Kuniaki Iwanami

Kuniaki Iwanami (Born October 17, 1987) is a Japanese physician, video game developer, and AI researcher. He is CEO and the President of Louis Eagle Co. and the developer of "The Ghost Mental Arithmetic".
== Biography ==
Born in 1987 in Yokohama, Japan, Iwanami gained admission to the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Tokyo in 2006. He graduated from the University of Tokyo's Faculty of Medicine in 2012 and is a member of MENSA, a society consisting of people with the top 2% of IQs.
Iwanami has several anecdotes about his educational career, including scoring 881 out of 900 in the National Center Test for University Admissions in Japan. He participated twice in the Japan finals of International Mathematical Olympiad when he was in junior high school and high school. He is also noted for his intense focus on mathematicspresident.jp.
While studying at the University of Tokyo Medical School, he founded Louie Eagle Co. and developed riddle games for Nintendo Switch, Nintendo 3DS, iOS and Android, including riddle developments for "Case Closed|Case Closed (Detective Conan) Seminar: Riddle Solving" and "Layton's Mystery Journey" series. His book series, "The Ghost Mental Arithmetic" was a hit, selling over 650,000 copies in Japan and abroad.
Iwanami is an active communicator in English and has delivered a speech at a global lecture event "TED x teachers". He also received great applause for his presentation in English at the "LES Business Plan Competition", a global business plan contest sponsored by the global organization LES International.
He has made appearances on various TV programs in Japan, such as "Jonetsu Tairiku", "Ohasuta", "Sekaiichi Uketai Jugyou" and so on.
== Speaking Engagements ==
Iwanami has given lectures on Ghost Mental Arithmetic and the Iwanami Method of study at the Ito International Research Center at the University of Tokyo, a facility built with a donation from Masatoshi Ito, the former chairman of Seven & I Holdings. He also delivered lectures to professional teachers, tax accountants, students at his alma mater, Toin Gakuen high school, and so on.
== Awards ==
* LES Business Plan Contest Asia Final - Runner-up & Finalist
== Development ==
=== Games ===
* Case Closed (Detective Conan) Seminar
: Riddle Solving Master Course (iOS / Android / PC) - Riddle development
: Riddle Solving Expert Course (iOS / Android / PC) - Riddle development
* Layton's Mystery Journey
: Katrielle and the Millionaires' Conspiracy (Nintendo 3DS / iOS / Android) - Riddle development
: Katrielle and the Millionaires' Conspiracy DX (Nintendo Switch) - Riddle development
: Katrielle and the Millionaires' Conspiracy DX+ (Nintendo Switch) - Riddle development
=== Toys & Apps ===
* Kuniaki Iwanami's Supervised Ghost Mental Arithmetic Trainer (White/Yellow) (Handheld game device, co-developed with Takara Tomy Arts) 
* Kuniaki Iwanami's Ghost Mental Arithmetic 2-digit multiplication Instant Learning (iOS smartphone app, co-developed with Shogakukan)
== Publications ==
=== Authored ===
* The Ghost Mental Arithmetic series (Shogakukan)
: The Ghost Mental Arithmetic: Learn 2-digit × 2-digit Mental Arithmetic in 6 hours
: The Ghost Mental Arithmetic: Learn 3-digit × 2-digit Mental Arithmetic in 6 hours
: The Ghost Mental Arithmetic: Learn 2-digit ÷ 2-digit Mental Arithmetic in 6 hours
: The Ghost Mental Arithmetic: Learn 3-digit ÷ 2-digit Mental Arithmetic in 6 hours
: The Ghost Mental Arithmetic: Learn fractional Mental Arithmetic in 6 hours
: The Ghost Mental Arithmetic: 2-digit × 1-digit Mental Arithmetic print, Beginner edition
: The Ghost Mental Arithmetic: 2-digit × 1-digit Mental Arithmetic print
: The Ghost Mental Arithmetic: 2-digit × 2-digit Mental Arithmetic print
: The Ghost Mental Arithmetic: Fish Board + 2-digit × 1-digit Mental Arithmetic print
: The Ghost Mental Arithmetic: Ghost Drawing Note
: The Ghost Mental Arithmetic: Business Edition 2-digit × 2-digit Mental Arithmetic
: Reiwa-era Edition of The Ghost Mental Arithmetic: Learn 2-digit × 2-digit Mental Arithmetic in 6 hours
: The Ghost Mental Arithmetic: More than 2-digit addition. Enjoy training your Arithmetic brain (NHK Publishing)
* Iwanami Method: Talent Unlocking Puzzle - Jack and the Number Tree (Shogakukan)
* The Way to the University of Tokyo Science III: Tips to drastically improve your grades in a short time (Shogakukan)
* Iwanami Method: Unconventional Textbook - The 5×5(GoGo) learning method that is necessary now (Iwanami Junior New Book, Iwanami Shoten)
* Iwanami Method: Happy Brain Training (Gentosha)
* The Super Intellectual Production Method known only by University of Tokyo Medical Students (Kadokawa Shoten)
* Iwanami Method: Treasure Entrance Exam English (KADOKAWA)
* Number Puzzle Only One series (Poplar Company)
: ① Da Vinci's Key
: ② Nietzsche's Tower
: ③ Galileo's Star
* Iwanami Method: Chain Memory Technique (President Publishing)
* The secret study method of a person who passed the University of Tokyo Medical Department in one year from a 0% pass judgment (PHP Institute)
* The University of Tokyo Super Riddle King: Challenge to your brain (PHP Institute)
* The Art of "Not Tidying Up" (Takarajima Sha)
* Iwanami Style: Adult Brain Training 1000 (Takarajima Sha)
* Unconventional study method of University of Tokyo Medical Department (East Press)
* Iwanami Method: Middle School Entrance Exam High Speed Strategy
: Speed Reading Answer Training (Obunsha)
: Speed Writing Answer Training (Obunsha)
=== Co-authored ===
* Brain-Boosting! Adult Puzzles & Quizzes (co-authored with Akira Tago, PHP Institute)
* Prevent Dementia! Akira Tago's Brain Gym Drill (co-authored with Akira Tago, Takarajima Sha)
== Discussions, Lectures, Classes ==
=== Discussions ===
* Yuji Ikegaya (Neuroscientist) × Kuniaki Iwanami Discussion: "Human memory is more inaccurate and vague than animal memory" 
* Isamu Kojima (Chairman of Nichinoken Kanto) × Kuniaki Iwanami Discussion: "The methods to improve intellectual productivity practiced by the "revolutionary of the education industry" and the "inventor of Ghost Mental Arithmetic"
=== Lectures and Special Classes ===
TED Related Event Lecture
* TED x Teachers Special Lecture "Ghost Mental Arithmetic"
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