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Staff Introduction 01
Naoyuki EBINE (Associate Professor)
[Topics of Research]
•Nutrition and Sports Nutrition
•Energy metabolism in multiple fields
•Water absorption and Hydration
- Positively engaging in joint research with experts in related fields under
the theme of human nutrition
Staff Introduction 02
Yoshihiko FUJISAWA (Professor)
[Topics of Research]
・Qualities of an athlete
・Bone Strength In Athletes
Staff Introduction 03
Yoshiyuki FUKUOKA (Professor)
[Topics of Research]
・Near-infrared spectroscopy and skeletal muscle vascular and oxidative functions in vivo in health and disease
・Respiratory and energetic strategy during bipedal locomotion
・Ventilatory adjustment at hypoxia exposure
・Clinical therapy for FES and carbon dioxide in the athlete and the patients with CLI and heart failure
・Exercise perception in spinal cord injury patients
Staff Introduction 04
Tatsuya HOJO (Professor)
[Topics of Research]
- Epidemiology and prevention of sports injury
- Physical therapy
- Conservative treatment of musculoskeletal disorder
Staff Introduction 05
Kojiro ISHII (Professor)
[Topics of Research]
- Development and implementation of exercise prescription for everyone from children to the elderly, patients with a disease, and athletes
Staff Introduction 06
Tadao ISHIKURA (Professor)
[Topics of Research]
- How to devise practice and teaching method to effectively improve sport skills and for athletes to perform their abilities to the fullest in competitions from the approach of sports psychology
Staff Introduction 07
Tetsuya IZAWA (Professor)
[Topics of Research]
・Exercise and sports biochemistry
1. Adipose tissue remodeling by physical activity
2. Physical activity-or inactivity-induced skeletal muscle adaptations
3. Effects of melatonin on biochemical functions of adipose tissue
4. Chrono-physiology and biochemistry of exercise and sport
Staff Introduction 08
Kiyotaka KAMIBAYASHI (Associate Professor)
[Topics of Research]
- Neurophysiological study of motor control and learning
Staff Introduction 09
Ｍasahiro KAWANISHI (Assistant Professor)
[Topics of Research]
・Sports for disabled people
・Disability studies
・Adapted physical education and sport
Staff Introduction 10
Keita MATＳUKURA (Assistant Professor)
[Topics of Research]
・sports coaching
Staff Introduction 11
Yasuo NAKAMURA (Professor)
[Topics of Research]
Sports Biomechanics
- Kinematic and kinetic analysis of sports motions in baseball, soccer, golf, etc
- Kinematic analysis of the scapula movements in daily activities
Staff Introduction 12
Hiroaki NINOMIYA (Professor)
[Topics of Research]
- Development of sports industry , Regional revitalization through sports and promotion of lifelong sports participation in the fields of sports marketing, sports business administration and sports sociology
Staff Introduction 13
Hiroto SHOJI (Assistant Professor)
[Topics of Research]
- Development of new business models of stadium and arena through the collaboration between the public and private sectors
- Estimation of the scale of the sports industry based on national economic accounting
Staff Introduction 14
Hisashi TAKAKURA (Assistant Professor)
[Topics of Research]
- O2 delivery mechanism during muscle contraction in skeletal muscles
- The elucidation of molecular mechanism for exercise training-induced change in oxidative capacity in skeletal muscle
Staff Introduction 15
Shun TAKAGI (Assistant Professor)
[Topics of Research]
- Circulation and metabolism in skeletal muscle during exercise
Staff Introduction 16
Masaki TAKEDA (Professor)
[Topics of Research]
- Sports physiological investigation of sports performance and physical training theory
- Research keywords: endurance, muscle strength, muscle endurance, muscle power, high-altitude training, cross-country skiing, Nordic walking, children and sports, cognitive function, cold water immersion, etc
Staff Introduction 17
Tokio TASAKA (Professor)
[Topics of Research]
- Training methods for enhancing physical strength and basic athletic skills
Staff Introduction 18
Shunichi TAZUKE (Professor)
[Topics of Research]
Body, Movement, “Waza (Skill as Arts)”, Tradition, Education
Staff Introduction 19
Taku WAKAHARA (Associate Professor)
[Topics of Research]
- Relationship between the structure and function of human skeletal muscle, and their changes by resistance training
Staff Introduction 20
Yosuke WASHIYA (Assistant Professor)
My research primarily focuses on qualitative methods and methodologies
to understand modality of the body and broad physical practices.
By conducting film ethnography, my research focuses on capturing how bodily
movements become techniques and are passed between people within the
intersecting dimensions of the physical, cultural, social and corporeal in our everyday lives.
Research interests: audio and visual methods, ethnography, bodily
techniques, embodiment, time, nature/human dichotomy, Henri Bergson
Staff Introduction 21
Akira WATANABE (Professor)
[Topics of Research]
- Efficient methods of instruction and evaluation in physical education
Staff Introduction 22
Yuya WATANABE (Assistant Professor)
[Topics of Research]
・Preventing sarcopenia
・Evaluation of skeletal muscle quality using echo intensity
・Acute and chronic effect of resistance exercise
Staff Introduction 23
Masahiko YANAGITA (Professor)
[Topics of Research]
- Effects of intervention with light-resistance and dynamic balance exercise on frailty, disability and metabolic syndrome among the middle-aged and elderly population.
- A methodology on developing a support system for health-promotion by exercise in the local community
- Field survey on dietary education and lifestyle in growing children
Staff Introduction 24
Katsuhiko YOKOYAMA (Professor)
[Topics of Research]
- Sociological Study of Sports Policies
- A Study of Cultures in Sports Organization
Supporting Staff
Nobuharu ASAHARA
A former sprinter and a former Asian record holder of the 100 meters
Graduate of the Faculty of Commerce
Completed Master’s Program in the Graduate School of Policy and Management (2009)
Minori HAYAKARI
A former track and field athlete and a former Japanese record holder of the 300-meter hurdles
Graduate of the Faculty of Commerce (1995)
Toshiyuki HAYASHI
A former member of the Japanese national rugby team
A former player of Oxford University Rugby Football Club (Oxford Blue)
Director of NPO ‘Heroes’
Graduate of the Faculty of Economics (1982)
Atsushi KATAOKA
A former infielder of the Hanshin Tigers and the Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters
Graduate of the Faculty of Commerce (1993)
Nobuyuki KOJIMA
A former member of the Japanese national soccer team
A soccer commentator
Graduate of the Faculty of Commerce (1989)
Shinya MIYAMOTO
A former infielder of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows
A member of the Japanese national baseball team in the first World Baseball Classic (WBC)
A former chairman of the Japan Professional Baseball Players Association
Graduate of the Faculty of Commerce (1994)
Tetsuo NAKANISHI
A former soccer player
A soccer commentator and a sports journalist
Graduate of the Faculty of Economics (1992)
Fumiko OKUNO
A former synchronized swimmer and a bronze medalist at the Barcelona Olympics
A sportscaster
Graduate of the Faculty of Commerce (1995)
Completed Master’s Program in the Graduate School of Policy and Management (2001)
Atsushi OYAGI
A former member of the Japanese national rugby team
Graduate of the Faculty of Commerce (1985)
Completed Master’s Program in the Graduate School of Policy and Management
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