Director-General
YAMAGIWA Juichi	Global Studies for Humanity and Nature, Social Ecology, Human Evolution, Primatology, Anthropology

Deputy Director-Generals
TANIGUCHI Makoto	Hydrology

Advisor
TACHIMOTO Narifumi	Humanics, Anthropology, Sociology, Southeast Asia Area Studies
YASUNARI Tetsuzo	Meteorology, Climatology, Climate Systems Studies

Emeritus Professors
AKIMICHI Tomoya	Integrated Area Study
FUKUSHIMA Yoshihiro	Forestry, Environmental Dynamic Analysis
KADA Ryohei	Agricultural Policy, Environmental Economics
KAWABATA Zen'ichiro	Microbial Ecology
MALLEE,Hein	Social Science
MOJI Kazuhiko	Human Ecology
NAKANISHI Masami	Environmental Dynamic Analysis, Ecology
NAKANO Takanori	Isotope Environmental Studies
NAKASHIZUKA Tohru	Forest Ecology, Biodiversity
NAKAWO Masayoshi	Environmental Dynamic Analysis, Weather/Oceanic Physics; Hydrology
OSADA Toshiki	Linguistics
SAIJO Tatsuyoshi	Future Design
SATO Tetsu	Local Environmental Studies, Conservation Ecology
SATO Yo-Ichiro	Plant Genetics
SUGIHARA Kaoru	Economic History, Environmental History
TACHIMOTO Narifumi	Humanics, Anthropology, Sociology, Southeast Asian Area Studies
WADA Eitaro	Biogeochemistry; Isotope Ecosystem
YASUNARI Tetsuzo	Meteorology, Climatology, Climate Systems Studies

Honorary Fellow
VAN DER LEEUW, Sander Ernst		Professor/Dean, School of Sustainability, Arizona State University

In Memoriam
HIDAKA Toshitaka	Ethology	First Director-General of RIHN
KUBOTA Jumpei	Hydrology

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Research Department

Program Directors
MATSUDA Motoji	Cultural Anthropology, Sociology
TANIGUCHI Makoto	Hydrology

Professors
HAYASHI Kentaro	Biogeochemistry, Soil Science	National Agriculture and Food Research Organization	（Sustai-N-able Project）
HAYASHIDA Sachiko	Atmospheric Environmental Science, Remote Sensing	（Aakash Project）
NAKAGAWA Yoshinori	Future Studies, Qualitative Research		（Future Designh Project）
SAKAKIBARA Masayuki	Earth and Environmental Sciences, Transdisciplinary Research, Sciences, Environmental Impact Assessment, Environmental Restoration.	（SLIREP Project）
SHINJO Ryuichi	Petrology and Mineralogy, Isotope Geochemistry	(LINKAGE Project)

Associate Professors
KANEMOTO Keiichiro	Industrial ecology, Environmental economics	(Supply Chain Project)
WONG, Grace	Forest and Natural Resource Economics, Development Studies	(FairFrontiers Project)
YOSHIDA Takehito	Ecology	(Eco-DRR Project)

Assistant Professors
ONISHI Yuko	Biogeography, Macroecology	(Co-creation Project)

Specially Appointed Professors

Specially Appointed Associate Professors
AIBA Masahiro	Forest Ecology	(Eco-DRR Project)
NGUYEN, Tien Hoang	Geoinformatics, Environmental modeling and mapping	(Supply Chain Project)
YASUTOMI Natsuko	Meteorology, Climatology	(Aakash Project)

Visiting Professors
BABA Kenji
EMORI Seita
HABU Junko	Environmental Anthropology, Historical Ecology,East Asian Archaeology	Professor, Anthropology Department, University of California, Berkeley
HAYASHI Hiroaki	Plant Nutrition and Fertilizer, Sustainable Development Studies
KADA Yulkiko
KANIE Norichika	Earth System Governance	Professor, Graduate School of Media and Gervernance, Keio University
KASUGA Fumiko	Food safety	Planning Department／Senior Fellow, National Institute for Environmental Studdies, Japan
KONO Yasuyuki	Insect ecology, Biodiversity
KUSAGO Takayoshi	Action-based Development Studies	Professor, Kansai University, Social System Design Faculty of Sociology
MALLEE,Hein	Social Science
MATSUMI Yutaka
MIZUNO Kosuke	Indonesian Area Research
NIIKAWA Tatsuro
OKABE Kimiko	Insect ecology, Biodiversity
OKUDA Noboru	Ecological Science	Professor, Kobe University Research Center for Inland Seas
OYAMA Syuichi
SAIJO Tatsuyoshi	Future Design
SAITO Kazuyuki	Climate System, Geocryology
SUGIHARA Kaoru	Economic History, Environmental History
TERADA Masahiro	Environmental Humanities, Study on the Anthropocene
YAMANAKA Manabu	Atmosphere-Hydrosphere Sciences
YAMAUCHI Taro	Human Ecology
YASUNARI Tetsuzo	Meteorology, Climatology, Climate Systems Studies

Visiting Associate Professors
JIANG, Hong-wei	Human ecology
KAWANO Motoko		Comparative Political Economy, Comparative Area Research of Natural Resource Industries
KIHARA Hirotaka	Energy policy, Social psychology
KOZAN Osamu	Hydrology
MASUHARA Naoki	Public Administration Studies and Energy Policy
MC GREEVY，Steven Robert	Environmental Sociology
OTA Kazuhiko	Japanese Environmental Ethics
SHIMIZU Takao	Archaeology, Ethnology
WATANABE Tsuyoshi	Environmental Earth Science, Coral Reef Environmental Earth Sciences

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Senior Researchers
ASSEMBE MVONDO, Samuel	Environmental Law, Forest Governance, Policy and Institutional Change, China Africa Trade and Investment, Social inequalities	(FairFrontiers Project)
DHIAULHAQ, Ahmad	Forest and natural resource governance, Land-use conflicts, Social-environmental justice	(FairFrontiers Project)
KAJITA Ryosuke	Area studies	(Tropical Peatland Society Project)
KATAFUCHI Yuya	Econometrics, Applied Econometrics	(Supply Chain Project)
LEE, Jemyung	Regional Informatics, Rural Planning	(Supply Chain Project)

Researchers
BOON, Kia Meng	Political Anthropology, Epistemic Injustice		(FairFrontiers Project Project)
CHOUDHURY, Begum Abida		(Aakash Project)
FAHMI, Muhamad	Bioinformatics, Molecular Evolution.	(Supply Chain Project)
FARABI-ASL, Hadi	Energy System Anlysis	(Supply Chain Project)
HEPP, Catherine Maria	Agricultural development, Ecosystem Services and Livelihood Studies, Soil Science	(FairFrontiers Project Project)
HUANG, Wan Hui	Regional Environmental Studies, GIS	(Project)
KIMIJIMA Satomi	Area studies	(SRIREP Project)
KOBAYASHI Kunihiko	International Environmental law	(Program)
KOO, Bonjun	Urban Management, Disaster Risk Management	(Co-creation Project)
LEONG, Chris		(LINKAGE Project)
LI, Xinmeng		(Supply Chain Project)
METARAGAKUSUMA, Andi Patiware		(SRIREP Project)
MEUTIA, Ami Aminah		(SRIREP Project)
MURAO Rumiko	Area Studies, Anthropology	(Aakash Project)
SINGH，Deepak	Energy, Environment and Public Policy.	(Aakash Project)
SINGH，Tanbir		(Aakash Project)
TOMOJIRI Daiki	Ecology, Area Studies	(LINKAGE Project)
WIN THIRI KYAW	Neurology and Clinical Pharmacology	(SRIREP Project)

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Research Associates
ARAKI Hikaru		(Project)
IWASAKI Yumiko		(Prgram1)
KARATSU Fukiko		(Program)
MIURA Yuko		(Core Program)
MYO HAN HTUN		(FS)
NAKAI Minami		(Project)
SENDA Masako		(Project)
SHIMAUCHI Risa		(Project)
TAKEHARA Mari		(Project)
YAMAMOTO Aya

Institutional Research Unit

HEAD
TANIGUCHI Makoto	Hydrology
Deputy Head
ISHII Reiichiro	Theoretical Ecology	Collaboration Division
Members of Unit
KUMAZAWA Terukazu	Environmental Planning, Regional Informatics
OKADA Saeko
KOBAYASHI Hiromi
Specially Assistant Professors
WAKAMATSU Hisanori
Specially Appointed Specialist
YAMASHITA Hitomi

International Publications Unit

HEAD
Members of Unit
ABE Ken-ichi	Ecological Anthropology
NILES, Daniel Ely	Geography
WONG, Grace	Forest and Natural Resource Economics, Development Studies
Research Associates
SUGIMOTO Hayato

Public Relations Unit

HEAD
Members of Unit
ABE Ken-ichi	Ecological Anthropology
KIM, Satbyul	Cultual Anthropology
KUMAZAWA Terukazu	Environmental Planning, Regional Informatics
KOBAYASHI Hiromi
Associate Professors
OKADA Saeko
Chief
NAKAOHJI Yu
Specially Appointed Specialist
TERAMOTO Shun
Research Associates

RIHN Center

Director
Deputy Director
TAYASU Ichiro	Isotope Ecology, Isotope Environmental Science

Heads of Divisions
TAYASU Ichiro	Isotope Ecology, Isotope Environmental Science	Laboratory and Analysis Division
KUMAZAWA Terukazu	Information Science	Information Resources Division
ISHII Reiichiro	Theoretical Ecology	Collaboration Division
ABE Ken-ichi	Ecological Anthropology	Communication and Production Division

Professors
ABE Ken-ichi	Ecological Anthropology
TANIGUCHI Makoto	Hydrology
TAYASU Ichiro	Isotope Ecology, Isotope Environmental Science

Associate Professors
ISHII Reiichiro	Theoretical Ecology
KONDO Yasuhisa	Archaeology, GIS, Open Science
KUMAZAWA Terukazu	Environmental Planning, Regional Informatics
MATSUMOTO Tae	Educational Technology
NILES, Daniel Ely	Geography
SHIN Ki-Cheol	Petrology, Geochemistry, Isotope Geology

Assistant Professors
ONISHI Yuko	Biogeography, Macroecology

Specially Appointed Associate Professors
LAMBINO, Ria	Environmental governance

Research Fellow, NIHU Center for Transdisciplinary Innovations (Ecohealth)/ Specially Appointed Assistant Professors
Research Fellow, NIHU Center for Information and Public Relations/ Specially Appointed Assistant Professors
KIM, Satbyul	Cultual Anthropology

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Senior Researchers
YABUSAKI Shiho	Isotope hydrology
YOSHIMIZU Chikage	Biogeochemistry

Researchers
ARAI Hirotsugu
HASEGAWA Emi	Ecology
ICHIHARA Masako	Climate change litigation, Climate change law
MIMURA Yutaka	Architectural History, Urban History, Historical GIS
SHIMADA Nahoko	Study of Ecological thought
SODA Katsuya	Forced Migration Studies
TAKANO Shinya	Isotope hydrology

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Research Associates
FUCHIGAMI Yuriko
KURATA Junko
NISHIWAKI Aki
OKA Masami
OTANI Michitaka
SUETSUGU Satoko
UEDA Sachiko
YUZEN Natsuko

 

JSPS Researchers

 

Visiting Researchers
IKEYA Tohru	Aquatic Ecology, Environmental Science
HARAGUCHI Masahiko	Sustainability Science, Risk Analysis and Management
KURONUMA Taichi	Archaeology
Luo Xianping	Environmental Studies
SHINKAI Rika	Cultural Anthropology

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