Hiroshi YONEYAMA

President, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University | Japan

YONEYAMA Hiroshi was born in Tokyo in 1959. He graduated from the Faculty of Liberal Arts at the University of Tokyo and earned a Master’s degree in History from the University of Tsukuba. He also completed coursework in the Ph.D. program of the Department of History at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).

His academic career includes appointments as Research Associate at the University of Tokyo, Associate Professor at Toyo Women’s College, and Professor at Ritsumeikan University’s Faculty of Letters. In 2020, he became Vice President of Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University and has served as its President since January 2024.

His research focuses on American history and the international migration of Japanese people.

Sessions

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2A Regional Update Series: Japan

24/02/2026

09:20−09:50

Room S421, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

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Early bird open: 25 September 2025
Early bird close: 20 November 2025
Standard open: 21 November 2025

Standard close: 22 February 2026
Late open: 23 February 2026

Abstract submission close: 24 June 2025
Abstract notifications: 14 July 2025

Full paper submission close: 25 August 2025
Full paper notifications: 13 October 2025

Revised full paper submission close: 24 November 2025
Revised full paper notifications: 19 December 2025

Submission open: 27 May 2025
Submission close: 24 June 2025
Notifications: Late September 2025