Takuo IWATA. 【Chapter/English】"A Turning Point in Japan’s Soft Power Strategy in Africa". Takuo Iwata. (ed). New Asian Approaches to Africa (Wilmington: Vernon Press). 2019. 161-178
Takuo IWATA. 【Article/English】"Political impact of decentralization in Africa". Ritsumeikan Annual Review of International Studies. 2018. 17. 1-25
Takuo IWATA. 【Article/En】"Rethinking the concept of power in African Politics - A boundary producer -". Ritsumeikan Annual Review of International Studies. 2017. 16. 19-36
Takuo IWATA. 【Article/En】"Borders and Regional Security in Local Governments’ Cooperation in West Africa: Case Studies in Burkina Faso". Ritsumeikan Annual Review of International Studies. 2016. 15. 1-25
Takuo IWATA. 【Article/En version】"Laughter in Political Transformation in Africa". Ritsumeikan Studies in Language and Culture. 2016. 27. 4. 103-132(日本語版), 133-155 (Englis
【Edited book/English】New Asian Approaches to Africa - Rivalries and Collaborations
Vernon Press 2019 ISBN:9781622738090
【Co-author/Jp】“Borders,” in Takehiko Ochiai (ed). An Introduction to African Security
Koyo Shobo 2019 ISBN:9784771031449
【Co-author/English】"Africa-Asia relations in Academic Network Formation," Routledge Handbook of Africa-Asia Relations, ed., Pedro Amakasu Raposo, David Arase, Scarlett Cornelissen
Routledge 2018
【Co-author/En】“A New Page in the History of Africa and Democratization,” in Kitagawa Katsuhiko, Takahashi Motoki ed (2014). Contemporary African Economies: A changing Continent under Globalization
Translated from Japanese original version (Contemporary African Economies, Gendai Afurica Keizai-ron), Minerva Publisher (Kyoto Japan) 2016
【En/Fr】Evolution of Comedy in Africa (l'Evolution de l'humour en Afrique)
(Université Félix Houphouët-Boigny (UFRICA, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire) 2019)
【Jp】Transforming Relations between Asia and Africa
(Seminar hosted by Ryukoku University, The Graduate Program of Asian and Africa Studies 2019)
【En】Political Satire and Comedy in Africa
(8th African Forum (Accra): Futurity in African Realities (7-9 December 2018, Erata Hotel, Accra, Ghana) 2018)
【En】New Asian Approaches to Africa - Potentialities and Challenges -
(International Workshop "New Asian Approaches to Africa" (Institute of International Relations and Area Studies, Ritsumeikan University) 2018)
【En】A Turning Point of Japan's Soft Power Strategies in Africa
(International Workshop "New Asian Approaches to Africa" (Institute of International Relations and Area Studies, Ritsumeikan University) 2018)