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Profile of Current Program Advisors

Name YONAMINE Ryoko YONAMINE Ryoko
Research topics Transitional Justice and Gender in the Phase of Nepal's Peace Building
Experiences
  • Master of Science(MSc) in Women, Development and Administration, University of York, UK
  • Gender Programme Officer for Okinawa Women's Foundation, Okinawa, Japan
  • Lecturer (Part-time) for Meio University and Okinawa University
  • Community Development Adviser, Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteer (JOCV) for WHR (Women for Human Rights, Single women group) in Kathmandu, Nepal
  • Guest Researcher for Okinawa Peace Assistance Center, Okinawa, Japan
Expertise Gender and Development, Gender and Conflict/Peace, Public Policies on Gender and Childless sciety (Japan cases)
Publications
  • "Don't impose remarriage! Widows in Nepal protest against governmental new policy on widows" Short essay for Asia Women Resource Center Monthly Magazine, (Sep 2009)Tokyo,Japan
  • "Transitional Justice and women in Nepal" short essay for The Okinawa Times (Aug 2009), Okinawa, Japan
  • "Conflict and women's experiences in Nepal" short essay for The Okinawa Times (July 2009), Okinawa, Japan
  • "Gender situation and widows in Nepal" short essay for The Okinawa Times(Jun 2009), Okinawa, Japan
  • "The problems and challenges on child rearing support policies in the society with a decreasing birth rate PART TWO --The case of Okinawa and its unique system of public and private nurseries and status of working mothers" in collaboration with Professor Masayuki Umai, Collection of Sizuoka University (March 2008), Shizuok, Japan
  • The problems and challenges on child rearing support policies in the society with a decreasing birth rate in the case of Okinawa) in collaboration with Professor Masayuki Umai, Sizuoka University (March 2007), Shizuoka, Japan
Name TOCHIBAYASHI Norimasa TOCHIBAYASHI Norimasa
Research topics Evaluation on Contribution to Peace through the International Electoral Assistance in East Timor
Expertise Public Policy, International Relations, UN Peacekeeping Operations, UN Electoral Assistance
Experiences
  • Master in Public Policy (International Relations and Security Studies), National University of Singapore
  • Palang Merah Indonesia (Indonesian Red Cross)
  • Employers Service Officer, ILO Banda Aceh
  • Local Government Specialist, Office of the UN Recovery Coordinator for Aceh and Nias (UNORC)
  • Consultant for Growing Sustainable Business, UNDP Indonesia
  • Team Leader of Manufahi District, Electoral Support Unit, UN Integrated Mission in Timor-Leste (UNMIT)
  • Team Leader of the Eastern Equatoria State, Electoral Assistance Division, UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS)
Name SATO Mio
Research topics Civil-Military Relations in Humanitarian/ Emergency Operations
Experiences
  • Special Assistant, Consulate General of Japan in Los Angeles
  • Research Assistant, The Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA)
  • International Organization for Migration (Nairobi, Brussels, Banda Aceh, Amman/ Iraq)
  • Japan Platform (JPF)

Name TANAKA Kiwako TANAKA Kiwako
Research topics Infectious disease control and bio-security in peace building
Expertise International Relations, Political Philosophy, Disarmament
Experiences
  • Ph.D candidate, International Christian University, Graduate School of Public Administrations
  • Master of Arts in International Relations, Sussex University, U.K.
  • Advisor/Researcher, Delegation of Japan to the Conference on Disarmament, Geneva
  • Advisor/Researcher, Permanent Delegation of Japan to the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, The Hague
  • Toyota Municipal Office, Aichi
Name SHIMO Masako
Research topics Peace Keeping Operations in the framework of Human Securities
Expertise Humanitarian assistance, Human Securities, International Relations
Experiences
  • Bachelor of Arts (International Relations), University of Tokyo
  • Master of Arts (International Relations), Yale University
  • Intern, UNHCR Tokyo office
  • Advisor, Economic Section, Permanent Mission of Japan to the U.N.
  • UNICEF China
  • Save the Children (Japan and China)
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