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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.
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- 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.
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- 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.

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.
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- 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.
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- 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)
- SDGs Jidai ni Miru Kyoiku no Fuhenka to Kakusa: Kakkoku no Jirei to Kokusai Hikaku kara Yomitoku (Educational Universalization and Inequalities in the Era of SDGs: Country Case Studies and International Comparisons) (co-author), Akashi Publishing Company, 2023 (in Japanese)
- Shinjidai no Sports Kyoikugaku: Neo Sport Pedagogy and Andragogy (Sport Pedagogy in the New Era: Neo Sport Pedagogy and Andragogy) (co-author), Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions, 2022 (in Japanese)
- Koronaka ni Sekai no Gakko wa Do Muki Attanoka: Kodomo, Hogosya, Gakko, Kyoiku Gyosei ni Semaru (How Schools Around the World Tackled the Corona Disaster?: Approaching Children, Guardians, Schools and Educational Administrations) (co-author), Toyokan Publishing, 2022 (in Japanese)
- Kyosei no Syakaigaku: Nationalism, Care, Sedai and Syakai Ishiki (Sociology for Human Coexistence: Nationalism, Care, Generation, Social Awareness) (co-author), TaroJiro-Sha Editus, 2016 (in Japanese)
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