| Civil law |
| New fields of law |
| Public law |
| accounting and assurance services for SMEs |
| north african law |
| accounting standards |
| Islamic finance |
| electronic commerce |
| regulation of financial institutions |
| liability of public authorities |
| credit derivatives |
| share classes |
| Feasibility of proactive enforcement mechanism for financial reporting in Japan | 2019-04 -- 2024-03 | Masao YANAGA | Japan Society of for the Promotion of Science/Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) | |
| Legal personality of autonomous AI | 2018-07 -- 2021-03 | Yanaga Masao | Japan Society of for the Promotion of Science/Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research | |
| Company laws in North Africa - in the context of sharia | 2015-04 -- 2019-03 | Yanaga Masao | Japan Society of for the Promotion of Science/Japanese Grant-in Japanese Grant-in-Aid Sicientific Research | |
| Accounting and Assurance Service for SMEs | 2013-04 -- 2019-03 | Yanaga Masao | Japan Society of for the Promotion of Science/Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B) | |
| State Liability and Banking Regulation | 2012-04 -- 2015-03 | Yanaga Masao | Japan Society of for the Promotion of Science/Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research | |
| Legal and accounting issues relating to derivatives in islamic countries | 2009-04 -- 2012-03 | Yanaga Masao | Japan Society of for the Promotion of Science/Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research | |
| Legal Status of Accounting Standards | 2007-04 -- 2011-03 | Yanaga Masao | Japan Society of for the Promotion of Science/Grant in Aid for Scientific Research (B) | |
| Valuantion and accounting treatment of shares | 2006-04 -- 2009-03 | Yanaga Masao | Japan Society of for the Promotion of Science/Grant-in-Aid for Exploratory Research | |
| legal, regulatory and accounting issues arising from credit derivatives transactions | 2002-04 -- 2006-03 | Yanaga Masao | Japan Society of for the Promotion of Science/Grant in Aid for Scientific Research (B) | |
| Concept of Assets in the context of accouting regulation in the Commercial Code | 1993-04 -- 1994-03 | Yanaga Masao | Japan Society of for the Promotion of Science/Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research for Young Fellows(A) |
| 2002-02 -- (current) | University of Tsukuba Professor |
| 1992-10 -- 1994-09 | Bank of Japan Institute for Monetary and Economic Studies Visiting Scholar |
| 1992-01 -- 2002-02 | University of Tsukuba Associate Professor |
| 1989-05 -- 1992-01 | University of Tsukuba Assistant Professor |
| 1986-04 -- 1989-04 | University of Tokyo Faculty of Laws Research associate |
| 1984-04 -- 1986-03 | The University of Tokyo Faculty of Laws Private Law major | Graduated |
| 1980-04 -- 1984-03 | Meiji University Faculty of Political Economics Department of Economics | Graduated |
| 2007 -- (current) | International Academy of Comparative Law |
| -- (current) | European Accounting Association |
| -- (current) | JAPAN ASSOCIATION OF PRIVATE LAW |
| -- (current) | Japanese Association for Research in Disclosure |
| -- (current) | JAPAN ACCOUNTING ASSOCIATION |
| -- (current) | JAPAN AUDITING ASSOCIATION |
| -- (current) | Japanese Association for research in bookkeeping |
| 2016-12 | Excellent Publication Prize | 『会計基準と法』に対して |
| 2016-09 | Aoki Prize | 『会計監査人論』に対して |
| 2016-09 | Auditing Research Prize | 『会計監査人論』に対して |
| 2014-02 | Foundation Prize | 企業会計および会計監査に関する法制の研究における一連の業績に対して |
| 2003 | Auditing Research Prize | 『監査人の外観的独立性』に対して |
| 2000 | Osumi Ken'ichiro Prize | 『デリバティブと企業会計法』に対して |
| 1999 | Ota-Kurosawa Prize, Japanese Accounting Association | 『デリバティブと企業会計法』に対して |
| 1998 | Academic Publication Prize, Japanes Institute of Certified Public Accountants | 『税効果会計』に対して |
| 2019-10 -- 2020-02 | Seminar in Empowerment Informatics IIa | University of Tsukuba. |
| 2019-04 -- 2019-08 | Seminar in Empowerment Informatics IIa | University of Tsukuba. |
| 2019-10 -- 2020-02 | Seminar in Empowerment Informatics Ia | University of Tsukuba. |
| 2019-04 -- 2019-08 | Seminar in Empowerment Informatics Ia | University of Tsukuba. |
| 2019-10 -- 2020-02 | Special Studies (Individual Research) VI | University of Tsukuba. |
| 2019-04 -- 2019-08 | Special Studies (Individual Research) VI | University of Tsukuba. |
| 2019-10 -- 2020-02 | Research in Empowerment Informatics III | University of Tsukuba. |
| 2019-04 -- 2019-08 | Research in Empowerment Informatics III | University of Tsukuba. |
| 2019-04 -- 2019-08 | Introduction to Empowerment Informatics | University of Tsukuba. |
| 2019-04 -- 2019-08 | Special Studies (Individual Research) II | University of Tsukuba. |
| 2018-09 -- (current) | JAPAN AUDITING ASSOCIATION | 理事 |
| 2015-09 -- 2017-12 | Japanese Association for Research in Disclosure | Member of Executive Committee |
| 1999 -- 2002 | Japanese Association for Research in Disclosure | Member of Excutive Committee |
| 2018-06 -- (current) | エジプト日本科学技術大学国際ビジネス・人文学部運営委員会 | 委員長(筑波大学海外大学教育プログラムユニット 教育プログラムリーダー) |
| 2018-04 -- (current) | 学長補佐室 | 室員 |
| 2018-04 -- 2019-03 | Graduate School of Business Sciences | Head, Doctorial Program in Business Law |
| 2016-04 -- (current) | Management Committee of Kuala Lumpur Office | Member |
| 2015-08 -- (current) | Management Committee of Tunis Office | Member |
| 2015-04 -- 2018-03 | Faculty of Business Sciences | Provost |
| 2015-03 -- (current) | Management Committee of Research Center for University Studies | Member |
| 2014-04 -- (current) | Management Committee of Tsukuba University Press | Member |
| 2014-04 -- (current) | Fund Management Committee | Member |
| 2011-04 -- 2015-03 | Graduate School of Business Sciences | Chair, Master's Program of Business Law |
| 2019-06 -- (current) | 財務会計基準機構基準諮問会議委員 |
| 2015-02 -- (current) | Member, Business Accounting Deliberation Council, Financial Services Agency |
| 2008-03 -- 2014-09 | Member, Committee for managing municipal money, Tokyo Metropolitan |
| 2010-04 -- 2019-03 | Member, Accounting Standards Board of Japan, Financial Accounting Standards Foundation |
(Last updated: 2019-09-22)