• Migration and diaspora
• Xenophobia
• Human resource management
• Skill transfer
• Counterfeit and Authenticity
• China-Africa relations

Regional

• Southern Africa (especially Botswana and South Africa)
• China
• Japan

Since 2022
Assistant Professor, College of Intercultural Communication/Global Studies, Rikkyo University 

2017-2022
Research and Education Coordinator, College of Intercultural Communication, Rikkyo University

2016-2018
Specially Appointed Researcher, Center for African Area Studies, Kyoto University        

2017
Visiting Scholar, Global South Studies Center, University of Cologne

2016
Research Fellow, Centre for African Language Diversity, University of Cape Town      

2016
PhD, African Area Studies, Kyoto University                

Zi, Y. and Linke, A. (2021). Values Gaps Affecting Human Resources Management Relations between Expats and Locals: The Case of a Chinese Manufacturer in South Africa. Africa Journal of Management, 7(2), pp. 216-239.

Zi, Y. and Mogalakwe, M. (2018). Decoding Relationships between Chinese Merchants and Batswana Shop Assistants: The Case of China Shops in Gaborone. African Study Monographs, Supplementary Issue, 54, pp. 171-189.

Zi, Y. (2017). Iron Sharpens Iron: Social Interactions at China Shops in Botswana. Cameroon: Langaa Research & Publishing Common Initiative Group.

Zi, Y. (2015). The Challenges for Chinese Merchants in Botswana: A Middleman Minority Perspective. Journal of Chinese Overseas, 11 (1), pp. 21-42.

Zi, Y. (2015). The ‘Fong Kong’ Phenomenon in Botswana: A Perspective on Globalisation from Below. African East-Asian Affairs, 1, pp. 6-27.

Zi, Y. (2015). Unravelling The ‘Fong Kong’ Phenomenon in Botswana through Analyzing the Relationship among Mass Media, Governmental Activities and Local Voices. Psychologia, 57, pp. 259-274.