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Kyoto University Symphony Orchestra Ensemble
Kyoto University Symphony Orchestra was established in 1916, and is one of the most traditional orchestras in Japan. Kyoto University Symphony Orchestra has been holding concerts twice a year since its establishment, with this year’s being the 197th concert. With a variety of guest conductors, and the characteristic uniqueness of an amateur orchestra, Kyoto University Symphony Orchestra strives every day with time and passion to achieve genuine, heartfelt music. Darren Menabney
Darren Menabney was born in the UK but grew up and lived most of his life in Toronto, Canada. After graduating from the University of Toronto, he spent over twenty years working for the federal government in Canada, in the Departments of Revenue, Industry, Foreign Affairs, and Defense. His roles were consistently outward-looking, focusing on building and strengthening partnerships. After moving to Tokyo in 2011 and enrolling in the MBA program at GLOBIS University, he made a conscious effort to re-brand and pivot into a second career in Japan. Since receiving his MBA in 2013, Menabney leads and manages the global HR program at the world headquarters of Ricoh Company Ltd in Tokyo. As part-time faculty at GLOBIS University School of Management, Menabney teaches a course on Business Presentation to MBA students. At GLOBIS, he also works with new students from outside Japan, helping them develop their cross-cultural skills and transition into a new, global business culture.Juichi Yamagiwa
President Yamagiwa was elected as the president of Kyoto University in 2014, and is a world-renowned researcher and expert in the study of gorillas. Before his academic and research career at Kyoto University, he worked as a research fellow at the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, as well as the Japan Monkey Center. Since 1978, he has devoted himself in fieldwork deep in the African jungles throughout the Congo and Gabon. By studying the behaviors and social constructs of gorillas, President Yamagiwa's research bridges the understanding of great apes and us humans. He has also been diligently working to bridge the gap between academia and the general public. As a leading scholar of Primatology and Anthropology, he is a well-published author of academic journals and books in the field, as well as gorilla-related non-fiction works written for the general public.Masahiro Kihara
Previously, he was the deputy director of Department of Health Planning, Health Policy Bureau (1988-1990) and Unite for tuberculosis and Infectious Disease, Department of Disease Control, Health Care Bureau (1990-1991) at Ministry of Health, and later the chief researcher at Kanagawa Cancer Center Research Institute (1991-2000). With his expertise in cardiovascular disease, molecular epidemiological studies on genetic predisposition to cancers, and behavioural and prevention research in HIV/AIDS of more than 20 years, he is a well published author of HIV-related topics in both English and Japanese. Also, he has received global and local awards, such as the DeMuth Award from the International Society of Hypertension (1982) and awards from Kanagawa Public Health Association (1992 and 1994). Since 2006, he serves as the senior advisor to the UNAIDS Collaborative Centre of Kyoto University.Naoko Tosa
After receiving a PhD for Art and Technology Research from the University of Tokyo, she became a lecturer at Musashino Art University as well as a researcher at the Media Integration & Communication Labs in the Advanced Technology Research Labs (ATR). She was also a fellow at the Centre for Advanced Visual Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from 2002 to 2004. Currently, she is a professor at Kyoto University, and a visiting professor of the National University of Singapore. As an artist, Naoko Tosa believes in the artistic concept that "various cultures across the world are connected as one, since the ancient times of human history, at an unconscious level, and thus overcoming nationalism". Connecting this concept to a computer, she has created a new concept called "Cultural Computing", creating a new frontier of art products to lead society to a richer future. Website: http://www.naokotosa.com/Satoshi Sakai
Since his graduation from high school, he started his journey in Kyoto University. He joined the Faculty of Science in April 1976 and started his Master's degree in geophysics, subsequently joining Kyoto university liberal arts as an assistant in 1981. He was a postdoctoral associate in MIT from July 1986 to March 1988, and attained associate professorship by 1990. He won the Oceanographic Society of Japan Okada Award in 1992, and held the position of an associate professor in Faculty of Integrated Human Studies, Kyoto University. Later, he also became a lecturer in several universities including Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts, Ritsumeikan University, Nara University of Education, Kobe University, Kyoto University of Education, and Nara Women's University. Currently, he is a professor at Faculty of Integrated Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University. Check out his profile at: http://ww.gaia.h.kyoto-u.ac.jp/~sakai/Seiji Kumagai
Dr. Kumagai got his BA, MA and PhD from Kyoto University, faculty of letters in the study of Buddhist philosophy. During his PhD, he was a CDFJ scholar in the Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes, in France. Later he became an assistant professor in Hakubi Center for Advanced Research in Kyoto University. In 2012, he became a senior lecturer in Kyoto Womens’ University and an associate professor in Kokoro Research Center of Kyoto University. Since 2013, he has been Uehiro Associate Professor in Kokoro Research Center of Kyoto University from then until present.Takashi Kawamura
After graduating from medical school, Takashi Kawamura worked as a cardiologist for several years. He has worked as an associate professor at Nagoya University as well as a researcher in EBM (Evidence Based Medicine) at McMaster University in Canada. Currently, he is a professor at Kyoto University and is the chief medical officer of the university. Prof. Kawamura excelled in the field of epidemiology. He has published the books entitled “エビ デンスを作るCreating the evidence)” and “EBM 時代の症例報告（Japanese edition of 'Clinical case reporting in evidence-based medicine')”. His research centers on preventive medicine, in particular the prevention of prevalent diseases which are familiar to our lives. Some examples of his research in preventive medicine include the prevention of upper respiratory tract infection, as well as sudden death in the working population. He supervises several clinical studies from the epidemiological view points in addition to carrying out his own studies.Tatsushige Udaka
Tatsushige Udaka was born in Kyoto, and started his career in Kokata acting from the young age of three years old. He was trained by the 26th head of the Kongo School, Hinasori KONGO, as well as by his father, Michishige UDAKA. Performing since he was young, he has had extensive stage and teaching experience in Noh Threatre. He has travelled, performed, taught, and demonstrated Noh in Japan, South Korea, France, and the United States throughout the last decade. Currently, he is based in Kyoto. To see more of his work: http://www.tatsushige3.com/index.htmlToru Iiyoshi
Toru Iiyoshi was previously a senior scholar and Director of the Knowledge Media Laboratory at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching (1999-2008), and Senior Strategist in the Office of Educational Innovation and Technology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2009-2011). He is the co-editor of the Carnegie Foundation book, "Opening Up Education: The Collective Advancement of Education through Open Technology, Open Content, and Open Knowledge" (MIT Press, 2008) and co-author of three books including "The Art of Multimedia: Design and Development of The Multimedia Human Body" and numerous academic and commercial articles. He received the Outstanding Practice Award in Instructional Development and the Robert M. Gagne Award for Research in Instructional Design from the Association for Educational Communications and Technology. Currently, he is the director and a professor of the Center for the Promotion of Excellence in Higher Education (CPEHE) at Kyoto University.Yukiko Nakayama
Ms. Yukiko Nakayama is the representative director of U-ENGLISH corporation. She also works as a full-time lecturer at Japan Society for Technical Communication (JSTC), and as a part-time lecturer in the engineering departments of various universities in Japan, including Kyoto University. She has passed the Grade-1 EIKEN Test in Practical English Proficiency and the Level-1 English Technical Writing Test, including an honorable mention award from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Her job focuses on the revision and translation of technical manuscripts as well as patents. She also teaches technical English at various companies, universities, and technical colleges, and has written textbooks on the subject.Yuri Aranishi
Ms. Aranishi was born in 1993 and is currently a psychology major in the Department of Sociology of Kinki University. Since elementary school, she had been suffering from chronic poor health, and in freshman year of high school, was diagnosed with a sleep disorder and subsequently hospitalized. It was at this time she identified the importance of mutual aid and support between those affected by these illnesses, leading her with two others to establish a volunteer organization called “Ohisama No Ie”, for those affected by sleeping disorders and chronic fatigue syndrome. Through this organization, she aims to both improve early detection as well as support children who are suffering with these illnesses, and is currently preparing to apply for NPO status.Yutaka Yamauchi
Before joining Kyoto University in 2010, he worked as a research staff at Palo Alto Research Center, Palo Alto, Ca (2007-2010) after obtaining his Ph.D. in Management from Anderson School of UCLA (2000-2006) with his dissertation titled ‘Knowing and Not Knowing in Work Practices: Three Ethnographic Studies’. He had his bachelor and master’s degrees in Kyoto University, and several internships in Japan, France and the USA. Drawing from his research and active engagement with companies, he has published journal articles and book chapters in both English and Japanese. More recently, he published a book introducing various studies on service encounters, and argues that services are essentially power struggles. Currently, he is an associate professor at the Graduate School of Management, Kyoto University. Website: http://www.yamauchi.netOrganizing team
