Asst. Prof. Dr. Rudklaw Pampasit, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Faculty of Social Sciences, Naresuan University, was invited by the Faculty of Social Sciences, Waseda Univesity to give a presentation in the “International Symposium: Social Innovation and Community Development in Asia from the Context of Global History and Governance” on December 7, 2019 at Waseda University, Japan. This academic collaboration was implemented under the MoA between the Faculties of Social Sciences of both Naresuan University and Waseda University. Asst. Prof. Rudklaw presented her paper entitled “Tourist Behaviors and Economic/Social Benefits for Tourism – Related Communities” based on her previous research about community-based tourism supported by The Thailand Research Fund (TRF).