Koichi Miyoshi is a Professor in the Graduate School of Asia Pacific Studies at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University. He graduated from the School of Political Science and Economics at Waseda University in 1971 and received his Doctor’s Degree of Human Sciences from Osaka University (2005). Prior to his current position, Dr. Miyoshi worked for the Japan International Cooperation Agency for more than 25 years. His research fields cover community capacity and rural development, policy and program evaluation and international cooperation policy. He has written numerous articles and books and organized various training programs in these fields. Dr. Miyoshi is also President of the Institute for Community Design, a community capacity development organization.