Graduate School of Governance Studies

Graduate School of Governance Studies

Faculty

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June 14, 2011
AOYAMA Yasushi AOYAMA Yasushi(Professor)
Message Drawing on my 36 years of experience working for the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, I discuss urban policy in actual practice. I take an integrated approach to concrete problems including welfare, education, city planning, transportation, and housing. Tokyo today is still evolving as a city. We will take an in-depth look at its present status, problems, and future direction while making comparisons with Western cities and also gaining a historical perspective. Research will involve field visits and close contacts with actual practitioners.
Profile Born in Tokyo in 1943. After graduating in law from Chuo University in 1967, he went to work for the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. After serving in the Bureau of Economic Affairs, the Meguro City administration, the current Bureau of Urban Development, Bureau of Policy and Planning, and the Bureaus of Public Health, City Planning, and Citizens and Cultural Affairs, he was successively Senior Director of the Senior Citizens and Welfare Division, Senior Director of the Planning and Coordination Division, and Deputy Director General in charge of Policy and Public Affairs. For four years, he served as Vice-Governor in charge of finance, urban planning, crisis management, and disaster prevention, retiring in 2003. His special interests are local government policy, urban policy, crisis management, and biographical writing on Japanese historical figures. In 2008 he conducted comparative research on urban policies at Columbia University.
Courses Taught ・Policy Innovation　・Local Government Management　・Spatial Planning　・Introducing Spatial Planning in Tokyo　・Research Paper1・2　・Research Method 1・2
DAIROKUNO Kosaku DAIROKUNO Kosaku
(Cross-appointed Professor from the School of Political Science and Economics)
Profile Currently Dean of the School of Political Science and Economics. After he erned his BA at the School of Law, Meiji University, he has shifited his focus of study from law to pollitical science. He earned his MA in Compartative Politics at the Graduate School of Political Science and Economics at Meiji University. And, imediately after he completed all the necessary course work for Ph,D, he was given a position of lecturer at the School of Political Sceince and Economics. He has been with the same school ever since. In the meantime, he was a visiting scholar and professor at various institutions such as Asian Pacific Studies Institute of Duke University, the Department of Politics of Northeastern University, the National School of Public Administration of Laos, and the National University of Laos. Currently he has been studying the relationsips between "political corruption" and the sturucture of government.
Courses Taught ・Comparative Public Administration 1・2
HOGEN Kensaku HOGEN Kensaku
(Cross-appointed Visiting Professor from the Organization for International Collaboration.)
Profile Graduate and MA from Cambridge University. Japanese diplomat for over 40 years. Final posts, Japanese Ambassador to Canada, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations.
Courses Taught ・Comparative Foreign Policy 2
HORIE Masahiro HORIE Masahiro(Lecturer)
Profile <Education and career>
B.A., University of Tokyo, 1970
Joined Administrative Management Agency of Prime Minister’s Office (Currently Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications), 1971
MPA, Maxwell School of Syracuse University, 1972-1973
Department of Administrative Science of Yale University, 1973-1974
Director, Planning and Coordination Division of Administrative Management Bureau, Management and Coordination Agency (MCA) (Currently Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications), 1995
Director, General Affairs Division of Director-General's Secretariat, MCA, 1998
Director-General, Statistical Standards Department, MCA, Member of the UN Statistical Committee and Representative of Japanese Government, 1998
Councilor, Director-General's Secretariat, MCA, 2000
Minister’s councilor, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC), 2001
Deputy Director General, Postal Service Agency, MIC, 2002
Cabinet Councilor and Director General of the Cabinet Secretariat Office for Administrative Reform, Cabinet Secretariat, 2002
Director-General of the Information and Telecommunications Policy Bureau, MIC, 2004
Vice Minister for Policy Coordination, MIC, 2005
Visiting Professor, GRIPS, 2000-2006
Professor, GRIPS, 2006-present
Awarded “2001 Stars of Asia Award” from the “Business Week” (American Journal) for distinguished reform leaders and innovators (as the first professional Japanese government official in the field of politics and public administration)
Currently,
Vice rector of GRIPS
Director of Young Leaders Program by MEXT
Committee of Programme and Research Advisory of International Institute of Administrative Sciences

<Current research interests>
Administrative Management, Administration Reform, Policy Evaluation, Comparative Public Administration
Courses Taught ・Public Administration
HORIKANE Yumi HORIKANE Yumi
(Cross-appointed Professor from the School of Political Science and Economics.)
Profile Ph.D. , Political Science, University of Cambridge. Specializes in comparative political economy of development. Worked at the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and joined Meiji University from 2002.
Courses Taught ・Politics and Development 1・2
HOUSE James HOUSE James C.
(Cross-appointed Proffesor from the School of Information and Communication.)
Profile James C. House,Professor, School of Information & Communication, Representative, Center for International Programs,Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan.Official Visitor, Pembroke College IP, Cambridge, UK.
Courses Taught Speech, Presentation and Performance
ICHIKAWA Hiroo ICHIKAWA Hiroo (Dean, Professor)
Message Japan is moving in a new direction by trial and error as the realization dawns that existing structures and approaches are no longer tenable. In the coming era, we cannot expect to fall back on past successes when addressing issues like the global environment, a maturing society, or diversifying values. An individual who embarks on a public role in society without policy-making skills is, in effect, going to sea without a compass. We will set out together on our voyage into the future with the compass of governance to guide us.
Profile Born in Tokyo in 1947. After earning a Bachelor of Engineering in Architecture and a Master of Engineering from Waseda University, he studied under a Canadian government scholarship at the University of Waterloo, where he received a Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Planning. He worked for organizations including the International Development Center of Japan and the Fuji Research Institute Corporation before being appointed Professor of Urban Policy in the School of Political Science and Economics, Meiji University. He is currently Dean of the Professional Graduate School, Dean of the Graduate School of Governance Studies. Together with analysis of urban problems in metropolitan areas of the industrialized world, for many years he has also been involved in development planning in Iraq, Brazil, China, and other developing nations. In Japan, he serves on many national and local government policy committees and is also President of Japan Telework Society, Vice Chairman of the NPO Creating Japan’s Future, a board member of the NPO Developing New Urban Center of Metropolis.
Courses Taught ・Urban Politics and Public Policy　・Policy Study 2-A　・Urban Policy 1・2　・Research Paper 1・2　・Research Method 1・2
ISHII Munehiro ISHII Hiromune (Lecturer)
Profile Ph.D. (B.A.) , Meiji University. He specializes in the management accounting. Currently he is lecturer University of Shinto, University of Meikai.  Concurrently he has established the business corporations such as the electronics parts-maker, trading firm(HK), IT soft-ware and so on.  He is the C.E.O. at SANSHIN-GROUP. 
Courses Taught ・Japanese Business Management
Thomas E. Jones JONES, Thomas E. (Senior Assistant Professor)
Message Environmental issues are playing an ever greater role in 21st century politics, and their increasing ubiquity necessitates an interdisciplinary approach to policy-making. Yet even as clean technology and technological innovation pave the way for sustainability, the divide between ‘developed' and ‘developing' countries has widened. Pooling common knowledge from a global range of case studies, we will share information and strive for practical solutions to environmental issues in global governance.
Profile After graduating from Sheffield University, he relocated to Japan to specialize in Forest Science, gaining a Masters from Shinshu University and a PhD from Tokyo University in 2010. He was then employed as a Researcher at a regional NPO, carrying out fieldwork for Matsumoto City in the Japan Alps. His research revolves around social science approaches to natural resource management, focusing particularly on national parks and other protected areas. he has published on themes related to nature-based tourism, place branding and regional revitalization. Jones is a member of The International Ecotourism Society, and has presented frequently at The Japanese Forest Economic Society and Japan Institute of Tourism Research.
Courses Taught ・Environmental Policy 1・2　・Environmental Assessment　・Research Paper 1・2　・Research Method 1・2
KAGAWA Akio KAGAWA Akio (Lecturer)
Profile Born in Kanagawa in 1944.After graduating Economics Faculty at Keio Univ., he joined a Japanese bank worked mainly International fields: London Branch, Dutch subsidiary and several times at the Treasury dept. in Tokyo. He has an experience studying abroad in the United States during his service at the Japanese bank. In 1989, he moved to a Swiss bank as a Branch Manager of Tokyo and Head of Treasury division for 8 years. He has also worked as a chairman of Financial Committee of Institute of Foreign Bankers initiated discussion on the treasury infrastructure with the government. He has the longest career serving for the money and foreign exchange market in Japan.
Courses Taught ・International Economics and Finance
KAMEYAMA Takuji KAMEYAMA Takuji (Lecturer)
Profile Master of Comparative Law, George Washington University. Working experience at the Japan International Cooperation Agency and Japan Asia Investment Co. Ltd. Currently working for Mitsubishi UFJ Research and Consulting Co., Ltd. as a Chief Consultant for International Business Affairs. Specializing in Private Sector Development and Enabling Business Environment.
Courses Taught ・Economic Cooperation 1
KANEMURA Takafumi KANEMURA Takafumi (Professor)
Message The Japanese government is presently in the midst of administrative and fiscal reforms. Major reforms are also under way at the local government level, including municipal mergers, the “trinity” reforms, and the debate over adopting a “Doshu” or regional bloc system. The new management approach that these reforms represent will require more highly specialized knowledge and skills. In a society that practices governance, government and citizens work together, and no one can stand back and leave the tasks to others. In the Graduate School of Governance Studies, we will study, debate, and take practical steps toward a fulfilling society that is the joint creation of all its members.
Profile After working toward a doctorate at Senshu University, he held successive posts as lecturer, assistant professor, and professor at Meikai University before assuming his current position. In addition to his teaching and academic research, he has undertaken practical studies analyzing local public finances at think tanks and local governments, and has assisted the governments of Uzbekistan and Mongolia, among others, in planning taxation and fiscal reforms. He is an executive director of the Japan Society of Comparative International Governmental Accounting Research and serves on a number of other boards, including the Nippon Urban Management and Local Government Research Association.
Courses Taught ・Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations　・Comparative Public Finance　・Public Finance　・Local Government Finance　・Public Accounting　・Taxation System　・Policy Study 11-D Tax Policy and Tax Administration　・Research Paper 1・2　・Research Method 1・2　
KATSU Etsuko KATSU Etsuko
(Cross-appointed Professor from the School of Political Science and Economics.)
Profile Specializes in  International Monetary Economics. Members of Customs and Tariff Council on Foreign Exchange Committee, Labor Policy Council, and Councils for higher education at MEXT. Her most recent publications include 'International monetary economics Theory (2009)'.
Courses Taught ・Japanese Economy in International Environment 1・2
KITAOJI Nobusato KITAOJI Nobusato (Professor)
Message The field of public management, like that of business management, studies practical methods of achieving better outcomes with fewer inputs, together with the underlying theory. The “new public management” practiced in a number of countries entrusts administrative services to the private sector wherever possible, but it is also crucial to increase government’s own productivity and capacity to create added value. Thus, I am prepared to assist students interested in practical research on such questions as how to promote quality management in the public sector.
Profile After graduating from International Christian University (ICU), he earned a graduate degree from ICU’s Division of Public Administration, then was a visiting lecturer at Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines, for four years. On returning to Japan, he became a researcher at the Local Government Research & Data Center, an institute affiliated with the Ministry of Home Affairs. He held an assistant professorship in the School of Administration and Informatics, University of Shizuoka, and became a professor of the university and its Graduate School of Administration and Informatics in 1988. As an expert administrative advisor to Shizuoka Prefecture, he was responsible for the introduction of management systems. He serves on several national and local bodies tasked with improving the administrative system, such as the Expert Council for Policy Evaluation of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, and the Advisory Committee for Public Management of Road Administration of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport.
Courses Taught ・Public Management　・Policy Evaluation　・Total Quality Management in Public Sector　・TQM in Public Sector　・Introducing TQM to Public Sector　・Research Paper 1・2　・Research Method 1・2
Rosario Laratta LARATTA, Rosario(Senior Assistant Professor)
Message Nowadays government officials and community leaders need much greater skills to manage the rapid changes and mounting pressures on communities. My lectures are designed to assist local, state and federal government officials build more effective, engaging roles with communities. The topics I cover during my courses include: ① the role of local government in community development - understanding how to implement strategies to better balance service delivery and community development; ② how local government can encourage community participation - developing “engaged governance” - enhanced policy, development, structural arrangements and organizational culture for government to better work with communities; ③ sustainable development - enhancing the role of local staff in maintaining agency engagement with communities; ④ community leadership and local government - building the skills of staff in community development; ⑤ incorporating community development into local government planning and action - adopting new forms of accountability and evaluation to better measure the contribution of government agency programs to community capacity.
Profile Before his current appointment at Meiji University, he held a post as Visiting Scholar and Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Fellow at the University of Tokyo and a lectureship position at the International Christian University. He earned an MA and PhD in sociology from Warwick University (United Kingdom), an MA in public administration from Bocconi University (Italy) and a BA in economics and social sciences from Calabria University (Italy). He is the author of two books and more than thirty peer-reviewed papers on leading international journals such as the Cambridge Journal of Social Policy and Society, the International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, the International Journal of Social Welfare, the International Journal of Civil Society Law, the Public Management Review, the Taiwanese Journal of Social Welfare, the Japanese Journal of Social Economy. He is a member of a number of academic associations on nonprofit organizations, social welfare and public administration in Italy, UK and Japan.
Courses Taught ・Community Policy and Management 1・2　・Social Development 1・2　・Research Paper 1・2　・Research Method 1・2
LAU Sim Yee LAU Sim Yee (Lecturer)
Profile M. Eng., Tokyo Institute of Technology. Ph.D., Tohoku University. Worked at the Sasagawa Peace Foundation before becoming Professor of Reitaku University. Specializes in economic development and technology transfer.
Courses Taught ・Economic Development 1・2
MINAMOTO Yuriko MINAMOTO Yuriko (Professor)
Message The negative impacts of globalization include growing social instability as the gap widens between rich and poor, and against this background new emphasis is being placed on human and social development. In planning, implementing, and evaluating social development, rather than an exclusively government- or administration-led model, a governance model that involves the community becomes important. Focusing on specific Asian and African contexts, we will search together for clues to solving these issues.
Profile After graduating from International Christian University, she earned a Master’s degree in Global Management from Thunderbird School of Global Management in the U.S.A. After working for the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Foundation for Advanced Studies on International Development (FASID), she became an international development consultant. During this time, she completed many theoretical studies of assistance, researched and developed management and evaluation systems and methods for JICA, the World Bank, and NGOs, and planned and evaluated many social development programs in Asian and African nations. She is currently on the board of the Japan Evaluation Society (JES).
Courses Taught ・International Cooperation　・Social Development　・Policy Study 3-D　・Research Paper 1・2　・Research Method 1・2
MURAKAMI Jun MURAKAMI Jun (Professor)
Message Meiji University’s Graduate School of Governance Studies aims to enhance the quality of Japan’s civil society based on the findings of public policy studies. Over the years, I have held training courses for the employees of many local governments, but there was always a limit to what we could cover in the time available and in a one-way lecture-style format. Local assembly members, people who work for local governments, NPOs, and NGOs, and others whose interest in policy- and local government-related legal studies is not satisfied by on-the-job training courses are welcome to enroll as graduate students.
Profile After graduating in law from Waseda University in 1970, he earned a Master’s degree in administrative law from the Graduate School of Tokyo Metropolitan University. He was successively a full-time lecturer, assistant professor, and professor in the Faculty of Law, Kanagawa University; during this time, he earned a Ph.D. in law from Tokyo Metropolitan University. He has provided training in administrative law and the Local Autonomy Act for local government employees in Tokyo and adjacent prefectures, especially at the Staff Training Center of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, and has also served on a number of councils and committees.
Courses Taught Japanese classes ONLY
NAGAHATA Makoto NAGAHATA Makoto (Professor)
Message In recent decades, as modernization has prevailed all over the world, traditional local communities drastically lost its importance on human life, and both the nation states and market economy play much important roles for fulfilling various needs of the people.  However, no one denies that there are serious problems which can be solved neither by public sector nor by the private companies alone.  It becomes inevitable to have collaborative actions involving non-profit private organizations (NPOs / NGOs) for overcoming complicated issues in modernized societies.  The emergence of NPOs can be regarded as an indication of active civil participation in the process of self-governance.
Profile After graduating from the University of Tokyo, he completed master’s program at the graduate school of Global Studies, Sophia University. Then, he joined a Japanese NGO that has development projects in the South Asian countries and worked there for 14 years including four year stay at Dhaka as a country director. In 2004, he established own NPO in Tokyo aiming at promoting mutual learning network among practitioners and policy makers on community development both in Japan and in the developing countries. His NPO implements various capacity development activities for government officials and NGO leaders in Asian countries. He also facilitates training courses on participatory community development implemented by JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency).
Courses Taught ・Human Resource Management　・NPO/NGO Study1・2　・Research Paper 1・2　・Research Method 1・2
NINOMIYA Kosuke NINOMIYA Kosuke (Lecturer)
Profile Majoring Regional Economics and Environmental Policy. MIA at Columbia University. Ph.D (Econ) at Kyushu University. Member of JICA's Advisory Committee of Environmental and Social Considerations. Had many studies regarding international development and environmental considerations.
Courses Taught ・Environment and Economics 1 ・Environment and Economics 2
NOMOTO Ayako NOMOTO Ayako (Lecturer)
Profile MSc in Development Management, London School of Economics and Political Science. Worked for Japan Bank for International Cooperation at the evaluation department for Japan's ODA loans Currently, researcher at the Institute for Global Governance, Meiji University.
Courses Taught ・Economic Cooperation
RYU Kyoko RYU Kyoko (Professor)
Message What is “the public sphere”? What role should government play therein, and how? These are questions that never arose in the days when “public” was effectively synonymous with “governmental.” What relationship should government have with the market, with citizens, with administrators, and what should be the relationship between the national and local governments? How widely applicable are new public management (NPM), public-private partnerships (PPPs), and similar ideas developed in Anglo-Saxon countries? Do we actually understand how government functions in our own countries? Many puzzles await our efforts to solve them together.
Profile In 1988 she withdrew from the doctoral program of the Graduate School of Law, Kyoto University, and became an assistant in the Faculty of Law, Kagawa University. From 1995, she spent two years as a postgraduate British Council Fellow studying NPM reform in the Department of Government, University of Strathclyde, U.K. She became a professor in the Faculty of Law, Kagawa University, before assuming her current post as professor in the Graduate School of Governance Studies. In 2009, she returned to the U.K. to do overseas research at Cambridge University.
Courses Taught ・Public Policy　・Public Administration　・Intergovernmental Relations　・Governance 1・2　・Research Paper 1・2　・Research Method 1・2
SAITO Asato SAITO Asato (Lecturer)
Profile Ph.D, Regional and Urban Planning, London School of Economics. Specialized in urban policy and politics in global city regions. Formerly worked as an Assistant Professor in the National University of Singapore.
Courses Taught ・Urban Policy 1 ・Urban Policy 2
SASAKI Kazuyuki SASAKI Kazuyuki (Senior Assistant Professor)
Message Japan’s society and economy are said to have reached maturity. As people’s attitudes diversify and institutions grow more complex, the social structure is also changing as the birthrate declines, the population ages, and the number of single-person households increases. Social changes are occurring more rapidly in Japan than elsewhere, and many countries are watching Japan’s response. What possibilities and challenges lie ahead for Japan? Together, we will examine the roles of the public and private sectors and civil society, the necessary policies and methods of implementation, and the ideal forms of central and local government, among other topics.
Profile After graduating from the College of Liberal Arts, International Christian University, he completed the initial doctoral program and withdrew from the final doctoral program at the Graduate School of Political Science and Economics, Meiji University. He holds a Master’s degree in Political Science. Before his current appointment, he held a non-tenured researcher post at the Japanese Embassy in Norway, worked as a researcher at the Meiji University Institute of Social Sciences, Meiji University, a part-time lecturer at the College of Community and Human Service, Rikkyo University, and a researcher at the Institute for Urban Policy, at the Japan Center for Cities, among other positions.
Courses Taught ・Crisis Management　・Crisis Management and Leadership　・Crisis and Contingency Management　・Research Paper 1・2　・Research Method 1・2
SASAOKA Yuichi SASAOKA Yuichi (Professor)
Message My area of interest lies in global governance, local governance and their linkage in forming public space. I am particularly interested in analyzing how the governance is, and can be, related to development and security from the perspectives of international relations. I have a 30 year - experience as　a practitioner in the field of development　while conducting research and teaching at universities. My main area focus has been on sub-Saharan Africa while having strong interest in other areas such as Asia.
Profile After graduating in law from Chuo University (political science), he earned master of public administration from Kennedy School, Harvard and Ph.D. in social science from Waseda University. While working for Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) between 1981 and 2011, he worked as an advisor to the Ministry of Finance and Planning in Uganda, senior advisor for Institute for International Cooperation, special advisor in JICA Tanzania office, senior research fellow at JICA Research Institute. He also served as the visiting professor of Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, professor of National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, and vice president of TICAD Civil Society Forum.
Courses Taught ・Comparative Foreign Policy 1　・International Relations 1・2　・Government and Politics in Middle East and Africa 1・2　・Research Paper 1・2　・Research Method 1・2
Elena Shadrina SHADRINA, Elena (Associate Professor)
Message Increasingly complex and interconnected changes in economic, social and ecological environment have facilitated a dramatic transition in the modes of governance. These transformations are characterized by a move from hierarchical control to network like interactions, from state-led steering to market oriented coordination and from strictly bound by legislation activity to voluntary cooperation. When the efficiency of traditional patterns of governance arrangements is being challenged, a search for the means to enhance the effectiveness and legitimacy of the emerging configurations of governance appears a timely task. Embedded in multi-cultural environment and interdisciplinary context of the Graduate School of Governance Studies, and enriched by the discussions with the experts in the area from the lecturers and attendees side, such an exploration promises to become an engaging undertaking.
Profile After graduation from Khabarovsk State Academy of Economics and Law (Russia), she earned a degree of Candidate of Science in Economics in Russia. She lectured at Khabarovsk State Academy of Economics and Law and Far Eastern State Transport University and worked as a consultant at the Russian-American Center Educational Scientific Centre and for the regional governments in the Far East of Russia. She had simultaneously been involved in implementation of a number of research projects, two of which were supported by the Yeltsin-Hashimoto Youth Exchange Initiative and Japan Institute for International Affairs. She gained her PhD in Economics at Niigata University, Japan under Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (Monbukagakushyo) Fellowship. She was then invited by the Norwegian Institute for Defense Studies in Oslo for a one-year research project. Upon her return to Japan and before her affiliation with Meiji University Graduate School of Governance Studies she has been teaching macroeconomics at Temple University, Japan Campus.
Courses Taught ・Macro Economics 1・2　・Microeconomics 2 ・Planning for Macroeconomic Policy　・Research Paper 1・2　・Research Method 1・2
TAIRA Nobuhisa TAIRA Nobuhisa (Lecturer)
Profile Ph.D., Urban and Regional Planning, Cornell University. Engaged in development projects in many countries. Specializes in urban policy, project evaluation, urban and regional analysis. Currently professor of Seigakuin University.
Courses Taught ・Public Policy 1・2
TSUKADA Keisuke TSUKADA Keisuke (Lecturer)
Profile M .P.A in Administration Management at Harvard University. Engaged in finance and regional development as executive of the ministry of internal affairs and communication and local governments. As director general of the department of Civil Protection and Disaster Management, Fire and Disaster Management Agency, he lead the emergency operations against Great East Japan Earthquake Disaster.
Courses Taught ・Crisis Management and Public Administration I
YABUTA Jinichiro YABUTA Jinichiro (Visiting Professor)
Profile He gained a Masters from Nagoya Institute of Technology and a PhD from Nagoya University. He worked in United Nations Centre for Regional Development and, then, in International Development Center of Japan. During his service in IDCJ, he led many consultant teams for regional, community and economic development, in African, Asian, and Latin American & Carribian countries. While continuing fieldworks, he engaged himself in managing IDCJ as its president. He is currently a senior advisor to the president. Being a practitioner in development planning and international cooperation, his lectures are mostly practice-oriented and case-based.
Courses Taught Regional Planning 1, 2, Community Development and Industrialization 1,2
YAMAMOTO Masahiro YAMAMOTO Masahiro (Cross-appointed Professor from the School of Commerce.)
Profile Master of Economics, Kyoto University. Doctor of Commerce, Meiji University. Lecturer, University of Reading. Associate Professor, Tohoku University. Majoring in International Finance with a special focus on foreign direct investment. Teaching International Accounting at the School of Commerce since 1996. Currently Director of the Research Extension Center.
Courses Taught ・International Investment
YAMASHITA Shigeru YAMASHITA Shigeru (Professor)
Message In the age of governance, those responsible for carrying out public programs, especially in the national and local government sectors, need not only expertise and breadth of vision backed by academic knowledge, but also attractive personal qualities and social skills; for example, they must be articulate, persuasive, and able to engage in a dynamic give-and-take of information. I have had over 30 years’ experience in the public service in Japan—in the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication (MIC) and several local authorities—and also in the United Kingdom and France. I can offer international students support for their studies and research based on my experience not only as a public servant but also as a foreign student.
Profile He graduated LL.B. in 1971 from the University of Tokyo and became a civil servant at MIC. Sent by the Japanese government to study in the U.K., he obtained an M.A. in Local Government at the University of Kent at Canterbury and was also an Honorary Research Fellow at the Institute of Local Government Studies (INLOGOV), University of Birmingham. At MIC, he served as Director of the Regional Policy Division and the Parliament Liaison and Legal Affairs Division of the Minister’s Secretariat and the Local Public Enterprises Division of the Bureau of Local Government Finance, and as President of the Fire and Disaster Management College. Posts he has held with local authorities include Director-General of Finance in Hiroshima City and Deputy-Governor of Wakayama Prefecture. After serving as Director-General in the Paris Office of the Council of Local Authorities for International Relations, in 2004 he was appointed professor in the Graduate School of Governance Studies. He has served on numerous national and local government committees and has given many training sessions and lectures for public servants and local councilors, especially at the Local Autonomy College, MIC.
Courses Taught ・Comparative Public Administration　・Public Debt and Fund　・Civil Service System　・International Case Study　・Comparative Local Government　・Human Resources Development in local Government　・Research Paper 1・2　・Research Method 1・2
YANAGISAWA Kae YANAGISAWA Kae (Lecturer)
Profile MA in international relations, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University. Engaged in international development at Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).  Currently responsible for the operations of Japan's international disaster relief.
Courses Taught ・Disaster Recovery and Rehabilitation
YONEHARA Aki YONEHARA Aki (Lecturer Appointed for Academic Guidance and Supervision.)
Profile MA from Kyoto University, JPN, majored in Education (Policy Studies and Administration); Ph.D. from Indiana University, USA, majored in Education (Policy Studies) and minored in Sociology (Social Statistics). Worked as a consultant for JICA's international cooperation projects and as a research fellow at Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. Specializes in international development policy for human development as well as social research, holding a JASR certification of Senior Social Researcher. Currently a lecturer for academic guidance and supervision of the Graduate School of Governance Studies.
Courses Taught ・Social Research Method
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