Research projects are obiligative modules for master students in GSPS. For JDS programme inGSPS, a research project consists of two types of academic activities. First one is "Field research", master students learns various practical issues through field surveys linking with elective modules. Another one is "academic seminar" for writing master theses in GSPS with a few supervisors.

At the September 2004 intake, GSPS will offer one research project focusing on "regional environment and planning with three supervisors who are initially and tentatively assigned Professor Takao (environment economics), Professor Zhou (environment systems) and associate professor Kanegae (planning theory). In accordance with requirements from some JDS students, other supervisors are flexibly joining research projects from GSPS.