Faculty
Water is inevitable for life, as is sanitation and hygiene. Understanding those issues within a social context is my research focus. I also do research on menstrual management (MHM) and school health as well.
- Research Keywords:
- development anthropology, WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene), menstruation, international development, African studies
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Worked for JICA (Social development dept. and Kenya Office). Received M.A. in Anthropology from University of Florida. Also got the Certificate of Public Health & Tropical Diseases at Johns Hopkins University. Acquired Ph.D. in Anthropology from University of Florida. Worked as American Redcross volunteer, WSP（Water & Sanitation Program) consultant、JICA visiting senior advisor, and a faculty member at Toyo University before taking a position at Osaka University.
- Publications:
- For the learners of International Cooperation. Kyoto: Sekaishioso-sha. 2024. (in Japanese)
- Anthropology of Menstruation: “Periods” of female students and development assistance. Kyoto: Sekaishioso-sha. 2022. (in Japanese)
- “Gender and Culture Matters: Considerations for Menstrual Hygiene Management.” In Yamauchi, T., Nakao, S., Harada, H. (eds) The Sanitation Triangle. Global Environmental Studies. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7711-3_5
- “Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) in Japanese Elementary Schools: Current conditions and practices.” Pediatrics International, 64(1): e15062
- “Increasing Quantity of Water: Perspectives from rural households in Uganda.” Water Policy, 8: 529-537, 2006.
What role can education play for the 'world peace'? -- In order to explore this question, based on sociology of education and comparative education as academic disciplines, I am conducting studies on ‘living together society’ and education (especially school education) in the era of globalisation.
- Research Keywords:
- Theory of living together society, Theory of education for living together, School education in the Republic of South Africa, Education regarding people who are related to foreign countries in Japan, School teacher preparation and training
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Graduate from Doctoral Program in Human Care Science, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba in 2016 (PhD in Pedagogy). Started working at the current position since April 2024 after working as a lecturer at Graduate School of Education, Hyogo University of Teacher Education, as a Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) research fellow (DC1), etc
- Publications:
- ‘Kyoseishakai’ to Kyoiku: Minami Africa Kyowakoku no Gakko ni okeru Torikumi ga shimesu Kanousei (‘Living Together Society’ and Education: The Possibilities Shown by Practices at Schools in the Republic of South Africa) (single author), Shumpusha Publishing, 2021 (in Japanese)
- ‘Tojokoku’ kara tou Kyoiku no Katachi: Kokusai Kyoryoku wo Aruku, Field no Koe wo kiku (Questioning Shapes of Education from ‘Developing Countries’: Walking through International Cooperation, Listening to Voices on the Fields) (co-author), Sayusha, 2025 (in Japanese)
- Partnership Between Universities in Japan and South Africa (co-author), UJ Press, 2024
- Academic Freedom in Africa: The Struggle Rages on (co-author), Routledge, 2024
- Global Perspectives on Teaching with Technology (co-author), Routledge, 2024
From the perspective of cultural anthropology and South Asian area studies, my research focuses on global aid and its negotiation with local communities. My research sites are mainly in the South Asian region, particularly Nepal. Currently, I am interested in aid related to disaster relief and environmental issues.
- Research Keywords:
- International Cooperation, NGO, South Asian Area Studies, Locality, Disaster Anthropology
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I participated in Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV) from 2010 to 2013. After that, I enrolled in the Department of Global Area Studies, Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto University, and completed my PhD (Area Studies) in 2019. After working as a researcher at the National Institutes for the Humanities (Center for the Advancement of Humanities) and as a Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (RPD), I have been in my current position since April 2025.
