Tokyo Metropolitan University
Department of Urban Science and Policy

2023FY 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
Akinobu MASUMURA, Assistant Professor
Nozomi MATSUI, Professor
Motoki NAGANO, Associate Professor
Shigemi OHTSUKI, Associate Professor
Mami OKU, Professor
Ken SHIRAISHI, Professor
Yoko SUGIHARA, Professor
Masashi TAKAMICHI, Assistant Professor
Shu YAMAMURA, Associate Professor
Kahoruko YAMAMOTO, Associate Professor

<<Shin AIBA>>
1)

Staff

Shin AIBA

Professor/Dr. Eng.

Urban Planning, Community Design
Rm.9-1612)+81 426 77 2359 aib@tmu.ac.jp

Overview of Research Activities in 2023FY

1. Research on earthquake reconstruction
Shin AIBA
I conducted research on the actual situation of reconstruction and reconstruction
planning methods for the post-disaster reconstruction process.
(1) I surveyed the changes in the urban planning system in the Sanriku coastal area of
Iwate Prefecture before and after the earthquake, and held a workshop on the subject
at the City Planning Institute of Japan.
(2) I surveyed long-term spatial changes in the Sanriku coastal area of Iwate Prefectureand how these changes relate to the narratives of "storytellers," and published myfindings in a research paper for the Japan Housing Research Foundation.
(3) I contributed a dialogue in a book on reconstruction from the Great East Japan
Earthquake compiled mainly by the Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE). In
addition, I published articles on disaster recovery and disaster prevention in the
Nihon Keizai Shimbun, the Chunichi Shimbun, and magazines.
(4) Regarding the Noto Peninsula earthquake, as a member of the Urban Planning
Committee of the Architectural Institute of Japan (AIJ), I set up a platform to
exchange information on the recovery and reconstruction.
2. Research on urban planning in an era of declining population
Shin AIBA
I conducted a theoretical review of urban planning and urban space design methods inan era of declining population, as well as a study of planning techniques.
(1) In a joint research project with the JP Research Institute of the Japan Post Grouplabor union, I presented a paper on the role of post offices in local communities in an
era of declining population.
(2) I planned and wrote an article for a special issue of the Journal of the Architectural
Institute of Japan on cities and architecture for the junior baby boomers.

1(3) I conducted field surveys in Canada and Taiwan on the transformation of urban spacein the age of declining population.
(4) I studied the theoretical frame of urban planning in the field of recycling-oriented
architecture starting from demolition, and presented the results at a workshop of the
Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
(5) I gave lectures on the results of my research at Seoul National University, Nihon
University, and Chiba Institute of Technology.
3. Research on urban planning in Tokyo and East Asian countries
Shin AIBA
I conducted a survey and comparative research on the legal systems and actual
conditions of urban planning in Tokyo and other megacities in East Asian countries.
(1) I summarized 50 years of urban planning and community design in Setagaya Wardand presented the results in the form of an exhibition at the "Seikatsu Kobo"
exhibition facility in Setagaya Ward, as well as holding four public symposiums.
(2) I have undertaken a major revision of the textbook "Urban Planning for the FirstTime" in light of recent amendments to the legal system concerning urban planning.
4. Technologies to support community design
Shin AIBA
I developed techniques for planning and design methods with citizens.
(1) I developed a technology to study the spatial image of urban development with citizen
participation using MR technology. The results were reported at international
conferences (twice), the City Planning Institute of Japan, and the Architectural
Institute of Japan, and workshops were held in Taiwan (twice) and Japan. The
results were featured in the Nihon Keizai Shimbun.
(2) I surveyed the technologies accumulated through 35 years of activities by city
planning intermediary support organizations, compiled and published a report, andheld a symposium.
(3) I developed a citizen-participatory method for the revitalization of public facilities inTama New Town.
5. research on cities and industries
I conducted research on the state of industrial space in cities.
(1) I formed a research subcommittee of the Architectural Institute of Japan (AIJ) andorganized public workshops and charrette workshops.

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List of Research Activities in 2023FY

Gyosuke YAMAGUCHI・Shin AIBA「The relation of the urban space with Home Visiting
Life Support by Citizens in the Metropolitan Suburban Area
- A case of the Project for Preventive care and Comprehensive daily life support inHachioji city -」 The Journal of City Planning 58(2),pp.203-211, The City Planning
Institute of Japan, October 2023
Shin AIBA et.al「Workshop method for urban development using Mixed Reality」The
Journal of City Planning 58(3),pp.1282-1287, The City Planning Institute of Japan,
October 2023
Shin Aiba,Masakazu Ishigure, Kentaro Okamura, Shuhei Kimura, Shosuke Satoh,
Kento Tawada, Yuki Tsujimoto 「 Basic research on "Post reconstruction period" ofSanriku coast - Focus on medium-term changes in housing space and narrative-」Journalof Housing Research Foundation 50,2024
Shin Aiba「Citizens' Workshop to Study Urban Development Using MR Technology -」The18th International Conference on Computational Urban Planning and Urban
Management (CUPUM) in Montreal, https://osf.io/7uvj2,2023
Shin Aiba「Citizens’Design Workshop Method for Spatial Planning Using Mixed Reality」
The 12th Conference of the Pacific Rim Community Design Network,Japan, September
16-18 and 20,2023

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<< Chisato ASAHI >>
1)

Staff

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

Overview of Research Activities

1)

Evaluation Research：The following studies were conducted on economic analysis
and economic evaluation of public projects, as well as on the methodology andinstitutional design of evaluation research.

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A review of studies on flood vulnerability indicators (FVI) was conducted using themethod of bibliometric analysis to organize three approaches, including an indicatorbased one. (see Research Activities Lists 3-1-1).

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We studied a method for evaluating local flood vulnerability using the Flood
Vulnerability Index (FVI). Using Hitoyoshi City, Kumamoto Prefecture, as a casestudy, we derived FVI for each district and proposed a method to validate thesubjectivity of AHP expert evaluation by comparing it with machine learning (RF)generated indicators. (see Research Activities Lists 3-1-2)

2)

Social Overhead Capital Management：The following studies were conducted on theeconomic analysis and economic evaluation of evaluation of public projects and social
overhead infrastructure, as well as the methodology and institutional design ofproviding infrastructure services in the region.

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To examine a method for evaluating the multiple effects of infrastructure, an
economic evaluation was estimated using a travel cost method and contingent
behaviour method, using the Sumida River Terrace as a case study. (See Research
Activities Lists 3-2-1 and 3-3-2-1).

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A systematic review of co-creation in infrastructure management for sustainableregions, about the supply and management of public services by private entities, anda summary of the origins and relationships between co-production-derived cocreation and co-creation-derived co-creation, the fields in which both occur
frequently and the status of integrated conceptual understanding. (see Research
Activities lists 3-2-2).

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Under the theme of infrastructure management for sustainable regions, the reportsummarizes the business diversification and management situation of the third4

sector with energy business and analyzes the interrelationships between themregarding the supply and management of public services by private entities. (SeeResearch Activities Lists 3-2-3).
3)

List of Research Activities in FY 2023

1.

Peer-reviewed papers

1)

Nguyen, T. L., Asahi, C., & Tran, T. A. (2023). A systematic review with bibliometricanalysis of different approaches and methodologies for undertaking flood
vulnerability research. Sustainable Water Resources Management, 9(4), 109.

2)

Nguyen Thuy Linh, Asahi Chisato, Tran Thi An, Towfiqul Islam ARM (2023). Floodvulnerability assessment using indicator-based approach and GIS analysis: A casestudy of the city of Hitoyoshi in Japan. Journal of Economics and Development.
Printed special issue No2/2023: 95-112.

2.

Proceedings of oral presentations

1)

Chisato Asahi“The Valuing of the multiple services provided by urban riverfronts a case study of the Sumida River Terrace in Tokyo” at the 18th PRSCO Summer
Institute Conference. 13-14 June 2023, Siem Reap, Cambodia.

2)

Chisato Asahi and Yoriko Tsuchiya “Bibliometric Analysis of Co-production and Cocreation in Regions, Collected Papers for Presentation In the 60th Annual Meetingof the Japan Section of the RSAI, Nagoya University (online), JAPAN October 8-9,2023 (in Japanese)3)

Yoriko Tsuchiya and Chisato Asahi, “Trend of Compounding Regional Energy supply
and Infrastructure Management Business in the third sector of Japan”, Collected
Papers for Presentation In the 60th Annual Meeting of the Japan Section of the
RSAI, Nagoya University (online), JAPAN October 8-9, 2023 (in Japanese)3.

Others3-1. Technical books

1)

Asahi, C., & Horie, N. (Eds.). (2023). Toward Sustainable Regions: Essays in Honor
of Kiyoko Hagihara (Vol. 73). Springer Nature.
(ア) Kimura, F., Hagihara, K., Horie, N., & Asahi, C. (2023). Supporting
Organisations for Social Enterprises: Focus on Fundraising. In Toward
Sustainable Regions: Essays in Honor of Kiyoko Hagihara (pp. 37-54).
Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.
(イ) Horie, N., Hagihara, K., Kimura, F., & Asahi, C. (2023). Evaluation of the5

Educational Role of Urban Facilities and Their Contribution to Regional
Sustainability. In Toward Sustainable Regions: Essays in Honor of Kiyoko
Hagihara (pp. 105-131). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.
(ウ) Ebisu, M., & Asahi, C. (2023). Land Value Differences Based on Approach
Methodologies: Analysis Using Land Market Value Publications in Tokyo. In
Toward Sustainable Regions: Essays in Honor of Kiyoko Hagihara (pp. 153-186).
Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.
(エ) Sugiyama, T., & Asahi, C. (2023). Consideration on the Subject and Criteria of
the Minutes of the Environmental Assessment Deliberation Meeting by
Exploratory Text Analysis. In Toward Sustainable Regions: Essays in Honor of
Kiyoko Hagihara (pp. 223-242). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.
(オ) Matsumura, T., & Asahi, C. (2023). A Study on the Economic Evaluation of
Public Facilities: Regional Utilisation Other than Intended Purposes of School
Facilities. In Toward Sustainable Regions: Essays in Honor of Kiyoko Hagihara(pp. 133-151). Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore.
(カ) Asahi, C., & Tsuchiya, Y. (2023). The Institutional Design of a Comprehensive
SupplySchemefor

Sustainable

Local

PublicServices:

Theoretical

Considerations and Case Study of Stadtwerke. In Toward Sustainable Regions:
Essays in Honor of Kiyoko Hagihara (pp. 75-103). Singapore: Springer Nature
Singapore.)
3-2. Monographs
1)

Chisato Asahi (2023) " Valuing the multiple services provided by urban riverfronts a case study of the Sumida River Terrace in Tokyo” in The report of Tokyo
Metropolitan University TMU Sustainable Research Promotion Organization
Sustainable Start-up Research Study "Quantitative Analysis of the Effects of
Coastal Improvement of the Sumida River on Visitors and Surrounding Residents"(Principal investigator: Professor Fumiko Ito)
3-3. Commentary/essays, Book review

1)

Chisato Asahi, "Functions of Government," Dictionary of Public Policy Studies.
Japan Public Policy Association ed. Maruzen Publishing (to be published in 2024)
3-4. Others

1)

Essay Award for ‘Miwa Ebisu and Chisato Asahi (2023), “Factors Affecting Land
Values Based on Appraisal Methods in Local Urban Areas”, Journal of Japan Land6and Environment Institute, Vol.29, Japan Land and Environment Institute’,November 18, 2023
4)

Funded Research Projects (Competitive Research Funds, etc.)

1)

KAKENHI (Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research)

2)

Others1)

Visited researcher in a research project, “Fundamental research and study on thecreation of prosperous and vibrant local communities and decentralized national
development” organized by Policy Research Institute for Ministry of Land,
Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.

2)

Tokyo

Metropolitan

University"TMU

Sustainable

Research

Promotion

Organization Sustainable Start-up Research Study "Quantitative Analysis of theEffects of Coastal Improvement of the Sumida River on Visitors and Surrounding
Residents" (Principal investigator: Professor Fumiko Ito)3)

Project member of the Japan Research Center for Transport Policy's project, "Studyon uncertainty in the appraisal of transport and social infrastructure development.".

4)

Joint research project with For Startups, Inc. (mutually-beneficial joint research)"Analysis of Regional and Policy Factors Promoting Startup Agglomeration andCorporate Diversification".

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<< 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
2)

ichiko-taro@tmu.ac.jp

Overview of Research Activities in 2023FY

1. Research of a long-term recovery for housing and building environment
The impact of natural disasters took a long time to recovery regarding life,
livelihood, housing and building environment. How do persons recover their housing,daily-life and livelihood?

How do persons adapt rapid and serious transition by thenatural hazard? Our laboratory engaged in the long-term recovery survey after big
natural disasters especially for the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and the 2016
Kumamoto Earthquake.
We have been continuing to visit the disaster-stricken area and interviewed
stakeholders in the Great East Japan Earthquake and Kumamoto earthquake.

2. Community Resiliency Studies in Tokyo
From the viewpoint of urban planning, we are conducting the research for risk
mitigation strategy for natural disaster. In particular, we were focused on creating
and managing a community to be resilient and rapidly recovering from the disaster.
This study was also developed as the pre-disaster planning for post-disasterrecovery.
In fiscal 2023 year, we carried out an action-research on Shirokane district,
Minato Ward, Tokyo. We conducted research in Machida City.

3. Risk communication Studies
To protect human-life from tsunamis and typhoons, it is inevitable for each person to acknowledge
and make evacuate action. 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 withnatural hazards from the normal time. It’s also just the risk-communication study.
We are engaged in an action research at Kamiyugi district in Hachioji City. And we were also engaged
in the research for disaster prevention leader training in the Machida city.
A study was conducted in Arakawa Ward to promote business continuity planning for small enterprises

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in the event of a disaster.

3)

List of Research Activities in 2023FY

1. Peer reviewed paper
1.

Taro ICHIKO: Development for the 1st-step Business Continuity Plan (BCP) Sheetand a group-work program for small enterprises, Journal of Social Safety
Science, No.43, pp.345-353, November, 2023 (in Japanese)

2. Proceedings of oral presentation
1)

Taro ICHIKO (2023) From Disaster Recovery Action to Community-based Disaster
Prevention - A Case Study of Shishiori district of Kesennuma, Miyagi, i-Rec
Conference , Sendai, 2023 June

2)

Taro ICHIKO, Gentrification in a high-density wooded area of Tokyo and remodel
for community development planning theory, Annual conference of Architectural
Institute of Japan, 2023 September (in Japanese)

3. Others
3-1. Technical books
3-2. Monographs
3-3. Commentary/essays, Book review

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), As a Principal
Investigator： A comparative study of Pre-disaster planning for post-disaster recovery
between U.S.and Japan, 2021-2024.

2. Others
As a Principal Investigator：A study of Pre-disaster planning for post-disaster recovery
in Machida City: Apr 2023 - Mar 20249

<< Fumiko ITO >>1) Staff Profile
Fumiko ITOProfessor / 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 2023 FY
1 Urban area analysis, research of psychology and behavior in urban environment
Fumiko Ito
The condition of the city, citizen’s evaluation of the environment, and the relationshipbetween those are analyzed to obtain suggestions for creating a comfortableenvironment.
In FY2023, I analyzed urban environmental psychology and behavior and obtained
results. The main themes and contents are described below.
1.1 Influence of smartphone operation during walking on urban space perception
1.2 Improvement of circulation by waterfront development and effects on visitors andresidents in the neighborhood
2 research on housing environment analysis, real estate, housing supply and demand,and residential behavior
Fumiko Ito
Housing choice and living behavior of residents are analyzed to clarify the demand forresidential services. The relationship between the residential environment and housing
choice and the behavior of residents was analyzed.
The following topic was researched in 2022 FY.
2.1 Condition and situation of the high-aged condominiums in Setagaya City andShibuya City
3) List of Research Activities in 2023 FY
1. Peer-reviewed papers
Kanan NAGAI and Fumiko ITO (2023)

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Effects of AR Games Use on Pedestrian Behavior and Spatial Cognition.
Journal of the City Planning Institute of Japan., Vol.58., No3., 1148-1155(in Japanese).
2. Proceedings of Oral Presentations
Kenta TSUKAMOTO, Fumiko ITO, Masumi MATSUMOTO, Ichiro AOKI (2023)
Study on the intention of residents of higher-aged condominiums in Shibuya andSetagaya wards to continue living in their condominiums, including repairs, renovations,and rebuilding.
Summaries of Technical Papers of Annual Meeting, the Architectural Institute ofJapan (in Japanese).
3. Papers, Commentaries and Critiques
Fumiko ITO (2023)
The Contribution of Real Estate Science to SDGs 6 “Access to Safe Water and Sanitationand Sustainable Management”
The Japanese Journal of Real Estate Science, Vol.37No.2 (No.145), 21-25.
Fumiko ITO (2023)
Special Issue: The Contribution of Real Estate Science to SDGs 6 “Access to Safe Waterand Sanitation and Sustainable Management”
The Japanese Journal of Real Estate Science, Vol.37No.2 (No.145), 20 （ Editorialplanning responsibility for Issue 145）.
4. Others
Research report
Minoru TAKAMIZAWA, Masumi MATSUMOTO, Fumiko ITO, Yasuhiro FUJIOKA,
Ichiro AOKI, etal. (2023)“Survey report on the actual conditions of aged condominium stock and Direction for
Revitalization Part1”
Joint research with Housing and Community Foundation, Yokohama National Univ. (inJapanese)
4) Funded Research Projects (Competitive Research Funds, etc.)
4-2. Others
Joint research "Survey research on the actual conditions of aged condominium stock andDirection for Revitalization " (Research representative: Minoru Takamizawa(YNU)),

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2023 FY, Co-Investigator.
TMU Sustainable Start-up Survey and Research, "Quantitative Analysis of the Effectsof Coastal Improvement of the Sumida River on Visitors and Residents in the
Surrounding Area.
Oct. 2022-Mar. 2024, Principal Investigator.

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<< Akinobu MASUMURA >>1) Staff
Akinobu MASUMURA, Assistant Professor/ Ph.D. in Engineering
Urban Planning, Machizukuri, Disaster Recovery
Rm: 2-110 Ext: 1903 Email: masumura@tmu.ac.jp
2) Overview of Research Activities
1. Research on Community Recovery in Areas Affected by the Fukushima Daiichi
Nuclear Power Plant Accident
Continuing on from the previous year, we interviewed residents in Odaka-Ku,
Minamisoma City, Fukushima Prefecture about their daily lives and village
management after their return or relocation. We also conducted a survey on the roughmanagement of vacant lots and houses in the areas affected by the nuclear power plant
accident. Part of this research was conducted with researchers from the University ofTokyo, Tohoku University, and Meijo University, and students from the University ofTokyo, Tohoku University, and Tokyo Metropolitan University.
2. Research on Industrial Recovery in Recent Disaster Areas
A peer-reviewed translated paper was published on the relationship between post‐disaster urban planning and the business recovery of the affected businesses in thetsunami-affected urban areas of the Great East Japan Earthquake.
We conducted a survey in Tomioka Town, Hirono Town, and Iwaki City on the recoveryof businesses that were forced to evacuate due to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power
Plant accident. The survey was conducted with students from Tokyo Metropolitan
University.
I conducted interviews with local government officials regarding the construction of
temporary business facilities in the areas affected by the Kumamoto and Iburi
earthquakes. I also conducted an interview survey with officials of independentadministrative agencies that have jurisdiction over subsidized projects. I reported on thegovernment support for the development of temporary business facilities after the
Kumamoto earthquake in Japan at the Annual Convention of the Architectural Instituteof Japan.
We also studied the case of temporary business facilities in Italy, and conducted aninterview survey with Civil Protection Department, Presidency of the Council of
Ministers.

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3. Research on Urban Design and Management Focusing on Human FlowContinuing on from the previous year, we analyzed methods for estimating pedestrianflow in the district based on smartphone location data. We also studied a method foranalyzing the usage of public space near the river based on smartphone location data. A
peer-reviewed paper on the analysis of public space usage based on LIDAR sensor-based
human flow measurement was published.
4. Research on the Use of GIS Data regarding Disaster Recovery
We converted information on the damage and reconstruction projects of the Great Kanto
Earthquake 1923, 100 years ago, into GIS data and made it available as open data.
Utilizing this knowledge, we created GIS data on the Noto Peninsula Earthquake 2024,
and combined it with publicly available data from other organizations to create the "Map for supporting recovery from 2024 Noto Peninsula earthquake" and made it publicly
available.
3) List of Research Activities
1. Publication (Peer-reviewed Translated Papers)➢

Akinobu Masumura, Satoru Sadohara, Proposal of a classification method for public
space usage based on pedestrian trajectory data, JAPAN ARCHITECTURALREVIEW, Vol. 6, No. 1, May 3, 2023.

➢

Akinobu Masumura, Aya Kubota. Study on the relationship between post‐disaster
operating status of establishments and urban reconstruction projects andregulations in tsunami‐affected urban areas: Analysis of establishments affectedby tsunami due to the Great East Japan Earthquake by individual panel data from
Economic Census, JAPAN ARCHITECTURAL REVIEW, Vol. 6, No. 1, Sep 20, 2023.

2. Oral presentations➢

Akinobu MASUMURA, Characteristics of the Temporary Facilities for Private
Business Built by the Governments in Recent Disaster-affected Areas, Annual
Convention of the Architectural Institute of Japan, Sep 13, 2023

3. Others
3-2. Research report➢

Akinobu MASUMURA, Reflecting on the Great Kanto Earthquake: A Century
Through Maps, City Planning Review, 72(4) 10-15, Jul, 2023.

14➢Tomoyuki MASHIKO, Akinobu MASUMURA, Characteristics of the Individual
Data of the Damaged Buildings Survey of the 1976 Friuli Earthquake in Italy,
Historical studies in civil engineering : proceedings of the annual conference, Vol. 43,
pp. 205-210, May 31, 2023.

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Akinobu MASUMURA, Archiving activities of the damage and recovery process by
the residents themselves in the areas affected by the nuclear power plant accident,
What is the "Plurality in Disaster Recovery"?, 38-46, Sep, 2023➢

Akinobu MASUMURA, The process of converting information on the Great Kanto
Earthquake 1923 into GIS data and sharing it as open data, G 空間社会の成立と防災における情報活用の未来, 34-37, Sep, 2023
4) Funded Research Projects (Competitive Research Funds, etc.)
4-1. KAKENHI (Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research)➢

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science,
Apr, 2021 - Mar, 2026 (Principal Investigator)
Visualization of land use changes in the areas affected by the Fukushima nuclear
power plant accident and clarification of institutional issues➢

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science,
Apr, 2022 - Mar, 2025
Research on a Planning Methodology to Guide Long-Term Rational Decision-Making
in an Era of Frequent Disasters(Co-Investigator) (Principal Investigator: AKITA Noriko)➢

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (A), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science,
Apr, 2022 - Mar, 2026
(Co-Investigator) (Principal Investigator: YAMAKAWA Mitsuo)➢

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science,
Apr, 2023 - Mar, 2026
(Co-Investigator) (Principal Investigator: NOHARA Taku)

4-2. Others➢

Housing Research Foundation JUSOKEN Research Grants (07/2023-10/2024) (CoInvestigator)

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<< 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 FY 2023
1. A study of administrative burdens on planning between local and national
governments
1. A study of Technical staff in national and local Government
2．A study of personnel management for female local officials.
4. A study of administrative and financial management in Rural Areas
3) List of Research Activities in FY 202.
1. Peer-reviewed papers
2. Proceedings of oral presentations
3. Others
3-1. Technical books
3-3. Monographs
3-4. Commentary/essays
・ Nozomi MATSUI,“Developments and Changes in Administrative and Financial
Management in the 2000s” ，Iikuni, Yoshiaki and Takayoshi Uekami (eds.), Local
Governance in a Shrinking and Mobile Society, Yuhikaku, 2024, pp. 80-108. [inJapanese].
・ Nozomi MATSUI, ・ Nozomi MATSUI,Policy-making Capacity and Training in the
Workplace Expected of Future Local Governments," Cities and Governance, Vol. 41,
2024, pp. 9-17. [in Japanese].
4) Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
4-1.KAKENHI(Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research)
・Scientific Research (B)，“Study on present situation and challenges of selfgovernment in the mountainous areas of Japan”， 2019-2022.
・Scientific Research (B)，“Factors Promoting and Inhibiting the Appointment of16

Women in the Public Sector”，2020-2023.
・Scientific Research (C) “A Study on the Occurrence and Response of Administrative
Burdens in Administrative Procedures between Central and Local Governments”，20212023.
・Scientific Research (B)，“Comparative Analysis of Frontline Worker Behavior by
Policy Domain: Perspectives from Gender and Organizational Management”， 20222026.
・Scientific Research (B)，“A Comprehensive Study on the Personnel System andOrganizational Structure of Professional Administrative Officers in Contemporary
Japan”， 2022-2027.
4-2.Others

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<< Motoki NAGANO >>1) Staff
Motoki Nagano
Associate Professor / Ph.D. (Political Science)
Public Administration, Local Government Studies, Local GovernanceRm. 9-559; +81-42-677-1111 ext. 4163; nagano@tmu.ac.jp
2) Overview of Research Activities in FY 2023
This year, I continued my ongoing research on citizen participation in urban governance, with a focus
on three topics.
Topic 1: Citizen Participation in Municipal Planning and Review Process
In the field of deliberative democracy, “Mini-publics,” or limited but intensive engagements of citizens
recruited via random sampling from the resident register, is an important issue worldwide. Based onparticipatory observations and interview survey results, I gave presentations and published several
articles on participation in Mini-publics and its role in the policy planning and performance review
processes at international conferences and in academic journals, respectively.
Topic 2: Municipal Assembly Reform
I published several essays on the topic of municipal assembly reform and conducted interview surveys
with the secretariat officials of municipal assemblies whose council members had conducted
municipal project reviews. I will report the interview survey results at the annual conference of The
Japanese Society for Public Administration (JSPA) in May 2024.
Topic 3: International Comparative Studies on Urban Administration
In conjunction with the Mini-public participation study, I carried out an interview survey with officialsof the Communication Office of Bupyeong District, Incheon Metropolitan City, Republic of Korea.
This office is famous in Korea for its social conflict mediation programs, which include stakeholder
engagement and Mini-public endeavors.
3. List of Research Activities in FY 2023
1. Peer-reviewed papers
2. Proceedings of oral presentations
Motoki Nagano “Municipal Bureaucratic Drivers of Deliberative Mini-Publics: A Case Study of18

Municipalities in the Tokyo Area.” University of Seoul, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Joint Seminar
2024, “A Dialogue on Issues of Urban Studies.” January 4, 2024. (Department of Urban
Administration, University of Seoul, Seoul, South Korea)
Motoki Nagano and Ryota Sakai “Global and Korean Trend of Mini-publics,” The 9th Annual Forum:
Japan Mini-Public Research Forum, December 16, 2023. (Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo)
Motoki Nagano “Municipal Bureaucratic Drivers of Deliberative Mini-Publics: A Case Study ofMunicipalities in the Tokyo Area.” The 2023 AAPA Annual Conference: Asian Association for Public
Administration (AAPA). December 16, 2023. (Meiji University, Tokyo) (Referred)
Motoki Nagano “Mini-publics and Digital Participation in Tokyo Municipalities.”#HACKYOURDISTRICT_2023 DIGITAL PARTICIPATION FOR ZERO CARBON AND SOCIALINCLUSIVE CITIES. TU Berlin [Chair for Work Studies, Technology & Participation and Alumni
Program of TU Berlin] and National Taiwan University [Department for Political Science]. October
17, 2023. (National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan)
Haruo Auchi and Motoki Nagano “City Council Members’ Education Policy-Making Behavior andthe Influence of Political Parties Organizations in Government Ordinance-Designated Cities,” The 58th
Annual Conference: The Japan Educational Administration Society (JEAS), October 14, 2023. (Chiba
University, Chiba) [in Japanese]
3. Other
3-1. Technical books
Translation
Served as chair of the translation team.
OECD (2020) Innovative Citizen Participation and New Democratic Institutions: Catching the
Deliberative Wave, OECD Publishing [Translation by Japan Mini-Public Research Forum, entitled“Sekaini Manabu Mini-Publics,” Gakugei Shuppansha, Kyoto, May 2023. [in Japanese].
Specific contributions (translation)
Motoki Nagano, “Executive summary” pp. 22–26, in ibid. [in Japanese].
Motoki Nagano, “Introduction: Deliberation and new forms of governance,” Chapter 1, pp. 27–46, in
ibid. [in Japanese].

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3-3. Monographs(Requested papers)
Motoki Nagano, “Municipal Bureaucracy Facing Mini-publics: Considerations from a Survey ofSeven Municipalities in the Tokyo Area,” Public Administration Review Quarterly, No. 182, 18–34,
Institute of Administrative Management, Tokyo, June 2023. [in Japanese]
Motoki Nagano, “Dissemination of Mini-publics: Global and Japanese Trends,” Municipal Problems(The Toshi Mondai), vol. 115, no. 1, pp. 10–18, February 2024. [in Japanese]
3-4. Commentary/essays
Motoki Nagano, “Municipal Councils Create a Pathway for Citizens to Discuss with Conviction.”
Local Autonomy Daily (Jichinippo), March 4, 2024. [in Japanese]
Motoki Nagano, “Translator’s talk on “OECD’s “Innovative Citizen Participation and New
Democratic Institutions: Catching the Deliberative Wave,” Monthly Komei (Gekkan Komei), No. 212,
68–69.
Motoki Nagano,” Municipal Council Reformation and Municipal Policy Governance Improvement,”
Local Autonomy Daily (Jichinippo), May 22, 2023. [in Japanese]
3-5. Book reviews
3-6. Panel invitations
Motoki Nagano, Panelist; Plenary Session, “Citizenship Education in a ‘Fast’ Society,” The 11th
Citizenship Education Meeting: Japan Citizenship Education Forum (J-CEF), March 9, 2024. (ToyoUniversity, Tokyo) [in Japanese]
Motoki Nagano, Panelist; Workshop No. C, “Citizens’ Un-engagement in Public Decision-Making,”
RISTEX Research Subject Workshop: Research Institute of Science and Technology for Society(RISTEX), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), February 20, 2024. (JST Tokyo
Headquarters) [in Japanese]

20Motoki Nagano, Chair; Concurrent Session III-E, The 2023 AAPA Annual Conference: Asian
Association for Public Administration (AAPA). December 17, 2023. (Meiji University, Tokyo) [inJapanese]
Motoki Nagano and Akinori Shinoto “Interviewee: International pioneers of the deliberative wave.”
Planning Cells and Citizens’ Assembly A look back forward. Nexus Institute for Cooperation
Management and Interdisciplinary Research. October 28, 2023. (Nexus Institute for Cooperation
Management and Interdisciplinary Research, Berlin, Germany)
Motoki Nagano, Discussant; Open Call Session No. 5, “Backcasting Methods in the Municipal Policy
Process in Japan: Emergence, Implementation, and Establishment,” The 2023 PPSAJ Annual
Conference: Public Policy Studies Association, Japan (PPSAJ). June 4, 2023. (CORASSE Fukushima,
Fukushima) [in Japanese]
Motoki Nagano, Chair; Concurrent Session D2, “Public Agreement between Citizens and Government
on Public Services,” The 2023 JSPA Annual Conference: The Japanese Society for Public
Administration (JSPA). May 14, 2023. (Ritsumeikan University, Osaka Ibaraki) [in Japanese]

4) Funded Research Projects (Competitive Research Funds)(KAKENHI)
Co-investigator, Scientific Research (A), No. 23H00526, “Research on the Possibilities andChallenges of Climate Democracy in Japan” FY 2023–2026.
Principal Investigator, Scientific Research (C), No. 21K01325, “Empirical Research on Policy Impacts
by Mini-public Citizen Participation in Tokyo Metropolitan Municipalities,” FY 2021–2023.
Co-investigator, Scientific Research (C), No. 22K02344, “A Study on the Conflict between
Democratic Control of Teacher Policy and Professional Autonomy in Municipal Assemblies,” FY
2022–2024.
5. Lectures
Motoki Nagano, “Impact of Planning Cells and Citizen Deliberation Meetings in Tokyo
Municipalities.” Guest lecture invited by Prof. Dr. Hans-Liudger Dienel at the School of Humanities
and Education, Department for Work, Technology and Participation, Technical University of Berlin.
(October 30, 2023, Technical University of Berlin)21

6. Awards
N/A
7. Media comments“There’s Room for Consideration in Livelihood Assistance” (interview article), Tosei Shimpo(newspaper) “The Legacy of the Corona Disaster, Part 3: Interview with an Expert.” February 12,2024. [in Japanese]22

<< Shigemi OHTSUKI >>1) Staff
Shigemi OHTSUKI
Associate Professor/Ph.D. (Sociology)
Intercultural Society, Social Stratification, Regional and Community Studies, Mixed
Methods Research
Rm: 9-566,
TEL: +81 426 77 1111
Ext: 4237
Email: ohtsuki@tmu.ac.jp
2) Overview of Research Activities in 2023FY
1.

An Empirical Study on Social Quality

Using Social Quality as a key concept, Ohtsuki examined the process of establishingpolicies related to intercultural cohesion and gender equality in municipalities.
Specifically, this study focused on social cohesion and social empowerment, sub-conceptsof social quality, and examined them through qualitative comparative analysis. Data
were obtained from a survey mailed to municipalities in Tokyo, Kanagawa, Chiba,
Saitama, Ibaraki, Tochigi, and Gunma prefectures. This study was part of Grant-in-Aid
for Scientific Research (20K02164 and 17K17987).
2.

An Empirical Study on Welfare and Cooperation

Under the ‘Welfare and Collaboration’ theme, Ohtsuki researched social Welfare andintercultural societies. Theoretical perspectives and interpretations of analyticalfindings in this research Ohtsuki discussed in several online seminars held with Takashi
Mieno (Professor Emeritus, University of Yamanashi) and others. This research was coauthored and published in 2023. This research was supported by Grant-in-Aid for
Scientific Research (17K17987).
3.

Empirical Study on the Division and Restructuring of Labor Markets and Local
Communities

The study focused on the linkage and restructuring process between class disparities andthe local community. Specifically, a quantitative survey was conducted in a certain
redevelopment area in Tokyo. Currently, analysis is in progress. This research was
supported by Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (20K02063).

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4.

An Empirical Study on Multidimensional Aspects in Occupational Segregation

Ohtsuki examined the multidimensionality of occupational segregation by education andgender. Specifically, Ohtsuki used the Census data with custom-made tabulations andconducted correspondence analysis between educational degree and occupation bynationality of the inhabitants. Ohtsuki submitted this study for peer-reviewed coauthorship. This study was conducted as a continuation of the following Grant-in-Aid for
Scientific Research (18K01966 and 15K03818).
5.

International comparative research from the perspective of new institutionalism
and world culture theory

In developing the research mentioned in 1 and 4 above, Ohtsuki pursued comparative
research incorporating new institutionalism and world culture theory perspectives.
Specifically, Ohtsuki participated in workshops (Irvine Comparative Sociology
Workshop) held at the University of California, Irvine, and discussed research trends
and theoretical perspectives. In addition, based on the international academic network
established during his research abroad, the research members shared their interests in
the international comparative research they plan to conduct.
3) List of Research Activities in FY 2022
3. Others
3-1. Technical books
1.

Ohtsuki, Shigemi, “Issues and Possibilities toward Collaboration in Intercultural
Society: In Terms of Welfare” Takashi Mieno (ed.), Inheritance and Future Creation

in Sociology: Welfare and Collaboration, Minerva Shobo（in Japanese, pp157-192).
3-3. Commentary/essays, Book review
1.

Ohtsuki, Shigemi, “Considering the ties: Focusing on the probation officers,”

Rehabilitation Aid, August 2023 issue, Japan Rehabilitation Aid Association (inJapanese, pp. 8-13).
4) Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research1.

Principal investigator, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), 20K02164, “AnEmpirical Investigation into the Factors That Shape ‘Social Quality’ Policy
Measures across Municipalities,” FY2020-FY2023.

2.

Principal investigator, JSPS Research Fellows (JSPS International Research24Fellow), 23KF0271, “An empirical investigation into a linkage between Housing
Policies and well-ageing: International comparison of public housing neighborhoods
in France and Japan,” FY2023-2025.
3.

Co-investigator, Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C), 20K02063, “Social
Stratification and Restructuring of Local Communities: Tokyo Community Survey
by Quantitative and Qualitative Approach,” FY2020 - FY2023.

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<< Ken SHIRAISHI >>1) Staff
Ken SHIRAISHI Professor／Ph.D. of Law
Behavioral Law and economics, Economic crimeRm.2-108, +81 42 677 1111 Ext.1942 shiraishi-ken@tmu.ac.jp
2) Overview of Research Activities in FY 2023
(1) Research on The Law and Economics of the Japanese Version of Plea Bargaining
In this research, the Japanese version of plea bargaining is evaluated based on economic
studies of plea bargaining in the U.S. and Europe.
3) List of Research Activities in FY 2023
1. Publication
SHIRAISHI, Ken. (2023)"Corporate Criminal Liability," "Protection of Ideas andBrands," in Corporate Crime and Economic Criminal Law, edited by Shin Matsuzawa,
Shojihomu, November 2023, pp. 12-25, 139-152. (in Japanese)
2. Essay(1) SHIRAISHI, K. (2024)"Corporate Scandals and Ethics (1)-(11)," Nihon Keizai

Shimbun, Yasashii Keizaigaku(Easy Economics), January 18-February 1, 2024.

3. Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research (KAKENHI)

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<< Yoko SUGIHARA >>1) Staff
Yoko SUGIHARA Professor / Ph.D. (Health Science)
Health Sociology, Social Gerontology, Old-age Welfare
Rm.9-565, +81 42 1111 Ext.4278 sugihara@tmu.ac.jp
2) Overview of Research Activities in FY 2023
1. Research on issues related to care for older adults and support system
In order to understand the problems faced by the older adults with physical or cognitive
impairments and their caregivers, and to examine the support system and policies to cope withthem, the following research projects were undertaken this fiscal year: (1) the influences ofproviding medical care to the older adults on caregiver burden and gain, as well as mediating andmodulating effects of formal or informal support on the relationship between medical care andcaregiver appraisals, (2) twenty-year longitudinal trends in the use of informal and formal home
help among older adults with disabilities in Japan, and the determinants of these trends, (3) the
impact of the increase in the co-payment ratio for long-term care insurance services due to therevision of the long-term care insurance system on the restraint of service use and the users' senseof financial burden, (4) characteristics of applicants for admission to special nursing homes forthe older adults with disabilities by level of care required of them, (5) characteristics of caregivers
who intensified stress and the types of support that reduces stress during the COVID-19 pandemic,(6) family caregivers' concerns about end-of-life care at home during the COVID-19 pandemic,(7) family caregivers' recognition and implementation of advance care planning (ACP) and related
factors, (8) information and information sources that caregivers want to know about ACP.
2. Research on changes over time and regional differences in the burden on community
welfare commissioners (Minsei-iin) and the situation of difficult cases to support
Expectations for support by residents such as community welfare commissioners(Minsei-iin) are increasing, but there are many issues that are too burdensome for nonprofessional residents to handle, and it is necessary to establish a system to support community
residents who are involved in providing support. In this study, several surveys are conductedamong community welfare commissioners in Tokyo, and the results are compared with those of
the surveys conducted 10 years ago to identify changes over time and regional differences in thesituation of community welfare commissioners and the difficult cases to support. Based on the
results, the purpose of this study is to examine measures to support community residents who
have difficulty receiving formal or informal support, as well as measures to support resident

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volunteers who assist such people. This year, I conducted a questionnaire survey of all thecommunity welfare commissioners in Tokyo with 3 to 9 years of experience, to investigate (1)the situation of role stress, willingness to continue, problems and support that felt by community
welfare commissioners, and (2) the situation of self-neglect and the 8050 problem, issues indealing with them, and effective support measures.
3. Research on mechanism and controlling factors of health disparities in old age by social
class
In order to elucidate the mechanisms and controlling factors of health disparities in old
age by social class from the viewpoints of individual life course and macro social trends, thefollowing research topics were addressed in this fiscal year: (1) the relationships between thepolicies for extending employment of older adults and changes in ageism in the workplace overtime, (2) life-course factors mediating the association between financial strain and healthproblems in old age, (3) psycho-social factors mediating the association between socioeconomic
status and mental and physical health in old age.
3) List of Research Activities in FY 2023
1. Peer-reviewed papers
1)

Sugihara, Yoko, & Sugisawa, Hidehiro. (2023). Influence of medical care tasks on
subjective burden and gain among older adults’ family caregivers: structural equation
modeling for testing the role of formal and informal support. BMC geriatrics, 23(1), 628.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-023-04348-5

2)

Sugisawa, Hideiro, Sugihara, Yoko, Kobayashi, Erika, Fukaya, Taro, & Liang, Jersey.
(2024). Trends in informal and formal home help use among older adults with disabilities
in Japan: From 1999 to 2017. International Journal of Social Welfare, 33(1), 220-236.

3)

Harada, Ken, Sugisawa, Hidehiro, Sugihara, Yoko, Yanagisawa, Sizuko, & Shimmei,
Masaya. (2023). Big five personality traits, social networks, and depression among older
adults in Japan: A multiple mediation analysis. The International Journal of Aging andHuman Development, 97(1), 111-128.

4)

Shizuko Yanagisawa, Hidehiro Sugisawa, Ken Harada, & Yoko Sugihara. (2023).
Psychosocial factors mediating socioeconomic status and oral health of older adults living
in urban Areas. Japanese Journal of Public Health, 70(7), 433-441. (in Japanese).

2. Oral / Poster Presentations
1)

Sugihara, Yoko, & Kim, Jung-nim. Information and information sources that caregivers
would like to know about advance care planning: differences by level of care need.

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International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics Asia/Oceania Regional Congress
2023. 2023.6.12. Yokohama.
2) Sugihara, Yoko, & Kim, Jung-nim. Stress and support for family caregivers of older adults

during the COVID-19 pandemic: The impact of social capital. Japanese Society for the studyof social welfare 71st Annual Scientific Meeting. 2023.10.15. Tokyo. (in Japanese).
3) Sugihara, Yoko. A study on requirements for admission to special nursing homes for theelderly: characteristics of applicants by the level of care required. Japanese Society of Public
Health 82nd Annual Scientific Meeting. 2023.11.1. Tsukuba. (in Japanese).
4) Sugisawa, Hidehiro, Harada, Ken, Sugihara, Yoko, Yanagisawa, Shizuko, & Shinmei,

Masaya. Disparities in job satisfaction by employment status among men aged 60 and older.
Japan Socio-Gerontological Society 65th Annual Scientific Meeting. 2023.6.17. Yokohama.
(in Japanese).
5) Kim, Jung-nim, & Sugihara. Dialogue on medical choices in end-of-life care during the

COVID-19 pandemic. Japan Socio-Gerontological Society 65th Annual Scientific Meeting.
2023.6.17. Yokohama. (in Japanese).
6) Kim, Jung-nim, & Sugihara. Family caregivers' anxiety about end-of-life care at home in the

COVID-19 pandemic: focusing on changes in life due to activity restrictions and differencesby region. Japanese Society for the study of social welfare 71st Annual Scientific Meeting.
2023.10.15. Tokyo. (in Japanese).
3. Others
3-1. Technical books
1)

Sugihara, Yoko. (2024). Life and health throughout the life course. Michiko Naoi (ed.). Life
and Welfare. (in press). Tokyo: Jikkyo syuppan. (in Japanese).

3-2. Research papers
1)

Sugihara, Yoko. (2024). Use of the Sumida River Terrace and physical activity, mental andphysical health, and social cohesion. Fumiko Ito (ed.). Report on quantitative analyses of theeffects of the coastal improvements of the Sumida River on visitors and neighborhood
residents. (in press). (in Japanese).

3-3. Lectures1)

Self-neglect problems among older adults in urban areas. Tokyo Metropolitan University
Open University. 2023.8.30. (in Japanese).

2)

Preparing for aging of those living alone: for a safe and secure life in one's own way. Hachioji
City Lifelong Learning Center. 2023.9.7. (in Japanese).

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3)

What is a Community Comprehensive Care System? Community development toward 2040.
Tokyo Metropolitan Federation of Welfare and Children's Commissioners. 2023.9.14. (inJapanese).

4) Funded Research Projects (Competitive Research Funds)
1. KAKENHI Grants (Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research)
1)

Scientific Research (C). [Principal investigator]. “Changes over time and regional
differences in the burden on community welfare commissioners (Minsei-iin) and thesituation of difficult cases to support.” (PI: Yoko Sugihara).

2)

Scientific Research (C). [Co-investigator]. “The construction of Advance Care Planningmodels for older adults in the end-of-life stage.” (PI: Jungnim Kim).

3)

Scientific Research (A). [Collaborators]. “Dynamics of family, work, community, economics,
and health among the older adults in Japan.” (PI: Erika Kobayashi).

5) List of Thesis and Dissertations in FY 2023
1. Master's Thesis
1)Han, Tennu. Support needs and social support of empty-nested older adults in urban China:
a qualitative study in Urumqi city.

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<< 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 FY 2023
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 central Tokyo using regional resource.
4. Practice and research on methods of Machizukuri
5. A study on the generation process of a Tensui Ido (a well that accumulates rainwater)in Izu Oshima, Tokyo
3) List of Research Activities in FY 2023
3-1. Research Papers•

Masashi TAKAMICHI, "Edo Castle in the Modern Transition Period: Influence ofRiverside Policy and Transformation of 'Outer Moat Space'," Manabu Oishi and Kou
Ochiai (eds.), Edo Tokyo Transition Period: From Eastern Capital to Imperial
Capital, Ebisu Kosho Publishing, March 2024, pp. 315-348.

3-2. Research Reports•

Masashi TAKAMICHI, "Life and Architecture of the Izu Islands from the Viewpointof Water Environment," Urban Planning CPD Certification Program, "Seminar on
Waterfront Space Planning in Local Cities and Rural Areas," held online, March
2024.

•

Masashi TAKAMICHI “Locality and community in modern Tokyo reorganized by
the riverbanks as public spaces”, International Conference "Public and private
spaces in Tokyo and Venice: The role of local communities and values", Ca’ Foscari
University of Venice, 11-13 January 2024•

Masashi TAKAMICHI, "Rediscovering Tokyo's Islands: The Modernization of
Habuminato and the Expansion of the Community," Hosei University Edo-Tokyo
Research Center Symposium, "Edo Tokyo from the Island: Exchange, Spread, and31

Territory," Hosei University Ichigaya Tamachi Campus Multimedia Hall, December
23, 2023.

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<< Shu YAMAMURA >>1) staff information
Shu YAMAMURA
Associate Professor / PhD in Engineering
Urban Planning, Regional Design
Bldg. 9, Room 556, Ext. 4275 shuyamamura@tmu.ac.jp
2) Overview of research activities in AY 2022
1. Research on urban industries:
We conducted a domestic and international literature survey on the theory of "location ofknowledge creation" that attracts and induces the location of urban industries, focusing on thelocation trends of knowledge-intensive industries (KIBS). In addition, we conducted a case study(fieldwork) to understand the actual situation. The results were presented in academic journals(peer-reviewed), seminars for specialists, and at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Management
Office.
2. Research on urban environment and health:
We conducted a literature survey on the relationship between environmental cognition andsubjective sense of health among middle-aged and older residents, both domestically andinternationally, as well as a close analysis of the acquired data. The results were published in apeer-reviewed journal.
3. Research on landscape preservation and semantic interpretation:
Research was conducted on effective methods of outdoor advertising control in historic urban areas
and on the semantic interpretation of anonymous landscapes in suburban residential areas. Eachstudy was conducted by organizing and analyzing data obtained through fieldwork. The results were
published in a peer-reviewed journal.
3) List of research results
1. Peer-reviewed papers
1)

Haruka ICHIKAWA, Haruhiko GOTO, Shu YAMAMURA: “LANDSCAPE CONSERVATION
FOCUSING ON SENSE OF APPROPRIATENESS IN OUTDOOR ADVERTISEMENTS IN
HISTORIC AREA”, Journal of the Architectural Institute of Japan, Vol. 88, No. 808, pp.
1950-1960, 2023

2)

Miyuu MURAMATSU, Haruhiko GOTO, Shu YAMAMURA, Chungmin RHEEM: “MEANING33

CONSTRUCTION PROCESS AND ITS STRUCTURE THROUGH KNOWLEDGE INLANDSCAPE INTERPRETATION”, Journal of the Architectural Institute of Japan, Vol. 88,
No. 813, pp. 3018-3029, 2023
3)

Norio YOSHIMOTO, Ryuta TSURUMI, Shu YAMAMURA: “PREDICTION METHOD FOR
URBAN IMAGE BASED ON MACHINE LEARNING MODEL UTILIZING GEOTAGGED SNS
DATA AND URBAN DATA”, Journal of the Architectural Institute of Japan, Vol. 88, No. 814,
pp. 3284-3294, 2023

4)

Shota Takamine, Haruhiko Goto, Fuyumi Liu, Shu Yamamura： “Environmental cognition andsubjective well-being: A study among middle-aged and elderly residents in Nara Prefecture,
Japan.”, Jpn Archit Rev., 7:e12426, 2023

2.Others
1) Shu YAMAMURA： “Slow Regeneration: Incremental Revitalization of Tokyo’s inner-city
districts behind the redevelopment boom”, UOS-TMU Joint seminar, University of Seoul, 2024
2) Haruhiko GOTO, Shu YAMAMURA: “Deciphering the Spatial Strategy of Tokyo's IntellectualIndustry from the Perspective of Spatial Planning”, Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Management Office seminar, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, 2023
3) Shu YAMAMRUA: “Urban planners in the 30s”, CPIJ Next Generation Talk, The City Planning
Institute of Japan, 2023
4) Shu YAMAMURA: “Hollowing and Regeneration of Industrial and Business Districts in the
Periphery of Urban Centers: Focusing on Creativity and Loose Market”, The Shujuken seminar"Learning about Inner-community issues in post growth cities", Kenpo Plaza, 2023
4) Grants(MEXT KAKENHI)•

Theorization and systematization of planning methods for a "knowledge-creating place" that
fosters urban industry [PI]: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology(Others)•

Development of a Next-Generation "Garden City" Residential Area Model for Symbiosis with
Nature [Research Collaborator]: New Energy and Industrial Technology Development
Organization (NEDO)

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<< Kahoruko YAMAMOTO >>1) Staff
Kahoruko YAMAMOTO
Associate Professor/Ph.D. (Sociology)
Urban Sociology, Community Study, Migrant Study
Rm: 9-154,
TEL: +81 426 77 1111
Ext: 4233
Email: kahoruko@tmu.ac.jp
2) Overview of Research Activities
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 andpost-industrialization, 2) town development plan engaged by public administration andNPOs, 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, and2) 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 toa 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 thesocial condition of the evacuees from Fukushima, especially from Tomioka Town.
3) List of Research Activities
2. Proceedings of Oral Presentations
Kahoruko YAMAMOTO, 2023, “Emergency Livelihood Assistance and Community
Activity Restructuring for COVID19 Pandemic in Urban Low-Income Areas: A Case of
Vancouver, Canada”, in the 48th Annual Conference of The Japan Research Society of35

Regional and Community Studies (Komazawa University), May 14th, 2023. (Japanese)
Kahoruko YAMAMOTO, 2023, “Creating Legitimacy to “Regenerate” Urban Inner Areas:
How Art under the Creative City Policy Changes the Local Context”, XX ISA World
Congress of Sociology (RC21, “Urban Art between Community and Artwashing”),
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, July 1st, 2023. (English)
Kahoruko YAMAMOTO, 2023, “Post-disaster Diaspora: Fukushima Evacuees Seeking a
Third Way “Home””, XX ISA World Congress of Sociology (RC39, “Technology andDisasters”), Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, July 1st, 2023. (English)
Kahoruko YAMAMOTO, 2023, “Survey of Tomioka Town residents' attitudes toward theirlives and future in recovery from the nuclear power plant accident (5): Trends andattitudes of new residents.”, in the 96th Annual Meeting of the Japan SociologicalSociety (Rissho University), October 8th, 2023. (Japanese)
3.
3-1. Specialized book
Moon, Yamaguchi, Koyama & Yamamoto, eds, 2023, Shakai ni hiraku shakai chousa

nyumon (Social research textbook): Minerva Shobo: Tokyo. (Japanese)
Kahoruko YAMAMOTO, 'Social Changes in Kotobuki as a Welfare Dependent
Community' in Marr & DeVerteuil eds. Refuge Neighborhoods:

Service Hubs andFighting Homelessness in Globalizing Cities in the US and Japan . (forthcoming)(English)3-2. Research Oral Report
Kahoruko YAMAMOTO, 2023, “Changes in Kotobuki, Yokohama as observed throughsocial research, at Kotobui Yume Kaigi (Community welfare and health plan promotion
meeting, Yokohama City). (Japanese)
3-4. Others
Book Review:
Kahoruko YAMAMOTO, 2023, “Kotobuki Historical Research Society, Yokohama

Kotobuki-cho : Vol.1 & 2, Social History of Community Activities, in Tosho Shimbun
vol.3594. (Japanese)36

Kahoruko YAMAMOTO, 2023, “Tadashi Inazuki, Accompanying Support System:

Toward Independence of the Needy and Creation of a Participation-Inclusive Community,in the Annals of Japan Association for Urban Sociology, Vol. 41. (Japanese)
Essays:Kahoruko YAMAMOTO, 2019-2022, ‘Japan and World Viewed through Eastside’ in

Bulletin/Geppo by GVJCCA (The Greater Vancouver Japanese Canadian Citizens'
Association). (Japanese) (Monthly)
Kahoruko YAMAMOTO, 2011-2022, ‘Migrants in Cinemas’ in Migrants Network by SMJ(the Solidarity Network with Migrants Japan). (Japanese) (Bimonthly)4) Specific Academic Research
JSPS KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C): “Practical solutions to social
problems in urban low-income areas through collaboration among ethnic minorities”,
2018-2023.
JSPS KAKENHI Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B): Community as a cognitive
sphere: Focusing on the collapse/restructuring process of the areas affected by the
nuclear power plant accident. 2020-2023.

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