Policy
Administrative Structure
Organization
| YAMAGIWA Juichi | Director-General |
| TAYASU Ichiro | Deputy Director-General (Research), Director of Fundamental Research Department, Head of Laboratory and Analysis Division, Head of Institutional Research Unit |
| TANIGUCHI Makoto | Deputy Director-General (Planning and Coordination), Director of Research and Education Department, Director of Program Research Department |
| ISHII Reiichiro | Head of Information and Planning Division |
| ASARI Misuzu | Head of Education Division |
| NILES, Daniel Ely | Head of Knowledge Networks Division |
| YASUNARI Tetsuzo | Head of Kyoto Climate Change Adaptation Center |
| YOSHIKAWA Narumi | Head of Uehiro Research Center for Japan Environmental Studies |
| OKADA Saeko | Head of Public Relations Unit |
Boards and Committees
Board of Advisors
Oversees personnel, planning, administration and operation of the institute
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ASAOKA Mie | President, Kiko Network/ Lawyer |
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| UCHIDA Yukiko | Professor, Institute for the Future of Human Society, Kyoto University | |
| KAMEYAMA Yasuko | Senior Principal Researcher, Social Systems Division,National Institute for Environmental Studies/ Professor,Sustainable Society Design Center, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo | |
| KOBAYASHI Izumi | Independent Outside Director, ANA Holdings Inc | |
| KOBAYASHI Tadashi | Emeritus Professor, Osaka University/ Specially Appointed Professor, Osaka University/ DirectorGeneral, Research Institute of Science and Technology for Society, Japan Science and Technology Agency | |
| SATO Jin | Professor, Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, The University of Tokyo | |
| SHINODA Kenichi | Director General, National Museum of Nature and Science | |
| TAKENAKA Chisato | Emeritus Professor, Nagoya University | |
| NAGAO Seiya | Director, Institute of Nature and Environmental Technology, Kanazawa University |
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TAYASU Ichiro | Deputy Director-General, RIHN |
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| TANIGUCHI Makoto | Deputy Director-General, RIHN | |
| MATSUDA Motoji | Program Director, RIHN | |
| SHOBAYASHI Mikitaro | program director | |
| ASARI Misuzu | Professor |
(*as of April 1st, 2024)
Council for Research Strategy
Oversees research strategy, personnel, project, and evaluation system
| YAMAGIWA Juichi | Director-General |
| TAYASU Ichiro | Deputy Director-General |
| TANIGUCHI Makoto | Deputy Director-General |
| MATSUDA Motoji | Program Director |
| SHOBAYASHI Mikitaro | program director |
| KONDO Yasuhisa | Professor |
| NILES, Daniel Ely | Professor |
| SHIMANE Toru | Administrative Director |
(*as of April 1st, 2024)
External Research Evaluation Committee
External review of research project proposals
| Domestic | YUMOTO Takakazu | Emeritus Professor, Kyoto University |
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| HARUYAMA Shigeko | Emeritus Professor, Mie University | |
| MUTO Megumi | Vice President, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) | |
| MOJI Kazuhiko | Professor, Graduate School of Tropical Medicine & Global Health, Nagasaki University | |
| YOSHIDA Naohiro | Professor Emeritus, Tokyo Institute of Technology/ Fellow, Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI), Tokyo Institute of Technology/ Executive Researcher, National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) | |
| HAYASAKA Tadahiro | Professor, Center for Atmospheric and Oceanic Studies, Radiation and Climate Physics Group, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University |
| Overseas | Ilan Chabay | Research Professor, Global Futures Lab, School for Complex Adaptive Systems and Director, ASU Decision Theater at Barrett & O’Connor Center, Washington, DC; Arizona State University (ASU), U.S.A. |
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| AILIKUN（艾丽坤） | Professor, Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China | |
| Sandra Diaz | Professor, Universidad Nacional de Cordoba, Argentina | |
| Frederic Joulian | Professor, EHESS, France | |
| Edward K. Kirumira | Director, Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study/ Professor Extraordinary, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Afirca | |
| Karen B. Strier | Vilas Research Professor & Irven DeVore Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Wisconsin–Madison, U.S.A. | |
| Kevin Hiscock | Professor of Environmental Sciences, School of Environmental Sciences, University of East Anglia, UK | |
| Jennifer. F. Helgeson | Research Economist, Acting Program Manager, National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S.A. | |
| Ruth Meinzen-Dick | Senior Research Fellow, The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) , U.S.A. |
(*as of August 1st, 2023)
Compliance
The Institute for Global Studies is committed to ensuring that its faculty and staff not only comply with laws, regulations, and other rules and regulations established by the National Institutes for the Humanities, but also perform their duties fairly, impartially, and sincerely in their daily activities, and act with high ethical standards and social good sense.
The National Institutes for the Humanities has established the Guidelines for Management and Auditing of Public Research Funds at Research Institutions; Guidelines for Practice (revised on February 1, 2021); and Guidelines for Responding to Misconduct in Research Activities (Revised on February 1, 2021), based on the decision by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology on August 26, 2014. A fraud prevention system for the entire Research Institute for the Humanities, including RIHN, has been established.
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Initiatives to prevent misuse of public research funds at the National Institutes for the Humanities
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Efforts to prevent misconduct at the National Institutes for the Humanities
In addition, based on the implementation plan for compliance education and enlightenment activities at the National Institute for the Humanities, we will strive to instill awareness of fraud prevention among our staff.
Consultation and Reporting (Complaint) Desk
| Consultation Desk | Research Institute for Humanity and Nature Cooperative Research Support Subsection Research Support Section Administrative office Tel: 075-707-2137 Fax: 075-707-2106 E-mail kyoudou[at]chikyu.ac.jp *Please change [at] to @ |
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| Reporting (Complaint) Desk | Misuse of Public Research Funds Reporting Desk | National Institutes for the Humanities, Head of Headquarters Audit Office |
| Misconduct in Research Activities Reporting Desk | National Institutes for the Humanities, Headquarters Secretariat Director-General of the Center (Head of Planning Department) | |
Initiatives for gender equality
This institute promotes gender equality. In accordance with the purpose of the Basic Law for Gender Equal Society, we will preferentially hire women if their achievements are recognized as equivalent.
In addition, please see the page of the National Institutes for the Humanities for support programs for faculty and staff.
Efforts to Promote Gender Equality at the National Institutes for the Humanities
Conflict of interest management
At RIHN, we collaborate with various stakeholders in society, such as companies, governments, and local residents, to promote transdisciplinary research that leads to problem-solving, and to pursue research activities in collaboration with the general public. While respecting the voluntary activities of staff members to the greatest extent possible, we aim to prevent problems arising from so-called "conflict of interest" situations, engage in activities without worrying about conflicts of interest, and achieve results. Under the Policy on Conflicts of Interest of the Institute for Cultural Studies, we manage conflicts of interest through the Joint Research Committee.
Research Strategy Council
- Third parties cannot objectively see that personal interests are prioritized over the duties of the organization (conflict of interest in the narrow sense).
- Do not be seen objectively as giving priority to activities outside the organization, regardless of whether or not there is personal interest, in accordance with the various rules established by the organization (conflict of responsibilities).
- As an inter-university research institute, do not detract from the formation of common assets for all academic research fields.
National Institutes for the Humanities Conflict of Interest Policy
At RIHN, we collaborate with various stakeholders in society, such as companies, governments, and local residents, to promote transdisciplinary research that leads to problem-solving, and to pursue research activities in collaboration with the general public. While respecting the voluntary activities of staff members to the greatest extent possible, we aim to prevent problems arising from so-called "conflict of interest" situations, engage in activities without worrying about conflicts of interest, and achieve results. Under the Policy on Conflicts of Interest of the Institute for Cultural Studies, we manage conflicts of interest through the Joint Research Committee.
Consulting Desk
| Consulting Desk | Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN) Management Department Research Support Section, Collaborative Office Telephone 075-707-2137 FAX +81-75-707-2106 E-mail kyoudou[at]chikyu.ac.jp *Please change [at] to @ |
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