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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2025-05-19
[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
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2025-05-16
Dr. Hanna Berkel, Research Fellow at UNU-WIDER on "(Dis)Empowered by Context: Female Entrepreneurs, Firm Performance and Institutions" at the BIG IDEAS: SDGs Dialogue Series, United Nations University.
(Tuseday, 27 May 2025, 6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. [JST/GMT+9]) -
2025-05-02-02
Susan Brown, Director of the Bureau for External Relations and Advocacy of UNDP on "Pandemics and Human Security Threats: Challenges and Opportunities in Global Health" at the BIG IDEAS: SDGs Dialogue Series, United Nations University.
(Thuseday, 8 May 2025, 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. [JST/GMT+9]) -
2025-05-02-01
TOKYO COLLEGE : Equal Rights, Unequal Reality: Law and Gender Equality in Japan (Lecture by Prof. Frank UPHAM)
Wednesday, May 7, 2025 10:30-12:00 JST -
2025-04-25
Lightning Talks Vol.003
Interdisciplinary Seminar 2025Call for Presenters!
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
Associate Professor, Political Science Department, Syracuse University
O’Hanley Faculty Scholar
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