Updated on 2025/04/13

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TANAKA, Mikihito
 
Affiliation
Faculty of Political Science and Economics, School of Political Science and Economics
Job title
Professor
Degree
Ph.D ( 2003 The University of Tokyo )

Research Experience

  • 2025.04
    -
    Now

    Institute for the Next Generation of Journalism and Media   Director

  • 2021.04
    -
    Now

    Waseda University   Faculty of Political Science and Economics   Professor

  • 2021.08
    -
    2023.03

    University of Wisconsin-Madison   Department of Life Sciences Communication   Visiting Researcher

  • 2010.04
    -
    2021.03

    Waseda University   Journalism Course, Graduate School of Political Science   Associate Professor

  • 2008.04
    -
    2010.03

    Waseda University   Graduate School of Political Science   Assistant Professor

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Education Background

  • 1999.04
    -
    2003.03

    The University of Tokyo   Graduate School of Arts and Sciences   PhD Program, Department of Life Sciences  

  • 1998.04
    -
    1999.03

    The University of Tokyo   Graduate School of Arts and Sciences   MA Program, Department of Life Sciences  

  • 1993.04
    -
    1997.03

    International Christian University   College of Liberal Arts   Natural Science  

Committee Memberships

  • 2023.09
    -
    Now

    G7 Science Communication Working Group  Member

  • 2021
    -
    Now

    Genome Ethics Research Group, Research Institute of Science and Technology for Society, Japan Science and Technology Agency  Committee member

  • 2020.12
    -
    Now

    東京都福祉保健局  東京都新型コロナウイルス感染症医療アドバイザー

  • 2017
    -
    Now

    国立環境研究所  社会対話・協働推進オフィス アドバイザー

  • 2025.04
    -
    2027.03

    Science, Technology and Innovation Office, Cabinet Office  Senior Fellow for Science and Technology Policy

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Professional Memberships

  • 2024
    -
    Now

    The Society for Risk Analysis Japan

  • 2023
    -
    Now

    THE SOCIETY OF SOCIO-INFORMATICS

  • 2012
    -
    Now

    International Communication Association

  • 2009
    -
    Now

    The Sociology of Science Society of Japan

  • 2006
    -
    Now

    Society for Social Studies of Science

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Research Areas

  • Science education   Science Communication / Sociology of science, history of science and technology   Science Journalism

Research Interests

  • Science and Technology Studies

  • Risk Communication

  • Science Communication

  • Social Media Studies

  • Media Studies

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Awards

  • 柿内記念賞奨励賞

    2014   柿内賢信記念財団  

    Winner： 田中幹人

  • NiSTEP Award

    2011   National Institute of Science and Technology Policy  

    Winner： Mikihito Tanaka

Media Coverage

  • Low Trust in Scientists in Japan

    Newspaper, magazine

    Author： Other  

    Asahi Shimbun   Asahi Shimbun  

    Science & Environment  

    2025.03

  • The Degree of Trust in Scientists is low in Japan

    Newspaper, magazine

    Author： Other  

    Nikkei Shimbun   Nikkei Shimbun  

    Online  

    2025.03

  • Trust in scientists is high in Egypt and India; Japan ranks 59th out of 68 countries.

    Newspaper, magazine

    Author： Other  

    Asahi Shimbun   Asahi Shimbun  

    2025.01

  • Coronavirus Alert Continues; Death Toll Still Rising

    Newspaper, magazine

    Author： Other  

    Hokkaido Shimbun   Hokkaido Shimbun  

    Society  

    2025.01

  • Why do people believe rumors?: A thoughts for the vaccine hesitation

    Newspaper, magazine

    Author： Other  

    Asahi Shimbun   Asahi Shimbun  

    Editorial  

    2024.12

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Papers

  • Comparative Analysis of Media Coverage Concerning the Social Implications on Three Life Sciences in Japan During 1991-2020

    Kohei F. Takeda, Megumi Komata, Kanako Takae, Mikihito Tanaka, Ryuma Shineha

    Frontiers in Sociology   10  2025.03  [Refereed]

    DOI

    Scopus

  • Perceptions of science, science communication, and climate change attitudes in 68 countries – the TISP dataset

    Niels, G. Mede, Viktoria Cologna, Sebastian Berger John, Besley Cameron Brick Marina Jouber Edward, W. Maibach, Sabina Mihelj, Naomi Oreskes Mike, S. Schäfer, Sander van der Linden, Maho Ishibashi, Mikihito Tanaka

    Scientific Data   12 ( 114 )  2025.01  [Refereed]  [International coauthorship]

    DOI

    Scopus

    2
    Citation
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  • Trust in scientists and their role in society across 68 countries

    Viktoria Cologna, Niels G. Mede, Sebastian Berger, John Besley, Cameron Brick, Marina Jouber, Edward, W. Maibach, Sabina Mihelj, Naomi Oreskes, Mike S. Schäfer, Sander van der Linden, Maho Ishibashi, Mikihito Tanaka

    Nature Human Behaviour    2025.01  [Refereed]

    DOI

    Scopus

    7
    Citation
    (Scopus)

  • Revealing Patterns in Artificial Earthquake Misinformation: Detecting Stubborn Conspiracy Adherents through Social Media Analysis in Japan

    Dongwoo Lim, Fujio Toriumi, Mikihito Tanaka

    2024 IEEE International Conference on Big Data (BigData)     2983 - 2988  2024.12

    DOI

  • Meanwhile in Japan: The possibility of Techno-animism for engaging deliberation for emerging technology

    Mikihito TANAKA

    Martin W. Bauer & Bernard Schiele (eds) "AI and Common Sense: Ambitions and Frictions" Routledge    2024.06  [Refereed]  [Invited]

    Authorship：Lead author

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Books and Other Publications

  • The Reference Book for the Autonomy of Researchers

    Mikihtio Tanaka( Part： Contributor, 1-6. Science and Media)

    2024

  • The Advance in Science Communication

    Yuko Fujigaki, Yoshiyuki Hirono( Part： Contributor, Ch.6 Science Communication and ICT/SNS)

    The University of Tokyo Press  2023

  • The Health Care Institute The COVID-19 Infections: Challenges and Prospects

    ( Part： Contributor, Ch.8 Media Communication under COVID-19)

    The Health Care Institute  2023

  • The Record of the Japanese Reaction toward Covid-19

    Mikihito Tanaka( Part： Contributor, The Role of Twitter Under COVID-19 Pandemic)

    2023

  • Risk Communication

    Yumiko Nara( Part： Contributor, Nuclear Disputes in the Age of Social Media)

    Hoso Daigaku Kyoiku Shinkokai  2023

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Presentations

  • ReTweet Network Analysis on HPV argument on the Japanese Twitter

    Yu Oki, Dongwoo Lim, Yueja Pan, Fujio Toriumi, Mikihito Tanaka

    The Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers Annual Meeting 

    Presentation date： 2025.03

  • Beyont the Journalist in Residence Project: The Society that Researchers Must Communicate

    Kanako Takae, Mikihito Tanaka  [Invited]

    The 8th Annual Meeting of Molecular Robotics 

    Presentation date： 2025.03

  • Affective Turn of the Civic Epistemology: Public Discouses in the Hybrid Media Environment

    Mikihito TANAKA

    Genome ELSI Seminar 

    Presentation date： 2024.12

  • Revealing Patterns in Artificial Earthquake Misinformation: Detecting Stubborn Conspiracy Adherents through Social Media Analysis in Japan

    Dongwoo Lim, Fujio Toriumi, MIkihito Tanaka

    The 9th International Workshop on Application of Big Data for Computational Social Science (ABCSS2024) @Washington D.C. 

    Presentation date： 2024.12

    Event date：
    2024.12
    　
    　

  • Mass Media and Public Relations in the age of the Hybrid Medialization of Science

    MIkihito Tanaka  [Invited]

    RIKEN seminar 

    Presentation date： 2024.12

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Research Projects

  • Trust in Science in the Digital Media Society

    Japan Science and Technology Agency  Digital Social Trust

    Project Year :

    2024.10
    -
    2028.03
     

    Mikihito Tanaka, Akio Kurokawa

  • Construction of Minimal Artificial Brain by Molecular Device Integration and its Social Innovation

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research

    Project Year :

    2020.11
    -
    2025.03
     

  • Molecular Cybernetics -Development of Minimal Artificial Brain by the Power of Chemistry

    Japan Society for the Promotion of Science  Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research Grant-in-Aid for Transformative Research Areas (A)

    Project Year :

    2020.11
    -
    2025.03
     

  • Covid-19 and Society: Comparative Analysis of Risk Communication, Expertise, and Citizenship

    The Hitachi Global Foundation  Hitachi Fund Support for Research Related to Infectious Diseases

    Project Year :

    2021.12
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    2024.12
     

    Mikihito Tanaka

  • 萌芽的科学技術をめぐる RRI アセスメントの体系化と実装

    JST-RISTEX  戦略的創造研究推進事業(社会技術研究開発)

    Project Year :

    2020.09
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    2024.03
     

    田中幹人

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Syllabus

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Social Activities

  • 一般社団法人サイエンス・メディア・センター

    2010.11
    -
    Now

  • オープンサイエンスの扉を開いたJASTJ緊急勉強会

    日本科学技術ジャーナリスト会議  会報 

    2020.06
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  • Public Advisory Group of Experts for COVID-19

    2020.02
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Sub-affiliation

  • Faculty of Political Science and Economics   Graduate School of Political Science

  • Faculty of International Research and Education   Graduate School of Asia Pacific Studies

  • Faculty of Science and Engineering   Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering

  • Affiliated organization   Global Education Center

  • Faculty of Education and Integrated Arts and Sciences   School of Education