Members

To become a member, please register by providing your full name, affiliation, job title, area of expertise, and research interests (e.g. esports and gaming, sports, the arts, media entertainment and/or music):

If you hold a PhD, or are a full-time professor, associate professor, assistant professor, lecturer, or PhD candidate, you are eligible to become an academic member. Unfortunately, Juris Doctor title cannot be qualified as academic member.

If you do not hold the above titles, you may become an associate member. Please note that associate members are not eligible to serve on the Executive Board and do not have the right to vote in the election of Executive Board members.

Academic Advisory Board Members will be appointed by Executive Board to serve as an independent body supporting, advising and overseeing EGRA’s academic activities in a third-party capacity. The original members will be appointed by the EGRA’s founding chairperson.

Executive Board Members

Executive Board members shall be selected exclusively from among Japanese researchers, as EGRA is a Japanese research community. However, the Executive Board may nominate overseas researchers to serve as members of the Academic Advisory Board.

Name	Affiliation	Job Title	Role
Dr Tsubasa Shinohara	University of Tsukuba, Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences	Assistant Professor	Founding Chairperson
Dr Hidehiro Yamamoto	University of Tsukuba, Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences	Professor	Board Member
Dr Shigeki Kusunoki	University of Tsukuba, Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences	Professor	Board Member

Academic Members

Name	Affiliation	Job Title	Field of Research (Interested Topic)
Mr Daisuke Kobayashi	Heisei International University	Associate Professor	Japanese Labour Law (Esports and Gaming, Sports, Entertainment)
Dr Hajime Akiyama	University of Tsukuba, Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences	Assistant Professor	International Politics, Nationality
Dr Muneo Kaigo	University of Tsukuba, Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences	Professor	Media Communication, Education
Mr Terumitsu Mizukuni	Heisei International University	Professor	Clinical Psychology (Esports)
Mr Yoshiaki Tsuboyama	Sapporo International University	Lecturer	Esports
Mr Yutaka Hoshino	University of Tsukuba, Institute of Humanities and Social Sciences	Professor	Japanese Civil Law

Name	Affiliation	Job Title	Country	Field of Research (Interested Topic)
Mr Michael Weber	Nozomi Sogo Attorney at Law / University of Zurich	Swiss Qualified Lawyer / PhD Candidate	Switzerland	Swiss Criminal Law

Associate Members

Name	Affiliation	Job Title	Topic

Name	Affiliation	Job Title	Country	Topic

Academic Advisory Board Members

Name	Affiliation	Job Title	Country

Members

Executive Board Members

Academic Members

Japanese Researchers+

Oversea Researchers+

Associate Members

Business Members (Japan)+

Business Members (Oversea)+

Academic Advisory Board Members