Keynote Speech
Adviser
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Mr.Nobuhiko Okabe, MD PhD Director of Infectious Disease Surveillance Center 
National Institute of Infectious Diseases |
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Mr.Soichi Maruyama, Ph D Professor,College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University 
Education： Positions held since graduation： Membership of academic societies： Awards |
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Mr.Koichi ImaokaDVM, PhD, Laboratory Chief,Laboratory of Reservoir Control of Zoonoses, Department of Veterinary Science, National Institute of Infectious Diseases
Professional Career: Education: |
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Mr.Hideto FUKUSHI DVM,PhD, ProfessorFaculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University 
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Mr.Takeshi Morita DVM, Deputy Director, Tuberculosis and Infectious Disease Division, Health Service Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare
Deputy Director, Tuberculosis and Infectious Disease Division, Health Service Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare |
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Mr.Hirohisa TOTSUKA Chairperson, CAPP Committee, Japanese Animal Hospital Association (JAHA)
Hirohisa TOTSUKA is a veterinarian from Suruga Ward, Shizuoka City in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. He was born in 1950 (30th October), and graduated, in March 1974, from the Veterinarian Department of Nippon Veterinary and Zootechnical College (now Nippon Veterinary and Life Science University). In May 1979 he opened ‘Daktari Animal Hospital Yaizu’ in Yaizu City, Shizuoka Prefecture. He currently runs three facilities, namely, Yaizu Center Hospital, Oigawa Hospital and Yaizu Otomi Hospital. Posts : Chair for the Japanese Animal Hospital Association (JAHA) CAPP Committee (current) Board Member (former) of the Japan Small Animal Veterinary Association (JSAVA) President (former) of the Daktari Animal Hospital Group Awards: August 2008Bustad Award (JAHA welfare services award) September 2009 Japan Animal Protection Management Association Award
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Ms.Rebecca A. Johnson PhD, RN, FAAN, Director, Research Center for Human Animal Interaction (ReCHAI), College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Missouri, President, International Association of Human-Animal Interaction Organizations (IAHAIO)
Rebecca Johnson completed graduate research training with hermasters of philosophy degree from University of Edinburgh, Scotland(as a Rotary Ambassadorial Scholar), and her Ph.D. from University ofIowa. She is the Millsap Professor of Gerontological Nursing & PublicPolicy at University of Missouri where she holds a joint appointment in theCollege of Veterinary Medicine for her research on human-companionanimal interaction. She is the President of the International Association ofHuman Animal Interaction Organizations, which consists of over 40 memberorganizations globally, working to facilitate research, education andpractice in the area of human-animal interaction. She founded anddirects the Research Center for Human Animal Interaction (ReCHAI) atthe MU College of Veterinary Medicine. ReCHAI’s mission is to conductand facilitate research on human-animal interaction and to educatestudents and the public about it. Her research led to her induction intothe American Academy of Nursing (FAAN). In 2009, her undergraduatecourse, entitled “Human-Companion Animal Interaction” won the HumaneSociety of the U.S.’ 11th Annual “Animals and Society” DistinguishedEstablished Course Award. Author of many publications in peer reviewedjournals, and other publications, she has two books published byPurdue University Press in 2011, “Health Benefits of Dog Walking,” and“Walk a Hound, Lose a Pound.” Her email address is rajohnson@missouri.edu
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Mr.Koichi Murata, PhD, Professor, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, Curator, Zoorasia Yokohama Zoological Gardens Director, Japanese Society of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
Koichi Murata graduated from the Department of Veterinary Sciences of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Miyazaki, Japan. He obtained a PhD in veterinary sciences from the United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences at Gifu University. He specializes in zoo and wildlife medicine. From 1978 until 2001, he worked as a zookeeper and veterinarian at Kobe Oji Zoo. Then, in 2001, he transferred to the College of Bioresource Sciences at Nihon University, where he is currently investigating infectious diseases and the behavior of zoo and wild animals. Having an interest in the protection of rare species, he has been part of the national project to reintroduce the Oriental white stork (Ciconia boyciana) into the wild since this initiative started. Since 2011 he has also assumed the position of Director at the Zoorasia Yokohama Zoological Gardens.
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Mr.Michael A. Huffman PhD, Associate Professor, Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University
An associate professor in the Department of Social Behavior and Ecology at the Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Japan. His specialties are behavioral ecology, social-learning & culture, animal self-medication, primate parasite ecology and ethnomedicine. Born in Denver Colorado in 1958, he obtained an M.Sc. and D.Sc. in Zoology at Kyoto University. In addition to 32 years of investigation on free-ranging and captive Japanese macaques, he has spent 20 years studying wild chimpanzees in Tanzania and Uganda and in captivity (Japan, Italy). Since 2004 he has also been conducting research and conservation efforts on the indigenous toque macaques, grey langurs and purple faced langurs in Sri Lanka. The most recent addition to his research program from 2010 is participation in a project looking at human – monkey transmission of malaria in the south central highlands of Vietnam. He has published over 180 scientific articles, books and numerous popular articles on primate behavior, parasitology and ethnobotany. Active in education and research training of college students and young researchers as well as public lecturing across Europe, North America and Asia. See home page for details on activities and publications: |
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Mr.Yoshio TSUDA Laboratory Head,Laboratory of Medical Entomology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID)
Yoshio TSUDA is a graduate of the Faculty of Agriculture of Iwate University and completed post-graduate studies at the Graduate School of Agriculture of Okayama University. He is also a Doctor of Agriculture (Kyoto University), Doctor of Medicine (Nagasaki University) and specializes in insect ecology and medical entomology. Between 1988 and 2002, working for the Department of Vector Ecology & Environment of the Institute of Tropical Medicine at Nagasaki University (NEKKEN), he carried out biological research on human disease vector mosquitoes in Southeast Asia. Since 2003, after transferring to the Department of Medical Entomology of the National Institute of Infectious Diseases (NIID), he has mainly conducted biological research into domestic disease vector mosquitoes. Dr. Tsuda is interested in the ecology of animal disease mosquito vectors and is also studying avian malaria vector mosquitoes in Japan. As a hobby he practices creative origami, making origami insects such as mosquitoes and swallowtails, and more recently began to create origami bird designs such as crows and parakeets. |
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Mr. Koichi Goka, Dr. Invasive Alien Species Research Team National Institute for Environmental Studies
National Institute for Environmental Studies |
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Mr.Takemi Nagamura President, Japan Kennel Club
Takemi NAGAMURA graduated with a Bachelor Degree in Veterinary Science from the Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Tokyo in 1969. He went on to complete a master’s degree in Veterinary Science at the university’s Graduate School of Agriculture in March 1971. In April the following year, Mr. Nagamura entered the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. He assumed the post of Director-General in the Livestock Industry Department of the Ministry’s Agricultural Production Bureau in January 2001. He retired from the Ministry in January 2002 and was appointed as Advisor of the Livestock Improvement Association of Japan, Inc. in July 2002. Since July 2004, he has been working in his current post as President of the Japan Kennel Club, Inc.
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Mr.Mitsuaki OHTA, Azabu University MS9 Message Mitsuaki Ohta graduated and completed a Master’s Course at the Department of Zootechnical Science and Veterinary Medicine, the University of Tokyo. He then worked for the Laboratory of Racing Chemistry for 3 years and 2 months, a period which gave him some valuable experience and a good sense of balance before returning to the University of Tokyo as an Assistant Professor for the Department of Agriculture. He was engaged in education research for nearly 12 years at Osaka Prefecture University. In October 1999, he moved to Azabu University to work in human-animal bond studies as a professor.
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Mr.Hidehiko Uchiyama, PhD, Research Associate, Laboratory of Animal Facilitated Therapy, Faculty of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture Board Director, Society for the Study of Human Animal Relations (HARS)
Date of Birth: January 31, 1978 Affiliations/Memberships/Certification
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Mr.Yoshihiro Hayashi Veterinarian, Professor, Tokyo University of Agriculture; Chairperson, MAFF National Committee for Biodiversity Strategy
Yoshihiro Hayashi has been a Professor at Tokyo University of Agriculture since 2010, and serves as the Chair of the MAFF National Committee for Biodiversity Strategy and as the Director General of Yamashina Institute for Ornithology. He was a member of the Science Council of Japan from 2005 to 2011. Professor Hayashi received his doctoral degree in Veterinary Medical Science from the University of Tokyo in 1975. He has previously taught and researched at various universities including Harvard University (USA), Cornell University (USA) and La Plata University (Argentina) while a faculty member of the Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences of the University of Tokyo where he has also served as Vice President and Director of the University Museum. He established the Japan Society of Human and Animal Relations in 1995 and served as its President for 7 years. He has a number of publications in the fields of veterinary anatomy, animal zoology, animal resource sciences and human-animal relations. |
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Ms.Kaori Murata Veterinarian, Mominoki Animal Clinic, Kobe City
Veterinarian, working at Mominoki Animal Clinic (Kobe, Japan) |
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Mr.Hisashi ISHIYAMA, Vice President, Mars Japan, Ltd.
Mars is the world’s largest manufacturer of pet food and its products are sold in over 100 countries around the world. Mr. Ishiyama has been working in the pet food industry for 29 years during which time he has traveled on business to many industrialized countries and extensively studied the relationships between pets and people.
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