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Organization (as of June 1, 2026)

Office for Disability Equity is housed within the DEI Practice Division of the Center for Diversity, Center for Coproduction of Inclusion Diversity and Equity (IncluDE). It consists of approximately 40 faculty and staff members—including the Executive Officer in Charge, the Office Director, the Deputy Office Director, and the Directors of the Hongo and Komaba branches—as well as staff at the Hongo and Komaba branches (faculty members, coordinators, and administrative staff). At the “Barrier-Free Support Liaison Meeting,” held twice a year, office members, “the disability support implementation officer” appointed by each department, and other faculty and staff deemed necessary by the Office Director gather to discuss matters related to the promotion of barrier-free initiatives across the university, as well as issues of particular importance to the operation of Office for Disability Equity.

【Director in Charge】

Kaori Hayashi Executive Vice President

Kaoru Sato  Director, Center for Coproduction of Inclusion, Diversity and Equity

Shoichi Matsui Associate Managing Director

【Head of Office】

Yuji Matsuda Professor, Graduate School of Engineering

【Deputy Head of Office】

Kenji Kirihara Associate Professor, Center for Coproduction of Inclusion Diversity and Equity

【Director, Hongo Branch】

Yoshihiro Satomura Associate Professor, Graduate School of Medicine

【Director, Komaba Branch】

Yurika Yokoyama Professor, Graduate School of Arts and Science

【Full-time Faculty】                                                   

Kenji Kirihara Associate Professor, Center for Coproduction of Inclusion Diversity and Equity

Mami Nakatsu Project Lecturer, Center for Coproduction of Inclusion Diversity and Equity

【Adivser to the President】

Jun Ohashi Professor, Graduate School of Science

Yasushi Saeki Professor, Institute of Medical Science

Il-mi Okazaki Associate Professor, Institute for Quantitative Biosciences

Kayoko Kurita Professor, The Center for Research and Development of Higher Education

【Office Staff Members】

Taro Suizu Professor, Graduate Schools of Law and Politics

Kiyoto Kasai Professor, Graduate School of Medicine

Yohsuke Ohtsubo Professor, Graduate Schools of Humanities and Sociology

Miho Ohsugi Professor, Graduate School of Science

Satoshi Tanaka Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences

Noriyuki Yanagawa Professor, Graduate School of Economics

Yasuyuki Matsuda Professor, Graduate School of Arts and Science

Ryoji Hoshika Professor, Graduate School of Education

Koichi Kindo Professor, Institute for Solid State Physics

Satoshi Fukushima Project Professor, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology

Takeo Kondo Professor, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology

Shinichiro Kumagaya Professor, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology

Shigehiro Namiki  Associate Professor, Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology

Reiko Kuroda Professor, Division for Enviroment, Health and Safety

Junji Tamatsukuri Associate Professor, Division for Information and Communication Systems

Norihito Oshima Associate Professor, Center for Research on Counseling and Support Services

Namiko Kaji  Research Associate, Center for Research on Counseling and Support Services

(Other administrative staff and coordinators: 19 in total)

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