Our organization, departments, staff and researchers
Rie Harada
The research group I work for : Medical Practice/Welfare/Society Group
From FY2011 to FY2012, I worked at "Mutsukado Lab Atelier", which was established in a shopping district as a research and exchange center for revitalization of the central city area, to help store owners become local resources and support young entrepreneurs. In 2013, I left my job due to family relocation reasons. I returned to work in 2018 and have since been practically engaged in life history research on Minamata disease patients and those involved with them, as well as community revitalization issues. In my spare time, I enjoy tea.
I was a speaker at the talk session "How does MINAMATA live?" as a related program to "MINAMATA as seen by Eugene and Eileen Smith" organized by the Tsunagi Art Museum.
Research subject: Study on the revitalization of Minamata disease-affected areas
Minamata Disease Archives
Needs assessment on the comprehensive cooperation agreement with Minamata City
Main research achievements
Research papers
2023
Aya KASAI, Philippe CHÉHÈRE, Rie HARADA, Nonoko KAMEYAMA, Julie SALGUES. La danse du détour: A collaborative arts performance with people touched by Minamata disease. Journal of Applied Arts & Health, Volume 14 Number 2, 2023.
2021
A study on the social circumstances of fetal Minamata disease patients: From the analysis of past hearing data. Kankyo Shakaigaku Kenkyu (Journal of Environmental Sociology) , Vol. 27, 2021.
2004
Rehabilitation of polluted areas and urban development: Development of victims' movements in Kawasaki. Nihon Toshi Shakaigakkai Nenpo (Annals of Japan Association for Urban Sociology), Vol. 22, September 2004.
1997
Identity of the second generation of Minamata disease patients. Kankyo Shakaigaku Kenkyu, (Journal of Environmental Sociology), Vol. 3, 1997
1999
Environmental restoration and festivals. Toshi Mondai (in Japanese), Vol. 90, No. 8, August 1999.
1998
Community regeneration from the perspective of residents' movements. Toshi Mondai (in Japanese), Vol. 89, No. 6, June 1998.
Books
2023
“3C-1 To Study Minamata Disease as a Social Proble”“5-4 Hidden Pollution Damage and Recapturing the Experience”in The Encyclopedia of Environmental Sociology Edited by The Japanese Association for Environmental Sociology, Maruzen Shuppan, 2023.
2020
“Environmental Sociology” in: Understanding Sociology (in Japanese), Edited by Utsunomiya K and Nishizawa A, Minerva Shobo, 2020.
2010
“Toroku-Matsuo Mineral Poisoning” In: Environment Comprehensive Chronological Table - Japan and the World (in Japanese), Suirensha, 2010.
2009
“Current Status and Issues of Global Warming Countermeasures in Japan: Focusing on Tokyo Metropolitan Government's Emissions Trading Scheme” (in Japanese)
“Environmental Policies in East Asian Metropolises” (in Japanese), Kokusai Shoin, 2009
2002
"Collaboration and Resident Participation from Local Communities" In: Environmental Regeneration: Considering the Rehabilitation of Polluted Areas from Kawasaki (in Japanese), Yuhikaku Publishing, 2002
Reports
2012
"Study on the current status of business owners in Minamata City shopping district." FY2011 survey on the current status of business owners in Minamata City shopping district: a tabulation report. Minamata City, 2012.
1998
"Environmental pollution by industrial waste and local communities: A sociological study of illegal dumping incidents in Teshima, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan.”
"Research grants for sustainable society and global environment." Nippon Association of Consumer Specialists, 1998.
Externally-funded research
FY2022-2024 JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Research on the Methods of Preservation and Public Access to Historical Materials Related to Minamata Disease
Main career history, academic history, academic degrees, awards, etc.
B.A. in Sociology, Faculty of Letters I, Waseda University
M.A. in Sociology, Graduate School of Social Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University
Doctoral coursework completed without degree, Graduate School of Social Sciences, Tokyo Metropolitan University
Research Fellow, Tokyo Municipal Research Council (until March 2011)
Certified Social Researcher
Visiting Research Fellow, The Open Research Center for Minamata Studies, Kumamoto Gakuen University
Part-time lecturer at Akune Nurse School attached to Izumi Regional Medical Center
