About Supporting Scholars

Supporting Scholars are researchers who endorse the founding principles and editorial policy of this journal.
In recognition of their support and alignment with the journal’s academic vision and mission, their names and affiliations are listed on this page.

• Kiyomi Arai
  (Ph.D.)

  Shinshu University,
  Addiction , Adult Nursing

• Zhen-Bo Cao
  (Ph.D.)

  Shanghai University of Sport,
  Public Health, Medicine

• Chiachi Cheng
  (Ph.D.)

  Tokyo University
  of Science,
  Anthropology of Sport

• Etsuo Chosa
  (Ph.D.)

  University of Miyazaki,
  Orthopaedics, Rehabilitation

• Takuya Enomoto
  (Ph.D.)

  Tokushima University Graduate School of Technology, Industrial and Social Sciences,
  Autism Spectrum Disorder,
  Behavioral intervention,
  Parent training,
  School based intervention,
  Behavioral sensing

• Ryousuke Furukado
  (Ph.D.)

  Nishinippon Institute of Technology,
  Cognitive science,
  Sports science

• Masaki Hamura
  (Ph.D.)

  Tokyo City University,
  Urban Innovation, Business System Design, Media & Information Strategy

• Shinya Hayasaka
  (Ph.D.)

  Tokyo City University,
  Medicine

• Akio Honda
  (Ph.D.)

  Shizuoka Institute
  of Science and Technology,
  Psychology

• Shiro Horiuchi
  (Ph.D.)

  Hannan University,
  Rural Revitalization

• Jun Iio
  (Ph.D.)

  Chuo University,
  Human-Computer Interaction,
  Socioinformatics

• Toshiya Inoue
  (MIM)

  Otsuma Women’s University,
  Sports Management

• Shun Ishikawa
  (Ph.D.)

  Ashiya University,
  Sports Education, Basketball, Coaching

• Taiki Ito
  (Ph.D.)

  Chiba University of Commerce,
  Corporate Strategy

• Takehiro Iwatsuki
  (Ph.D.)

  University of Hawaii at Hilo,
  Sport Psychology, Motor Control and Learning

• Tomoko Kajiyama
  (Ph.D.)

  Hiroshima City University,
  Information Retrieval, Human Computer Interaction

• Daisuke Kamiya
  (Ph.D.)

  University of the Ryukyus,
  Disaster Risk Management

• Toshiyuki Kaneda
  (Ph.D.)

  Nagoya Institute of Technology,
  Urban Modeling,
  Policy Simulation,
  Game Science

• Ichirou Karahara
  (Ph.D.)

  University of Toyama,
  Plant Morphology,
  Space Plant Science

• Chie Kataoka
  (Ph.D.)

  University of Tsukuba,
  Health Education

• Naoki Kobayashi
  (Ph.D.)

  Saitama Medical University,
  Medical Image Processing,
  Bio-signal Processing,
  Image Compression,
  Telemedicine

• Akihisa Kodate
  (Ph.D.)

  Tsuda University,
  Social Informatics

• Atsushi Koshio
  (Ph.D.)

  Reitaku University,
  Human Informatics

• Satoshi Kubota
  (Ph.D.)

  Kansai University,
  Civil Engineering Informatics,Information System,Construction Engineering

• Kayoko Kurita
  (Ph.D.)

  The University of Tokyo.
  Higher Education

• David Lavetter
  (Ph.D.)

  Arkansas State University(USA),
  Sport Management

• Jianhui Lu
  (Ph.D.)

  Okayama University,
  Japanese Linguistics, Japanese Language Education, Japanese Language History, Phonology, Morphology

• Hirotoshi Mankyu
  (M.P.Ed.)

  National Institute of Fitness & Sports in Kanoya,
  Swimming, Coaching

• Hiroaki Matsukawa
  (Ph.D.)

  Keio University,
  Industrial System Engineering

• Hisashi Mitsuishi
  (Ph.D.)

  Kyoto University
  of Advanced Science,
  Health Psychology, Psychophysiology

• So Miyagawa
  (Ph.D.)

  National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics,
  Corpus Linguistics,
  Digital Humanities,
  Egyptology and Coptic Studies

• Kazuhiro Miyatsu
  (Ph.D.)

  Senshu University,
  Data Science,Statistical Marketing,
  Communications

• Masaya Muneda
  (Ph.D.)

  National Institute of Fitness & Sports in Kanoya,
  Sport Management, Sport Marketing

• Yumi Nakagawa
  (Ph.D.)

  Hokkai-Gakuen University,
  Social Psychology

• Hiroki Nakamoto
  (Ph.D.)

  National Institute of Fitness &
  Sports in Kanoya,
  Sport Psychology

• Jin Nakamura
  (Ph.D.)

  Atomi University,
  Media Studies

• Kenji Nakamura
  (Ph.D.)

  Osaka University of Economics,
  Information Sciences

• Atsunori Nakasono
  (M.A.)

  Hiroshima Shudo University,
  Japanese Language Education

• Takaaki Nara
  (Ph.D.)

  University of Tsukuba,
  Physical Education,
  Coaching

• Takeshi Naruo
  (Ph.D.)

  Kansai University,
  Sports Engineering

• Kiyohisa Natsume
  (Ph.D.)

  Kyushu Institute of Technology,
  Engineering

• Yuta Ogai
  (Ph.D.)

  Tokyo Polytechnic University,
  Human Machine Interaction

• Kazushige Oshita
  (Ph.D.)

  Okayama Prefectural
  University,
  Physical Fitness, Physiological Anthropology

• Kohei Otake
  (Ph.D.)

  Sophia University,
  Marketing Science

• Daisuke Saito
  (Ph.D.)

  Takachiho University,
  Computer Science Education,
  Digital Game-based Learning

• Takahiro Sato
  (Ph.D.)

  University of Tsukuba,
  Education

• Takeru Shima
  (Ph.D.)

  Gunma University,
  Exercise Biochemistry

• Tomonari Shinoda
  (Ph.D.)

  Gifu University,
  Accounting,
  Management Accounting

• Noboru Sonehara
  (Ph.D.)

  National Institute of Informatics,
  Social Informatics,
  Data-driven policy making

• Ton Viet Ta
  (Ph.D.)

  Kyushu University,
  Stochastic differential equations,
  Complex systems,
  Mathematical finance,AI

• Y-h. Taguchi
  (Ph.D.)

  Chuo Univeristy,
  Bioinformatics

• Shinji Takahashi
  (Ph.D.)

  Tohoku Gakuin University,
  Sports science

• Shunichi Takeshita
  (Ph.D.)

  Shigakkan University,
  Sport Management

• Emiko Tanaka
  (Ph.D.)

  TOKYO KASEI UNIVERSITY,
  Disability Studies

• Kazumoto Tanaka
  (Ph.D.)

  Kindai University,
  Computer Vision

• Shigenori Tanaka
  (Ph.D.)

  Kansai University,
  Construction Engineering,
  Information Engineering,
  Socio-spatial Information Science

• Kota Torikai
  (Ph.D.)

  Gunma University,
  Medical Informatics, Medical Physics, Accelerator Physics

• Toshihiro Tsuchihashi
  (Ph.D.)

  Daito Bunka University,
  Game Theory,
  Auction Theory

• Yoshinori Tsukada
  (Ph.D.)

  Reitaku University,
  Civil Engineering Informatics,
  Intelligent Informatics

• Hiroyuki Tsunoda
  (Ph.D.)

  Tsurumi University(Retired),
  Library and information science

• Takaaki Tsunokawa
  (Ph.D.)

  University of
  Tsukuba,
  Biomechanics, Coaching

• Jim Ueda
  (M.A.(Education))

  Otemon Gakuin University,
  Social Order,
  Sociology,
  Sociology in Sport,
  Strategic Theory

• Masahiko Ueda
  (Ph.D.)

  Yamaguchi University,
  Multi-agent systems

• Fan Xiang
  (Ph.D.)

  Shanghai Jiao Tong
  University(China),
  Health Promotion, Sport Sociology,
  Mental Health, Epidemiology

• Toshitaka Yamakawa
  (Ph.D.)

  Nara Institute of Science and Technology,
  Sensor Electronics, Physiological Measurement

• Yuhei Yamamoto
  (Ph.D.)

  Kansai University,
  Intelligence Informatics,
  Media Informatics,
  Sports Informatics

• Masasuke Yasumoto
  (Ph.D.)

  Tokai University,
  Media Arts

• Lim Yeongjoo
  (Ph.D.)

  Ritsumeikan University,
  entrepreneurship, mHealth, Business model, R&D management