The lecturers of MIP UMY joint research with Faculty of Urban Management Fukuyama City University in Japan. The theme of this research is about Government on Managing Family Changes Trends in Selected ASEAN Countries and Japan. In this research, the team of MIP UMY consist of Dr. Dyah Mutiarin, Dr. Titin Purwaningsih, and Dr. Suranto as well as Naoko Kuwahara from Faculty of Urban Management Fukuyama City University, Japan. Besides, this research collaboration also aims to expand its network of research collaboration with partner universities abroad and also in the context of internationalization of MIP UMY.