Professional Services

Academic Journal

8. Member, Editorial Board of Ser. G (Environmental Research), Journal of Japan Society of Civil Engineers f2020 - present
7. Editorial Advisor, Editorial Board, Journal of Society of Environmental Instrumentation Control and Automation f2020 - present
6. Member, Editorial Board, Resources, Conservation and Recycling, Elsevier 2015 - present
5. Member, Editorial Board, Asia Pacific World, Berghahn f2013 - present
4. Editor-in-Chief, Editorial Board, Journal of Society of Environmental Instrumentation Control and Automation f2013 - f2019
3. Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Society of Environmental Instrumentation Control and Automation f2012
2. Associate Editor, Journal of Industrial Ecology, Wiley 2009 - 2016
1. Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Life Cycle Assessment Japan f2008 - present
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Academic Society

23. Member, Scientific Committee, The 11th ISIE Socio-Economic Metabolism Section Conference & The 4th ISIE Asia-Pacific Conference f2013 - present
22. Member, Executive Committee, The 9th Annual Conference, The Institute of Life Cycle Assessment Japan f2013 - present
21. Member, Executive Committee, The 11th International Conference on EcoBalance, The Institute of Life Cycle Assessment Japan f2013 - present
20. Director, The Institute of Life Cycle Assessment Japan 2013 - present
19 Member, Technical Committee, 7th Conference of International Society for Industrial Ecology (2013 ISIE Conference) 2012 - 2013
18 Executive Secretary, Kansai Branch, Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management f2012 - present
17. Vice-Chair, Executive Committee, The 8th Annual Conference, The Institute of Life Cycle Assessment Japan f2012
16. Member, Scientific Committee, ISIE MFA-ConAccount Section Conference 2012 2011 - 2012
15. Member, Organizing Committee, The 3rd ISIE Asia-Pacific Meeting 2011 - 2012
14. Member, Executive Committee, The 10th International Conference on EcoBalance, The Institute of Life Cycle Assessment Japan f2011 - f2012
13. Member, Executive Committee, The 7th Annual Conference, The Institute of Life Cycle Assessment Japan f2011
12. Member, Executive Committee, The 22th Annual Conference, Japan Society of Material Cycles and Waste Management f2011
11. Member, Executive Committee, The 6th Annual Conference, The Institute of Life Cycle Assessment Japan f2010
10. Councilor, International Society for Industrial Ecology 2009 - 2011
9. Co-Chair, Organizing Committee, 2010 ISIE Asia-Pacific Meeting, ISIE MFA-ConAccount Meeting 2009 - 2010
8. Chair, Subcommittee of Resource Use Vision, Special Committee of Wood Engineering, Japan Society of Civil Engineers f2009 - f2011
7. Member, Executive Committee, The 9th International Conference on EcoBalance, The Institute of Life Cycle Assessment Japan f2009 - f2010
6. Member, Executive Committee, The 5th Annual Conference, The Institute of Life Cycle Assessment Japan f2009
5. Member, Technical Committee, 5th Conference of International Society for Industrial Ecology (2009 ISIE Conference) 2008 - 2009
4. Member, Executive Committee, The 4th Annual Conference, The Institute of Life Cycle Assessment Japan f2008
3. Member, Committee of Research, Japan Society of Waste Management Experts f2004 - f2005
2. Member and Executive Secretary, Committee of Environment Systems, Japan Society of Civil Engineers f2003 - f2006
1. Member, Working Group for Assessment of Countermeasures for Global Environment, Subcommittee of Environmental Management, Research Committee of Global Environment, Architectural Institute of Japan f1998 - f1999
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International Institution

2. Member, International Resource Panel (IRP), the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) 2015年～present
1. Lead Author, Working Group Three, Forth Assessment Report, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 2004 - 2007
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Japanese Government

* MOE: Ministry of the Environment, METI: Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, MLIT: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, MAFF: Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, FA: Forestry Agency, MEXT: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, CAO: Cabinet Office, JMA: Japan Meteorological Agency

31. Member, Working Group for Indicators, Committee for Evaluation of Progress of the Fundamental Plan for Establishing a Sound Material-Cycle Society MOE f2013 - present
30. Member, Steering Committee for J-Credit Scheme MOE / METI / MAFF f2013 - present
29. Member, Advisory Committee for Promotion in Local Government, Committee for Basic Policy of Green Contract Law MOE f2013
28. Member, Advisory Committee for Basic Policy of Additions and Removal of Specified Procurement Goods, Committee for Specified Procurement Goods of Green Purchasing Law MOE f2013
27. Member, Working Group for Inventories, Committee for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Estimation Methodologies MOE f2012 / f2014 - present
26. Chair, Subcommittee for Technical Issues, Steering Committee for Offset Credit (J-VER) Scheme MOE f2012
25. Member, Committee for Indicators of the Third Fundamental Plan for Establishing a Sound Material-Cycle Society MOE f2012
24. Member, Subcommittee for Future Development of Evaluation Criteria, Committee for Specified Procurement Goods of Green Purchasing Law MOE f2011 - f2012
23. Member, Advisory Committee for Evaluation of Progress of Law for Promotion of Effective Utilization of Resources METI f2011
22. Member, Working Group for Manuals to Apply the Guidelines for Reliability Assurance of Environmental Labels MOE f2011
21. Member, Committee for Mid- and Long-Term Grand Design of a Sound Material-Cycle Society MOE f2011
20. Member, Committee for Research on the Condition of Disposal and Recycling of Plastic Containers and Packaging and Other Waste Plastics METI f2010
19. Member, Committee for Material Flow Indicators MOE f2009 - f2011
18. Member, Working Group for Rural Districts, Committee for Mid- and Long-Term Roadmap for Mitigation of Climate Change MOE f2009
17. Chair, Committee for Revision of the Guide to Actual Condition Survey of Industrial Waste Discharge and Disposal MOE f2009
16. Member, Subcommittee for Waste, Committee for Estimation Methodologies of Greenhouse Gas Emissions MOE f2008 - present
15. Member, Committee for Improvement in Survey of Cyclical Use of Materials MOE f2008 - present
14. Member, Committee for Development of Inventory Data, Development of Life-Cycle Environmental Assessment Tools of Infrastructure MLIT f2008 - f2010
13. Member, Committee for Methods of Inventory Data Development, Development of Life-Cycle Environmental Assessment Tools of Infrastructure MLIT f2008 - f2010
12. Member, Committee for Theories of Life-Cycle Assessment, Development of Life-Cycle Environmental Assessment Tools of Infrastructure MLIT f2008 - f2010
11. Member, Committee for Inventory Information Development for Land Use, Land-Use Change, and Forestry (LULUCF) (Definitions, Modalities, Rules, and Guidelines related to LULUCF in the Post-2012 Framework) FA f2008 - f2009
10. Member, Research Committee for Integrated Environmental and Economic Accounting CAO f2008
9. Member, Committee for Assessment Methodologies for the Effects of Cyclical Use of Materials on Reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Natural Resource Consumption, and Final Disposal Amounts MOE f2008
8 Member, Research Committee for Integrated Environmental and Economic Accounting at Local Level CAO f2006 - f2007
7. Member, Working Group for Methodologies of Life-Cycle Assessment, Committee for Promotion of Measures for Reducing Environmental Load in Public Works MLIT f2006 - f2007
6. Member, Working Group for Specified Procurement Goods, Committee for Promotion of Measures for Reducing Environmental Load in Public Works MLIT f2006 - f2007
5. Member, Subcommittee for Land Use, Land-Use Change, and Forestry (LULUCF), Committee for Estimation Methodologies of Greenhouse Gas Emissions MOE f2004 - f2006 / f2008
4. Member, Working Group for Issues Related to Land Use, Land-Use Change, and Forestry (LULUCF) MOE f2004 - f2006 / f2010
3. Member, National Liaison Meeting for IPCC MEXT / MOE / METI / JMA f2004 - f2009
2. Member, Committee for Operating Policy of Technical Assessment of Public Works in Green Purchasing Law MLIT f2003 - f2005
1. Member, Subcommittee, Committee for Life-Cycle Assessment of Containers and Packaging MOE f2002
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Local Government

11. Member, Council for the Environment Shiga Prefecture 2014 - present
10. Member, Council for Promotion of Waste Reduction Neyagawa City f2013
9. Chair, Council for Promotion of Waste Reduction Otsu City 2013 - 2018
8. Expert Advisor, Council for the Environment (Chair, Committee for Waste Disposal Fee of Business-Related Garbage) Katano City 2013
7. Member, Committee for Evaluation Methodology of Environmental Contribution through Products Shiga Prefecture f2011 - f2012
6. Member, Committee for Plan for Creating a Sound Material-Cycle Society Kanagawa Prefecture f2010 - f2011
5. Member, Council for Waste Tokyo Metropolitan Prefecture 2010 - 2012 / 2015 - 2017 / 2018 - 2020
4. Vice-Chair, Research Committee for Promotion of Separate Collection of Containers and Packaging Waste Chiba Prefecture f2009 - f2010
3. Member, Advisory Committee for New 3R Strategies Tokyo Metropolitan Prefecture 2009 - 2010
2. Member, Subcommittee for Revision of the Action Program for Mitigation of Climate Change, Council for the Environment Ibaraki Prefecture f2005
1. Member, Research Committee for Emission Trading System in the Prefecture Saitama Prefecture f2003
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Others

8. Visiting Researcher, National Institute for Environmental Studies f2012
7. Member, Committee for Eco Mark Certification Criteria, Japan Environment Association f2010 - present
6. Member, Research Committee for Minimization of Greenhouse Gases and Waste Emissions in the Concrete Sector, Japan Concrete Institute f2008 - f2009
5. Member, Working Group for Sustainable Development Scenarios, Research Project on Strategies for Prevention of Climate Change and Realization of Sustainably Developing Economic Society, Research Institute of Innovative Technology for the Environment f2007 - f2008
4. Member, Working Group, Committee for Assessment of Environmental Load of Plastic Containers and Packaging Recycling, Japan Containers and Packaging Recycling Association f2006
3. Adviser, Wood Waste Team, Study Group for Construction and Demolition Waste Recycling, Committee for the Promotion of Construction and Demolition Waste Recycling f2002
2. Member, Research Committee for Waste Issues, Japan Waste Research Foundation f2000 - f2002
1. Member, Study Group of Product Life Cycle Assessment, Japan Wood Preserving Association f1999 - f2001