Faculty

President

Wakayama Masato

Doctor of Science. After serving as an assistant professor at Tottori University, became a professor at Kyushu University, and is currently professor emeritus at the same university. Currently holds positions as a Research Principal at NTT Institute for Fundamental Mathematics, a Senior Advisor at the RIKEN Interdisciplinary Theoretical and Mathematical Sciences Program (iTHEMS), Special Professor at Institute of Science Tokyo, and a visiting professor at Indiana University in the United States and other universities.

Vice presidents

Watanabe, Satoshi Patten

After receiving his Ph.D. from Columbia University, Dr. Watanabe has contributed to various public policy research initiatives, working as a statistician/economist for the City of New York, the World Bank, and as a senior researcher at American Institutes for Research in Washington, DC, authoring publications for the US government. Dr. Watanabe joined the faculty of University of Tsukuba in 2002, and served as Executive Vice President at Hiroshima University until 2021. He then joined Arizona State University's Thunderbird School of Global Management as Academic Director of Global Initiative. Dr. Watanabe is currently Research Associate at University of California, Berkeley and also holds Policy Advisor and Senior Fellow positions in the Prime Minister's Cabinet Office of Japan's central government.

Ueyama Shinichi

Professor Emeritus, Keio UniversityGraduating from Kyoto University's Faculty of Law, earned a master’s degree from Princeton University. He started his career as a legal officer at the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, followed by a business consultant at McKinsey & Company, Inc. He then changed career to academism as a Research Professor at Georgetown University (2000-2004) followed by Professor at Keio University (Faculty of Policy Management). He has also served as an executive advisor to the governor of Metropolitan Tokyo, Osaka and Aichi Prefecture, as well as an advisor to the mayor of Osaka, Kyoto, Niigata and Kitakyushu. He is also an independent director for HEIWADO CO.,LTD. and Star Flyer Inc.

Professors

Akakura Takako
Information Engineering, Intellectual Property Engineering, Educational Engineering
Akasaka Aka
Manga
Asakawa Rika
Animation, Illustration, Character Design
Asano Tatsuya
Manga
Azuma Hiroki
Philosophy, Studies of Culture and Representation, information society studies
Arakawa Takuya
Game Programming
Arima Tomoyuki
Graphic Design, Art Direction
Ando Akiko
Editorial Engineering
Ikeda Tatsuhiko
Theoretical Physics, Quantum Information
Ichihashi Masaru
Economics
Inoue Shinichiro
Entertainment Industry
Iba Yukito
Statistics, Inter-Science Coordination
Ivan Fesenko
Pure Mathematics, Number Theory
Iwabuchi Junko
Museum Management and Administration
Innami Ichiro
Decision-Making&Negotiation
Ueyama Shinichi
Management Consulting, City Management, Regional Revitalization
Umezaki Naoya
Mathematics, Arithmetic Geometry
Eto Koichiro
Media Arts
Ema Arisa
Hernández Álvaro David
Sociology, Cultural Anthropology
Endo Satoshi
Digital Technologies and Culture
Oosawa Ryuichi
Otsuka Jun
Philosophy of Science
Otsuka Yu
Illustration, Project Management
Ono Motoki
Science and Technology Policy, China Studies
Omaki Shinsuke
start-up
Okada Masayuki
Computer Networks & Information Security
Oda Keita
Orihara Davide Ryu
Programming, Informatics
Orihara Leonard Ken
UI/UX, Front-End Web Development
Gerber Akina
Operations Research, Statistics, Microeconomic Theory
Katsuragi Miki
Machine Learning, Data Analysis
Kato Fumiharu
Mathematics, Algebraic Geometry, Arithmetic Geometry
Kawakami Nobuo
Kawano Makoto
Deep Learning & Machine Learning Applications
Kawamoto Munetaka
Information Science, Bioinformatics, Databases
Kino Yasunobu
project Management, System development, Qualitative research methods
Kimoto Yusuke
Conducting, Comparative Arts, Cultural Policy
Kojima Yoshiki
Web Design
Saigo Hayato
Mathematical Physics & Non-Commutative Probability Theory
Saito Kohei
Saito Tamaki
Psychiatry
Sakumichi Naoyuki
Soft Matter Physics
Sakurai Kaisei
Computer Graphics
Sato Hirotaka
Mathematics, Physics, Applied & Engineering Physics
Sadoshima Yohei
Manga and Novel Editing
Shimizu Ryo
Shimoda Sketch
Illustration
Suzuki Sakae
English Education, Second Language Acquisition
Sekiyama Kaoru
Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience
Seshita Daisuke
Mathematics Education, Data Science Education
Seshimo Shota
Community Studies
Taira Akira
Game Environment Artist
Taira Shinichi
Media, Journalism
Taoka Megumi
Accounting, Cross-Cultural Understanding
Takahashi Hiroki
Film Production
Takahashi Pyonta
PC Gaming, Blockchain & Cryptocurrency
Takamizawa Nobushige
Takeuchi Kaoru
Science Communication
Takezaki Kazuma
Takemura Shinichi
Cultural Anthropology, Environmental Issues
Taniguchi Masato
Sociology, Social Movement Theory
Tanuma Iwao
Data Science, System Development
Chiba Takashi
Branding & Marketing, Data Science, Theoretical Physics
Tsukagoshi Kenji
Information Society Studies
Tsukamoto Keiichiro
Data Engineering
Tsuji Junpei
Social Simulation, Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence
Tsuno Takahiro
Web Development
Tsuruta Sota
Deep Blizzard
Drawing
Deguchi Yasuo
Philosophy
Totsuka Takashi
Journalism, Media, Sports
Nakakuki Shotaro
English
Nakamura Keiko
Regional Entrepreneurship—Connecting People and Organizations
Natsuno Takeshi
Network, IT Management, Platform Design
Nomura Yasunori
Theoretical Physics
Hashimoto Tsuyoshi
Regional Revitalization
Hamaguchi Takumi
Hamada Yoko
Psychoanalytical Psychotherapy, Perinatal Psychiatry
Hamada Yoshinori
Game Design (2D/3D)
Hamamura Hirokazu
Game Media
Hayakawa Ryota
Illustration, Character Design, Background Art, Art Direction
Ban Ryuichiro
Otaku Related Internet Planner
Hikawa Ryusuke
Anime & Special Effects Research
Fukatsu Takayuki
Interaction Design
Fujisawa Kazunari
Go AI Research, Integration with Other Fields for Go Professional Training
Fujisawa Hiromi
Career Education, Human Resource Management & Development
Gouranga Charan Pradhan
Japanese Literature, Comparative Literature, International Japanese Studies
Fururi
Illustration, Manga
Hoshide Yusuke
Collective Creativity, Collaboration, and Workshop Design
Hosoi Koichi
Cultural Resource Management
Hosokawa Shinsuke
Zen Buddhism
Maeno Toshiaki
Algebra, Combinatorics
Matsuo Yutaka
Artificial Intelligence, Deep Learning, Web Engineering
Mitarai Takuma
Machine Learning System Development
Mito Asako
Preconception Health and Care, Maternal and Women's Medicine
Miyamoto Dohjin
SF Thinking, VR Manzai
Murafuji lsao
Corporate Finance, M&A
Mogi Makoto
History of Japan, World History
Moriwaki Yuto
Yamaguchi Mayu
Family Law, Anglo-American Law
Yamanouchi Yasuhide
International Politics, Information Society Studies
Yuyama Takao
Theory of Computation
Yokoyama Kazu
English Language Education, Simultaneous Interpretation
Yoshida Hisanori
Communication, Conversation Techniques
Yoshimi Shunya
Sociology, Urban Studies, Media Studies
Yoshimura Soichiro
Web Development
Rokuban
Illustration
Wakayama Masato
Mathematics, Representation Theory, Number Theory, Mathematical Physics
Watanabe, Satoshi Patten
Labor Economics, Educational Economics, Econometrics, Applied Statistics