Faculty Members

Name:
OKIURA Fumihiko
Courses Taught
International Cooperation / International Development / Development and Management / International Co-Creation Program
Seminar Topics
Co-creation through Project and Program Management
Research Fields
Management of International Cooperation Project/Program / International Comparative Study of Urban Management and its Future Vision / Value Creation Through Co-creation
Name:
KUMAZAWA Terukazu
Courses Taught
Environmental Design / Environment and Society / Regional Environment and Sustainability
Seminar Topics
An Exploration of Knowledge and Design for Environmental and Local Sustainability
Research Fields
Research, Practice, and Method Development to Understand the Relationship between Environmental Knowledge and Design Action
Name:
KOBAYASHI Naozo
Courses Taught
Gender and Law / International Society and Human Rights
Seminar Topics
Research on human rights from a glocal perspective.
Research Fields
Constitutional Law (In Particular, the Right to Self-determination / the Right to Abortion / the Right to Privacy / Information Law / the Relationship between Constitutionalism and Democracy / Multicultural Coexistence Society)
Name:
TAKIZAWA Katsuhiko
Courses Taught
Intercultural Studies / Asian Culture / Regional Studies B
Seminar Topics
Culture and Society in the Globalizing World
Research Fields
Sociology of Religion / Mongolian Culture and Religion / Japanese Folk Beliefs
Name:
TAKESHITA Satoru
Courses Taught
Information Society and Technology / Fundamentals of Global Business / Information Industry / Global Business Studies
Seminar Topics
Considering the mechanism of creating new value through co-creation in the DX Era and the Revitalization of Regions.
Research Fields
Research on the creation of new value through co-creation using ICT/digital technology among companies, local governments, and communities from a business perspective, including strategies, business models, management organizations, and work styles.
Name:
NAITO Masakazu
Courses Taught
Introduction to Economics I / Introduction to Economics II / International Economics / Global Issues
Seminar Topics
Thinking about international issues through economics.
Research Fields
Spatial Economics / International Economics / Microeconomics
Name:
FUJIEDA Yutaka
Courses Taught
English Ib (L&S) / English IIb (L&S) / Basic English A / Basic English B / English Communication A
Seminar Topics
Language Acquisition and Teaching
Research Fields
Teaching English / Second Language Writing
Name:
FUJIMOTO Noritsugu
Courses Taught
Regional Industry / Regional Creation / Urban Geography / Local Business Study
Seminar Topics
Industrial Location and Sustainable Regional Development
Research Fields
Comparative Analysis of Head Office Location in Advanced Economies / Analysis of Buddhism Temples in Japan / Reconstruction Policy and Regional Economy
Name:
MATSUNAGA Yoshiho
Courses Taught
NGO・NPO / Social Capital / Social Enterprise
Seminar Topics
NPOs, NGOs, and social enterprises
Research Fields
My research investigates the impact of the third sector on international public policy.
Name:
YAMATO Satomi
Courses Taught
Tourism Industry / Tourism / Global Research B
Seminar Topics
Tourism Promotion and Regional Development (Mainly Tourism and Regional Marketing)
Research Fields
Tourism Promotion and Regional Development (Focusing on Regional Value Creation from the Perspective of Marketing)
Name:
SAKAI Daisaku
Courses Taught
Accounting / Public Management
Seminar Topics
The Use of Financial and Non-financial Information for Management Reform in Local Government
Research Fields
Public Management / Public Accounting / Performance Management
Name:
TAKEMURA Yoshiaki
Courses Taught
Cultural Anthropology, Multicultural Coexistence
Seminar Topics
Performing Arts and Society
Research Fields
Anthropology of Performing Arts, Dance Ethnography, South Asian Area Studies, India, Singapore, Diaspora
Name:
TOMOTSUGU Shinsuke
Courses Taught
International Relations / Peace and Coexistence / Peace and Conflict
Seminar Topics
International Relations
Research Fields
My research focuses on security-related issues such as nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, as well as science diplomacy, international relations concerning science and technology, civilian use of nuclear energy, postwar Japanese technical cooperation, and foreign aid.
Name:
OGAWA Miku
Courses Taught
Regional Studies C / International Society and Education / Multicultural Communication
Seminar Topics
Comparative Education with a Focus on Africa
Research Fields
My research focuses on the impact of the spread of schooling on society and individuals, with a particular focus on Kenya. I am also involved in other research related to gender and care roles.
Name:
KAWAMURA Ken
Courses Taught
Introduction to Sociology / International Society / Social System
Seminar Topics
(Re)presentation of Others in Media and Conversation
Research Fields
My research addresses the origin of the War on Terror from a science studies perspective, delving into the entanglement of the Cold War human sciences and the US national security strategy. Most recently, I started a new project analyzing representations of political violence and disaster in novels and movies.
Name:
SHIMAMURA Yukitada
Courses Taught
Japanese Culture / Development of Multicultural Awareness / International Society and Japanese Culture / Japanese Cultural Studies
Seminar Topics
Japanese Culture and Arts
Research Fields
Japanese Literati Culture / Japanese Tea Culture / Japanese Abstract Art
Name:
YAMAYA Kiyohide
Courses Taught
Public Policy / Local Governance
Seminar Topics
Role and Responsibility of Local Government and the Public in Local Governance
Research Fields
Public Administration and Local Autonomy, especially focusing on ombudsman as a mechanism for control and improvement in the public sector, and as a tool for communication between the public and the officials. In addition, focusing on role and responsibility of local government where large research infrastructure is located.