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Hiroshi Kainuma

Associate Professor, Kinugasa Research Organization, Ritsumeikan Univer

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Associate Professor, Kinugasa Research Organization, Ritsumeikan University (2016-) Part-time Lecturer, Kyoto Women’s University (2018-) Member of Program Deliberation
Committee, FM Fukushima (2017-) Visiting Professor, Higashi Nippon International University (2016-) Visiting Research Fellow, Fukushima University (2016-) Member of the Subcommittee on the Treatment of Contaminated Water of Multi-nuclide Removal Equipment, etc., Committee on Countermeasures of Contaminated Water Management, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (2016-) Vice-chairman of the Committee on Radiation Health Management in Naraha Town (2015-) Judge of Yahoo! Kikin (2018-) Previous positions include: Councilor of Yahoo! Kikin (2015-2017) Member of the Nuclear Energy Subcommittee, Advisory Committee for Natural Resources and Energy,Agency for Natural Resources and Energy, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (2014-2017) Specially Appointed Researcher, Fukushima Future Center for Regional Revitalization, Fukushima University (2012-2016) Part-time Lecturer, School of Culture, Media and Society, Waseda University (2014-2015) Member of the Book Review Committee of The Yomiuri Shimbun (2013-2014) Member of the Life Reconstruction Project post the Great East Japan Earthquake, Reconstruction Agency (2013-2014) Working Group Member of the Independent Investigation Commission on the Fukushima Nuclear Accident (2011-2012) etc.

Born in Fukushima-prefecture, Japan in 1984 B.A., Faculty of Letters, the University of Tokyo M.A., the Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Information Studies (GSII), the University of Tokyo Currently enrolled in the Ph.D. program, GSII, the University of Tokyo Major in Sociology Publications include: “Hajimete no Fukushima-gaku (First guide to Fukushima study)”(Eastpress), “Hyohaku-sareru shakai (A society being bleached)” (Diamond), “Fukushima no seigi ‘Nihon no kawaranasa’ tono tatakai (Fukushima’s justice - the struggle against ‘a never-changing Japan’)” (Gentosha), “Fukushima-ron Genshiryoku mura wa naze umaretanoka (Theory of ‘Fukushima’ - Why nuclear power village was created?)” (Seidosha), “Fukushima daiichi genpatsu hairo zukan (Encyclopedia of the “1F”; A Guide to the Decommissioning of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station)”
(Ohta Publishing Company, written and edited work), “Jobansen chushin shugi (Joban line-centrism) ” (Kawade Shobo Shinsha, written and edited work) “Chiho no ronri - Fukushima kara kangaeru Nihon no mirai (Logic of rural areas - Japan’s future thinking from Fukushima)” (Seidosha, co-written with Eisaku Sato), “‘Genpatsu hinan’ ron - Hinan no jitsuzo kara sekando-taun, kokyo saisei made (Theory of ‘nuclear evacuation’ - From the real picture of evacuation to a second town and hometown’s revitalization)” (Akashi Shoten, written and edited work) In addition to the writings in academic journals, written works include reportage, criticism, and book review through media such as newspapers and magazines. The 65th Mainichi Publishing Culture Award; Humanities and Social Section Award The 32nd Energy Forum Award; Special Award The 6th Award of the Association of Regional and Community Studies; Special Award by the Selection Committee The 36th Energy Forum Award; Award for Excellence