Kumamoto University
Center for Policy Studies

Staff Introductions

Director

Yasumichi MATSUMOTO

Director & Vice-President
Kumamoto University
Professor, Industrial Science
Field of Expertise: Electrochemistry

Visiting Professors

Kang Sang-jung

Emeritus Professor, The University of Tokyo

Yoshiko SHIOTANI

President of the Kumamoto Scocial Welfare Council (former Kumamoto Prefectural Governor)

Kensei TAGAWA

CEO, Hotel Nikko Kumamoto, Chairman, Kumamoto Chamber of Commerce

Shinichiro KOEJI

Kumamoto Nichinichi Shimbun

Arvind SINGHAL

Professor, Department of Communication, University of Texas at El Paso

Eiji HATO

Professor, The University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Engineering

PENG Bo

Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Cyrille MARLIN

Associate Professor, National School of Architecture and Landscape

Faculty members at Policy Studies Division

Shinya UENO, PhD

Professor, Center for Policy Studies
Graduate School of Social and Cultural Sciences (Joint Professorship)
Fields of Expertise: Political Science, Comparative Politics, Local Government Management, Social
Capital, Social Network Analysis

Naoto TANAKA

Associate Professor, Center for Policy Studies
Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology (Joint Professorship)
Fields of Expertise: City and regional planning, Community-based landscape development,
History of civil engineering, Waterfront design theory, Regional-social climate theory

Yoko KAWAMURA

Associate Professor, Center for Policy Studies
Graduate School of Social and Cultural Sciences (Joint Professorship)
Fields of Expertise: Health Education and Promotion, Health Communication, Community Health,
Health Behavior, Social Psychology

Shinnosuke TAKAHASHI

Specially Appointed Assistant Professor, HIGO Program
Field of Expertise: Sociology, Globalization and Regional Japan, Race/Ethnicity/Identity Politics,
Social Capital in Multicultural Contexts, Social Movements

Faculty members at Lifelong Learning Division

Shigeki TSUZUKU

Professor, Center for Policy Studies
Graduate School of Social and Cultural Sciences (Joint Professorship)
Field of Expertise: Health Promotion, Training Science, Instructional Design

Takuya MARUYAMA

Associate Professor, Center for Policy Studies
Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology (Joint Professorship)
Fields of Expertise: Transport Policy Analysis, Transport Planning, Infrastructure Planning

Faculty members at Organization for Community Development (COC)

Miwa ABE

Specially Appointed Assistant Professor, Center for Policy Studies
Fields of Expertise: Disaster management, Environmental Sciences, Community Development

Kei Amano

Specially Appointed Assistant Professor, Center for Policy Studies
Fields of Expertise:Eductional Technology, Instructional Design, Human Resource Development

Visiting Policy Researchers

Osamu YOSHIZUMI

Kumamoto City Government Dispatch

Technical and Business Assistants

Miki YAMASHITA, Akiko SAKEI, Yoshiro SATO, Terumi YAMASHITA, Nami FUKUI

Contents

  • Message from the Director
  • Founding Objectives
  • Overview and Organization Chart
  • Center Organization Chart
  • Staff Introductions
  • Access
  • Center for Policy Studies Project List