Seminar
(For undergraduate students)

Seminar [R Lab]
@ Ritsumeikan University, Community and Regional Policy Studies Major at College of Policy Science

Students from all over the world (more than ten countries as of November 2023) have joined and graduated from R Lab. Students conducted research on diverse topics related to environmental issues and education in general. We visited various sites for field trips and field research. Students who graduated from R Lab are currently pursuing various kinds of careers while continuing research at the graduate school and/or working at companies.

Current Students

Junior

Nandar Aye Mya

3rd year

Research theme

A comparison study of the vegetarian lifestyle in Japan and Myanmar: A study on market dynamics, the sociocultural implications, and the challenges

Vy Cao Tran Phuong

3rd year

Research theme

Socio-economic factors of and attitudes towards bears, bear bile, and bear conservation in Vietnam

Duy Trinh Duc

3rd year

Research theme

University students’ perception of E-waste and willingness to use recycling systems for e-waste disposal: A comparative study between Japan and Vietnam

Jing Wang

3rd year

Research theme

Consumers’ willingness to pay for green packaging: A comparative analysis of China and Japan

Graduates

Undergraduate Students

Graduation: 2023

Jehee Lee

Bachelor of Policy Science 2023

Undergraduate thesis

Biodiversity conservation potential in the Korean demilitarized zone: Ecologist, ex-soldier, tourist, and citizen perspectives

Graduation: 2021

Zijing Lu

Bachelor of Policy Science 2021

Undergraduate thesis

Developing a scale for measuring adaptability of foreign students studying in universities: Case study of Ritsumeikan University (OIC), Japan

Anoushak Rastogi

Bachelor of Policy Science 2021

Undergraduate thesis

Initiatives for waste management at household level in Delhi: Awareness, attitude and practices based on Theory of Planned Behavior

Xuanyi Zhu

Bachelor of Policy Science 2021

Undergraduate thesis

Challenges and potential for improvements of environmental education in China

Maki Inoue

Bachelor of Policy Science 2021

Undergraduate thesis

Factors that threaten wildlife species in Mainland China: A case study of Chinese Pangolin and various Critically Endangered Species

Graduation: 2020

Nonna Maria Matilda Naomi Hjälm Ellnemyr

Bachelor of Policy Science 2020

Undergraduate thesis

Using naturalist and ethnographic environmental education currents to foster pro-environmental behavior: a Swedish example

Anata Odilia Yosua

Bachelor of Policy Science 2020

Undergraduate thesis

Public transportation development in reforming the travel behavior pattern; the case of Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) System in Jakarta, Indonesia

Jinyi Li

Bachelor of Policy Science 2020

Undergraduate thesis

The compatibility of environment protection and economic development: a case study analysis of endogenous development in Liguang, China

Beobjin Yoon

Bachelor of Policy Science 2020

Undergraduate thesis

The plastic bag issues in Japan as a potential market opportunity: biodegradable plastic bags

Ziqi Xu

Bachelor of Policy Science 2020

Undergraduate thesis

Strategy design of green-accessible civic park: the maintenance and development of Iwakura Park

Hongxiu Li

Bachelor of Policy Science 2020

Undergraduate thesis

Factors affecting the willingness of individual environmental behavior in China from the perspective of social capital: a case of the waste sorting behavior in Chongqing

Seongyoon Kim

Bachelor of Policy Science 2020

Undergraduate thesis

The problem of remained plastic wastes and the environmental impact of plastic straws in Japan

Graduation: 2019

Sneha Arora

Bachelor of Policy Science 2019

Undergraduate thesis

Stakeholder perspectives on the dichotomy between wildlife conservation and human welfare in Corbett National Park, India

Yoshie Sasagawa

Bachelor of Policy Science 2019

Undergraduate thesis

The evaluation of potential value a National Red Data List can bring to Malaysia

Yuhang Gong

Bachelor of Policy Science 2019

Undergraduate thesis

A case study of waste management in Hangzou: classification, disposal and reduction

Mengqi Sun

Bachelor of Policy Science 2019

Undergraduate thesis

Conservation strategy of Iriomote Cat: comparison with Amur Tiger

Yu-Chun Lin

Bachelor of Policy Science 2019

Undergraduate thesis

Arousing students’ nature relatedness to foster environmental concern and behavior in Ritsumeikan University

Graduation: 2018

Anggu Zhong

Bachelor of Policy Science 2018

Undergraduate thesis

Photography as a means of encouraging pro-environmental behavior: a quantitative and qualitative study