The Academy for Leadership (ToTAL) concluded its operations in the 2025 academic year.
We will continue to offer courses to students in the Academy for Leadership through the 2030 academic year.

Faculty members of ToTAL　(*For AY 2025)

Director / Professor

Yutaka Akiyama

Bioinformatics, Computational drug discovery, Supercomputing

Over the years, I have expanded my field of work little by little to electronic engineering, parallel computing, neural networks, genome sequence analysis and computational drug discovery. If you experience working together with brilliant people who excel in a different field than yours while gaining expertise in your own specific field, you will find yourself with more options in your life that you never imagined you would have.

Associate Director / Professor

Mamoru Tanahashi

Physics of turbulence, Reactive gas dynamics

I am mainly in charge of the Off-campus Project course. Through this course, students are expected to foster an international mindset, communication skills, and leadership skills by experiencing different cultures, customs, and values.

Associate Director / Professor

Lorinda Kiyama

Japanese literature, Counseling psychology

I completed a doctoral degree in psychology after doctoral studies in classical Japanese literature and performing arts. I research the intersection between literature and psychology through narratives, poetry, and theater.

Professor

Kunihiro Sakuma

Exercise biochemistry, Exercise physiology

I specialize in exercise physiology and study
the mechanisms of age-related muscular atrophy (sarcopenia). Drawing on the leadership experience I have gained through physical exercises and practical training, I hope to support peer learning among students.

Associate Professor

Mariko Anno

Musicology, Noh and Nohkan, English language

Many experiences have taught me how to navigate between cultures. I inhabit a liminal space as a Japanese American, I lived in Morocco as a Peace Corps Volunteer, and my research on English-language Noh has taken me around the globe. I will guide students in discussing how we can become better leaders and facilitators and impact our communities and cultures.

Associate Professor

Aiko Sasaki

Japanese language education, Second language acquisition, Corpus linguistics

Along with researching the language acquisition
process of learners of Japanese as a second
language, I have taught Japanese to learners
from various linguistic and cultural backgrounds.
I hope to support communication among
diverse groups of students, and help create a safe, inclusive environment where they can learn from one another.

Associate Professor

Masaki Takahashi

Nutrition physiology, exercise physiology, chrono-nutrition, sports nutrition

My research contributes to maintaining and improving our health by taking advantage of nutrition, exercise, and chronobiology. I hope that students enjoy learning, discovering, and meeting with people at ToTAL while pursuing their main studies.

Associate Professor (Lecturer)

Toma Kawanishi

History of technology

In today’s society, which relies heavily on technology and science, engineering extends
beyond the realm of objects to encompass
people as well. The study of the history of technology has increasingly emphasized the importance of leadership and management. As a historian of technology, I aim to offer insights into leadership in the age of science and technology.

Specially Appointed Professor

Keisuke Yamada

Leadership, Marketing, Management

Following about 30 years of business experience in Mitsubishi Corporation, I have been engaged in providing leadership training program for 8 years in the Academy for Global Leadership at the Institute.
By offering the leading edge in leadership and entrepreneurship training programs, I will support you in fostering your own passions, goals, and standards for evaluation, which you will be able to explain to and implement in society.

Specially Appointed Associate Professor

Yuri Matsuzaki

Systems biology

Collaborating with people from different
disciplines is a hard job. However, those
experiences have helped me think about what I want by pursuing my research. I hope
through our program students will develop
divergent thinking skills and confidence to face this world of uncertainty.

Specially Appointed Associate Professor

Mayu Watanabe

Dispute resolution, Legal design

I specialize in dispute resolution and have
taught negotiation and mediation (consensus-building). Negotiation is one of the essential skills for leaders, and learning and practicing it improves your communication skills. I would be delighted to support your skill development in these areas.

Past Program Staff List of ToTAL

Associate Professor

Isami Sawai

Historical studies

Term 202504-202509

Historical examples of various political leaders
can provide many insights into organizational
management. At the same time, history also
offers material for self-reflection, helping us
avoid autocratic leadership. Through analysis of history, I would like to investigate ideal leadership from multiple perspectives.

Professor

Shunzo Majima

Ethics, Applied ethics

Term 2023-2024

I have been trained in ethics and have engaged in the study and teaching of applied ethics, including professional and research ethics. It is essential to possess ethical attributes in leadership. But why is it so, and what is the conception of ethics required for leaders? I am looking forward to exploring these topics with you.

Associate Professor (Lecturer)

Mika Ebara

Japanese language education, Linguistics,
Japanese language studies

Term 2023-2024

Through the use of the Japanese language,
I have experienced a variety of fields of research and cultures that helped broaden my perspectives. At ToTAL, I would like to use my experience to support students and help them learn from each other despite the boundaries set by research majors and languages.

Professor

Mitsue Nagamine

Psychophysiology, Psychoneuroendocrinology, Stress sciences, Health sciences

Term 2022-2023

As a researcher in psychophysiology, I work on experiments and research involving stress as a means to clarify the relationship between the body and the mind. I would like to deliberate with students the idea of understanding and using stress to our advantage in leadership.

Associate Professor

Akira Watanabe

Spanish language education,
Latin American Politics, Migration Studies; National Chess Champion (1999-2001)

Term 2022-2023

I never thought I would be a ‘leader’. And then, all of sudden, I found myself in charge of the Spanish language course of the university, working with several fellow lecturers and hundreds of students. I would like to share this and other experiences of mine with you and talk about it. I am not sure if you have anything to learn from me, but I will definitely learn a lot from you!

Specially Appointed Associate Professor

Kenshu Kamura

Facilitation, Leadership,
Organization theory （Teal organization）

Term 2018-2023

As a facilitator, I have supported communities for people to interact with each other in various fields such as town planning, organization development, new business development, and to build relationships and create together. I would like to offer facilitation and leadership skills learned through field experience.

Associate Professor

Yuto Koizumi

Early modern British literature, Film study (Film adaptation of Shakespeare’s drama), English education through films, Academic writing

Term 2019-2022

In addition to pursuing my research in the fields above, I’m happy to organize and help students’ activities and encourage them to proceed with their studies.

Associate Professor

Masaki Takahashi

Nutrition physiology, exercise physiology, chrono-nutrition, sports nutrition

Term 2021-2022

My research contributes to maintaining and improving our health by taking advantage of nutrition, exercise, and chronobiology. I hope that students enjoy learning, discovering, and meeting with people at ToTAL while pursuing their main studies.

Lecturer

Midori Komatsu

Intercultural education, intercultural psychology, intercultural communication, Japanese language education

Term 2021-2022

Students with diverse cultural backgrounds and expertise working together is a good opportunity not only for them to understand each other, but also for them to rediscover themselves. Enjoy learning authentic leadership skills and finding a leadership style that suits you the best at ToTAL!

Director / Vice President for Teaching and Learning

Jun-ichi Immura

Control Theory and its applications to smart grids, traffic systems, and biosystems

Term 2018-2021

I have worked on control theory of larger-scale complex network systems and its application to next-generation societal systems design and bio systems control.

Associate Professor

Ryosuke Nishida

Sociology, Public policy, Ph.D (Media and Governance)

Term 2018-2021

I am a sociologist. If you have an interest in Japanese politics or media matters, please contact me. I do not give many lectures here, but I want to contribute to supporting all the students and the team.

Associate Professor

Takeo Maruyama

Biomechanics, Human Dynamics, Bioinformatics, Sports Engineering

Term 2020-2021

I analyze the movements of human beings and investigate what kind of impact these characteristics and the environment have on each other. Let’s take on the challenge of solving profound questions, and share in the joy of serendipity and emergence of new discoveries.

Professor

Tamio Nakano

Communication, Workshop, Facilitation, Mindfulness, Spirituality

Term 2018-2020

Without doing unnecessary things, what is life? The world is wide. Meet your friends here, travel around the world, be in love, have a big ambition!

Professor

Koichiro Mitsubori

French language and literature, Comparative literature, Literary translation

Term 2019-2020

My research interests lie in modern and contemporary French literature. I am also interested in literary translation. It never ceases to amaze me how profound the world of words is.

Specially Appointed Associate Professor

Martin Meldrum

Methods of teaching technical subjects in English to non native English speakers.

Term 2018-2020

Have a great deal of experience working in both business and education taking part in the start up and development of new departments and projects. Highly experienced facilitator and educator, particularly relating to communication in international and complex technical fields.

Professor

Jun Fudano

Science and engineering ethics, History of science, Social studies of science and technology, Positive psychology, Positive education

Term 2018-2019

The true nature of ethics is to make decisions and act accordingly in order to live well. Let’s think about how we can contribute to the well-being of the society as well as our own well-being.

Professor

Yuki Ishihara

Linguistics

Term 2018

There are many different languages in the world, but they have some characteristics in common. I have been studying the grammar English and Japanese, exploring the diversity and universality of languages. Studying a language leads us to learn about the human mind. I appreciate questions raised by students in my Global Writing class. Let’s enjoy learning English together.

Associate Professor

Makiko Antoku

Modern literature in Germany and Austria

Term 2018

“What could we have without self?
Whate’er of us lives in the hearts of others
Is our truest and profoundest self.”
Johann Gottfried Herder.