Makoto Sakai
Educational Background
4/1/1993 － 3/31/1996 Nagasaki Prefectural Nagasaki Minami High School
4/1/1996 － 3/31/2000 Waseda University, School of Human Sciences, Department of Human Health Science, B.A. in Human Sciences
4/1/2000 － 3/31/2002 Keio University, Graduate School of Media and Governance, M.A.in Media and Governance, Dissertation title: A study of the relationship between criticism and social movement
4/1/2002－3/31/2005 Keio University, Graduate School of Media and Governance, doctorial coursework completed with no degree 3/31/2005, Ph.D in Media and Governance 2/3/2009, Dissertation title: A study of the values and representations of the Heisei era －a study of an age of "loss without maturity".
Employment Record
4/1/2006 － 3/31/2007 Research Associate, Global Security Research Institute, Keio University
4/1/2007 － 3/31/2009 Assistant Professor, Global Security Research Institute, Keio University
4/1/2007 － 3/31/2010 Lecturer (part-time), Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, Keio University
4/1/2008 － 3/31/2010 Lecturer (part-time), Faculty of English and IT Management, Shumei University
4/1/2008 － 3/31/2010 Researcher (part-time), Open Research Centre for Logic and Formal Ontology, Keio University
7/1/2009 － 3/31/2012 Researcher, Global Security Research Institute, Keio University
4/1/2009 － 3/31/2010 Lecturer (part-time), English Major Program, Kanda Institute of Foeign Languages
4/1/2010 － 3/31/2014 Lecturer(full-time) with tenure, Faculty of Information and Communications, Department of Media and Communications, Bunkyo University
4/1/2014 － 3/31/2020 Associate Professor with tenure, Faculty of Information and Communications, Department of Media and Communications, Bunkyo University
4/1/2020 －to present Associate Professor with tenure, School of Global Japanese Studies, Meiji University
Publications:Books
1. Sakai M, Flat adult -Japanese sense of values after 1989. (Original title is平成人（フラット・アダルト）) Tokyo: Bungeishunju 2007: 1-192 ISBN:978-4-16-660611-5
Associate Professor with tenure, School of Global Japanese Studies, Meiji University
Ph.D. Media and Governance
Ph.D. Media and Governance
Field of Specialization
Media Studies, Cultural Studies, Literary criticism, Information Society Studies, Environment and Information Studies, Current Japanese Culture and Society Studies
Short Bio
Makoto Sakai was born in 1977 and educated in Japan, received his Ph.D. (Media and Governance) from the Keio University. He is the author of six books that are an analysis of Japanese contemporary society and culture (five books are a sole author). And he is also a journalist and a literary critic. His present post is full time and tenured Associate Professor of Meiji University in Tokyo, School of Global Japanese Studies. He also has seminars and lectures in Rikkyo University and Aoyama Gakuin University.
Office Address
4-21-1 Nakano, Nakano-ku, Tokyo 164-0001 Japan
Tel +81-3-5343-8212
Email msakai@meiji.ac.jp
Media Studies, Cultural Studies, Literary criticism, Information Society Studies, Environment and Information Studies, Current Japanese Culture and Society Studies
Short Bio
Makoto Sakai was born in 1977 and educated in Japan, received his Ph.D. (Media and Governance) from the Keio University. He is the author of six books that are an analysis of Japanese contemporary society and culture (five books are a sole author). And he is also a journalist and a literary critic. His present post is full time and tenured Associate Professor of Meiji University in Tokyo, School of Global Japanese Studies. He also has seminars and lectures in Rikkyo University and Aoyama Gakuin University.
Office Address
4-21-1 Nakano, Nakano-ku, Tokyo 164-0001 Japan
Tel +81-3-5343-8212
Email msakai@meiji.ac.jp
Educational Background
4/1/1993 － 3/31/1996 Nagasaki Prefectural Nagasaki Minami High School
4/1/1996 － 3/31/2000 Waseda University, School of Human Sciences, Department of Human Health Science, B.A. in Human Sciences
4/1/2000 － 3/31/2002 Keio University, Graduate School of Media and Governance, M.A.in Media and Governance, Dissertation title: A study of the relationship between criticism and social movement
4/1/2002－3/31/2005 Keio University, Graduate School of Media and Governance, doctorial coursework completed with no degree 3/31/2005, Ph.D in Media and Governance 2/3/2009, Dissertation title: A study of the values and representations of the Heisei era －a study of an age of "loss without maturity".
Employment Record
4/1/2006 － 3/31/2007 Research Associate, Global Security Research Institute, Keio University
4/1/2007 － 3/31/2009 Assistant Professor, Global Security Research Institute, Keio University
4/1/2007 － 3/31/2010 Lecturer (part-time), Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, Keio University
4/1/2008 － 3/31/2010 Lecturer (part-time), Faculty of English and IT Management, Shumei University
4/1/2008 － 3/31/2010 Researcher (part-time), Open Research Centre for Logic and Formal Ontology, Keio University
7/1/2009 － 3/31/2012 Researcher, Global Security Research Institute, Keio University
4/1/2009 － 3/31/2010 Lecturer (part-time), English Major Program, Kanda Institute of Foeign Languages
4/1/2010 － 3/31/2014 Lecturer(full-time) with tenure, Faculty of Information and Communications, Department of Media and Communications, Bunkyo University
4/1/2014 － 3/31/2020 Associate Professor with tenure, Faculty of Information and Communications, Department of Media and Communications, Bunkyo University
4/1/2020 －to present Associate Professor with tenure, School of Global Japanese Studies, Meiji University
Publications:Books
1. Sakai M, Flat adult -Japanese sense of values after 1989. (Original title is平成人（フラット・アダルト）) Tokyo: Bungeishunju 2007: 1-192 ISBN:978-4-16-660611-5
2. Sakai M and Fukui F. Possibility and Practicality of "Rhizome Type Ontology". In:Okada M and Smith B(eds). Interdisciplinary Ontology Vol.1, Tokyo: Keio University Press 2008: 121-126 ISBN:978-4-904239-00-1
3. Sakai M, Last national director Hayao Miyazaki. (Original title is 最後の国民作家 宮崎駿) Tokyo: Bungeishunju 2008: 1-184 ISBN:978-4-16-660661-0
4. Azuma H, Iida T, Iida Y, Ikeda K, Endo T, Ogiue C, Kato N, Kayano T, Saijo T, Sakai M, Jimbo T, Takeda T, Tsuda D, Hirose H, Mikami Y, Miyadai S, Murakami K. The relationship between IT and the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake that caused the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant disaster. (Original title is IT時代の震災と核被害) Tokyo:Impress Japan 2011: 184-209 ISBN:978-4-8443-3114-8
5. Sakai M and Fukui F. Ontology Study for Analysis and Anatomy of English language News Relating to Human Security. In:Smith B, Mizoguchi R and Nakagawa S(eds). Interdisciplinary Ontology Vol.3, Tokyo: Keio University Press 2010: 145-154 ISBN:978-4-904239-03-2
6. Sakai M, Shuichi Yoshida: Critique of Contemporary Japanese Literature (Original title is 吉田修一論 現代小説の風土と訛り) Tokyo: Sayusha 2018: 1-336 ISBN:978-4865282108
7. Sakai M, Writing Method to Promote Media Literacy (Original title is メディア・リテラシーを高めるための文章演習) Tokyo: Sayusha 2019:1-240 ISBN:978-4-86528-220-9
6. Sakai M, Shuichi Yoshida: Critique of Contemporary Japanese Literature (Original title is 吉田修一論 現代小説の風土と訛り) Tokyo: Sayusha 2018: 1-336 ISBN:978-4865282108
7. Sakai M, Writing Method to Promote Media Literacy (Original title is メディア・リテラシーを高めるための文章演習) Tokyo: Sayusha 2019:1-240 ISBN:978-4-86528-220-9
8. Sakai M, The topography of contemporary literature (Original title is 現代文学風土記) Fukuoka: The Nishinippon Shimbun 2022:1-416 ISBN:978-4-8167-1001-8
Publications:Journal Articles
Presentations
Academic and Professional Activities
1. A member of an Information Committee, Center for Environmental Information Science, 2007 to 2009.
2. A member of The Japan Society for Studies in Journalism and Mass Communication, 2009 to present.
3. A member of an Editorial Committee, Center for Environmental Information Science, 2011 to 2015.
4. A member of Board of Reviewers, Japanese Studies Journal Silva Iaponicarum (Poland), 2013 to present.
Publications:Journal Articles
1. Sakai M. Criticism of Heisei civilization as "the work of mourning" (Original title is「喪の作業」としての平成文明論) Tokyo: Suntory Foundation(サントリー文化財団), CCC Media house co, ASTEION 2022 No.96 2022.5: 174-178
2. Sakai M. Multi-media development of articles on the web ─ The future of magazine journalism that opens with ingenuity (Original title is ウェブで記事の多メディア展開を─創意工夫で開く雑誌ジャーナリズムの将来) Tokyo: Nihon Shinbun Kyokai (日本新聞協会、The Japan Newspaper Publishers and Editors Association), Shinbun Kenkyu 2022.5 No.844: 50-53
3. Sakai M. A quantitative research for reputational risks of newspaper coverage and geographical distribution on 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami and Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in Japan Nagoya: Chubu Institute for Advanced Studies, IDEAS Joint Usage/ Joint Research Report 2021 2022.3: 31-39
4. Sakai M. Analysis of New York Times articles on COVID-19 and the social division of the United States and a study of its methodology Tokyo (Original title is COVID-19と社会的な分断に関する報道分析とその方法論の研究): Japan Association for Media, Journalism and Communication Studies（日本マス・コミュニケーション学会）, Japan Journal of Media, Journalism and Communication Studies（マスコミュニケーション研究）No.99 2021.7: 15-27
5. Sakai M. Research on the current state of the Japanese newspaper industry and changes in the profit structure Tokyo: Meiji University School of Global Japanese Studies, Global Japanese Studies Review 13-1 2021.3: 39-55
6. Sakai M. A quantitative research for reputational damage of newspaper coverage on 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami and Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in Japan Nagoya: Chubu Institute for Advanced Studies, IDEAS Joint Usage/ Joint Research Report 2020 2021.3: 65-69
7. Sakai M. A comparative research for newspaper coverage and geographical distribution on natural disasters in Japan in the Heisei era Nagoya: Chubu Institute for Advanced Studies, IDEAS Joint Usage/ Joint Research Report 2019 2020.3: 31-35
8. Sakai M. Editorial: A Message from the Editor-in-Chief: About the theme of this special issue: Public Opinion and Media Discourse in the Era of Fake News and Filter Bubbles Tokyo: Japan Association for Media, Journalism and Communication Studies, Asian Journal of Journalism and Media Studies No.2 2019.7: ⅴ-ⅵ
9. Sakai M. A comparative research for newspaper coverage on natural disasters in Japan in the Heisei era Nagoya: Chubu Institute for Advanced Studies, IDEAS Joint Usage/ Joint Research Report 2018 2019.3: 39-44
10. Sakai M. What dwells in a empty body --- A literary criticism of Shuichi Yoshida's "national treasure" (Original title is 「からっぽ」な身体に何が宿るか ――吉田修一『国宝』をめぐって)Tokyo: Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc., Shosetsu TRIPPER 2018 Autumn 2018.9: 160-180
11. Sakai M. "Nagasaki" in Kazuo Ishiguro (Original title is カズオ・イシグロの中の「長崎」)Tokyo: Bungei Shunjū, Bungakukai 71-12 2017.11: 145-163
12. Sakai M. A literary criticism of Shuichi Yoshida's novels: The topography of contemporary literature Part 2 (Original title is吉田修一論──現代文学の風土（後篇）)Tokyo: Bungei Shunjū, Bungakukai 71-5 2017.4: 184-268
13. Sakai M. A literary criticism of Shuichi Yoshida's novels: The topography of contemporary literature Part 1 (Original title is吉田修一論──現代文学の風土（前篇）)Tokyo: Bungei Shunjū, Bungakukai 71-4 2017.3: 172-232
14. Sakai M. Politics of World Cultural Heritage Sites (Original title is 世界遺産はかくも政治的なものである) Tokyo: Shinchosya, Shincho45 2015;9: 74-83
15. Sakai M. Analysis of comparative media reports that related to the aftermath of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster in developed countries on nuclear power generation. (Original title is 福島第一原発事故後の原発先進国のメディア報道の比較分析) Tokyo: Information Science and Technology Association.Japan, The Jounal of Information Science and Technology Association 2015;1: 27-33
16. Sakai M. Problems Regarding the Invasion of Privacy on the Internet in Japan. Nagoya: The International Academic Forum 2014;1: 65-72
17. Sakai M. Social Problems Caused by Undercover Marketing and Social Media Traces in Japan. Rome: MCSER Publishing, Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies 2013;2-3: 319-323
18. Sakai M. A Liberal Democratic Party government as seen from English media reports. (Original title is 海外メディアから見た自由民主党政権) Nagoya: Fubaisha, ARENA 2013;15: 377-389
19. Sakai M. The Social Change that Information Technology Brings to Japan. Poznan: Adam Mickiewicz University, Silva Iaponicarum 2012;23-26: 373-381
20. Sakai M and Fukui F. Ontology Study for Analysis and Anatomy of English language News Relating to Human Security. In:Smith B, Mizoguchi R and Nakagawa S(eds). Interdisciplinary Ontology Vol.3, Tokyo: Keio University Press 2010: 145-154 ISBN:978-4-904239-03-2
21. Sakai M and Fukui F. Possibility and Practicality of "Rhizome Type Ontology". In:Okada M and Smith B(eds). Interdisciplinary Ontology Vol.1, Tokyo: Keio University Press 2008: 121-126 ISBN:978-4-904239-00-1
Presentations
1. Sakai M. Content Analysis of Reputational Damage about the Fukushima Daiichi Accident and the Great East Japan Earthquake: Chubu University, Japan Association for Human Security Studies Annual Conference 2020, 2020.11
2. Sakai M. Jun Eto and postwar Japanese literary criticism(Original title is江藤淳と戦後日本の文芸批評): Waseda University, Waseda University The Institute of 20th Century Media, 133rd Research Meeting, 2019.12
3. Koichiro S and Sakai M. How Can We Best Share Collective Memories of Adversity with the World? - Case Studies on the Discourse of Controversial History, and the Significance of Archive and Museum Design: The University of Tokyo, Japan Association for Human Security Studies Annual Conference 2019, 2019.11
4. Katayama M, Minashita K and Sakai M. What kind of era was Heisei?: Fukuoka UNESCO Cultural Seminar, 2019.11
5. Sakai M. Historical Facts And Collective Memories Of Atomic Bomb In Nagasaki: University of Bonn, Fourth International Conference on Communication & Media Studies, 2019.9
6. Oh T, Yun S and Sakai M. Research on the problems faced by newspaper companies: seeking a way to coexist the role of revenue generation and responsibility of journalism: Hanyang University, Japan and South Korea Association for Media, Journalism and Communication Studies, 2019.8
7. Hirayama S, Yonaha J, Kim J and Sakai M. 20 years after Jun Eto's death: Criticism of Showa and Heisei: Senshu University, The Japan Society of Publishing Studies, 2019.7
8. Sakai M. A research for media literacy on the Web which has been personalised and censored: Ramon Llull University, International Association for Media and Communication Research, 2019.7
9. Sakai M. Real estate development business case study of Korean regional newspaper and future of regional journalism: Comparison with Japan: Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan Association for Media, Journalism and Communication Studies, 2019.6
10. Sakai M. Research of Media contents using big data and the future of editing and writing support systems using AI: Senshu University, The Japan Society of Publishing Studies, 2019.3
11. Sakai M. A Study of Regional Journalism Education in Media and Communication Studies: Hong Kong Baptist University, International Media Education Summit, 2018.11
12. Oh T, Yun S and Sakai M. Real estate development business case study of Korean regional newspaper and future of regional journalism: Comparison with Japan: Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan Association for Media, Journalism and Communication Studies, 2019.6
13. Watanabe T, Gabriele H, Sakai M and Hwang S. Evaluating the Internationalization of Media and Communication Studies in Japan: Komazawa University, Japan Association for Media, Journalism and Communication Studies, 2018.10
14. Sakai M, Mori T, Hwang S. The turbulent situation on the Korean Peninsula and the media of Japan and South Korea: Kyoto University, Japan and South Korea Association for Media, Journalism and Communication Studies, 2018.8
15. Kanayama T, Ogawa A, Tsuchiya Y and Sakai M. Comparative Research on Archive and Exhibition Design and Production with Respect to Nuclear Disasters as Media for Communicating Historical Facts: Panel session: From Hiroshima to Fukushima: The University of Oregon, International Association for Media and Communication Research, 2018.6
16. Sakai M. Research on the educational significance and effects of booklet production rooted in coverage and editing activities to contribute to information autonomy: Senshu University, The Japan Society of Publishing Studies, 2018.5
17. Sakai M. An Analysis of Industrial Revolution Heritage Sites as Media to Communicate Historical Facts in Japan: The University of Vienna, 13th International Conference on Social Sciences, 2017.10
18. Sakai M. An analysis of Media News Reports that Mentioned the North Korea Crisis in 2017: The University of Vienna, 13th International Conference on Social Sciences, 2017.10
19. Sakai M. The Research of Media News Reports That Mention the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Disaster from 2011 to 2017: The University of British Columbia, International Conference on Communication & Media Studies, 2017.10
20. Sakai M. Research on media literacy problems caused by changes in the information environment and communication on the Web: Niigata University, Japan and South Korea Association for Media, Journalism and Communication Studies, 2017.6
21. Sakai M. Media Report Analysis of Political Issues Concerning Industrial Revolution Heritage Sites in Japan: University Center of Chicago, International Conference on Communication & Media Studies, 2016.9
22. Sakai M. The Influence of Japanese Animator Hayao Miyazaki on Japanese Subculture in the Last Thirty Years: Liverpool Hope University, Theorising the Popular 2016, 2016.6
23. Sakai M. A comparative analysis of historical issues on the industrial revolution heritages: The University of London, International Conference for Academic Disciplines, the International Journal of Arts & Sciences 2015, 2015.11
24. Sakai M. Responsibility of media studies for information governance in relation to nuclear power technology: Webster University, Media Trends, Power and Media: Ownership, Sponsorship, Censorship 2015, 2015.9
25. Sakai M. Analysis of comparative English media reports that related to the aftermath of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster: University of Oxford, St Anne's College, Annual International Conference on Interdisciplinary Legal Studies 2015, 2015.3
26. Sakai M. Research on the production and online publication of educational content related to environmental policy and community development based on the financial information of local governments in Chgasaki: The University of Tokyo, EcoDesign Promotion Network, 2014.7
27. Sakai M. Regulation and democratization of the information society: Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Tenth International Conference on Technology, Knowledge and Society 2014, 2014.2
28. Sakai M. A comparative news-text analysis of the international English media coverage of the aftermath of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster: NIDA Thailand, The 4th International Conference on Language and Communication, 2012.12
29. Sakai M. IT revolution and regulation in Japan: University of Trieste, From Discrimination to Empowerment, 2012.4
30. Sakai M. Hayao Miyazaki and the history of Japanese animation after World War II: The Education University of Hong Kong, Second International Conference on Popular Culture & Education, 2011.12
31. Sakai M. Differences Between The Context Of International Video Reports About Japan After March 11, 2011: Moscow State University, The 13th International Conference Russia and the West: the Dialogue of Cultures, 2011.11
32. Sakai M. A comparative analysis of the international media coverage of the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami and the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant disaster: Ca' Foscari University of Venice, ACROSS LANGUAGES AND CULTURES 4th International Adriatic-Ionian Conference, 2011.9
33. Sakai M. The social change that information technology brings to Japan: Adam Mickiewicz University, International Conference/Japan- New Challenges in the 21st Century, 2010.11
34. Sakai M. Multihazard Information Browser: The University of Tokyo, The 3rd Data Integration and Analysis System Forum, 2009.7
35. Sakai M. Overview of Global Media Browser and Examples of Use-A Study of International Media Coverage on the May 2008 Sichuan Earthquake and Myanmar Cyclone: Keio University, Keio University Law Study Group Seminar, 2009.7
36. Sakai M. How to integrate Asia News for interdisciplinary studies: University of Hawaii, Asia-Pacific Advanced Network, 2008.1
Academic and Professional Activities
1. A member of an Information Committee, Center for Environmental Information Science, 2007 to 2009.
2. A member of The Japan Society for Studies in Journalism and Mass Communication, 2009 to present.
3. A member of an Editorial Committee, Center for Environmental Information Science, 2011 to 2015.
4. A member of Board of Reviewers, Japanese Studies Journal Silva Iaponicarum (Poland), 2013 to present.
5. Editor-in-Chief「Asian Journal of Journalism and Media Studies No.2」, The Japan Society for Studies in Journalism and Mass Communication, 2018 to 2019
6. Chairperson of the General Assembly, The Japan Society of Publishing Studies, 2019
7. Publishing Education Research Subcommittee Chair, The Japan Society of Publishing Studies, 2019 to 2020
8. Japan and South Korea Symposium committee member, The Japan Society for Studies in Journalism and Mass Communication, 2018 to present.
9. Editorial committee member, The Japan Society for Studies in Journalism and Mass Communication, 2018 to present.
Externally Funded Projects
Ogawa A, Tsuchiya Y and Sakai M, Research on fundraising of next-generation journalism. Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, KAKENHI, Grant-in-Aid for Kiban- C, no. 19K12698, Category: Applied informatics and related fields, Details: Library Informatics Science and Humanities and Social Informatics, 2019-2023
Sakai M, Meiji University Specific Promotion Research: International media coverage and quality research on social disruption by COVID-19, 2021
Sakai M. Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology- Japan Joint Usage / Research Chubu University（文部科学省 共同利用・共同研究拠点）: A quantitative research for newspaper coverage and geographical distribution on social problems caused by COVID-19 pandemic, 2021
Sakai M. Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology- Japan Joint Usage / Research Chubu University（文部科学省 共同利用・共同研究拠点）: A quantitative research for reputational risks of newspaper coverage and geographical distribution on 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami and Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in Japan, 2020
Sakai M. Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology- Japan Joint Usage / Research Chubu University（文部科学省 共同利用・共同研究拠点）: A comparative research for newspaper coverage and geographical distribution on natural disasters in Japan in the Heisei era, 2019
Sakai M. Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology- Japan Joint Usage / Research Chubu University（文部科学省 共同利用・共同研究拠点）: A comparative research for newspaper coverage on natural disasters in Japan in the Heisei era, 2018
Sakai M. Bunkyo University President's Coordination Fund (education improvement / research result presentation support): Creation of textbooks linked to media literacy education, 2018
Sakai M. Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology- Japan Joint Usage / Research Chubu University（文部科学省 共同利用・共同研究拠点）: A comparative research for newspaper coverage on natural disasters in Japan in the Heisei era, 2017
Sakai M, A comparative analysis of the international media coverage of the 2011 Tohoku Earthquake and Tsunami and the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant disaster. Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research, KAKENHI, Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists B, no. 24730434, Category: Sociology, Details: Communications, Information and Media Studies, 2012-2014
Fukui H and Sakai M, The development of the news editing tools based on Ontology Study. Joint research of Kyodo-News and Global Security Research Institute, Keio University, 2006-2009