Kent Business School is pleased to welcome Dr Kazuo Yamada from the Nagasaki University in Japan. Dr Yamada is an Associate Professor at Nagasaki University and his main research interest includes corporate finance, cash policy, and entrepreneur finance. Dr Yamada is visiting Kent Business School to conduct several working projects in the area of capital structure and credit risk modelling with Dr Izidin El Kalak. In addition to this the Faculty of Economics at Nagasaki University is seeking partnership with UK universities with the aim to improve the university’s international linkage with other universities.