interests.

    DOI

    Scopus

  • Why Does Timor-Leste Remain Fragile? A Resource Dependence Explanation

    Takeshi Daimon-Sato

    Asian Journal of Peacebuilding   9 ( 1 ) 91 - 110  2021.05  [Refereed]

    DOI

    Scopus

  • Nexus of Military and Economic Cooperation: Japanese Challenges in Afghanistan and Iraq

    Takeshi Daimon-Sato

    Journal of US-China Public Administration   18 ( 1 ) 1 - 15  2021.02  [Refereed]

    DOI

  • Sino-Japanese Competition over the “aid market” in ASEAN : Political Tensions and Consequences

    Takeshi Daimon-Sato

    Foreign Policy Review   13   58 - 73  2021.02  [Refereed]

    DOI

  • le conseguenze della pandemia da COVID-19: GEOPOLITICA IN ASIA ORIENTALE E PROSPETTIVE FUTURE

    DAIMON-SATO TAKESHI

    RELAZIONI INTERNAZIONALI E INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY DEL SUD-EST ASIATICO   7 ( 1 ) 16 - 20  2022.09  [Invited]

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Books and Other Publications

  • China Diplomacy: New Perspectives from Taiwan, Japan and South Korea

    Takeshi Sato-Daimon et al.( Part: Joint author)

    五南圖書出版  2023.01 ISBN: 9786263435469

  • Competition or Cooperation: China and Japan in International Aid, Investment and Trade

    Takeshi Daimon( Part: Sole author)

    Lexington  2021.12

  • All Japan for the World - New Form of Peace-building, Humanitarian Assistance, and Disaster Relief

    Yuji Uesugi, e, al. ed( Part: Contributor)

    Naigai Shuppan  2016.03 ISBN: 9784905285571

  • Identity and Violence-Illusion of Destiny

    Amartya Sen, T, slated by, Takeshi Daimo( Part: Joint translator)

    Keiso Shobo  2011.07 ISBN: 9784326154166

  • New Frontiers in International Relations

    Takehiko Yamamoto ed( Part: Contributor)

    Sebundo  2010.04 ISBN: 9784792332761

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Works

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Presentations

  • 日中経済援助の相互補完性:仏語圏アフリカを事例として

    大門(佐藤) 毅

    日仏経済学会 

    Presentation date: 2022.12

    Event date:
    2022.12
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  • Relfections on Trajectory of Abe Doctrine: China-Japan Conflicts and Complementarities in Foreign Aid Strategy 2000-2020

    DAIMON-SATO Takeshi

    Presentation date: 2022.11

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  • Sexual orientation and gender identity in economic development of Asia – legal protection and economic realities in selected countries

    DAIMON-SATO Takeeshi

    Presentation date: 2022.10

    Event date:
    2022.10
     
     
  • Preventive Deplomacy and International Development Cooperation

    Takeshi Daimon-Sato  [Invited]

    ASEAN Regional Forum Workshop on Preventive Diplomacy for Sustaining Peace 

    Presentation date: 2022.06

    Event date:
    2022.06
     
     
  • In search of the post-pandemic post-capitalistic paradigm: scope and limitation of "regulation" school

    La societe Franco-Japonaise des Sciences Economiques 

    Presentation date: 2021.12

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Research Projects

  • A Study on Spatial Correlation of "Cross-Border Migration" within Greater Mekong Sub-region and Regional Safety Net Plan

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

    Project Year :

    2021.04
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    2025.03
     

    Takeshi Daimon-Sato

  • Competition and Possibilities for Cooperation Between Japan and China Over "One Belt" (Maritime Silk Road)

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research (Fostering Joint International Research (B))

    Project Year :

    2019.10
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    2024.03
     

    Takeshi Daimon

  • Role of Gender Minorities in Economic Development-Comparative Studies of Two Major Religions in Southeast Asia

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Exploratory)

    Project Year :

    2020.07
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    2023.03
     

  • GIS Application for Trans-Border Migration in Mekong Sub-Region, Spatial Correlation and Regional Safety-Net Initiatives

    Mitsubishi Foundation  Human-Social Science Research Fund

    Project Year :

    2021.10
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    2022.09
     

    Takeshi Daimon-Sato

  • Economic research on business and accounting systems in the world

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A)

    Project Year :

    2012.10
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    2017.03
     

    SASAKI Hiroo, AKAHOSHI Takashi, AKIBA Kenichi, KATAOKA Takao, YAMAGUCHI Keiko, YAGO Kazuhiko

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    This economic research studies business practices and institutional systems, theoretically and empirically as well as normatively and positively. This research project covers multi-dimensional research topics not only of the various economic literatures (game theory, mechanism design, industrial organization, public and corporate finance, international finance and trade, and so on), but most business fields including accounting and management. In particular, main targets of this research are those economies where market and its related infrastructure are not well developed, such as LLDC (Least Less Developed Countries), fragile countries, transitional countries, and so on. As a result of frontier studies and publications, this project aims to provide political lessons with both developed and developing countries. A final goal of this project is to assist those people in the world who are suffering from poverty with subsistence level of BHNs (Basic Human Needs).

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Misc

  • 環境問題と日本 低炭素社会と日本 (第四回[早稲田大学]総合研究機構研究成果報告会 日本の国際戦略を考える)

    大門 毅, 西岡 秀三, 山口 耕生

    プロジェクト研究   ( 4 ) 141 - 160  2008

    CiNii

  • Book Review (Jun Nishikawa, "introduction to International Economy")

    Takeshi Daimon

    Asian Economy   46 ( 1 ) 118 - 118  2005.01  [Refereed]

 

Syllabus

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Overseas Activities

  • 開発経済における民間企業の役割(インドの事例)

    2015.09
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    2017.08

    インド   デリー大学

  • 南アジア経済圏の形成とインドの役割

    2010.04
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    2010.09

    インド   デリー大学

Sub-affiliation

  • Faculty of International Research and Education   Graduate School of Asia Pacific Studies

  • Affiliated organization   Global Education Center

Research Institute

  • 2022
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    2024

    Waseda Center for a Carbon Neutral Society   Concurrent Researcher

  • 2020
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    2024

    Institute of International Peace Strategy   Director of Research Institute

  • 2019
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    Research Institute of Business Administration   Concurrent Researcher

Internal Special Research Projects

  • Public Law and Economics: Implication of Comparative Public Laws (Constitution, Administrative Laws, Criminal Procedural Laws) on Sustainable International Development

    2023   野田真理

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    This study focuses on laws and developmenteconomics, as there has been a limited amount of research clarifying themechanism about how “rule of law” is weak in developing countries, which wouldoften lead to the failure to comply with regulations and in worst cases corruptionin public officials. Studies were mostly conducted in reviewing relevantliterature, and some informal and formal interviews with lawyers and lawmakersin developing countries, with field studies concluded in Egypt and on-lineinterviews in Senegal and Tunisia. One of the guiding rules in developingcountries is the sustainable development goals (SDGs), which nevertheless mightbe hard to be enforced due to lack of enforcement mechanisms and incentives.  This research was presented in an academicconference in December 2023.

  • 国際開発パラダイム再構築の方向性ーアイデンティティの多様性に対する人権的配慮

    2022  

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    This study shed light on the considerations for diversity of identity, in the context of restructuring "development paradigm," The study revisited conceptual foundations for the sustainable development goals (SDGs), which took over the previous international development goal of millennium development goals (MDGs) (2000-2015) since 2015, through academic debates among scholars with different backgrounds. One of the notable outputs on this topic was the international conference, entitled "One Road, One Belt Inititative: European Response and Capitalism Reconsidered," (please see the linkhttps://www.waseda.jp/inst/oris/news/2022/12/15/4646/) , where researchers and policy-makers from Europe (EU), China, Japan and Africa (Senegal) debated the topic. Conference papers and journal articles on the topic are forthcoming for publication in 2023.

  • メコン河流域内人口移動の空間的相関と域内セーフティネット構想の研究

    2021   内海 悠二, 萬行 英二 , 北野 尚宏

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    メコン河流域諸国間のインフラ整備により拡大した物的・人的接続性に伴い活発化した越境移民が、疫病・失業等の地域的に偏在するリスクの多寡に影響を受け居住パターンを形成することを地理情報として可視化し、空間情報を踏まえた制度インフラを構築できないかを探求した。人口動態の空間的把握を行いながら、セーフティネットの制度面を拡充するという構想について検討した。越境移民が抱えるリスクを空間情報として可視化し、リスクを軽減するための構想を描くこと、さらには構想を推し進めるための法制度や財政支出、対外援助の現状や域内セーフティネットの将来像を描くことを目指した。

  • 法と経済の不一致と宗教の役割:イスラム圏における働き方改革はなぜ失敗するか

    2020  

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    チュニジアにおける法と経済の関連性・不一致の問題について検討を行った。宗教の役割についても,複数回研究会を行うなど研究を深めることができた。労働市場における性格差の問題につて焦点をあてつつも,関連テーマで獲得した科研費(萌芽研究(挑戦))での研究との連携も行いつつ,多角的な分析を行った。研究成果は,日仏経済学会(オンライン),パキスタン経済・経営学会(オンライン),及び政治経済学会(オンライン)で発表し,チュニジアにおける労働紛争(労働紛争,ストライキを含む)のメカニズムを法と経済の観点から統計分析し,日仏経済学会誌(Bulletin)に投稿し査読付論文として公刊されることとなった。

  • イスラム圏の法と経済―法のジェンダー平等化効果に関する比較研究

    2019  

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    本研究では、近代的法制度の整備が伝統的社会規範ないし宗教的戒律を乗り越えることができるかを、イスラム教が多数を占める国に焦点を当て、定量的・定性的に分析することで、開発経済(経済発展)における法の役割について解き明かすことを目的としたものである。具体的には、中東・北アフリカからチュニジア、東南アジアからインドネシアをケーススタディとして現地調査し、結果を内外の学会・ジャーナルで発表した。

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