Hiroshi Kainuma

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Associate Professor, Kinugasa Research Organization, Ritsumeikan University (2016-)
Part-time Lecturer, Kyoto Women’s University (2018-)
Member of Program Deliberation Committee, FM Fukushima (2017-)
Visiting Professor, Higashi Nippon International University (2016-)
Visiting Research Fellow, Fukushima University (2016-)
Member of the Subcommittee on the Treatment of Contaminated Water ofMulti-nuclide Removal Equipment, etc., Committee on Countermeasures ofContaminated Water Management, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry(2016-)
Vice-chairman of the Committee on Radiation Health Management in Naraha Town
(2015-)
Judge of Yahoo! Kikin (2018-)

Previous positions include:
Councilor of Yahoo! Kikin (2015-2017)
Member of the Nuclear Energy Subcommittee, Advisory Committee for Natural
Resources and Energy, Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, the Ministry ofEconomy, Trade and Industry (2014-2017)
Specially Appointed Researcher, Fukushima Future Center for Regional Revitalization,Fukushima University (2012-2016)

Part-time Lecturer, School of Culture, Media and Society, Waseda University(2014-2015)
Member of the Book Review Committee of The Yomiuri Shimbun (2013-2014)
Member of the Life Reconstruction Project post the Great East Japan Earthquake,Reconstruction Agency (2013-2014)
Working Group Member of the Independent Investigation Commission on theFukushima Nuclear Accident (2011-2012)etc.
Born in Fukushima-prefecture, Japan in 1984 B.A., Faculty of Letters, the University ofTokyo M.A., the Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies (GSII), theUniversity of Tokyo Currently enrolled in the Ph.D. program, GSII, the University ofTokyo Major in Sociology
Publications include: “Hajimete no Fukushima-gaku (First guide to Fukushima
study)”(Eastpress), “Hyohaku-sareru shakai (A society being bleached)” (Diamond),“Fukushima no seigi ‘Nihon no kawaranasa’ tono tatakai (Fukushima’s justice - thestruggle against ‘a never-changing Japan’)” (Gentosha), “Fukushima-ron Genshiryoku

mura wa naze umaretanoka (Theory of ‘Fukushima’ - Why nuclear power village wascreated?)” (Seidosha), “Fukushima daiichi genpatsu hairo zukan (Encyclopedia of the“1F”; A Guide to the Decommissioning of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear PowerStation)” (Ohta Publishing Company, written and edited work), “Jobansen chushin

shugi (Joban line-centrism) ” (Kawade Shobo Shinsha, written and edited work) “Chihono ronri - Fukushima kara kangaeru Nihon no mirai (Logic of rural areas - Japan’s
future thinking from Fukushima)” (Seidosha, co-written with Eisaku Sato), “‘Genpatsu
hinan’ ron - Hinan no jitsuzo kara sekando-taun, kokyo saisei made (Theory of ‘nuclear
evacuation’ - From the real picture of evacuation to a second town and hometown’s
revitalization)” (Akashi Shoten, written and edited work) In addition to the writings inacademic journals, written works include reportage, criticism, and book review throughmedia such as newspapers and magazines.
The 65th Mainichi Publishing Culture Award; Humanities and Social Section AwardThe 32nd Energy Forum Award; Special AwardThe 6th Award of the Association of Regional and Community Studies; Special Awardby the Selection Committee
The 36th Energy Forum Award; Award for Excellence