GLOBAL × Local GLIF-Lab aiming for an inclusive future society
ABOUT
Empirical research towards building an inclusive future society from the perspectives of social sciences and other fields GLIF is one of the four pillars of the Kubota-University of Tokyo Collaborative Creation Projects
An inclusive society is a future which we should pursue for better life of all. In 2015, the Sustainable Development Goals of 17 were unanimously approved at the General Assembly of United Nations and the major norm behind them is "no one is left behind.". To realize an inclusive society in which everyone can feel happy, it is necessary to guarantee a certain level of well-being for people in all over the world.

NEWS
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2025-06-18
“The World Drought Atlas: Understanding and Managing Systemic Drought Risks” at the BIG IDEAS: SDGs Dialogue Series, United Nations University. Davide Cotti and Edward Sparkes, Senior Research Associates at UNU-EHS.
(June 24, 2025, 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. [JST]) -
2025-06-17
【Event】July 25, 2025, 12:15 p.m. – 1:15 p.m. [JST]
Global Japan Research Seminar: "Japanese Studies in the United States: Past and Present"
Professor Steven Vogel (Departments of Political Science and Political Economy, University of California, Berkeley) -
2025-06-13
Ms. Jaimee Stuart, a Senior Researcher and Team Lead at UNU Macau.“Women, Peace, and Cybersecurity: a Gendered Approach to Empowerment in a Digitally Interconnected World” at the BIG IDEAS: SDGs Dialogue Series, United Nations University.
(Tuseday, 17 June 2025, 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. [JST/GMT+9]) -
2025-06-06
Mr. Felipe Dall, Programme officer at UNEP International Environmental Technology Centre.“Beyond the Age of Waste” at the BIG IDEAS: SDGs Dialogue Series, United Nations University.
(Tuseday, 10 June 2025, 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. [JST/GMT+9]) -
2025-05-20
[Notice] Cancellation of "Lightning Talks vol.003"
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2025-05-19
[Research Results] "Spatial Analysis of Population Dynamics in Fukushima Prefecture: During the Post-Disaster Recovery Process and Estimation Using GMM" Associate Professor Sato Takeshi's 2024 Annual Report
MEMBERS
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Sawako ShirahaseProject Professor
Unit Leaderthe Endowed Research Unit on Inclusive Glocal Future Society, Department of Global Agricultural Sciences, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of TokyoLearn More -
Nobuyuki YagiProfessor
Laboratory of Global Fishery Science, Department of Global Agricultural Sciences, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of TokyoLearn More -
Yoichiro KatoProfessor
Laboratory of Global Plant Resource Science, Department of Global Agricultural Sciences, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of TokyoLearn More -
Associate ProfessorTakeshi Sato
Laboratory of International Environmental Economics, Department of Global Agricultural Sciences, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of TokyoLearn More -
Akane BesshoProject Lecturer
the Endowed Research Unit on Inclusive Glocal Future Society, Department of Global Agricultural Sciences, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of TokyoLearn More
VISITING PROFESSOR
INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS
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Shiro Armstrong
Professor, Director, Australia-Japan Research Centre
Director, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research
Editor, East Asia Forum
Australian National University -
Margarita Estevez-Abe
McClure Professor, Political Science Department, Syracuse University
Senior Research Associate and Advisory Committee Member, East Asia Program
Faculty Affiliate, Aging Studies Institute -
Roger Goodman
Warden of St Antony's College,
Nissan Professor of Modern Japanese Studies,
University of Oxford -
Andrew Gordon
Lee and Juliet Folger Fund Professor of History,
Harvard History department,
Harvard University -
Hiroshi IshidaVisiting Professor
the Endowed Research Unit on Inclusive Glocal Future Society,
Department of Global Agricultural Sciences,
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences,
The University of Tokyo -
James Raymo
Professor of Sociology,
Henry Wendt III ’55 Professor of East Asian Studies,
Director, Office of Population Research,
Director, Global Japan Lab,
Princeton University -
Steven Vogel
Professor, Departments of Political Science and Political Economy
University of California, Berkeley
STAFF
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Mayumi MasaiSecretary
the Endowed Research Unit on Inclusive Glocal Future Society, Department of Global Agricultural Sciences, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo