Department of Urban Science and Policy
2019FY Annual Report■Staff List of the Department of Urban Science and Policy, Faculty of Urban
Environmental Sciences (in alphabetical order of the family name)Shin AIBA, Professor
Chisato ASAHI, Professor
Taro ICHIKO, Professor
Fumiko ITO, Professor
Akira KANEKO, Associate Professor
Nozomi MATSUI, Professor
Motoi NAGANO, Associate Professor
Mami OKU, Professor
Ken SHIRAISHI, Professor
Yoko SUGUHARA, Associate Professor
Masashi TAKAMICHI, Assistant Professor
Hidenori TAMAGAWA, Professor
Aya WAKITA, Assistant Professor
Kiyomi WADA, Professor
Kahoruko YAMAMOTO, Associate Professor

Assistant Professor Wakita transferred to Ochanomizu University in April, 2020.

<< Shin AIBA >>1) Staff

Shin AIBAAssociate Professor／Dr. Eng.

Urban Planning, Machizukuri
Rm.9-566, +81 426 77 1111 Ext.4237 aib@tmu.ac.jp

2) Overview of Research Activities in 2019FY

1. Study on reconstruction from disaster
Shin AIBA

I studied on reconstruction plans and projects from Great East Japan
earthquake. I supported to design reconstruction park and conducted anexperiment to leave lessons and memories of disaster in Ryori village, Ofunato
city. Results were published on academic magazines and book. I also held an
exhibition and 6 symposiums on Ryori village.

2. Urbanism on population decreasing age
Shin Aiba

I discussed and examined a theory of urban planning and design on population
decreasing age. I conducted a research project of planning Tokyo suburbs.
Results are published on some articles and magazines．

3. Comparative study on machizukuri in east Asian countries
Shin Aiba

I researched urban regeneration policies after 2000 in Tokyo, Taipei andSeoul. And I researched community design project in Republic of China. Results
are published on some articles and magazines．

4. Technologies to support machizukuri
Shin AIBAI develop technologies to support discussion and consensus building by
citizens. I develop a workshop method to support to decide a policy ofregeneration of public facilities in Tama new town.

3) List of Research Activities in 2019FY

1. Peer reviewed paper

Shin Aiba: Long term transformation of building locations in tsunami-prone
area:Case study of Ryori village, Iwate prefecture, Journal of City Planning
Institute of Japan 54(3),pp. 1139-1144,CPIJ,2019.11 (in Japanese)
Chie Nozawa, Shin Aiba, Masahiko Nakanishi, Ryo Sanuki, Haruka Mochizuki: Issues
on the Measures to Induce Residence and Urban facilities with Formulating the
Location Normalization Plan:Through the Analysis of a Questionnaire to
Municipalities in the Initial Period after the Formulation of the plan, Journalof City Planning Institute of Japan 54(3),pp.840-847,CPIJ,2019.11 (in Japanese)

3. Others
3-1. Technical books
Shigeru Satoh・Shin Aiba et.al「Japanese Machizukuri and Community Engagement」
Routledge,2020.1<< Chisato ASAHI >>1) Staff

Chisato ASAHI, Professor, Doctor of Urban Science
Urban and Environmental Economics, Evaluation Research, Cost-Benefit Analysis
Rm.2-107, +81 426 77 1111 Ext.1944, asahi@tmu.ac.jp

2) Overview of Research Activities in 2019FY

1. Evaluation Research：A Study on Economic Evaluation of Public Facilities

Our study aims to examine the nature of facility evaluation and the method of facility
evaluation in order to construct an evaluation method of public facility restructuring.
This study is funded by RISTEX project “Designing a Sustainable Society throughIntergenerational Co-creation”

2. Urban and Environmental Economics ： Measurement of Regional Capital andInterregional Migration
This study aims to show a measurement model of the local Inclusive Wealth Index
considering the relations of the interregional migration and artificial, human, andnature capital per person, because it is necessary to take the migration endogenously
into account in the local model of IWI. We conducted empirical analysis using Functional
Urbanized Area data as a panel setting which is provided by OECD.
This study is supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number JP 16K03634.

3. Social Overhead Capital Management：Infrastructure Management for Sustainable
RegionThis study examines the legislative systems of regional infrastructure provision andmaintenance in order explore to how regional infrastructures should be maintained andmanaged by Area-Management. We investigate domestic and international case studies
with reference to the regional infrastructures’ initiatives in terms of energy,
regional public transportation, environment, disaster prevention and so on. We
inspected Stadtwerke in German public service entities operated privately and arebuilding up organizational model for mechanism design for positive analysis.
This study is conducted in participating as a visited researcher in a research project,“Efficient Maintenance Management of Regional Infrastructures by Area-Management”
organized by Policy Research Institute for Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport
and Tourism”.

3) List of Research Activities in 2019FY

1. Peer reviewed paper

1)

Fumiko KIMURA, Kiyoko HAGIHARA, Noriko HORIE, and Chisato ASAHI, “Study on
Funding Support for Social Enterprise - Focusing on Social Finance”, Studies inRegional Science, Volume 49, Issue 2, pp. 317-333, 2020.

2)

Toshihide Matsumura and Chisato Asahi, “A Study on Economic Evaluation of Public
Facilities- Regional Utilization Other than Intended Purposes of School
Facilities”, Studies in Regional Science, Volume 49, Issue 3, 2020 (in press).

3)

Noriko HORIE, Kiyoko HAGIHARA, Fumiko KIMURA, and Chisato ASAHI, “The Evaluationof Museum-like Functions of Urban Facilities for Regional Sustainability”,
Studies in Regional Science, (submitted).

4)

Miwa Ebisu and Chisato Asahi, “Differences between residential land values basedon sales data and based on rent

income: Using published appraisal report data

based on the Land Value Publication Act in Tokyo”, Studies in Regional Science,(submitted).

2. Proceedings of oral presentation
1)

Chisato Asahi, “Economic evaluation of stock effects of regional inclusive wealthin metropolitan area”, Collected Papers for Presentation In the 56th Annual
Meeting of the Japan Section of the RSAI, Kurume University, JAPAN September 1315, 2019 (in Japanese)2)

Yoriko Tsuchiya, Chisato Asahi, and Yasuo Bamba, “A study on the regional
management entities contributing to the improvement of the local finance efficiency
Focusing on the local public corporation “Stadtwerke” in Germany””, Collected
Papers for Presentation In the 56th Annual Meeting of the Japan Section of the
RSAI, Kurume University, JAPAN September 13-15, 2019 (in Japanese)

3)

Noriko HORIE, Kiyoko HAGIHARA, Fumiko KIMURA, and Chisato ASAHI, “The Evaluationof Museum-like Functions of Urban Facilities for Regional Sustainability”,
Collected Papers for Presentation In the 56th Annual Meeting of the Japan Sectionof the RSAI, Kurume University, JAPAN September 13-15, 2019 (in Japanese)

4)

Miwa Ebisu and Chisato Asahi, “Differences between land prices based on sales
data and rent income: an analysis using published appraisal report data based on
the Land Value Publication Act”, Collected Papers for Presentation In the 56th
Annual Meeting of the Japan Section of the RSAI, Kurume University, JAPAN September
13-15, 2019 (in Japanese)5)Toshihide Matsumura and Chisato Asahi,” A Study on Intergenerational Welfare in
Holding Public Facilities”, Collected Papers for Presentation In the 56th Annual
Meeting of the Japan Section of the RSAI, Kurume University, JAPAN September 1315, 2019 (in Japanese)

6)

Takeshi Sugiyama and Chisato Asahi, “Analysis of the structure of discussion in
the council by linguistic data of the minutes”, Collected Papers for Presentation
In the 56th Annual Meeting of the Japan Section of the RSAI, Kurume University,
JAPAN September 13-15, 2019 (in Japanese)

3. Others
3-1. Technical books
Chisato Asahi ed."Building Resilient Regions" New Frontiers in Regional Science: Asian
Perspectives 35, Springer (2019/7）

3-2. Monographs
Chisato Asahi, “ A study of comprehensive capital measures in the region”,Nikkoken
Series A-759，The Japan Research Center for Transport Policy, 2020 (in Japanese)

3-3. Commentary/essays, Book review
Chisato Asahi, “Economic Valuation of Urban Green by the Zoning System: Current Status
and Possibility of Subjective Well-being Approach”, Landscape Research Japan, Journalof the Japanese Landscape Architecture, Vol.83, Issue.4, 2020 (in Japanese)

4) Funded Research Projects (Competitive Research Funds, etc.)

1. KAKENHI (Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research)
As a Principal Investigator：Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), “ Stock effectsof Social Overhead Capital Provision focusing on the Relationship between Urban
Employment Area and Non-Urban Employment Area. 2016-2019.

2. Others
As a Co-Investigator, Building a Support System to Public Facility Management for a
Sustainable Region, JST/RISTEX: Project Year: Oct 2016 - Mar 2020.

<< Taro ICHIKO >>1) Staff

Taro ICHIKO
Professor/ Doctor of Urban Science
Urban Planning, Disaster Research, Hazard Mitigation Planning
Rm.9-553,+81-42-677 1111 Ext. 4272

ichiko-taro@tmu.ac.jp

2) Overview of Research Activities in 2019FY

1. Research of a long-term recovery for housing and living environment
The impact of natural disasters has a long time depending on the degree of damage.
How do people recover housing, life and livelihood?

What do people adapt for rapidchange by the hazard? Our laboratory engaged in the long-term survey after big
natural disasters.
We have been continuing visiting the disaster-stricken area and interviewing
survey in the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. And the survey of Kumamoto
earthquake in 2016 by a half year.
Adding to those continuing survey from previous year, we carried out damage andcommunity-response survey for Typhoon 19 disaster what occurred in October 2019.

2. Resiliency Studies
From the viewpoint of urban planning, we are conducting research risk mitigation
strategy for natural disaster. In particular, the focus was on "creating a communitythat is resilient and rapidly recovering from the disaster". That means to predisaster planning for reconstruction.
In fiscal 2019, we carried out an action-research on Higashi-ikebukuro district,Toshima City.

3. Risk communication Studies

To protect ourselves from tsunamis and typhoons, it is inevitable for each person to evacuate andact. But natural disaster has difficulties of uncertainty and information imperfection. It can be said that
it is necessary to improve the decision-making ability to cope with disasters from the normal time. It’s
also just the risk-communication study.
We are engaged in an action research at the Kamiyugi district in Hachioji City. And we were also
engaged in the research for disaster prevention leader training in the Machida city.

<< Fumiko ITO >>1) Staff

Fumiko ITO Professor / Dr. Eng.
Urban Planning, Urban and Regional Analysis, Analysis of Residential Environment,
Urban Environmental Psychology and Behavior Analysis
Rm.9-558, +81 426 77 1111 Ext.4273 itofumi@tmu.ac.jp

2) Overview of Research Activities in 2019FY

1. Urban area analysis, research of psychology and behavior
Fumiko Ito
The condition of the city, citizen’s evaluation of environment and the relationshipbetween those are analyzed to get suggestion for creating comfortable environment.
Following topics were researched in 2019 FY.
i)

Proposal of estimation method of walking stress level using heart ratevariability and application in urban areaii) evaluation of easiness of walking around in Olympic area based on stress level
estimationiii) Review and overview of research on walkability

2. Housing choice, living behavior of residents
Fumiko Ito
Housing choice and living behavior of residents are analyzed to clarify the demandof residential service. Relationship between residential environment and housing
choice, behavior of residents were analyzed.
Following topic was researched in 2019 FY.
iv) Condition and situation of high aged condominium

3) List of Research Activities in 2019FY

1. Refereed papers
Yosuke SUZUKI, Shoko NISHIO and Fumiko ITO (2019)' Proposal of estimation method of walking stress level using heart rate variability
and application in urban area analysis 'Journal of the City Planning Institute of Japan, Vol.54, No.3, 811-817. (inJapanese)

2. Proceedings of Oral Presentations
Shoko NISHIO, Yosuke SUZUKI and Fumiko ITO (2019)‘An evaluation of easiness of walking around in Olympic area based on stress level
estimation Part1 estimation of stress level while walking’Summaries of Technical Papers of Annual Meeting, the Architectural Institute ofJapan, pp. 433-434. (in Japanese)
Yosuke SUZUKI, Shoko NISHIO and Fumiko ITO (2019)‘An evaluation of easiness of walking around in Olympic area based on stress level
estimation Part2 visualization of easiness of walking around’
Summaries of Technical Papers of Annual Meeting, the Architectural Institute ofJapan, pp. 435-436. (in Japanese)

3. Others
3-2. Monographs
Fumiko ITO (2019)‘Overview of the US national walkability index and considerations for its
applicability to Japan’,“The Japanese journal of real estate sciences,” Vol.33, No.3, pp. 39-42. (inJapanese)Fumiko ITO(2019)‘Real Estate Issues of Walkability’,“The Japanese journal of real estate sciences,” Vol.33, No.3, pp.29-30. (inJapanese)

4) Funded Research Projects (Competitive Research Funds, etc.)

1. KAKEN-HI (Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research)
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research S. 'Residential Environment Effect on Brain,
Circulatory, Respiratory and Motile Organ: benefit evaluation of disease prevention',(Principal-Investigator:

Professor

Ikaga,T.,

Keio

University),

2017-2021,

Co-

Investigator.

2. Others
Priority Allocation of Research Funds (for the Entire University) at the Discretionof the President. 'Multilateral Research on Accessibility of the Olympic andParalympic venues, and, their Universal Design and Continuous Use of Venue
Facilities' (Research director: Yoshikawa, T.), 2017-2019.3, Co-Investigator.

<< Akira KANEKO >>1) Staff

Akira KANEKO
Associate Professor
M.A.(Economics), University of Tokyo
Public Finance, Local Public Finance, Public Economics, Public Policy2) Overview of Research Activities in 2019FY

In this research, we have analyzed Japanese intergovernmental fiscal relations andinvestigated the causes of fiscal disparities between local governments. Furthermore, wehave also attempted to clarify the structure of the Japanese welfare state in comparative
perspective.

3) List of Research Activities in 2019FY

2. Proceedings of oral presentations
Akira Kaneko , “ The Theoretical and Empirical Research on Housing Policy in Japan” ,In the 66th Annual Meeting of the,Japan Society for Urbanology, Hiroshima JMS ASTERPLAZA, October 26, 2019.
Akira Kaneko , “ International Comparative Study on Housing Policy” , In the 15th
Annual Meeting of the Association for Regional Management in Japan, Meiji University,
November 30, 2019.

3. Others
3-2. Monographs
Akira Kaneko , “ The Theoretical and Empirical Research on Housing Policy inJapan” , Collected Papers for Presentation In the 66th Annual Meeting of the,Japan
Society for Urbanology, 2019.

<< Nozomi MATSUI >>1) Staff

Nozomi MATSUI Professor / M.A. Law
Public Administration
Rm. 2-104; +81-42-677-1111 ext.1926; matsui-nozomi@tmu.ac.jp

2) Overview of Research Activities in 2019FY

1. A study of Planning Administration in Local Government

2. A study of Intergovernmental support for staff after the Great East Japan Earthquake.

3. A study of personnel management for female local officials.

4. A study on coordination system between Tokyo Metropolitan Government and 23 cities
in the metropolitan area.

3) List of Research Activities in 2019FY

3. Others
3-4. Others
Commentary/essays:
Nozomi MATSUI、“Formulation of local government plan after decentralization reform” ，THE TOSHIMONDAI (Municipal Problems) ， Vol.110,No.9，pp.48-61. [in Japanese].
“Changes in the social environment as seen in the questionnaire survey ”，Urban
administration in the age of population decline、2020-3. [in Japanese].
“Municipal decision-making process ”，Urban administration in the age of
population decline、2020-3. [in Japanese].
“Staff participation in local government planning and human resource development
and utilization ” 2020-3. [in Japanese].

4) Funded Research Projects (Competitive Research Funds, etc.)

1. KAKENHI(Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research)

Co-Investigator
・Scientific Research (C)，“Intergovernmental support for staff after the Great East
Japan Earthquake” 2017-2019.
・Scientific Research (C)，“Coordination system between Tokyo Metropolitan Governmentand 23 cities in the metropolitan area” 2017-2019.
・Scientific Research (B)，“Cooperation and Collaboration among Multiple Administrative
Entities Based on Comparative Case Analysis” 2019-2022.
・Scientific Research (B)，“Study on present situation and challenges of self-government in the mountainous areas of Japan”， 2019-2022.
・ Scientific Research (C)A Study on the Secretariat Organization in Japanese
Municipalities - the Picture and Function of Finance

Section in Japanese Prefectural

Governments，2019-2022.

2. Others
・NomuraFoundation“Personnel management for female local officials” 2017-2020.（Co-

Investigator）<< Motoki NAGANO >>1) Staff

Motoki NAGANO
Associate Professor/ M. Political Science
Urban Administration, Local GovernanceRm.9-559, +81-42-677-1111 ext.4163

nagano@tmu.ac.jp

2) Overview of Research Activities in 2019FY

1. Citizen participation in urban governanceThis year, I continued my ongoing study of the policymaking dynamics of Japanesemunicipal governments and citizen participation in these processes, focusing on two
issues. First, I examined recent trends in local assembly reformation by nationwide
mail questionnaire surveys. Second, I investigated the dynamics of planning and review
processes at the local executive branch level, by observing and participating as anadvisory committee member in several municipalities, or by the oral history approach.

3) List of Research Activities in 2019FY

2. Proceedings of oral presentations
Motoki Nagano “Project Assessment by Deliberative Democracy-Based Participation inMunicipal Government: A Case Study of a Citizen Deliberation Meeting in Shinjuku City,”
Proceedings

of

the

International

Symposium “Designing

Deliberative

Democracy:

Practice and Experiments” (February 18-19, 2020, Waseda University, Tokyo) Organizer:
Planning committee of the International Symposium “Designing Deliberative Democracy:
Practices and Experiments,” Center for Positive/Empirical Analysis of Political
Economy, Top Global University Project of Waseda University / Co- organizer: Japan
Mini-Publics Research Forum.
Motoki Nagano, “A Study on Municipal Performance Reviews by Panels of Randomly Sampled
Lay-Citizens,” 5th Annual Conference of Japan Mini-Public Research Forum, December 7,
2019 (Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo) [in Japanese].
Motoki Nagano, “Project Assessment by Deliberative Democracy-Based Participation in
Municipal Government: A Case Study of a Residents’ Deliberation Meeting,” Proceedingsof 2019 International Conference on Urban Development (August 28, 2019, Yunnan
University, China), Organizer: School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Yunnan
University.

Motoki Nagano “What Are the Outcomes of Municipal Assembly Reformation?” The firstyear of Reiwa National Workshop for Chairmen and Vice-Chairmen of Town and Village
Assemblies, National Association Chairmen of Town and Village Assemblies, May 28, 2019
(Tokyo International Forum, Tokyo) [in Japanese].

3. Others
3-2. Monographs
Motoki Nagano, “Citizen Deliberation Meetings (Shimin Tougikai),” Proceedings of theInternational Symposium “Designing Deliberative Democracy: Practice and Experiments”(February 18-19, 2020, Waseda University, Tokyo) Organizer: Planning committee of theInternational Symposium “Designing Deliberative Democracy: Practices and Experiments,”
Center for Positive/Empirical Analysis of Political Economy, Top Global University
Project of Waseda University / Co-organizer: Japan Mini-Publics Research Forum.
(https://jrfminipublics.wixsite.com/mysite/citizen-deliberation-meetings-shimi)

3-3. Commentary/essays
Motoki Nagano, “Mini-Publics and Local Assembly Reformation,” Local Autonomy Daily

(Jichinippo), October 25, 2019 [in Japanese].
Motoki Nagano, “Citizen Participation in the Consideration Process for Assembly
Members’ Remuneration,” Local Autonomy Daily (Jichinippo), April 26, 2019 [inJapanese].
Book review:
Motoki Nagano, “Book Review: Michiaki Yamaguchi’s Fundamentals of Municipal Welfare

Administration,” The Annuals of the Japan Association for the Study of Local
Government, no. 30, pp. 175-186, July 2019 [in Japanese].

3-4. Others
Lectures:
Motoki Nagano, “Assembly Bulletins for Better Citizen Participation in Local
Assemblies,” 2nd Workshop for Assembly Bulletins in the First Year of Reiwa, Tokyo
Metropolitan Cities Chairmen Association, January 27, 2020 (Mitaka City Assembly,
Tokyo) [in Japanese].
Motoki Nagano, “Current Status on Remuneration, Quorum and Applicants Shortage forTown and Village Assembly Members,” Witness in the Special Committee on the Quorum
and Remuneration for Assembly Members, Kuriyama Town Assembly, December 18, 2019
(Kuriyama Town Assembly, Hokkaido) [in Japanese].
Media comments:“Cross-Examination in Shirahama Assembly, the First Step for More Openness in the
Municipal Assembly,” Kii Mimpo (first page, morning edition), March 4, 2020 [inJapanese].
“Presences Diminishing? Hachioji Mayor Election Officially Starts on Jan. 19,” Tokyo
Shimbun (Morning, Tama & Musashino Edition, p. 18), January 14, 2020 [in Japanese].
“Tokyo Metropolitan, 6 Prefectures, 31 Cities & Wards Assemblies Prohibit Citizens
Photographing in the Assembly hall,” Tokyo Shimbun (Morning Edition) April 18, 2019
[in Japanese].

4) Funded Research Projects (Competitive Research Funds, etc.)

1. Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI Grants)
Principal Investigator, Scientific Research (C), No. 17K03547, “Negotiation andConsultation Mechanisms between Tokyo Metropolitan Government and Ward Governments
after Decentralizing Reforms in Fiscal Year 2000,” FY 2017-2019. 4,160,000 JPY.
Co-Investigator, Scientific Research (B), No. 18H01607, “Neo-liberalistic City
Planning System: Their Results and Formation Process in East Asian Mega Cities,” FY
2018-2020.

<< Mami OKU >>1) Staff

Mami OKU Professor/ MA. of Law
Environmental Law, Administrative Law, Law of Urban Policy
Rm. 2-115, +81 426 77 1111 Ext. 1925

oku-mami@tmu.ac.jp

2) Overview of Research Activities in 2019FY

1. A Review of Judicial precedents concerning landscape lawsuits
A former mayor of the Kunitachi City had been sued by the City for not compensating
for her actions which gave financial damage to the City by trying to stop theconstruction of a high residential building which she thought would not match with theneighboring environment. Legitimacy of the City’s action to exercise its right toobtain reimbursement from the former mayor had been questioned in this legal case.

Inthis review, the position of this particular law suit in the judicial precedents onseries of Kunitachi landscape lawsuits was explained and legal issues concerning thecourt ruling from the environmental law point of view was explored.

2. Recent development of climate change policy in UK
The UK is known to have introduced ETS, Climate Change Levy and Climate Change
Agreement prior to other parts of the world and also enacted the Climate Change Act
2008 which legally require the UK government to realise the long term GHG reduction
targets toward 2050.

This research aimed to obtain information and insights concerning

the recent development of UK climate change law and policy framework and measures toreach the reduction targets as well as to explore a pathway for the Japanese climatechange policy.

3. Recent development of climate change policy in EU
EU has been actively introduced EU-ETS Directive and other legislations concerning
climate change.

This research aimed to obtain information and insights concerning therecent development of EU climate change law and policy framework and measures to reachthe reduction targets as well as to explore a pathway for the Japanese climate change
policy.

4. Environmental policy framework and mix of policy instruments in municipalities
Municipalities are expected to play essential roles to combat newly evolving
environmental issues – e.g. adaptation to climate change, water pollution due toplastic waste, reduction of food waste and food losses. However, many municipalities
are still searching for effective and concrete solutions to combat these issues.

The

continued study has been carried out to draw effective mix of legal and other policy
instruments for municipalities to implement.

3) List of Research Activities in 2019FY

2. Proceedings of oral presentations
Gave a speech titled “Chofu environment and global environment – what we can do tocombat diversifying environmental issues” at the Intermediate Report Session on
Environmental Basic Plan of Chofu City held on 25 January 2020.

3. Others
3-1 Technical books
Mami Oku, Law suit brought by the Kunitachi City to exercise its right to obtainreimbursement from the former mayor of Kunitachi City – Case review of appealed court
decision of Tokyo High Court on 22 December 2015, Kankyoho-kenkyu (Review ofenvironmental law) No. 10, February 2020, Shinzansha .

3-3. Commentary/essays:
Mami Oku, Recent Development of Climate Change Policy in UK, Research Project of the
Ministry of Environment 2019, Report on Environmental Legal Structure and Paris
Agreement Group, Shoji-homu Kenkyukai.
Mami Oku, Recent Development of Climate Change Policy in EU, Research Project of the
Ministry of Environment 2019, Report on Environmental Legal Structure and Paris
Agreement Group, Shoji-homu Kenkyukai.
Mami Oku, Third Person’s Opinion on “Environmental Report 2019” of Environmental
Restoration and Conservation Agency.
Mami Oku, Third Person’s Opinion on “CSR Report 2019” of Sagawa Group Holdings.

3-4. Others
Coordinator:
Gave a comment on a presentation titled “Liability of land owners under the legal
structure of invasive alien plants control in England” at an annual conference ofJapan association for environmental law and policy, 9 June 2019.
Lectures:
Gave a lecture to staff of Tokyo Metropolitan Government at a training programme on
urban policy, 20 June 2019.
Gave a brief explanation on draft of the fifth Basic Comprehensive Administrative Planof Higashi Kurume City and facilitated a panel discussion concerning the plan, 15
December 2019.

<< Ken SHIRAISHI >>1) Staff

Ken SHIRAISHI Professor／Ph.D. of Law
Law and economics, Behavioral economics, Economic crimeRm.2-108, +81 42 677 1111 Ext.1942 shiraishi-ken@tmu.ac.jp

2) Overview of Research Activities in 2019FY

Research on corporate culture and corporate scandals
In this research, we are examining effectively deterring corporate scandals that arecaused by corporate culture, by empirically clarifying the formation process andaccountability position of organizational culture in a company.

3) List of Research Activities in 2019FY

3. Others
3-2. Monographs
SHIRAISHI, K. and MURATA, M. (2020) Factors behind corporate scandals in the context
of organizational culture-Analysis using word networks, Journal of Urban Science andPolicy, Vol,1,No,1,Tokyo Metropolitan University (in Japanese) (in press)
SHIRAISHI, K. (2020) The problem of expensive non-penal fine and the significance of
non-penal fine－On notice of non-penal fine for improper completion inspection－Journalof Urban Science and Policy, Vol,1,No,2,Tokyo Metropolitan University (in Japanese)(in press)

4) Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research

1. KAKENHI Grants
Scientific Research (C) [Principal investigator]. Research on responsibility anddeterrence theory of misconduct by corporate culture using text mining, 2018-2020FY<< Yoko SUGUHARA >>1) Staff

Yoko SUGIHARA Associate Professor / Ph.D. (Health Science)
Health Sociology, Social Gerontology, Elderly Welfare
Rm.9-565, +81 42 1111 Ext.4278 sugihara@tmu.ac.jp

2) Overview of Research Activities in 2019FY

1. The impact evaluation of the reformed of the National Long-Term Care Insurance(LTCI) system on the elderly people and their family caregivers.
We investigated the multifaceted impacts of the reformed of the Japanese LTCI
system on the older adults and their family caregivers, based on the repeated crosssectional surveys conducted in a municipality of Tokyo metropolis. We examined thefollowing research issues: (1) The differences in the preference for long-term care
(LTC) by age, period and cohort (A-P-C) in older adults. (2) The impacts of the increase
in self-pay ratio for care services covered by LTCI on impaired older adults and theirfamily caregivers. (3) The psychological burden of medical care at home among family
caregivers of impaired older adults. (4) Factors associated with worry about utilizing
medical and long-term care services. (5) Mediators and moderators of the association
between living alone and psychological distress. (6) Disaster preparedness among thefrail or impaired older adults.

2. A study on the political and practical strategies for recruitment, retention, and staff
development of long-term care workers in urban settings．
The purpose of this study was to clarify the political and practical strategies
for recruitment, retention, and staff development of long-term care workers in urban
settings. The survey was conducted for the chief administrators, direct care workers
and nursing staffs working in the long-term care facilities in a city in the Tokyo
Metropolitan Area. The following findings were suggested: (1) There was a serious
shortage of visiting care staffs (home helpers) and direct care workers working in thelong-term care facilities. (2) The early turnover was the most serious problem forcare workers in LTC facilities. (3) Several strategies such as “free job matchingsupport”, “priority entrance to nursery school”, and “improvement of social
evaluation for care workers” could be useful support for recruitment and retention ofcare workers.

3. A study on the mechanisms and the regulated factors of multi-layered social
disadvantages among Japanese older adults.
Based on the data obtained from the nationwide survey and two regional surveys inTokyo metropolitan area, we investigated the mechanisms and the regulated factors ofmulti-layered social disadvantages among Japanese older adults. We explored thefollowing research questions: (1) The influence of life-course financial strains on
the later-life health of the Japanese. (2) Health, psychological, social andenvironmental mediators between socio-economic inequalities and participation in
exercise. (3) Time perspectives as mediators of the associations between socio-economic
status and health behaviors. (4) Social networks' health habits over life course andlate-life health habits.

3) List of Research Activities in 2019FY

1. Peer-reviewed papers
Kobayashi, E., Sugihara, Y., Fukaya, T., & Liang, J. (2019). Volunteering among
Japanese older adults: how are hours of paid work and unpaid work for family associatedwithvolunteer

participation?

Ageing&Society,39(11),

2420-2442.

Doi:

10.1017/S0144686X18000545
Sugisawa, H., Sugihara, Y., Kobayashi, E., Fukaya, T., & Liang, J. (2019). The influenceof life-course financial strains on the later-life health of the Japanese as assessedby four models based on different health indicators. Ageing & Society, 39(12), 26312652. Doi:10.1017/S0144686X18000673
Harada, K., Sugisawa, H., Sugihara, Y., Yanagisawa, Y & Shimmei, M. (2019). Perceived
age

discrimination

International

and

job

satisfaction

among

older

Journal

of

Aging

Human

Development,

andemployedmen
89(3),

inJapan.
294-310.

Doi:10.1177/0091415018811100
Sugisawa, H., Harada, K., Sugihara, Y., Yanagisawa, S., & Shinmei, M. (2019). Health,psychological, social and environmental mediators between socio-economic inequalities
and participation in exercise among elderly Japanese. Ageing & Society, 1-19.
Doi:10.1017/S0144686X1900014X
Sugisawa, H., Sugihara, Y., & Nakatani, Y. (2019). Long-term care preference among
Japanese older adults: differences by age, period and cohort. Ageing & Society, 1-25.
Doi:10.1017/S0144686X1800171X
Sugisawa, H., Harada, K., Sugihara, Y., Yanagisawa, S., & Shimmei, M. (2019). Time
perspectives as mediators of the associations between socio-economic status and healthbehaviors

in

older

Japanese

adults.

Psychology&

health,

1-17.

Doi:

10.1080/08870446.2019.1686505
Sugisawa, H., Shinoda, T., Shimizu, Y., Kumagai, T., Sugisaki, H., & Sugihara, Y.
(2019). Caregiving for older adults requiring hemodialysis: A comparison study.
Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis. Doi:10.1111/1744-9987.13453
Sugisawa, H., Harada, K., Sugihara, Y., Yanagisawa, S., & Shimmei, M. (2020). Social
networks' health habits over life course and late-life health habits. American Journalof Health Behavior, 44(1), 100-117. Doi:10.5993/AJHB.44.1.11
Sugisawa, H., & Sugihara, Y. (2020). Mediators and Moderators of the Association
between Living Alone and Psychological Distress among Japanese Older Adults. Family &Community Health, in press.
Yanagisawa, S., Sugisawa, H., Harada, K., & Sugihara, Y. (2019). Factors related toolder people’s participation in community organizations composed of homogenous
members: focusing on characteristics of individuals and organizations. Applied
Gerontology, 13(1), 27-36. (in Japanese).
Koike, Y., Sugisawa, H., Sugihara, Y., & Shimizu, Y. (2019). Influence of healthliteracy and social support on the physical activity of older adults needing support:
A comparison with healthy older adults. Journal of Gerontological Research, 10, 43-54.
(in Japanese).

2. Proceedings of oral presentations
Sugihara, Y., & Sato, K. Individual and community level factors related to anxiety
about natural disaster evacuation sites in Japanese older adults: A multi-level
analysis. Japan Socio-Gerontological Society 61st Annual Scientific Meeting. 2019.6.78. Sendai.
(in Japanese).
Sugisawa, H., Harada, K., Sugihara, Y., Yanagisawa, S., & Shinmei, M. The influence oflife-course financial strains on the later-life health of the Japanese: Differences byage, period and cohort. Japan Socio-Gerontological Society 61st Annual Scientific
Meeting. 2019.6.7-8. Sendai. (in Japanese).
Sugihara, Y., & Sato, K. Individual and community level factors related to anxiety
about natural disaster evacuation sites in Japanese older adults: A multi-level
analysis. The 11th International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics Asia/Oceania

Regional Congress. 2019.10.23-27. Taipei.
Sugisawa, H., Yanagisawa, S., Harada, K., Sugihara, Y., & Shimmei, M. Non-participationin

exerciseby elderly

Japanese

with

lower

educational

attainment.

The

11th

International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics Asia/Oceania Regional Congress.
2019.10.23-27. Taipei.

3. Others
3-1. Technical books
Yoko Sugihara. (2019). Life and health over life-course. Michiko Naoi (ed). Life andWelfare (pp.6-31). Tokyo: Jikkyo Syuppann. (in Japanese).

3-2. Monographs
Yoko Sugihara. (2019). Research report on the life and welfare of the older adults in
Reiwa 1 (2019FY). (pp.1-380). Mitaka city. (in Japanese).
Yoko Sugihara. (2019). Productivity of the Japanese elderly from an international
perspective. Aging & Health, 91, 10-13. (in Japanese).

3-4. Others
Speech :Yoko Sugihara. The profiles and problems of older adults in Mitaka city: Evidence fromthe longitudinal study. The annual meeting of the long-term care insurance company
liaison council in Mitaka city. 2019.9.27. (in Japanese).
Yoko Sugihara. Social welfare for the elderly people. The first-time training seminarfor district welfare commissioners. 2020.1.11. (in Japanese).

4) Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research

1. KAKENHI[Principal investigator]
Scientific Research (B). “The impact evaluation of the reformed of the National LongTerm Care Insurance system on older adults and their family caregivers: Considerationof support system for preventing social exclusion.” 6,600,000 JPY.
[Co-investigator (kenkyu-buntansha / renkei-kenkyusya)]Scientific Research (A). “A study on the mechanisms and the regulated factors ofmulti-layered social disadvantages among Japanese older adults.”
Scientific Research (A). “The probability for frailty and socioeconomic disparities
in health among Japanese older adults: Evidence from the national longitudinal survey.”
Scientific Research (B). “Balance and conflicts in paid work, unpaid work at home,and community activities among Japanese older adults.”

2. Others[Principal investigator]
Contract research (Mitaka city). “Survey on the life and welfare of the older adults.”
4,000,000 JPY.
Priority Allocation of Research Funds (for the Entire University) at the Discretion of
the President (Support for social collaboration activities). “Participatory action
research on the strategies for recruitment, retention, and staff development of longterm care workers in urban settings” 1,000,000 JPY.

<< Masashi TAKAMICHI >>1) Staff

Masashi TAKAMICHI

Assistant Professor/ Dr. Eng.

Urban History, Urban Planning, Machizukuri
Rm: 9-152, TEL: +81 426 77 1111 Ext. 4231

Email: takamichi@tmu.ac.jp

2) Overview of Research Activities in 2019FY
1. A study of regional revitalization focusing on the Sotobori of Edo Castle

2. A historical study on waterside space in central Tokyo.

3. Research on revitalization of public space using regional resource.

4. Practice and research on methods of town planning3) List of Research Activities in 2019FY

2. Proceedings of oral presentations
Masashi TAKAMICHI(2018) “Research on Ishigaki, digging and topography of Tokyo”,
Symposium-Materiality of urban space No.1-Relationship between city and architecture,
December 2018, Tokyo, Architectural Institute of Japan [in Japanese].
Masashi TAKAMICHI(2018) ”The role of waterside space in Edo-Tokyo - The History andculture of urban structure seen from waterside space”, Joint seminar with UOS,
October 2018, Tokyo, Akihabara satellite campus of Tokyo Metropolitan University.

3. Others
3-2. Monographs
Masashi TAKAMICHI(2018) “A report on the modernization of Tokyo considered from the
SOTOBORI”, 『Monthly TOKYO JIN issued in January』、pp.54-61, January 2018[in Japanese].

<< Hidenori TAMAGAWA >>1) Staff

Hidenori TAMAGAWA

Professor／Dr. Eng.

Urban and Regional Analysis, Urban and Regional Planning
Rm.9-556, +81 426 77 1111 Ext. 4275 htama@tmu.ac.jp

2) Overview of Research Activities in 2019FY

1. A Fundamental Study on the Characteristics of Urban Model
Hidenori TAMAGAWA
Continuing the long-term researches, I investigated the touching points between urban
analysis and urban planning. In 2019FY, I am working on summing up the basic theories
of urban spatial analysis. And an article on the new assessment of fire spread damages

is being referred by overseas publishers.

2. A Study on the Recovery of the Damaged Area by the Earthquake Disaster
Hidenori TAMAGAWA, Shinji KAWAMURA, Yasuchi NOZAWA, Taro ICHIKO and Their Students
With the Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research by JSPS, we have exerted thecharrette work shop in Noda village in Iwate prefecture after the recovery from thelarge earthquake and downpour including the revitalization for the local district.

In 2019FY, we held the workshop to compare the old photos with nowadays ones andcreate the editable web map with the photos and comments.

3) List of Research Activities in 2019FY

3. Others
3-4. Others
Article of the newspaper
We have created the web site on Google map to discuss and comments on old and nowadays
photos in Noda village, Iwate prefecture. The site is shared only among the workshop
members.

4) Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research

1. KAKENHI Grants
Scientific Research (C) [Co-investigator]. Creating the regional career education
program for the recovery from multiple disasters and revitalization of local areas,
2017-2020FY<< Aya WAKITA >>1) Staff

Aya WAKITA Assistant Professor / Ph. D. (Sociology)
Sociology, Social Stratification, Gender Studies, Social Research Method

Rm. 2-110, +81426773133, ext. 1903, ayawakita@tmu.ac.jp

2) Overview of Research Activity in 2019FY

1. The Effects of Various Gender Factors on Occupational Prestige Scores
In order to clarify the effects of various gender factors on occupational prestige
scores, I conducted an Internet quantitative social research. Focusing on the genderstereotypes about occupation held by respondents and the genders of occupants that areevaluated by respondents, I designed the occupation-evaluation research including six
types of questionnaires.

2. International Comparison in Association between Education/Ascriptions andOccupational Categories
I examined the Japanese feature of the association between education/attributes andoccupational categories to compare it to “Western” and Asian countries. I used theanonymous data of 1992-2007 Employment Status Survey and analyzed the effect of
attributes on occupational categories especially focusing on marital status andemployment status.

3. Time-Series Analysis of Gender Occupational Segregation in Japan
In order to prepare for the time-series analysis of gender segregation in Japan using
national-wide

data,

I

examinedthegendercomposition

of

small

occupationalclassification. Focusing on small categories which are male-dominated or femaledominated, especially categories in professionals or technicians, I investigated thechange in the number of workers and gender composition.

3) List of Research Activities in 2019FY

2. Proceedings of Oral Presentations
Wakita, Aya, “Women’s Social Stratification and the Marriage Decline,” Tokyo
Metropolitan University Research Center for Child and Adolescent Poverty, the 19thChild and Adolescent Poverty Frontier Academic Seminar, December 17, 2019.

3. Others
3-4. Others
Research Report:
Wakita, Aya, 2019, Reproduction of Women’s Social Status in Contemporary Japan: The

Complex Inequality Caused by Gender and Social Stratification (Research Report).

4) Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research

1. KAKENHI
Principal Investigator, Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B), 17K13859, “The Effectsof Gender on Occupational Prestige Scores,” 2017-04-01 – 2020-03-31.
Co-Investigator,

Grant-in-Aid

for

Scientific

Research(C),

18K01966,“Multidimensional Aspects in Occupational Segregation: Longitudinal Trend in Japanand Cross-cultural Comparisons,” 2018-04-01 – 2021-03-31.

<< Kiyomi WADA >>1) Staff

Kiyomi WADA

Professor / Ph. D. (Sociology)

Urban Sociology，Community Study
Rm: 2-111 Tel : +81 426 77 1111 Ext: 1922 Email: wada-kiyomi@tmu.ac.jp

2) Overview of Research Activities in 2019FY

1. A study on regional revitalization in Shimonoseki city, Yamaguchi prefecture
I studied on regional revitalization of Shimonoseki city in Yamaguchi prefecturewith aim to explore the way to revitalize regional cities where depopulation and aging
have advanced. In this year, the final year of the research, we conducted supplementaryresearch and writing work to publish the research results, and published a researchbook co-authored with collaborators.

2. Research on the community transformation of the great metropolis, Tokyo in the 2010s
In this study, statistical analysis of population, households and occupations in the
23 wards of Tokyo was carried out, focusing on the social change of the big city Tokyo
in the 2010s and the accompanying changes in communities. Then, the case study of thecommunity was conducted by taking up the Tokyo Central area and Shitamachi area. The
results of the research were published in the journal of the Japanese Association forContemporary Historical Studies.

3. Study on disaster prevention / disaster response and community
This study focused on the community's response to "disaster prevention / disaster",which is one of the policy issues in recent years, and summarized the actual situationand issues of the community's activities in each urban area. The research results were
published in "Disaster Prevention and Community" published by the Japan

Associationof City Mayors.

3) List of Research Activities in 2019FY

3. Others
3-1 Technical books
Kiyomi WADA&

Jaewon NOU, (2020),

The Urban Living World of Strait City

Shimonoseki : Exchange and Collaboration, Korean Residents in Japan, Community Council
Activities”, Gakubunsha Ltd, Tokyo. (in Japanese)

3-2. Monographs
KiyomiWADA , (2019),

in the 2010s ”,
Kiyomi“ Community

Transformation of the Great Metropolis, Tokyo

The Japanese Journal of Contemporary History, Vol12.

WADA, (2019),(in Japanese)“Disaster Prevention, Disaster Response and Community in theAge of Urban Maturity”, Disaster Prevention and Community, Japan Association of City
Mayors, Tokyo.

(in Japanese)<< Kahoruko YAMAMOTO >>1) Staff

Kahoruko YAMAMOTO
Associate Professor/Ph.D.(Sociology)
Urban Sociology, Community Study, Migrant Study
Rm.9-154, +81 426 77 1111 Ext. 4233 Email: kahoruko@tmu.ac.jp

2) Overview of Research Activities in 2019FY

1. Urban Sociological Study on Social Structural Changes and Reconstruction of Urban
Inner Area in Yokohama, JapanThe Study has been focused on social structural changes in urban inner areas, focusing
on the issues below; 1) change in industrial structures with Globalization and postindustrialization, 2) town development plan engaged by public administration and NPOs,
3) activities of local supportive organizations. The academic aim is to clarify 1) how
these three points affect over changes and reconstructing of local communities, and 2)
how social lives of residents have changed.

2. Urban Sociological Study on Social Structural Changes and Reconstruction of Urban
Inner Area in Vancouver, Canada
The study has been conducted in Downtown Eastside, the low-income neighbor in Vancouver,
Canada. The research has been focusing on how gentrification impacts to a local
community and their activities.

3. Research on Social Condition of the Evacuees from Fukushima
As a research group, we have conducted interviewing research to bring out the social
condition of the evacuees from Fukushima, especially from Tomioka Town.

3) List of Research Activities in 2019FY

2. Proceedings of Oral Presentations
Kahoruko YAMAMOTO, ‘A Drug Abuse Issue and Supportive Activities in Urban Low-income
Area in Canada’, in Yokohama Seishinka Fukushi wo Yokusuru Kai (Yokohama City). May8th, 2019. (in Japanese)
Kahoruko YAMAMOTO, ‘Ethnic and Racial Minorities’ Resistance and Demanding rights
for Urban Spaces in Urban Low-income Areas.’ In the Annual Conference of the Japan
Association for Urban Sociology, Toyo University, September 5th, 2019. (in Japanese)

3. Others
3-1 Technical books
Kahoruko YAMAMOTO, 2020, ‘Social Movement over Poverty Issues’. Hasegawa ed. Social

Movement Then and Now. Tokyo: Yuhikaku, 253-276. (in Japanese)

3-3. Commentary/essays
Kahoruko

YAMAMOTO,

Bulletin/Geppoby2019-2020,
GVJCCA(The‘JapanGreater

and

World

Vancouver

Viewedthrough

Japanese

Eastside’ inCanadian

Citizens'

Association). (in Japanese) (Monthly)
Kahoruko YAMAMOTO, 2019-2020, ‘Introducing Cinemas about Migrants’ in Migrants

Network by SMJ (the Solidarity Network with Migrants Japan). (in Japanese) (Bimonthly)

3-4. Others
Lectures :Noboru KONDO and Kahoruko YAMAMOTO, 2020, ‘Introduction of Kotobuki’ in Kotobuki Waku (Yokohama City) , February 7th, 2020. (in Japanese)
Kahoruko YAMAMOTO, 2020, ‘The History and Current Issues in Kotobuki, Yokohama’ at
Yokohama International School, February 17 th, 2020. (in English)