Profile
Representative of Komatsu Research Office and Visiting Professor at Tama University Institute for Information Society Studies. Holds a Ph.D. in Agriculture. Born in Sapporo, Hokkaido in 1967. Completed the doctoral program in Agricultural Biology at Hokkaido University Graduate School of Agriculture. After serving as a JSPS Research Fellow and Senior Researcher at the Institute for Language and Culture, founded Komatsu Research Office in 2004. Works as an independent researcher, contracting with universities and corporations.
Specializes in ecology, evolutionary biology, and data science.
Publications include Is Bullying a Survival Strategy!? Understanding the Logic Behind the Inexplicable Behavior of Organisms through Evolutionary Biology (Shuwa System), Social Design in the Information Society (co-authored, NTT Publishing), and Why Humans Came to Suffer from Mental Illness (Bunshun Shinsho).
Stance & Style
Carving a Path for Free Inquiry
Academia resonates with society when it opens new horizons. With that belief, have chosen the path of an independent researcher, connecting personal questions with societal issues and pursuing free, creative inquiry.
Asking and Delivering, Continuously
Scholarship matters only if it contributes to how people live and their future. Aim to keep questioning and applying ecology, evolutionary biology, and data science across education, healthcare, cities, and the environment—delivering insights that reframe human behavior and society.