Japanese Red Cross Institute for Humanitarian Studies
The Japanese Red Cross Institute for Humanitarian Studies was established on April 1, 2011 by the Japanese Red Cross Academy in collaboration with the Japanese Red Cross Society; aiming to become an Academic Center for Humanitarian Studies for research fellows while networking six Japanese Red Cross Colleges of Nursing and one Junior College. The center is located at the Japanese Red Cross College of Nursing.
Staff
Director
Tadao Inoue | Former Professor, Japanese Red Cross Akita College of Nursing |
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Deputy Director and Research Fellow
Atsuhiko Kakuda | Associate Professor, Japanese Red Cross College of Nursing |
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Research Fellows
Masahiro Nemoto | Professor, Japanese Red Cross Hokkaido College of Nursing |
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Taro Hirowatari | Professor, Japanese Red Cross Akita College of Nursing / Japanese Red Cross Junior College of Akita |
Kazuki Saito | Associate Professor, Japanese Red Cross Akita College of Nursing / Japanese Red Cross Junior College of Akita |
Maki Ogiwara | Senior Lecturer, Japanese Red Cross Akita College of Nursing / Japanese Red Cross Junior College of Akita |
Mieko Sato | Senior Lecturer, Japanese Red Cross Akita College of Nursing / Japanese Red Cross Junior College of Akita |
Takeshi Niinuma | Senior Lecturer, Japanese Red Cross Akita College of Nursing / Japanese Red Cross Junior College of Akita |
Yukari Kawahara | Professor, Japanese Red Cross College of Nursing |
Yoko Kobayashi | Professor, Japanese Red Cross Toyota College of Nursing |
Yosuke Takada | Senior Lecturer, Japanese Red Cross Hiroshima College of Nursing |
Akiko Ito | Professor, Japanese Red Cross Kyushu International College of Nursing |
Akihiko Saito | Japanese Red Cross Society, Deputy Director |
Masanao Mori | General Manager Rehabilitation Center for Children with Physical Disabilities Japanese Red Cross Osaka Hospital |
Onishi Tomoko | Japanese Red Cross Society, Director |
Visiting Researchers
Shiro Okawa | Professor, Aichi University Graduate School, Department of Law |
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Toshinobu Kawai | Professor, Nihon University, College of Law |
Activities of the Institute for Humanitarian Studies

Red Cross Archives Corner
(Japanese Red Cross College of Nursing)
- Research and study on historical records and documents of the International Red Cross /Red Crescent Movement. (including the Japanese Red Cross Society, hereinafter International Red Cross Movement.)
- Research and study on activities and programs of the International Red Cross Movement.
- Projects for studies and dissemination of International Humanitarian Law.
- Collaborative academic studies with organizations affiliated with the International Red Cross Movement.
- Support for researches and studies conducted by the Red Cross Colleges of Nursing and one Junior Red Cross College.
Report on activities (2022)

This report provides you with an overview of the main activities of the JIHS.
- Publication of “The Journal of Humanitarian Studies” Vol.12
- Development and production of dissemination/educational materials to increase awareness of the humanitarian issues and the Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement.
- Publication of the “Dialogue on Nuclear Weapons:An appeal for Humanity from the Red Cross”, which compiles the existing materials on the anti-Nuclear weapon efforts by the JRCS.
- Publication of the “ Travel Guide "R+travel". The guidebook features around 70 red cross -related historical places nationwide in Japan. (2nd printing)
- Research activities on the following topics by the research fellows :
- Collection/making of the inventory on the archives of the JRCS, which support the researcher, and the exhibition of the historic materials about nursing activities of the JRCS.
- Research on the activities by the JRCS under the Contingency Law in Japan
- Research on the JRCS’s nursing education in the national reformation after the WWII
Contact address
Japanese Red Cross Institute for Humanitarian Studies
4-1-3, Hiroo, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan 150-0012
c/o Japanese Red Cross College of Nursing
TEL +81-3-3409-0882