Engages in various English-to-Japanese and Japanese-to-English translations as well as English language editing, ranging from academic papers to publications and business documents. Finds significance in conveying Japanese researchers’ and companies’ initiatives to the international community in English. Fellow at Sigma Base Capital Corporation.

Work Experience
Worked at IBM Japan, Ltd. (formerly IBCS) prior to becoming a translator.

Education and Background
Completed “Master Course” at Fellow Academy Translation School.
Earned a Teaching English as a Second Language (TESL) credential.
Graduated from the Department of Sociology, Division of Behavioral Studies, the Faculty of Letters, the University of Tokyo.
Spent her childhood in the U.S., and was impressed by the extensive support provided by the school and local community to foreign students, which led her to study Japanese local government policies catered to foreign residents while in university.

Postdoctoral researcher at the Finnish Institute for Educational Research. Majors in educational leadership.
Since shifting his field of specialty to education, has been conducting research on educational leadership and organizations in Finland from 2013. Areas of interest include collaboration, prosociality, collective efficacy, and social networks in school organizations.

Work Experience
Joined Nihon Unisys, Ltd. in 2007 and engaged in organizational management through system analyses and project management operations.

Education and Background
Completed doctoral program at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, with a PhD in Education.
Completed a first-term doctoral program at Aoyama Gakuin University and an international master’s degree program at the University of Jyväskylä.
Born in 1982.

Certified public psychologist and clinical psychologist.
Having developed an interest in “inclusive education” in which children both with and without special educational needs learn together, moved to Finland with her husband in 2013. Since then, has continued research on inclusive education. From her experience of giving birth and raising children in Finland, she is also interested in neuvola, social welfare systems and early childhood education, and has been conducting a wide range of research.

Work Experience
Worked as a clinical psychologist for six years at a treatment and education center, pediatric psychiatry clinic, and elementary school among other facilities. Mainly provided counseling and consultation to children with special needs as well as their parents and teachers.

Education and Background
Completed doctoral program at the University of Jyväskylä, Finland, with a PhD in Education.
Completing a first-term doctoral program at Aoyama Gakuin University and an international master’s degree program at the University of Jyväskylä.
Born in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, in 1982.

Graduated from Hyogo Prefectural University of Nursing. Has experience working at Toranomon Hospital.

Since 2008, residing in Uppsala, Sweden. After completing a nursing program for foreign nurses at Karolinska University, obtained an EU nursing license. Since 2014, worked in the geriatrics ward at Uppsala University Hospital (Akademiska sjukhuset), and in 2016, became a dementia specialist nurse (Silvia nurse) certified by the Queen of Sweden.

Currently, working as a dementia specialist nurse at a senior care home in Sweden, while enrolled in the master’s program in geriatric nursing at Dalarna University. Daily activities include providing medical care, educating patients and their families about diseases, and offering technical and ethical education to nursing students and care staff.

Believes that “self-determination” and “mutual respect” are important concepts in Swedish education and healthcare welfare. Actively shares insights on nursing, caregiving, preschool, and elementary school education based on this belief. Has given lectures at institutions such as the Hokkaido Dementia Specialist Association, the Right to Die with Dignity Association, Yamagata Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Shukutoku University, and Kio University. Additionally, has a regular column on the parenting information website “Gloria.”

Project researcher at the Graduate School of Education, the University of Tokyo. She has 6+ years of experience designing and implementing social surveys. She has been involved in research activities to improve inclusive learning and work environments.

Work Experience
After completing her Ph.D. studies, she started her current career as a project researcher at the University of Tokyo. She has been a visiting researcher at Stockholm University, where she started her study on the Swedish case.

Education and Backgrounds
Completed doctoral program at the University of Tokyo, Japan, with a PhD in Education.
Born in Okayama, Japan, and lives in Västerås, Sweden.