Researcher

Visiting Professors, Visiting Research Fellows

(April 1 2026 version)

Visiting Professor

  • Noritaka UJI
    Representative Director, Japan Association of Technology Executives
  • Sota KATO
    Research Director, The Tokyo Foundation for Policy Research
  • Iwao KIDOKORO
    Adviser, Makino Law Office/ Attorney at Law In NY and DC
  • Waichi SEKIGUCHI
    MM Research Institute, Ltd. (MMRI)
  • Hiroshi NAKAJIMA
    Board Chirman General Incorporated Association, Okinawa Transformation
  • Tadakazu FUKUTOMI
    Professor, School of Letter, Department of Journalism, Senshu University
  • Norio MURAKAMI
    President, International Professional University of Technology in Tokyo

Senior Visiting Research Fellow

  • Hiroyasu AKUTSU
    Professor, Rabdan Academy
  • Yoichi IIDA
    Minister’s Special Policy Advisor, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Japan
  • Shinichiro ISAGO
    Director, New Business Preparation Office, Generative AI Division, LINE Yahoo Corporation / Executive, Works Mobile Japan
  • Shuji INABA
    President, NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS X,Inc
  • Izumi OKOSHI
    Senior Vice President, CHANGE Holdings, Inc.
  • Akiko ORITA
    Professor, College of Interhuman Symbiotic Studies Department of Communication, Kanto Gakuin University
  • Tadamasa KIMURA
    Professor, College of Sociology, Department of Communication and Media Studies, Rikkyo University
  • Masanori KUSUNOKI
    Director-General, Digital Agency, Government of Japan
  • Ryoji KOIKE
    CEO, Aerial Innovation LLC.
  • Jiro KOKURYO
    Emeritus Professor, Keio University / Institute for Business and Finance, WASEDA University / Kyoai Gakuen University
  • Toshiya JITSUZUMI
    Professor, Faculty of Policy Studies, Chuo University
  • Akihiko SHINOZAKI
    Professor, Graduate School of Economics, Kyushu University
  • Yoshitaka SUGIHARA
    Visiting Professor, Tenri University
  • Yoshio TANAKA
    Director,Things and System Research Institute
  • Yasuhiko TANIWAKI
    President / Co-CEO & COO, Internet Initiative Japan Inc.
  • Akira NAGASHIMA
    Vice Director, Haptics Research Center, Keio University
  • Takehiko NAGUMO
    Senior Managing Executive Officer, Research & Innovation Division, Mitsubishi UFJ Research & Consulting Co., Ltd. / Representative Director, Smart City Institute Japan
  • Mitsuhiro MAEDA
    Professor, Advanced Institute of Industrial Technology
  • Shunichi MARUYAMA
    Executive Producer, NHK ENTERPRISES,INC / Specially Appointed Professor, Graduate School of Social Design Studies, Rikkyo University
  • Masato MIYAKE
    Vice President, Ritsumeikan University
  • Shin YASUNOBE
    President, Japan Federation of Software Producers’ Association
  • Hajime YAMAGUCHI
    Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo
  • Hiroshi YAMAGUCHI
    Professor, Faculty of Global Media Studies, Komazawa University
  • Kou YUKAWA
    Professor, Faculty of Information and Management, Department of Information and Management, Tokyo Online University
  • Shoji WATANABE
    Former Director General, Cabinet Secretariat/Former Director General for Science, Technology and Innovation Policy, Cabinet Office
  • Hiroyoshi WATANABE
    Founder, AnalyseG.K.
  • Karen Ejersbo Iversen
    Chief adviser, The National ICT Council Secretariat, Ministry of Finance, Denmark

Visiting Research Fellow

  • Susumu AKIYAMA
    President, Principle Consulting Group
  • Takao ASANO
    Director of pop culture, City Development policy planning bureau, Policy planning department,City of Sapporo
  • Noriko IGARI
    Circular Society Innovation Institute, NTT EAST, Inc.
  • Junichi IKEDA
    Consultant, FERMAT Inc.
  • Mitsuhiko IDA
    Operating Officer, Policy & Public Affairs, Japan Lead, Pfizer Japan Inc.
  • Akira IDE
    Professor, Institute of Liberal Arts and Science, Kanazawa University / Visiting Professor, Faculty of Asian and African Cultures, University of Warsaw
  • Akito INOUE
    Vice Dean / Associate Professor, Department of Image Arts and Sciences, Ritsumeikan University
  • Masahiro IBARAGI
    Creative Research Consultant, Marketing Headquarters Intellectual Property & Design Center xD Department, Yokogawa Electric Corporation
  • Tamami IMADO
    Representative Director, General Incorporated Association Media education lab
  • Kotaro IYANAGA
    Senior Consultant, AI Sector, ABeam Consulting Ltd.
  • Takuya OIKAWA
    President, Tably Inc.
  • Sawako Ohi
    Executive Consultant, Ivory co.,ltd
  • Kazuhiro OHASHI
    General Manager, Solution Business Development Division Digital Technology Promotion Dept., Itoki Corporation
  • Makoto OKADA
    Solution Transformation Unit Cross-industry Division, Fujitsu Japan Limited
  • Ken OGISO
    Writer
  • Ryo ONOZUKA
    Planet Pharma Solutions, Inc. Pharmaceutical Consulting & Development Group Researcher
  • Dainichiro KAKEI
    Vice President & Co-CEO(Representative Director), Future Sessions Inc.
  • Tomoki KAMO
    Professor, Faculty of Policy Management, Keio University
  • Yoshiyuki　KAWANO
    Assistant Professor, Faculty of Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba
  • Tatsuya KUROSAKA
    President and CEO, Kuwadate, Inc. / Deputy Director, X-dignity center, Keio University
  • Teppei KOUGUCHI
    Shizuoka University
  • Nobushige KOBAYASHI
    Professor, Faculty of Informatics, Department of Data Science, Tohoku Gakuin University
  • Kei KOMURO
    Delivery Consultant, DX.div, Deloitte Tohmatsu akt Co., Ltd.
  • Yosuke KONDO
    Mayor of Yonezawa City
  • Kenji SAITO
    Professor, Graduate School of Business and Finance, Waseda University
  • Masayoshi SAKAI
    Senior Researcher for Consumer Policies, Commerce and Service Industry Policy Group, METI
  • Hirohide SAKAGUCHI
    Associate Lecturer, Faculty of Economics, Keiai University
  • Hiroaki SASO
    Fellow, The Institute of Actuaries of Japan
  • Akira SATO
    Data & Security Research Laboratory, Fujitsu Limited
  • Masanori SHIZUKA
    Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Business Administration, Tokyo Fuji University
  • Yuka SHIRATSUCHI
    Associate Professor, Bunkyo University Faculty of Information & Communications Department of Media and Communications
  • Atsuhiro SUZUKI
    General Manager, Education Business Department, NTT DX Partner Inc.
  • Ken SUZUKI
    Co-Founder and Executive Chair of the Board, SmartNews, Inc. / Project Researcher, The University of Tokyo
  • Kensuke SUZUKI
    Professor, School of Sociology, Kwansei Gakuin University
  • Masayuki SUZUKI
    Okazaki city policy planning department / Regional Informationization Advisory, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
  • Koji SUMITOMO
  • Keiko TANAKA
    Assistant Professor, The Kyoto College of Graduate Studies for Informatics Tokyo Satellite / Cyber Kyoto Lab
  • Shinnosuke TANABE
  • Tsukasa TANIHARA
    Associate Professor, College of Social Sciences, Ritsumeikan University
  • Yasunori TAMAKI
    General Editor-in-chief：Area Love Walker, KADOKAWA　ASCII　Research Laboratories, Inc.
  • Hidehiko TAMURA
    FUROSHIKI-YA Inc.
  • Yoshiko TSUWAKI
    Director for Innovation Policy, Cabinet Office / Cabinet Secretariat, Japan
  • Takehito TOKUDA
    CEO, DFC-partners
  • Ryosuke NISHIDA
    Professor, College / Graduate School of Risk Management, Nihon University
  • Masayuki HATTA
    Professor, Faculty of Economics and Management, and Dean, Graduate School of Policy Studies and Chair of the Economics and Management Program, Surugadai University
  • Atsuko HATTORI
    Professor, Faculty of political science and economics, Yamato University
  • Masayuki HAYASHI
    Evangelist / Senior Expert, IOWN Taskforce Innovation Center, NTT DOCOMO BUSINESS, Inc.
  • Izumi HARADA
    Honorary Chiarperson, Crisis & Risk Management Society of Japan
  • Nao FUKUSHIMA
    Executive Officer VP of Public Policy, Fast DOCTOR Inc. / Visiting Professor, Faculty of Informatics, Shizuoka University
  • Daisuke FURUTA
    Editor-in-chief, Japan Fact-check Center
  • Akinori MAEMURA
    Chief Policy Officer, Japan Network Information Center (JPNIC)
  • Tomoe MAKINO
    General Manager, Japan, Tools for Humanity Corporation / Representative Director, Foundation for Meta Tourism
  • Fumihiko MAKIYAMA
    Department of Information Systems, Incorporated Educatinal Institution, Nansei Gakuen Sci.Tec.College NAHA
  • Hirokazu MATSUMIYA
    Associate Professor, Faculty of Informatics, GUNMA UNIVERSITY
  • Kyohei MATSUMOTO
    Researcher(Non-Full-Time), Center for Artificial Intelligence Research University of Tsukuba
  • Hiroyuki MATSUMOTO
    Board of Education, Inzai City
  • Kaori MIZUKOSHI
    Founder & CEO, Edvisage LLC
  • Shunsuke MIYACHI
    Research Associate, Faculty of Tourism and Community Development, Department of Tourism and Community Development, Kokugakuin University
  • Yasuhiro MEKARU
    Next System Consulting Inc.
  • Yusuke MORISHITA
    CEO, PhotonTech Innovations Co., Ltd.
  • Gaku MORIYA
    Director, Digital Economy Division, Commerce and Information Policy Bureau, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
  • Mika YASUOKA
    Associate Professor, Sustainable Digitalization, Roskilde University, Denmark
  • Takuya YAMAGATA
    Yamagata Design LLC / Code for Japan　
  • Kazuko YUMA
    Chief Fellow, Economic Security and Digital Society Research Division, Institute for International Socio-Economic Studies
  • Tuukka TOIVONEN
    Director, The Becoming Regenerative Lab (Loughborough University London, University College London, Royal College of Art) / Reader in Regenerative Design & Innovation at Loughborough University London / Faculty member (Honorary Associate Professor) at STEaPP, University College London
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