Asia SEED is the successor to the Japan-Indonesia Science and Technology Forum (JIF); it has been devoted to science and technology exchanges between Japan and Indonesia and active since 1984.

JIF was founded as an executive office of a non-profit forum. Its Steering Committee, consisting of prominent figures from both Japan and Indonesia, had its annual meetings in either Tokyo or Jakarta alternately and discussed various issues of interest. To date, JIF has contributed to the exchange of experts in a wide range of fields from science to culture and education, among other fields. Above all, JIF has been highly evaluated for its outstanding services in supporting a large number of Indonesian students who study at Japanese universities under the Indonesian government's auspices.

Later, however, JIF's activities to help foster human resources of developing countries, typically by supporting their students while studying in Japan, became no longer confined to Indonesia, but expanded to Malaysia, Thailand and then Southeast Asia region-wide. Qualitative changes were noted as well. Today, JIF gets involved more universal projects that foster competent human resources. Good examples are the preparatory education and twining program, both given locally in order to enrich the value of university education. JIF also offers in developing countries various projects to upgrade human and physical resources at universities and research institutes. In short, JIF is activities have outgrown the initial scope specified upon its foundation.

For these reasons, Asia SEED was created to take over from JIF its human resources development projects, and then to broaden the projects to cover Asia regionwide. On November 5, 1999, the newly created Asia SEED that was an organization of since and Education for Economic Development in Asia was certified as a registered non-profit organization by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government under the Law for the Promotion of Non-Profit Organization (NPO Act).

• The scholarship program for the Indonesian students who want to pursue in Japanese graduate school  (2008-)  Private Corporation
• The foreign students education program for high technology in 2008 (practical education for the bridge human resource of the next generation’s global contents) (2008)  Tokyo University of Technology / Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
• The foreign students education program for high technology in 2008 (IT engineer fostering program for advanced manufacturing technology) (2008 Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology / Ministry of Economy,
  Trade and Industry
• The 3^rd Malaysia Higher Education Loan Fund Program: HELP3 (2007-) Japanese Universities Consortium for Transnational- education (JUCTe)
• The training program for the teaching staffs of Indiaｎ Institute of　Information Technology in Japan (2007)  Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• ” The academic fellowship service program for the Tunisian students in the
  doctoral degree course of engineering in Japan” (2007-) Tunisian
  government / JBIC
• The 3^rd Indonesia Professional Human Resources Development Program
  (PHRDP-3) (2007-)  Indonesian Government / JBIC
• The academic fellowship service program for the students of the
  department of medicine of State Islamic University of Indonesia (2007-)  UIN / JBIC
• The support program for employment of the Japanese language lecturers on ” The higher education support plan ( IT sector) in Vietnam ” (2006)  JBIC

• The SOI-ASIA project , a distance education system utilizing IT (2003-2004) University / Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan

• The 2nd "Malaysia Higher Education Loan Fund Program: HELP2" (1999-) Malaysian government (YPM) / JBIC
• "Asian Youth Fellowship Program: AYF" (1995-present) The Japan Foundation
• Development of infrastructure for Information Economy (Education program using IT for Asia) (2001-2002) University / Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan
• "Thailand-Japan Technology Transfer Project: TJTTP" (1996-2005) Thai government / Private enterprise / JBIC
• Feasibility Study on "Fund loan for higher education (II)" project in Malaysia (2001-2002) JBIC
• Research for preparatory education system for international student in Toyama prefecture in Japan (2000-2002) Toyama prefectural government
• Feasibility Study on "Fund loan for higher education" project in Malaysia (1998) OECF
• The 2nd "Indonesian Professional Human Resources Development Program" (PHRDP-I) (1996-2004) Indonesian government (BAPPENAS), MOF /JBIC
• Support Project for Bogor Agricultural University in Indonesia (IPB-OECF) (1996-2002) Bogor Agricultural University / JBIC
• Support Project for Bandon Technological University in Indonesia (ITB-OECF) (1995-2002) Bandon Technological University / JBIC
• Support Project for Syiah Kuala University in Indonesia (UNSYIAH-OECF) (1994-2003) Syiah Kuala University / JBIC
• The 1st "Malaysia Higher Education Loan Fund Program: HELP1" (1993-2001) Malaysian government (YPM) / JBIC
• Development project for science technology in Indonesia (STAID/WB) (1992-1997) Indonesian government (BPPT) / World Bank
• Development project for science technology in Indonesia (STAID/OECF) (1992-1997) Indonesian government (BPPT) / OECF
• The 1st "Indonesian Professional Human Resources Development Program" (PHRDP-I) (1996-2004) Indonesian government (BAPPENAS), MOF / OECF
• Academic Support Services for STMD Program (1989-1995) Indonesian government (BPPT) / OECF
• Overseas Fellowship Program (1986-1992) Indonesian government (BPPT) / World Bank

• Development of the education program to foster the entrepreneur
  facilitator in Cambodia (2009)   Cambodia International Education
  Support Fund
• Data collection and analysis for the small /medium scale industries and
  entrepreneurs in the south east Asian countries (2009)   Japan Overseas
  Development Cooperation (JODC)
• Development of education program for fostering entrepreneur facilitator
  (2009)  The Research Promotion Center by Public / Private Sector and
  University, Department of Research Promotion, Waseda University
• 2^nd APEC seminar on “one village one product (OTOP)” (2007)
  Secretariat of APEC
  
• Study for the situation of support for local industries in Asia-Pacific region (2007) Japan Overseas Development Cooperation (JODC)
• Seminar on strengthening the economic legal infrastructure in Vietnam (2007) APEC
• Creation of textbook of social and economy for elementary school and junior high school in developing countries and its case study (2006) Waseda University Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies / Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan
• Seminar on support for local and cottage industries in Vietnam (2006) APEC
• Feasibility study for experimental business administration in Malaysia (2005-2006) Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI)
• Feasibility study on development of tourism-related handicraft industries along the West-East Corridor, Japan Overseas Development Cooperation (JODC)
• Seminar for trainers of entrepreneurship education to develop local business (2005) The Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship (AOTS)
• Study on project for strengthening industrial infrastructure in Asia : Support program for traditional industry in Cambodia (2004-2005) Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan
• Study for regional development and entrepreneurship education support in Thailand (2003-2004) Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan

• Study on the regional unification, labor market and human capital formation
  in east Asia (2009) JICA
• Follow-up study on scholarship returnee of yen loan program in Indonesia
  (2008)  JBIC
• Pilot study on support for the higher human resources development of
  Vietnam (2007) JBIC
• Joint study on enhancement of quality and productivity of oil palm among
  RITE/BPPT/Asia SEED (2007-2009)   Research Institute of Innovative
  Technology for Earth (RITE)
• Pilot study on practical use of photocatalitist technology for drainage
  treatment (2007-2008)  Tokyo Institute of Technology
• Meeting for "Asia Gateway Strategy: International Student and Internationalization in Japanese University" (2007) Office of Prime Minister, Japan
  Documents for the presentation by Mr. Hamano, Executive Director of Asia SEED
• Creation of textbook about sociology and economics for elementary school and junior high school in developing countries and its case study (2006) Waseda University Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies / Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan
• "Feasibility Study on Experimental Management in Malaysia" (2005-2006) Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry
• Study on special assistance for project formation for higher education development support in Vietnam (2005) JBIC
• Study on overseas educational institute in Philippines (2006) Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO)
• Study on project for strengthening industrial infrastructure in Asia : Support program for traditional industry in Cambodia (2004-2005) Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan
• Presentation "Twinning program in Malaysia and international higher education market in Asia: Toward the future educational program with international linkage" symposium of International student center in Nagaoka University of Technology (2004)
• Study for regional development and entrepreneurship education support in Thailand (2003-2004) Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan
• Study on "Application of biotechnology to rubber tree" in Indonesia (2003) Private enterprise / New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization: NEDO
• Technical research study on plant as industrial material in Indonesia toward implementation of multigene (2003) Private enterprise / New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization: NEDO
• Study for supporting implementation of Malaysia Higher Education Loan Fund Program (II) (2001-2002) JBIC
• Research for preparatory education system for international student in Toyama prefecture in Japan (2000-2002) Toyama prefectural government