Faculty Information - KUBO Takayuki

■ Education

1.	1997/09～1999/08	〔Master Course〕 Urban Design, Graduate Field of Architecture, Cornell University, Completed, Master of Architecture
2.	2014/04～2017/03	〔Doctorial Course〕 Economics, Graduate School Division of Economics, Chuo University, Completed, Ph.D. (Economics)

■ Academic and professional experience

1.	2020/10～	Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University College of Asia Pacific Studies Professor
2.	2017/10～2020/09	Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University College of Asia Pacific Studies Associate Professor
3.	2018/04～2020/03	Fukuoka Asian Urban Research Center Fellow Researcher
4.	2017/10～2018/03	Fukuoka Asian Urban Research Center Fellow Researcher
5.	2014/04～2017/09	Fukuoka Asian Urban Research Center Senior Researcher and Director of the Information Strategy Office
6.	2012/04～	Meiji University Graduate School of Governance Studies Adjunct Lecturer
7.	2015/04～2018/03	Meiji University Risk Management and Sustainable Community Cluster Visiting Researcher
8.	2012/05～2014/03	Samsung C&T Corporation (Korea) Urban Development Division General Manager
9.	2009/01～2012/05	The Mori Memorial Foundation Institute for Urban Strategies Senior Researcher
10.	2006/08～2008/12	Shanghai World Financial Center Co. Ltd. (PRC) Deputy Manager
11.	2001/04～2012/05	Mori Building Co. Ltd. Design Division Assistant Manager/Deputy Manager/Manager
12.	2000/11～2001/03	AXS Satow Inc. Senior Architect
13.	1999/10～2000/09	RTKL Associates Inc. (USA) Washington DC Office Architect
14.	1998/01～1999/08	Cornell University College of Architecture Art and Planning Teaching Assistant
15.	1989/04～1997/06	Research Institute of Architecture Inc. Design Division
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■ Message

Message to undergraduate students: Please spend the free time in your life effectively. Don't just study, but try out internships, volunteer opportunities, traveling overseas, etc., and don't waste a moment! Message to graduate school students: While progressing deeper into your research areas, actively try out new things. Accumulate lots of new experiences, including failure!

■ Current specialized field

City Planning/Architectural Planning, Economic Policy, Area Studies (Key Word：Urban Planning, Urban Economics, Urban Policies)

■ Books and theses

1.	2021/12/04	Article	Formation of the “Hot Spring Industry Cluster” based on the Tourism Industry: A Case Asia Pacific Conference 2021 Program and abstract book pp.16 (Collaboration)
2.	2020/05/31	Article	The Global Position of Fukuoka as a Japanese Regional Center City: A Comparative Analysis with the World Regional Center Cities for Four Years pp.221-229 (Single)
3.	2019/11/30	Article	Stories to sell products in tourism destinations of globally important agricultural heritage systems 17th ASIA PACIFIC CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS pp.15 (Collaboration)
4.	2019/01	Book	Global competitiveness strategies for cities and regions pp.1-336 (Single)
5.	2018/12	Article	International tourism in Oita Prefecture: Recent trends and policy issues 16th ASIA PACIFIC CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS pp.81-81 (Single)
6.	2018/04	Article	Regional Characteristics and Issues in Japan Observed in Inbound-Outbound Indicators Journal of zone design pp.231-246 (Single)
7.	2017/03	Article	Global Positioning of Japanese Cities in Hierarchical Urban System Research: From the Genealogies of Urban Geography, World City Theory, and City Ranking Urban Geography pp.50-71 (Collaboration)
8.	2017/03	Article	Globalization of the Regional Hub Cities in Japan: Progresses over 35 years and Prospects for Sapporo / Sendai / Hiroshima / Fukuoka Urban Policy Studies pp.71-96 (Single)
9.	2017/03	Article	Research on urban competition strategy utilizing international benchmarking Doctoral Dissertation (Chuo University) (Single)
10.	2016/08	Book	Regional creation skipping Tokyo - Global strategy to read in case studies pp.1-291 (Collaboration)
11.	2016/06	Article	Global Evaluation and Policy Challenges in Fukuoka: Consideration by comparing urban power with similar cities in the world Monthly Bulletin of Kyushu Economic Research pp.14-27 (Single)
12.	2015/12	Book	Inbound Region Creation - Scenario for Authentic Tourism Nation pp.1-106 (Collaboration)
13.	2015/12	Article	The Industry Characteristics and Potentials of Fukuoka City: Towards the Robust Industrial Foundation based on the ICT Industry Urban Policy Studies pp.11-32 (Single)
14.	2015/05	Book	Design of region creation - to maximize the potential of various regions pp.45-65 (Collaboration)
15.	2015/05	Article	Structure and characteristics of comprehensive ranking method of cities in the world: Case study of major cities ranking in the world Journal of Japan Society for Urbanology pp.135-142 (Single)
16.	2015/03	Article	Risk Management Policies for Mega-Cities: Lessons from Tokyo on March 11, 2011 Meiji Journal of Governance Studies (2),pp.69-84 (Single)
17.	2015/01	Book	Exploring cities in Chubu region - trajectory and a view to tomorrow pp.89-102 (Collaboration)
18.	2014/12	Article	Features and Challenges of Fukuoka Metropolitan Region based on International Benchmarking: Comparative Analysis of Six Regions of International Regions Benchmarking Consortium (IRBC) Urban Policy Studies pp.11-32 (Single)
19.	2014/05	Article	Globalization of Local Cities: A Comparative Study of Fukuoka and Vancouver Journal of Japan Society for Urbanology pp.73-80 (Collaboration)
20.	2014/03	Article	Competition Strategy of Global Cities: A Study on New York, London, Singapore, and Hong Kong Governance Studies pp.217-249 (Single)
21.	2014/03	Article	The Global Competitiveness of Fukuoka: The Position of Fukuoka in Global Competition, and Reinforcement Strategies Urban Policy Studies (7),pp.1-19 (Single)
22.	2014/02	Article	International gateway cities in the world and Fukuoka Monthly Bulletin of Kyushu Economic Research pp.10-15 (Single)
23.	2013/12	Article	The Global Competitiveness of Fukuoka: The Position of Fukuoka in Global Competition, and Reinforcement Strategies Urban Policy Studies pp.1-16 (Single)
24.	2012/11	Book	Tokyo's future strategy – transformation of the world's largest metropolitan area pp.1-275 (Collaboration)
25.	2011/12	Book	Lessons from the Disaster‐Risk management and the compound crisis pp.69-104 (Collaboration)
26.	2011/12	Book	Lessons from the Disaster‐Risk management and the compound crisis presented by the Great East Japan Earthquake pp.51-80 (Collaboration)
27.	2011/07	Article	Value of Tokyo in the Great East Japan Earthquake - How did the earthquake affect the international competitiveness of the capital Tokyo G-SEC Emergency Forum Discussion Paper(Keio University) pp.1-24 (Collaboration)
28.	2010/04	Article	The future of Tokyo's underground space Tokyojin pp.140-146 (Collaboration)
29.	2009/11	Article	Global Power City Index 2009 Istanbul: City of Intersections (London School of Economics and Political Science) pp.7
30.	1999/08	Article	Acupuncture for Urban Design: An Experiment in Syracuse, New York Master's Thesis (Cornell University) (Single)
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■ Academic or professional association memberships

1.	2013/02～	Japan Society for Urbanology
2.	2020/01～	JAPAN TELEWORK SOCIETY
3.	2016/04～	The Japan Association of Economic Geographers
4.	2015/06～	The Association of Design about Strategy for Zone Industry and Zone Brand
5.	2015/01～	The City Planning Institute of Japan
6.	2013/06～	The Society for Industrial Studies, Japan
7.	2013/05～	Regional Science Association International
8.	2013/05～	Japan Society of Regional Science
9.	2013/02～	The Japanese Society of Urban Geography
10.	2013/03～2017/03	Japan Association for Planning and Public Management
11.	1999/12～2014/03	Japan Institute of Architects
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■ Conference presentations

1.	2021/12/04	Formation of the “Hot Spring Industry Cluster” based on the Tourism Industry: A Case Study in Beppu, Japan (Asia Pacific Conference 2021)
2.	2021/02/25	ERINA "Regional Economy of a Great Power" 3rd Workshop
3.	2021/01/23	Branding small communities using international certifications: Cases in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan (Tourism Webinar: Branding small communities using international certifications)
4.	2020/09/26	Telework as a way of working at With Corona Post Corona (The 22nd Japan Telework Society Research Conference)
5.	2020/08/25	Trends in medium-sized regions and cities in Japan's regional economy Part 2 (ERINA "Regional Economy of a Great Power" 2nd Workshop)
6.	2020/03/05	Trends in medium-sized regions and cities in Japan's regional economy Part 1 (ERINA "Regional Economy of a Great Power" 1st Workshop)
7.	2018/12	International tourism in Oita Prefecture: Recent trends and policy issues (16th Asia Pacific Conference)
8.	2018/10	The Growth of Fukuoka City after the designation as the National Strategic Special Zone and the Future Agendas: A Comparative Analysis between the Overseas Cities with Similar Characters
9.	2018/06	The Global Position of of Nagoya-Chukyo Metropolitan Area
10.	2017/09	Safeness as an Evaluation Indicator for Urban Competitiveness (2017 Asia Pacific Cities Summit)
11.	2017/05	Globalization of the Regional Hub Cities in Japan: Progresses over 35 years and Prospects for “Sapporo / Sendai / Hiroshima / Fukuoka (25th Pacific Conference of the Regional Science Association International)
12.	2014/12	Importance of Safety & Ease Indicators in Global Competitiveness of Cities: A Case Study on International Benchmarking of Fukuoka with Western Local Hub Cities (International Symposium on Creating a Safety City)
13.	2014/11	Benchmarking IRBC non-capital Regions for Fukuoka’s Urban Strategy (Smart Cities 2014)
14.	2014/07	Tokyo as No. 4: A perspective from World City Rankings (18th World Congress of Sociology)
15.	2013/07	Risk Management of Mega-Cities – Lessons from Tokyo on March 11, 2011 (23rd Pacific Conference of the Regional Science Association International)
16.	2012/03	Urban Regeneration in Tokyo (HKIUD Conference 2012 Urban Design as Public Policy)
17.	2011/10	Global Power City Index 2011: After the Japan Disaster (Urban Land Institute 2011 Fall Meeting)
18.	2010/10	Global Power City Index 2010 (Urban Land Institute 2010 Fall Meeting)
19.	2009/11	Global Power City Index 2009: Ideas for Attracting Business and Investments to Cities (Urban Land Institute 2009 Fall Meeting)
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■ Research topic, funded research and KAKENHI

1.	2021/04～2026/03	Research on enhancing global competitiveness of regions through the formation of tourism industry-based hot spring clusters (Key Word : )
2.	2017/04～2021/03	A Comparative Study on Rural Development through Tourism in the Areas of Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System (GIAHS) in Japan (Key Word : )

■ Awards and honors

1.	2020/10	Japan Society for Urbanology Award (Okui Memorial Award)
2.	2016/10	Japan Society for Urbanology Special Award (Collaborative Academic Award)

■ Qualification and licenses

1.

1991/02

First Class Architect

■ Professional contribution to Society

1.	2021/12	Asia Pacific Conference 2021 Tourism Session 1 Chair
2.	2020/12	Beppu Talkie Talkie Café

■ Researchmap researcher code

B000238263