Visiting Scholars

Updated as of October 5, 2022

Yuki Hayakawa

Yuki Hayakawa Appointment Dates: 08/16/2021–08/15/2023
Home Institution: Kwansei Gakuin University
Field: Public Administration
Research Topic: Comparative studies of regulatory policy and politics in Japan and the United States

Tomonori Inukai

Tomonori Inukai Appointment Dates: 9/1/2022-8/31/2023
Home Institution: Chuo University
Field: Management of organization, Competitive strategy
Research Topic: My current research is on the mechanisms in organizations of Japanese companies undergoing digital transformation.

Yasushi Harry Kigoshi

Yasushi Harry Kigoshi Appointment Dates: 04/01/2022-03/31/2023
Home Institution: Otani University
Field: Religious studies・Buddhist studies
Research Topic: Dialogic studies of Pure Land Buddhism and Christianity, Clinical Buddhist Studies

Gen Miyagaki

Gen Miyagaki Appointment Dates: 03/18/2022–03/17/2023
Home Institution: Keio University
Field: Sociology
Research Topic: Comparative studies on the organization structures and networks of the social sector in Japan and the U.S.

Yuki Senda

Yuki Senda Appointment Dates: 06/04/2022-03/31/2023
Home Institution: Musashi University
Field: Sociology
Research Topic: Comparative Studies on Shared Custody after Divorce between Japan and the United States

Kazunori Shima

Kazunori Shima Appointment Dates: 10/01/2022–03/31/2023
Home Institution: Tohoku University
Field: Education
Research Topic: Empirical Study on Economic and Social Effect of Education -Wage, Happiness, Health, SOC and Love-

Shinichiro Terada

Shinichiro Terada Appointment Dates: 10/21/2022-09/14/2023
Home Institution: University of Kitakyushu 
Field: Information studies
Research Topic: Artificial Intelligence policies and business ecosystems in U.S. and Japan.

Takayuki Ueda

Takayuki Ueda Appointment Dates: 11/04/2021–03/31/2023
Home Institution: LAB-01 Law Office
Field: Startup Business
Research Topic: How U.S. startups have strategically updated “rules” to bring about disruptive innovation.

Takanori Yamamoto

Takanori Yamamoto Appointment Dates: 10/01/2022–03/31/2023
Home Institution: Shizuoka University
Field: Sociology
Research Topic: Minority Studies (Social Movements of Burakumin, Zainichi Korean, Disabled People etc) and Regulation of Contemporary Discrimination (Hate Crime, Racism, Intersectionality)

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