Expert’s Eyes

　There is no value of disaster information if the information merely "exists anywhere". It is important to properly convey the information to those who are seeking information, and for the people to be able to properly use the information. To protect, save, and support people's lives, information must be utilized in any situation. The mission of "disaster information theory" is in exploring the possibility of various media in the contemporary society, and studying and exploring practice and theory for that.

Remarkable File

・Ex-NHK director (received the Prime Minister's Award in the Science and Technology Film/Video Festival in 2010). ・Still now, is engaged in planning and production of programs on various media, and has appearing in various media. ・Received the award of the Grand Prix in "Bosai (disaster prevention) Koshien" for years of 2019. ・Twice received the Grand Prize at the Japan Resilience Awards National Resilience Strengthening Awards. ・Currently publishing a series of academic books titled "Mental Disaster Informatics" through Kansai University Press. ・Supervised the elementary school social studies supplementary textbook "Disaster Prevention of the Future: Learn about Self-Help, Mutual Help, and Public Assistance" (Poplar Publishing).

Brief Personal History

Mar. 1994:
Graduated from the Faculty of Law, Kyoto University Apr. 1994:
Director of NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corporation) (until Mar. 2014) Mar. 2009:
Completed the Master’s Course in Human Science, Graduate School of Social and Cultural Studies, Nihon University (Master of Human Science) Apr. 2009:
[Concurrently] Research investigator of the Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution (until Mar. 2012) Apr. 2012:
[Concurrently] Research Fellow, Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution (to present) Mar. 2013:
Completed the doctoral program without a doctoral degree of doctoral program in Social Informatics, Graduate School of Informatics, Kyoto University Sep, 2013:
Ph. D. in Informatics Apr. 2014:
Assistant Professor of the Faculty of Societal Safety Sciences, Kansai University Apr. 2015:
Associate Professor of the Faculty of Societal Safety Sciences, Kansai University Apr. 2022:
Professor of the Faculty of Societal Safety Sciences, Kansai University Apr. 2023:
[Concurrently] Visiting Professor, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University (to present)