| Primary Investigator | Project Title | Research Unit |
| Abhik Chakraborty | Ecotourism Model for Shiretoko Peninsula UNESCO World Heritage Site | Sustainability |
| Adam Doering | Living with Fukushima’s “contaminated” sea: Life, leisure and tourism in the wake of disaster | Sustainability, Sports |
| Tom Hinch | Research, Lifelong Sport, and Travel: Exploring Pathways to Sustainability | Sports |
| Graham Miller | Tourism & SDGs: Exploring corporate commitment to sustainability – exploring motivation and activities: Japan case | Sustainability |
| Hayato Nagai | Exploring residents’ attitude toward short-term rentals in Japan | Management |
| Hayato Nagai | Non-Host Residents’ Perceptions of Mega-Events and Their Impacts on Regional Revitalization | Management |
| Richard Sharpley | Dark tourism and difficult histories: Mediating the past and the present in Japan | Development |
| Yuji Yashima | Competitive advantage in tourism destination - focusing on the role of executive directors | DMO, Management |
