[Careers of 6 people] What kind of research will the unappointed professor do at the Science Council of Japan, October 2, 18:44?

Prime Minister Suga did not appoint six members of the Science Council of Japan, which is made up of Japanese scientists and makes policy proposals independently of the government.


I have summarized my research and career.

Professor Sadamichi Ashina, Graduate School of Kyoto University

Sadamichi Ashina is a professor at the Graduate School of Letters, Kyoto University, specializing in Christianity.

There are books such as "Adventures of Modern Theology".



In addition to serving as president of the Society of Religious Ethics, he is also a board member of the Philosophy of Religion.



He is one of the supporters of the "Scholars' Association Against Security Laws".

Professor Shigeki Uno, University of Tokyo

Shigeki Uno, a professor at the University of Tokyo, is a political scientist and specializes in the history of political thought and political philosophy.



He has authored books such as "How to Make Democracy" and "Political Philosophical Consideration-Between Liberal and Social", and has been the Deputy Director of the Institute of Social Science, the University of Tokyo since April.



Six years ago, the "Constitutional Democracy Association" and the "Scholars' Association Against Security-Related Bills" were established by scholars in various fields such as constitutional law and political science in the wake of the discussion on the right of collective self-defense. One of the callers.

Waseda University Professor Masanori Okada

Masanori Okada is a professor at Waseda University and a legal scholar specializing in administrative law.

Last month, I became the director of the Waseda University Comparative Law Research Institute.



He served as a bar examination examiner directly appointed by the Minister of Justice for 10 years until three years ago, and is currently acting as chairman of the National Diet Library's Office Document Disclosure and Personal Information Protection Examination Committee.



Mr. Okada has issued two statements, along with other administrative law experts, criticizing the procedures taken by the Okinawa Defense Bureau over the relocation of the US Marine Corps Futenma base to Henoko, Nago City.

He is also one of the callers of the Waseda University Volunteer Association for the Abolition of Security-Related Laws.

Professor Ryuichi Ozawa, Jikei University School of Medicine

Ryuichi Ozawa has been a professor at the Jikei University School of Medicine for 14 years.



He is a legal scholar specializing in constitutional law, and has written books such as "The Constitution of Japan in History."



Five years ago, he attended a central hearing of a special committee of the House of Representatives, which deliberates on security-related bills, as an opposition-recommended professor. It should be abandoned with many constitutional problems. "

Professor Yoko Kato, The University of Tokyo

Yoko Kato is a historian specializing in modern Japanese history and has been a professor at the Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of Tokyo for 11 years.



His research theme is diplomacy and military in the 1930s, and he has written numerous books on the history of the time, such as "Still, the Japanese chose'war'."



Mr. Kato is one of the callers of the "Constitutional Democracy Society", which was established by scholars in various fields such as constitutional law and political science six years ago in the wake of the discussion on the right of collective self-defense.



The association opposed the security-related law, the law to renew the constituent requirements of "collusion crime" and newly establish "preparatory crime such as terrorism", and the extension of the retirement age of the chief prosecutor of the Tokyo High Public Prosecutors Office.

Professor Takaaki Matsumiya, Ritsumeikan University

Takaaki Matsumiya is a legal scholar who specializes in criminal law.



His research themes include negligence and securities trading, and he was the Dean of the Graduate School of Law at Ritsumeikan University for five years from 2010.



Three years ago, he attended the Legal Committee of the House of Councilors as a reference recommended by the Communist Party over a bill to renew the constitutional requirements for "conspiracy crimes" and establish "preparatory crimes such as terrorism," and "does not belong to any organization. It will be the worst security legislation after the war, in which the inner hearts of citizens, including the general public, will be subject to investigation and punishment, endangering the freedom and security of civilian life. "