MORIO Takahiro

Affiliation
University of Tsukuba
Official title
Professor
ORCID
0000-0002-4007-881X
KAKEN ID
10292509
Email
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Phone
029-853-6263
Research fields
Art at large
Management
Science education
Area studies
Research keywords
Creation and reputation
Business expansion of Japanese enterprises
Application of Sci-Fi thinking and manga creation methodology to Project-based learning
Cross-media business expansion through fan spin-offs
Mangas, Animation films, Video Games
Cultural Context Dependence of Content Business
Research projects
Comparative Study of Creation and Reputation in the Creation of Manga and Anime2025-04 -- 2028-03MORIO, TakahiroJapan Society of for the Promotion of Science/基盤研究(C)/科学研究費助成事業 基盤研究(c)(一般）4,550,000Yen
Culture's effects on innovation in international business: A study on Japanese character-based video game industry2019-04 -- 2022-03Zhang-Zhang YingyingJapan Society for the Promotion of Science/Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)382,000Yen
Does KOSA (Yellow Sand) work as a long-distance carrier of pathogens?2011 -- 2013-03MORIO TakahiroJapan Society for the Promotion of Science/Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research4,030,000Yen
細胞性粘菌の細胞分化過程におけるPKAによる細胞型特異的な遺伝子発現調節機構2001 -- 2002-03MORIO TakahiroJapan Society for the Promotion of Science/Grant-in-Aid for Encouragement of Young Scientists (A)2,100,000Yen
Dictyastelium cDNA Project1996 -- 2004/国内共同研究
Study on transcriptome of cellular slime mold Dictyostelium discoideum1996 -- 2004/
Establishment of screening system for natural bioactive compounds using cellular slime molds -- (current)/
Career history
2015-04 -- (current)University of TsukubaOffice of Global InitiativeProfessor
2011-01 -- 2015-03University of TsukubaDepartment of Global ActivitiesAssociate Professor
2008-08 -- 2010-12University of TsukubaDepartment of Global ActivitiesAssistant Professor
2005-08 -- 2008-08University of TsukubaAlliance for Research on North AfricaAssistant Professor
2005-04 -- 2005-08筑波大学大学院生命環境科学研究科講師
1997-04 -- 2004-03University of TsukubaInstitute of Biological SciencesResearch Associate
1993-04 -- 1996-03University of TsukubaResearch Assistant
Academic background
-- 1988Kyoto University Faculty of Science
-- 1993Kyoto University Graduate School, Division of Natural Science 植物学
Degree
Dr. Sc.Kyoto University
Academic societies
2016 -- (current)THE JAPAN SOCIETY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
2014-03 -- (current)JAPAN ASSOCIATION FOR AFRICAN STUDIES
-- (current)Middle East Institute of Japan
2006 -- (current)THE JAPANESE ASSOCIATION FOR ARID LAND STUDIES
1989-05 -- 2016-12THE BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF JAPAN
-- (current)The Molecular Biology Society of Japan
Honors & Awards
2019-11マンガミライハッカソン 大賞、審査員賞（太田垣康男賞）
1999財団法人筑波学部資金財団「教育研究特別表彰」
Articles
Books
  • Japanese Characters in the Video Game Industry
    Morio Takahiro
    People Centric Innovation Ecosystem-Japanese Management and Practices/Cambridge University Press/pp.40-48, 2023-06
  • 国連環境計画（UNEP）による取組
    森尾 貴広
    Encyclopedia of Arid Land Studies/丸善出版株式会社/pp.408-409, 2020-07
  • 情報通信技術のインパクト
    森尾 貴広
    Encyclopedia of Arid Land Studies/丸善出版株式会社/pp.358-359, 2020-07
  • 砂漠の微生物
    森尾 貴広
    Encyclopedia of Arid Land Studies/丸善出版株式会社/pp.156-157, 2020-07
  • アジア人とアフリカ人の「混血」：SF的モチーフとしての多様性
    森尾 貴広
    Her Tastes/pp.36-37, 2020-04
  • Possibility of Establishing Higher Education as an Export Industry in North Africa
    Morio Takahiro
    SUSTAINABLE NORTH AFRICAN SOCIETY EXPLORING SEEDS AND RESOURCES FOR INNOVATION/Nova Publishers/pp.257-265, 2015-01
  • 地理・地図資料 2010年度1学期特別号 写真資料、帝国書院発行
    森尾 貴広
    2010-05
  • The cDNA Sequencing Project
    Urushihara H.; Morio T.; Tanaka Y.
    Dictyostelium discoideum Protocols Dictyostelium discoideum Protocols Humana Press, U. S. A., 2006-01
  • 沙漠の薔薇
    日本沙漠学会; +森尾 貴広
    沙漠の事典・丸善, 2009-01
  • 食を通した北アフリカと日本のつながり
    森尾貴広
    地理・地図資料 2010年度1学期特別号、帝国書院, 2010-05
  • モロッコとマグレブの食文化
    森尾貴広
    地理・地図資料 2010年度1学期特別号、帝国書院, 2010-05
Conference, etc.
  • Imagine and Create the Human Centric Future through Sci-Fi Thinking and Making Manga Stories Method - An Application to Project-Based Learning
    MORIO Takahiro
    The 6th South Africa-Japan University Forum/2024-08-27--2024-08-29
  • Internationalization of Japanese Content (in Thematic Panel: Japanese Popular Culture in Africa)
    MORIO Takahiro
    The 6th South Africa-Japan University Forum/2024-08-27--2024-08-29
  • Significance and Aspirations to SAJU Forum
    MORIO Takahiro
    The 6th South Africa-Japan University Forum/2024-08-27--2024-08-29
  • How have Japanese businesses' expansion into Africa changed since the COVID-19 pandemic?
    森尾 貴広
    The 36th Annual Conference of JAALS/2025-06-07--2025-06-08
  • Changes in the trend of Japanese enterprises expanding into Africa before and after COVID-19.
    森尾 貴広
    The 62nd JAAS Annual Conference/2025-05-17--2025-05-18
  • China’s Foreign Direct Investment to African countries after COVID-19 pandemics
    森尾 貴広
    The 35th Annual Academic Conference of the Japanese Association for Arid Land Studies/2024-05-11--2024-05-12
  • Communication between members in the forum of manga and animation creators and fans in South Africa.
    森尾 貴広
    Japan Association for African Studies. The 61st Annual Conference/2024-05-18--2024-05-19
  • The Center for Imaginary and Science Creation as a sandbox space for imagining and creating the future.
    森尾 貴広
    30 Interviews/2022-10-15--2022-10-16
  • Imagining and creating the future with Manga story creation
    森尾 貴広
    研究”逆"発表大会/2023-03-04--2023-03-04
  • Trends in the simultaneous expansion of Japanese companies into different African countries
    Morio Takahiro
    INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ARID LANDS - DESERT TECHNOLOGY XV/2023-06-04--2023-06-06
  • Trends of the foreign direct investment of China to African countries
    森尾 貴広
    The 34th Annual Conference of the Japanese Association for Arid Land Studies/2023-05-27--2023-05-28
  • Potential for the establishment of a Japanese-style manga/anime ecosystem in Africa
    森尾 貴広
    The 60th Annual Conference of the Japan Association for African Studies/2023-05-13--2023-05-14
  • Is the Otaku-oriented promotion of Japanese video games appreciated globally?
    Morio Takahiro
    Asia Academy of Management (AAOM) and Asia Pacific Journal of Management (APJM) Paper Development/2023-02-28--2023-02-28
  • IMAGINE AND CREATE THE FUTURE THROUGH MAKING MANGA STORIES
    Morio Takahiro
    The Fifth South Africa – Japan University Forum Conference/2022-07-28--2022-07-29
  • Thinking about the potential of the Japan-style SDGs.
    森尾 貴広
    国連大学SDG大学連携プラットフォーム 公開シンポジウム　SDGs達成に向けた取組み推進と 大学の未来を考える/2022-03-30--2022-03-30
  • Extension of Japanese Enterprises in Africa from 2017 and 2019
    森尾 貴広
    THE 2022 ANNUAL MEETING THE JAPANESE ASSOCIATION FOR ARID LAND STUDIES/2022-06-11--2022-06-12
  • The characteristics of the expansion of Japanese companies into Africa in 2017-2019
    森尾 貴広
    The 59th JAAS Annual Conference/2022-05-21--2022-05-22
  • Impact of TICAD 6 on Japanese companies' business expansion into Africa.
    森尾 貴広
    The 32nd JASID Annual Conference/2021-11-20--2021-11-21
  • Impact of TICAD (Tokyo International Conference on African Development) Process on Trends in Extension of Japanese Enterprises in Africa
    Morio Takahiro
    DTXIV International Conference of Arid Land Studies/2021-09-07--2021-09-10
  • Art and Design through Corona: The Role of Art in Global Issues
    Fujita Naoko; 貴広 森尾; 美希 山本; McLeod Gary
    Tsukuba Global Science Week 2020/2020-09-18--2020-10-18
  • Lessons from Development of “Globally Competent Human Resource” and “Basic Ability to Work in Society” in Japanese Higher Education
    Morio Takahiro
    OBTAIN 1st International Virtual Workshop on Digitalized Skills and Today’s Job Market Needs/2021-06-10--2021-06-10
  • Trends in Extension of Japanese Enterprises in Africa: Impact of TICAD 6 and Perspective of post-TICAD 7
    森尾 貴広
    THE 2020 ANNUAL MEETING OF THE JAPANESE ASSOCIATION FOR ARID LAND STUDIES/2020-05-30--2020-05-31
  • Trends in Extension of Japanese Enterprises in Africa from 2013 and 2017
    森尾 貴広
    56th Annual Conference of the Japan Association for African Studies/2019-05-18--2019-05-19
  • Comparative Study on Trends in Extension of Japanese Enterprises in Africa from 2013 and 2017
    森尾 貴広
    The 29th Annual Conference of the Japan Society for International Development/2018-11-23--2018-11-24
  • Trends in Extension of Japanese Enterprises in Africa from 2013 and 2017
    森尾 貴広
    日本沙漠学会第29回学術大会/2018-05-26--2018-05-27
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Teaching
2024-10 -- 2025-02Practical Training on Global Issues B-IUniversity of Tsukuba.
2024-10 -- 2025-02Graduation Research IIUniversity of Tsukuba.
2024-10 -- 2024-12General Introduction to Global IssuesUniversity of Tsukuba.
2024-10 -- 2024-11Invitation to Arts and SciencesUniversity of Tsukuba.
2024-10 -- 2025-02Methodology for Global IssuesUniversity of Tsukuba.
2024-10 -- 2024-12Introduction to Career Design: Designing your Future in Global ContextUniversity of Tsukuba.
2024-10 -- 2024-12Literacy in Global Issues (Human)University of Tsukuba.
2024-10 -- 2024-12First Year SeminarUniversity of Tsukuba.
2024-10 -- 2025-02Practical Training on Global Issues IIIUniversity of Tsukuba.
2024-10 -- 2025-02Seminars on Global Issues IIIUniversity of Tsukuba.
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Other educational activities
2022-02 -- 2022-02Guest Lecture: Internationalization of Japanese contentInternational University of Japan
2020-12 -- 2020-12Guest lecture: Otaku (fan)-driven Cross-media Extension of Character BusinessSi Wan College, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan
2021-02 -- 2021-02Special lecture: Impact of Digital Technology on Contents Business, Focusing on Fan-led WorksInternational University of Japan
2020-02 -- 2020-02Special lecture：Otaku (fan)-driven multimedia extension of contents business.International University of Japan
2019-01 -- 2019-01Special lecture: Innovation and business in the Japanese (character) video game industryInternational University of Japan
Talks
  • Internationalization of Japanese Content
    Morio Takahiro
    The Globalization of Japanese Popular Culture: Diffusion, Consumption and Markets in South Africa/2023-02-22--2023-02-22
  • こんな時代だからこそぶっ飛んだ未来を考えてみよう
    森尾 貴広
    令和３年度人文社会科学研究群公開講座 「危機の時代に立ち向かうグラフィックノベル」/2021-11-07--2021-11-14
  • Imagine and create the future through making manga stories
    Morio Takahiro
    Academic seminar/2021-11-30--2021-11-30
  • Fan (Otaku)-driven manga and anime business in Japan
    Morio Takahiro
    Academic seminar/2021-10-12--2021-10-12
  • 筑波大学のアフリカにおける研究活動
    森尾 貴広
    シンポジウム「日本のアフリカ研究を総覧する」/2019-07-13--2019-07-13
  • Internationalization of universities under the framework of "Global 30": case of University of Tsukuba
    Morio Takahiro
    ジャパン・スタディ・プログラム/2012-03-08--2012-03-10
  • 筑波大学の国際化と国際情報発信戦略
    森尾 貴広
    筑波大学中国同窓会フォーラム/2011-10-29--2011-10-29
  • 北アフリカの持続的な発展への展望と課題
    森尾 貴広
    「日本沙漠学会・成蹊大学戦略的研究基盤形成支援事業」合同秋季シンポジウム：「環境・沙漠・荒漠化：地域性と技術」/2011-10-8--2011-10-8
Professional activities
2020-06 -- (current)THE JAPANESE ASSOCIATION FOR ARID LAND STUDIESChairman
2017-06 -- 2020-05THE JAPANESE ASSOCIATION FOR ARID LAND STUDIES副会長
2014-06 -- 2017-05Editorial Board of the Japanese Association for Arid Land StudiesEditor-in-Chief
2011 -- (current)THE JAPANESE ASSOCIATION FOR ARID LAND STUDIES評議員、理事、編集委員
2005-08 -- 2008-08Japan International Cooperation AgencyExpert of Japan International Cooperation Agence (JICA)
University Management
2022-04 -- (current)Admission Committee, Bachelor's Program in Global IssuesChair
2022-04 -- (current)Curriculum Committee, Bachelor's Program in Global IssuesChair
2021-04 -- (current)Steering Committee of Bachelor's Program in Global IssuesCommittee member
2020-04 -- (current)University of Tsukuba Tunis Office運営管理責任者
2013-04 -- 2014-03North African and Mediterranean Center for Research and Education, University of TsukubaDirector
2011-01 -- 2014-03Office of University of Tsukuba in Tunis for Japanese Universities (BUTUJ)Vice Director
Other activities
2019-10 -- (current)Formed at the 2019 Manga Mirai Hackathon (https://hite-media.jp/journal/99/), we organized a creative unit made up of manga artists, manga editors, writers and researchers. We are developing "Collective Fiction", in which members from diverse backgrounds come together to predict and create the future through manga making based on Sci-Fi prototyping methods (Miyamoto, et al. (2021) https://www.hayakawa-online.co.jp/shopdetail/000000014852/). The main works and articles published are as follows; - Her Tastes, March 2020 https://hite-media.jp/manga/her-tastes/ - Asian-African 'Hybridity': Diversity as a Science Fiction Motif, June 2020 https://hite-media.jp/journal/213/ - Inu-lity" September 2020 "Furue" Issue 30, NTT Laboratories http://furue.ilab.ntt.co.jp/book/202009/contents2.html - For 'Future Beginners' to Co-produce SF: A Fictitious Discussion from the Field of Collective Fiction (1)" June 2021 https://hite-media.jp/journal/582/
2019-02 -- (current)JICA技術協力プロジェクト「エジプト・アラブ共和国エジプト日本科学技術大学（E-JUST）プロジェクトフェーズ3 国際ビジネス・人文学系大学院・学部及びリベラルアーツ教育支援業務」において、業務主任者／科目シラバス作成支援（セカンドオピニオン）／国際ビジネス・人文学部長アドバイザーとして、業務総括・各科目におけるシラバス作成支援（セカンドオピニオン）、大学院・学部の運営方針の策定、入試制度、学位基準、教授法、評価手法、教材作成、教員選考等に関する助言・提言、大学院・学部の新専攻・学科開設に関する検討・支援を行った。
2017-12 -- 2019-01JICA技術協力プロジェクト「エジプト国エジプト日本科学技術大学（E-JUST）プロジェクトフェーズ２ 国際ビジネス・人文学部支援」において、総括／プログラム監理として、幹事校としての国内支援大学のとりまとめを行うと共に、国際ビジネス・人文学部の質の高い教育実践を目指し、学部運営方針の策定、カリキュラム策定および科目の設計、学位基準、教授法、評価手法、教材作成、教員人事選考、学生リクルーティング、レピュテーション・マネージメント等に対して、専門的・学術的見地から助言・提言を行った。
2007-08 -- 2008-07JICA技術協力プロジェクト「ボルジュ・セドリア・テクノパーク運営管理プロジェクト」専門家 　プロジェクト進捗管理、研修等の企画立案・大学との調整を行った。
2005-08 -- 2007-07JICA ボルジュ・セドリア・テクノパーク個別専門家 チュニジア共和国ボルジュ・セドリア・テクノパークにおいて、バイオテクノロジー研究、研究評価・産学連携戦略・テクノパーク運営指導を行った。
Message
Currently, I am working on the following three research projects. 1. Exploring the factors that determine the patterns of Japanese companies' expansion into the African continent 2. Development of a problem-solving learning teaching method using science fiction thinking and manga storytelling methods 3. International comparison and cultural context dependence of the relationship between creators and consumers in the diversification of content businesses. As I am not affiliated with an educational research organisation, I do not have the authority to conduct independent research guidance. However, I am able to provide research guidance under the framework of collaborative research with other faculty members and researchers. In particular, I am seeking research partners for case studies on various PBL challenges in 2. and case studies in each country (the home countries of international students) in the project 3. I am also seeking research and development partners for improving the methodology in the project 2. towards business development.

(Last updated: 2025-06-12)