Member

Analytical HR Development

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  • Ph.D.
  • Senior Research Manager
  • Professor

  Katsuji Emura Activities Decision Support for Executive Members Survey and Planning Related to the OU Master Plan Operations Management Strengthening of the Planning Support System Analytical HR Development
  

  Katsuji Emura

  • Ph.D.
  • Senior Research Manager
  • Professor

  Katsuji pursued his career at business planning in Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. since 1988, mainly engaging in R & D of energy equipments and new business planning. He received the IEEJ Technical Development Award in 1997, was appointed as a member of the ERAB Committee of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in 2016 and part-time lecturer at Osaka University in 2018. After managing as the General Manager of the Planning Department of Energy Systems Division of Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., he joined Osaka University in January 2020. He has qualified licenses as First-class radiation protection supervisor and Qualified person for energy management.

  • Decision Support for Executive Members
  • Survey and Planning Related to the OU Master Plan
  • Operations Management
  • Strengthening of the Planning Support System
  • Analytical HR Development

  Mail

  emura.katsuji.omp@osaka-u.ac.jp

  Tel

  06-6105-6989

  
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  • Senior Research Manager
  • Specially Appointed Academic Policy Researcher

  Takashi Kikuta Activities Management Analytics Research Analytics IR System Development Strengthening of Departmental Management Capabilities Analytical HR Development
  

  Takashi Kikuta

  • Senior Research Manager
  • Specially Appointed Academic Policy Researcher

  Takashi received his master's degree in environmental science from University of Tsukuba. He joined the non-profit think tank specializing in science　and technology in 1988. He was mainly engaged in research on science and technology policy and R&D systems. In the Delphi survey conducted by the MEXT, he was responsible for the sixth to the ninth survey. He qualified for the Advanced Social Researcher certification in 2005. In 2012, he joined Osaka University as a URA. Since then, he has been working with enhancing the university's research capacity.

  • Management Analytics
  • Research Analytics
  • IR System Development
  • Strengthening of Departmental Management Capabilities
  • Analytical HR Development

  Mail

  kikuta.takashi.omp@osaka-u.ac.jp

  Tel

  06-6105-6485

  
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  • Research Manager
  • Associate Professor

  Yasushi Ogawa Activities Management Analytics Research Analytics IR System Development Strengthening of Departmental Management Capabilities Analytical HR Development
  

  Yasushi Ogawa

  • Research Manager
  • Associate Professor

  After his initial residency, Dr. Ogawa pursued clinical practice and research as a dermatologist at Nagoya University Hospital, where he also obtained his Ph.D. During this period, he had the opportunity to conduct research both abroad and in Japan, serving as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and as a specially appointed assistant professor at Tokyo Medical and Dental University (currently Institute of Science Tokyo). In 2018, he was seconded to the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED), where he was involved in program management. Upon returning to Nagoya University in 2020, he joined the Department of Advanced Medicine, an Academic Research Organization (ARO) within the university, serving as a project manager and contributing to initiatives supporting external research funding. He has held his current position since November 2025.

  • Management Analytics
  • Research Analytics
  • IR System Development
  • Strengthening of Departmental Management Capabilities
  • Analytical HR Development

  Mail

  ogawa.yasushi.omp@osaka-u.ac.jp

  Tel

  06-6105-6130

  
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  • Research Manager
  • Associate Professor

  Ayako Onose Activities Management Analytics Research Analytics IR System Development Strengthening of Departmental Management Capabilities Analytical HR Development
  

  Ayako Onose

  • Research Manager
  • Associate Professor

  Ayako received her M.A. in International Communications, focusing on Public Diplomacy, from University of Leeds. She had been engaging in communication activities for international academic prize and international collaboration with higher education institutions in ASEAN. She has been working for Osaka University as a research administrator since April 2018. She currently involves in international collaborative initiatives to enhance the university research capacity.

  • Management Analytics
  • Research Analytics
  • IR System Development
  • Strengthening of Departmental Management Capabilities
  • Analytical HR Development

  Mail

  onose.ayako.omp@osaka-u.ac.jp

  Tel

  06-6105-6485

  
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  • Chief Research Administrator
  • Lecturer

  Aya Uehara Activities Management Analytics Research Analytics IR System Development Strengthening of Departmental Management Capabilities Analytical HR Development
  

  Aya Uehara

  • Chief Research Administrator
  • Lecturer

  After graduating from Kyushu University, Aya joined the Saga Prefectural Board of Education as a teacher (mathematics). In June 2020, she joined the Institutional Research Section of the Office of Management and Planning as a specially appointed administrative staff member, and has been in her current position since April 2021.

  • Management Analytics
  • Research Analytics
  • IR System Development
  • Strengthening of Departmental Management Capabilities
  • Analytical HR Development

  Mail

  uehara.aya.omp@osaka-u.ac.jp

  Tel

  06-6105-6130

  
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  • Research Administrator

  Takashi Shiotani Activities Management Analytics Research Analytics Strengthening of the Planning Support System Analytical HR Development
  

  Takashi Shiotani

  • Research Administrator

  He graduated from the Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Commerce and Economics, Kobe University of Commerce. After graduation, he gained sales experience at a private company before joining The University of Osaka as an administrative staff member in 2011. Since then, he has worked in departmental administration at the Joining and Welding Research Institute, the Graduate School of Engineering, and the Graduate School of Medicine; in headquarters administration within the Research Promotion Division and the Finance Division; and in the establishment of the Center for Infectious Disease Education and Research (CiDER). He has primarily been engaged in research promotion and financial management. He assumed current position in January 2026.

  • Management Analytics
  • Research Analytics
  • Strengthening of the Planning Support System
  • Analytical HR Development

  Mail

  shiotani-ta@office.osaka-u.ac.jp

  Tel

  06-6879-4981

  
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  • Research Administrator

  Nichina Yamagami Activities Fostering Multidisciplinary Research Projects Research Trend Analysis Management Analytics Research Analytics Analytical HR Development
  

  Nichina Yamagami

  • Research Administrator

  A graduate of the Faculty of Human Sciences at Osaka University, she worked as a career advisor at Persol Career Co., Ltd., supporting job seekers through career transitions, and later managed HR and labor affairs at The University of Osaka Hospital and the Graduate School of Dentistry. She has been in her current role since October 2025.

  • Fostering Multidisciplinary Research Projects
  • Research Trend Analysis
  • Management Analytics
  • Research Analytics
  • Analytical HR Development

  Mail

  nishimura-ni@office.osaka-u.ac.jp

  Tel

  06-6879-4345