A paper by Saito, Sato, & Yoshikawa was published in Royal Society Open Science. Their research demonstrated that older adults detect happy facial expressions less rapidly. Saito, A., Sato,…
An article on the life of Tsangpa Gyare (1161-1211), the founder of Drukpa Kagyü school, written by Associate Professor Seiji Kumagai, was published in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Religion (Ox…
A paper co-authored by Professor Toshio Kawai has been published in Volume 60 of the journal Psychologia. The objective of this study was to investigate the psychological characteristics of patients u…
A paper by Associate Professor Wataru Sato, Professor Sakiko Yoshikawa, and their colleagues was published in Scientific Reports. Their research investigated the neural mechanisms underlying perceived…
A paper by Associate Professor Wataru Sato and his colleagues was published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. Their research shortly reviewed Positive neuroscience. Kong, F., Heller, A…
A paper by Associate Professor Wataru Sato and his colleagues was published in Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews. Their research reviewed the psychology and neuroscience of emotion. …
A book edited by Associate Professor Wataru Sato and his colleagues was published. Their book assembled psychological and neuroscientific research on dynamic emotional communication. Sat…
A research paper by Yoshiyuki Ueda (Lecturer, Kyoto University), Masahiro Fujino (Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Education, Kyoto University) and colleagues has been published in the Japanese…
A research paper written by Lecturer Yoshiyuki Ueda with Yoko Higuchi (Researcher, Riken Center for Brain Science), Kazuhisa Shibata (Team Leader, Human Cognition and Learning, Riken Center for Brain …
A new and final installment in Prof. Toshio Kawai’s essay series, “Kokoro’s Forefront and the Layers of History” was published in the December 2019 issue of Minerva Correspondence: Kiwameru. The theme…
A paper co-authored by Professor Toshio Kawai has been published in Volume 19 of the Journal of Clinical & Translational Endocrinology. This article discusses Graves’ Disease, a thyroid disease, c…
The paper “Cultural variation in the gray matter volume of the prefrontal cortex is moderated by the dopamine D4 receptor gene (DRD4)”, written by Associate Professor Nobuhito Abe and Specially Appoin…
The Emotional Psychology Handbook, which was sponsored by the Japanese Society for Research on Emotions, has been published by Kitaohji-Shobo. The book covers a variety of topics related to emotion re…
A new installment in Prof. Toshio Kawai’s essay series, “Kokoro’s Forefront and the Layers of History” was published in the November 2019 issue of Minerva Correspondence: Kiwameru. The theme of…
A paper by Associate Professor Wataru Sato and his colleagues was published in Frontiers in Psychology. Their research shortly reviewed the literature of dynamic emotional communication. Sato, …
A new installment in Professor Toshio Kawai’s essay series, “Kokoro’s Forefront and the Layers of History” was published in the October 2019 issue of Minerva Correspondence: Kiwameru. The theme…
A translation of the book The Meaning and Significance of Dreams (Author: C. A. Meier) by Professor Toshio Kawai was published in September 2019. It is a republication of the second volume of the book…
A paper by Associate Professor Wataru Sato and his colleagues was published in Nutrients. Their research revealed cultural moderation of unconscious hedonic responses to food. Sato, W., Rymarcz…
A new installment in Professor Toshio Kawai’s essay series, “Kokoro’s Forefront and the Layers of History” was published in the September 2019 issue of Minerva Correspondence: Kiwameru. The the…
An article by Prof. Yoshinori Hiroi was included in the English-language book Innovation Beyond Technology that was published by Springer. This book was edited by Prof. Sébastien Lechevalier of L’Écol…
A paper by Associate Professor Wataru Sato and his colleagues was published in Frontiers in Human Neuroscience. Their research revealed atypical neural connectivity during dynamic facial expression pr…
With the start of the Reiwa era, a new magazine, Hiraku, has been launched. However, the term “magazine” would be a bit misleading for this publication. Although it will be released twice a year, this…
A paper by Associate Professor Wataru Sato et al., entitled “Widespread and lateralized social brain activity for processing dynamic facial expressions,” was appeared on the cover of the journal Human…
An interview with Prof. Toshio Kawai entitled “Where Does Kokoro Come from and Where Does It Go to?” was published in the booklet Study Supplement: Higher Education Options for Students. This booklet …
A new installment in Professor Toshio Kawai’s essay series, “Kokoro’s Forefront and the Layers of History” was published in the August 2019 issue of Minerva Correspondence: Kiwameru. The theme of th…
The original book, entitled Messages from “The Rabbit Hole”, was written by Prof. Hayao Kawai and published in 1990. In July 2019, it was republished as Hayao Kawai and the Eyes of a Child: Messages f…
Almond, a book that Wataru Sato (Program-Specific Associate Professor) collaborated on has been published. *Book Information Author: Sohn Won-Pyung Translator: Akiko Yajima Title: Almond Publ…
Professor Kawai‘s essay “The Meaning of Myoe’s dreams in our time” was published in the August 2019 issue of the literary magazine Shincho’. The article is based on a lecture he gave on April 18…
A paper by Associate Professor Wataru Sato and his colleagues was published in Scientific Reports. Their research revealed neural activity and connectivity associated with subjective happiness. Sato…
A paper by Associate Professor Wataru Sato and his colleagues entitled “Hunger promotes the detection of high-fat food.” was published in Appetite. Sawada, R., Sato, W., Minemoto, K., & F…
An essay in English by Professor Toshio Kawai was published in Volume 3 of the series Jung’s Red Book for Our Time: Searching for Soul Under Postmodern Conditions. This book series shows the contempor…
Where Will Capitalism Go? Capitalism and the Future of Humans, co-authored by Prof. Yoshinori Hiroi, has been published by Nippon Hyoronsha. Since 2014, the Capitalism Research Group, a group m…
A new installment in Professor Toshio Kawai’s essay series, “Kokoro’s Forefront and the Layers of History” was published in the July 2019 issue of Minerva Correspondence: Kiwameru. The theme of this…
This handbook is the first to discuss counseling services provided via social networking services (SNS), specifically the messaging app LINE, in Japan. While psychological problems such as bullying, s…
Prof. Toshio Kawai supervised the translation of Analytical Psychology: Notes of the Seminar Given in 1925: The Beginning of Jung’s Psychology, which was published by Sogen-sha in June, 2019. T…
Sato, W.*, & Uono, S.* (* equal contributors) (in press). The atypical social brain network in autism: Advances in structural and functional MRI studies. Current Opinion in Neurology. https://jour…
An interview with Prof. Toshio Kawai, “Seeking Oneself from the Age of 40” was published in Nikkei ARIA. Nikkei ARIA, launched in February 2019, is a web magazine mainly targeting working …
A new installment in Professor Toshio Kawai’s essay series, “Kokoro’s Forefront and the Layers of History” was published in the June 2019 issue of Minerva Correspondence: Kiwameru. The theme of this…
Prof.Toshio Kawai’s article “Play Therapy in Developmental Disabilities and Atypical Development” was published in volume 17 of the journal Support for Child-Rearing and Clinical Psychology (pp. 42-4…
Cosmos and Anticosmos: For Eastern Philosophy, one of the important works by Toshihiko Izutsu, was published as part of the Iwanami paperback series in May 2019. For the paperback edition, Prof. Kawai…
A Paper by Assoc. Prof. Wataru Sato et al. was published in Human Brain Mapping. The title of the paper was “Widespread and lateralized social brain activity for processing dynamic facial expres…
A paper by Associate Professor Wataru Sato et al. entitled “Amygdala activation during unconscious visual processing of food.” was published in Scientific Reports. Sato, W., Kochiyama, T.,…
Prof. Toshio Kawai’s interview with Shuntaro Tanikawa and the Congress report for The International Association for Analytical Psychology (IAAP) was published in The Japanese Journal of Jungian Psycho…
A paper by Prof. Toshio Kawai was published in the 8th issue of The Investigation of Arts and Principles of Body-Mind Transformation, which is headed by Prof. Toji Kamata. Kawai, Toshio (2019). Tens…
A new installment in Professor Toshio Kawai’s essay series, “Kokoro’s Forefront and the Layers of History” was published in the April 2019 issue of Minerva Correspondence: Kiwameru. The theme of this …
A research paper by Senior Lecturer Yoshiyuki Ueda, Prof. Satoru Saito (Education, Kyoto University) and Ms. Momoe Sukegawa (Education, Bio studies, Kyoto University) was published in Memory & Co…
A new installment in Prof. Toshio Kawai’s essay series, “Kokoro’s Forefront and the Layers of History” was published in the March 2019 issue of Minerva Correspondence: Kiwameru. The theme of this mont…
A new installment in Prof. Toshio Kawai’s essay series, “Kokoro’s Forefront and the Layers of History” was published in the February 2019 issue of Minerva Correspondence: Kiwameru. The theme of this m…
A Research Paper by Wataru Sato (Associate Professor) et al. was published in the online version of the Frontiers in Psychology on February 12, 2019. Facial expressions that show emotion play an impor…
A new installment in Prof. Toshio Kawai’s essay series, “Kokoro’s Forefront and the Layers of History” was published in the December 2018 issue of Minerva Correspondence: Kiwameru. The theme of this m…
A Paper by Prof. Toshio Kawai, Dr. Chihiro Hatanaka and Researcher Hisae Konakawa et al. was published in Sand Play Therapy Research, Vol. 31. The research paper focused on the concept of a sense of s…
A paper by Kuba Krys (JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow) and Yukiko Uchida (Associate Professor) et al. was published in The Journal of Positive Psychology on December 18, 2018. The title is “Open society fost…
A new installment in Prof. Toshio Kawai’s essay series, “Kokoro’s Forefront and the Layers of History” was published in the December 2018 issue of Minerva Correspondence: Kiwameru. The the…
A new installment in Prof. Toshio Kawai’s essay series, “Kokoro’s Forefront and the Layers of History” was published in the November 2018 issue of Minerva Correspondence: Kiwameru. The the…
A Paper by Nobuhito Abe (Assoc. Professor), Yuki Otsuka (Research Fellow), Ryusuke Nakai (Senior Lecturer), Kohei Asano (Research Fellow) and Sakiko Yoshikawa (Professor) was published in Frontiers in…
A research paper by Dr. Yukiko Uchida et. al. was published in the online version of the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology on November 1, 2018. Multilevel analyses on a large-scale survey o…
A new installment in Prof. Toshio Kawai‘s essay series, “Kokoro’s Forefront and the Layers of History” was published in the October 2018 issue of Minerva Correspondence: Kiwame…
A new installment in Prof. Toshio Kawai‘s essay series, “Kokoro’s Forefront and the Layers of History” was published in the September 2018 issue of Minerva Correspondence: Kiwa…
Research by Mr. Ryuhei Ueda, Dr. Kuniaki Yanagisawa and Dr. Nobuhito Abe was reported onPsyPost (3/14/18), a psychology and neuroscience news website dedicated to reporting the latest research on huma…
Research by Dr. Nobuhito Abe, et al. was reported on PsyPost (8/11/18), a psychology and neuroscience news website dedicated to reporting the latest research on human behavior, cognition, and society….
A new installment in Prof. Toshio Kawai‘s essay series, “Kokoro’s Forefront and the Layers of History” was published in the August 2018 issue of Minerva Correspondence: Kiwamer…
A Korean translation of Where Did “Kokoro” Come From? Where Will It Go? (Iwanami Shoten Publisher, 2016), which was based on the first Kyoto Kokoro Initiative Symposium ‘Kokoro and…
An essay in the series “Kokoro’s Forefront and the Layers of History” by Prof. Toshio Kawai was published in the July 2018 Issue of Minerva Correspondence: Kiwameru. This month’…
A paper by Dr. Ueda et al. was published in Scientific Reports. Mindfulness meditation, which enhances one’s health and sense of well-being, has gained attention in recent years. Mindfulness med…
A paper by Dr. Nobuhito Abe et al. was published in Oxford University Press’s Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience (online) on July 3rd, 2018. Psychopathy is defined as a personality diso…
A Chinese translation (simplified characters) of Prof. Toshio Kawai‘s book, Reading Haruki Murakami’s “Stories” as a Textbook of Dreams, was published in China in April 2018. T…
A lecture given by Prof. Toshio Kawai at the 2017 Japan Association of Sand Play Therapy Conference was published in Sand Play Therapy Research, Vol. 30. Table of Contents: Introduction 1. Sand play t…
A Paper by Dr. Nobuhito Abe et al. was published in Frontiers in Neurology Vol. 9. This study compared honesty levels between patients with Parkinson’s disease and healthy controls, via an incen…
The Series Hyappun De Meicho (100 mintuets on a famous book) on NHK’s E-TV host guest speakers to discuss famous books from various genres. In the July’s broadcast, Prof. Toshio Kawai will…
A paper by Dr. Yukiko Uchida, Dr. Matthias S. Gobel (former researcher at KRC), and Atsuki Ito (graduate student, Kyoto University) was published in Frontiers in Psychology. Abstract Previous research…
To build communities that are hospitable to dementia patient, the families of dementia patients must be supported. However, there are various issues that complicate caregiving. These include increasin…
Dr. Aya Seike and Takashi Sakurai, M.D. (Center Director for the Center for Comprehensive Care and Research on Memory Disorders) wrote a book, A Dementia Care Class: A Planning/Operation Guidebook (Ch…
Essay series “Kokoro’s Forefront and the Layers of History” (Vol. 22) by Prof. Toshio Kawai was published in the June 2018 issue of Minerva Correspondence: Kiwameru. This month’…
A lecture given by Prof. Toshio Kawai during the 11th “Meeting for a Deeper Understanding of School-aged Children” was published in the Vol. 13 of Jin-ai University’s Clinical Psycho…
Hayao Kawai: A Thinker, which was co-edited by Prof. Toshio Kawai, has been re-printed in paperback. Along with Hayao Kawai: A Clinician, which was published last month, a reissue of the book, Hayao K…
Hayao Kawai: A Clinician, co-edited by Prof. Toshio Kawai, has been re-printed in paperback. The book, Hayao Kawai: A Clinician was published in 2009, two years after Professor Hayao Kawai passed away…
Prof. Toshio Kawai‘s essay series “Kokoro’s Forefront and Layers of History” was published in the May 2018 issue of Minerva Correspondence: Kiwameru. This month’s theme w…
Chapter 5 “Analytical Psychological Approach” written by Prof. Toshio Kawai was published in Introduction to Clinical Psychology: Fundamentals and Practice for Certified Psychologists, Vol…
A paper by Ryuhei Ueda (Graduate student, JSPS research fellow), Dr. Kuniaki Yanagisawa, Dr. Nobuhito Abe et. al. was published in the Experimental Brain Research, Vol. 236. Please see the Abstract be…
An English Paper by Prof. Toshio Kawai was published in the 7th Issue of the Investigation of Arts and Principles of Body-Mind Transformation, led by Prof. Toji Kamada (Institute of Grief Care, Sophia…
A paper entitled “Contingencies of self-worth in employees on medical leave due to mental health disorders” by Dr. Yukiko Uchida (KRC, Kyoto University), Masataka Nakayama (Carnegie Mell…
A paper entitled “The social capital of farming and fishing groups and extension officers’ activities: Analysis of data from a survey of group leaders” by Dr. Yukiko Uchida (KRC, Kyo…
Papers by Dr. Nobuhito Abe, Dr. Yukiko Uchida, Dr. Yoshiyuki Ueda, and Dr. Masataka Nakayama (postdoctoral researcher) et. al. was published in Memory in a Social Context: Brain, Mind, and Society. Th…
A Paper by Ryuhei Ueda (office assistant/graduate student/researcher, JSPS), Dr. Kuniaki Yanagisawa, Dr. Nobuhito Abe and colleagues was published in volume 17 of Cognitive, Affective, and Behavioral …
A paper entitled “Gray matter volumes of early sensory regions are associated with individual differences in sensory processing.” by Dr. Wataru Sato, Dr. Sayaka Yoshimura (Kyoto University…
A paper entitled “The Historicity and Potential of Jungian Analysis: Another View of ‘SWOT’” by Professor Toshio Kawai was published in the Journal of Analytical Psychology. The pape…
A paper by Dr. Wataru Sato entitled “Homeostatic states modulate unconscious hedonic responses to food ” (co-authored with Sawada, R., Kubota, T., Toichi, M., & Fushiki, T.) was publ…
A paper by Dr. Aya Seike, Director Takashi Sakurai (The Center for Comprehensive Care and Research on Memory Disorders), and Dr. Kenji Toba (President of the National Institute of Longevity Medical Sc…
Professor Yoshinori Hiroi‘s paper was published in the book The Intersection of Scientific Knowledge and the Humanities: Ethical Issues Surrounding iPS Cell Research The book, which was publishe…
A paper entitled “Impaired detection of happy facial expressions in autism” by Dr. Wataru Sato et. al. was published in Scientific Reports (2017). The study showed that the detection of ha…
A paper by Dr. Wataru Sato and Dr. Shota Uono et. al. was recently published in the journal Brain Topography. The study showed that putamen volume is negatively correlated with the ability to recogniz…
A paper entitled “Thyroid hormones and mental illness” by Prof. Toshio Kawai and et. al. was published in the October 2017 of The Journal of the Japan Thyroid Association (Vol.8, No.2). Me…
The research paper “Collaborative roles of TJDPC in Different Types of Behavioural Flexibility” by Dr. Nobuhito Abe et. al. was recently published in Scientific Reports. In this study, bra…
A research paper entitled “Automatic honesty forgoing reward acquisition and punishment avoidance: A functional MRI investigation” by Dr. Nobuhito Abe et. al. was published in the Septembe…
The research paper “Reduced Orbitofrontal Cortical Volume is Associated with Interdependent Self-Construal” by Prof. Shinobu Kitayama, Dr. Kuniaki Yanagisawa, Dr. Yukiko Uchida, and Dr. No…
A research paper by Dr. Yukiko Uchida and the collaborating researchers, Hitoshi Tominaga, Yuri Miyamoto and Teruo Yamasaki were published in Frontiers in Psychology. Previous studies have suggested t…
A research paper by Lecturer Masato Nunoi and Prof. Sakiko Yoshikawa was published in the Journal of Cognitive Psychology, Vol. 28, Issue 6. This study investigated if the depth of stimulus processing…
Dr. Seiji Kumagai‘s book, Bhutan: The Kingdom Aiming for the Happiness of its People, was published by Sogensha in July 2017. Ever since the Bhutanese King and Queen’s visit in 2011, Japan…
A research paper by Assistant Professor Yoshiyuki Ueda and Researcher Masahiro Fujino was published in Vol. 32, No. 5 of the journal “Psychiatric Therapeutics”. This edition of the journal…
A research paper by Dr. Yoshiyuki Ueda and Researcher Masahiro Fujino was published in Vol. 32, No. 5 of the journal “Psychiatric Therapeutics”. This edition of the journal focuses on R…
Dr. Nobuhito Abe received both English and Japanese coverage in the June 2017 issue of the “National Geographic” in the article, “Why We Lie”. From common white lies to decepti…
A paper by researchers, Ryuhei Ueda, Assistant Professor Kuniaki Yanagisawa, Associate Professor Nobuhito Abe and their colleagues, entitled, “The Neural Basis of Individual Differences in Mate …
A paper by Dr. Yoshiyuki Ueda, Professor Jun Saiki, Professor Shinobu Kitayama, Professor Ronald A. Rensink, and their colleagues, entitled, “Cultural Differences in Visual Search for Geometric …
Prof. Sakiko Yoshikawa‘s new papers published in “Journal of Cognitive Psychology” vol.28. Masato Nunoi & Sakiko Yoshikawa (2016). Deep processing makes stimuli more prefereabl…
Assistant Prof. Ueda’s new paper published in “Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics” in Nov. 2016. Yoko Higuchi, Yoshiyuki Ueda, Hirokazu Ogawa, Jun Saiki. (2016). Task-releva…
Associate Prof. Nobuhito Abe and Research fellow Ryusuke Nakai’s new paper published in “Neuroimage” Vol.133 June 2016. Kajimura S, Kochiyama T, Nakai R, Abe N, Nomura M (2016) Causa…
Associate Prof. Nobuhito Abe‘s new papers published in “Neuroscience” Vol.328. Ito A, Fujii T, Abe N, Kawasaki I, Hayashi A, Ueno A, Yoshida K, Sakai S, Mugikura S, Takahashi S, Mor…
Assistant Professor Kuniaki Yanagisawa and Associate Prof. Nobuhito Abe‘s new paper published in “Journal of Experimental Psychology: General”. Yanagisawa K, Abe N, Kashima ES, Nomu…
Research fellow Ryusuke Nakai and Associate Prof. Nobuhito Abe‘s new paper published in “Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging”. Kajimura S, Kochiyama T, Nakai R, Abe N, Nomura M (2015)…
Associate Prof. Nobuhito Abe‘s new papers published in “Experimental Brain Research”. Mugikura S, Abe N, Ito A, Kawasaki I, Ueno A, Takahashi S, Fujii T (2016) Medial temporal lobe …
Associate Prof. Yukiko Uchida‘s new papers published in “Japanese Psychological Research”. Boiger, M., Uchida, Y., Norasakkunkit, V., & Mesquita, B. (2016). Protecting autonomy…
The paper “Are common names becoming less common? The rise in uniqueness and individualism in Japan” ( Frontiers in Psychology ) by Associate Prof. Yukiko Uchida and Research Fellow, Yuji…
The paper “Prefrontal spatial working memory network predicts animal’s decision-making in a free choice saccade task” ( Journal of Neurophysiology ) by Prof. Shintaro Funahashi and …
The paper “Brain activation during visual working memory correlates with behavioral mobility performance in older adults” ( Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience ) by Associate Prof. Nobuhito A…
The paper “Knowing the Unknown and Leaving Neurosis: Psychotherapy Using Dream Analysis for a Woman Who Wanted to Accept What She Could not Accept” ( ARCHIVES OF SANDPLAY THERAPY ) by Kot…
The paper “A 12-week physical and cognitive exercise program can improve cognitive function and neural efficiency in community-dwelling older adults: a randomized controlled trial” ( Jour…
Prof. Carl Becker‘s new books (written in Japanese) published in spring 2015. More information (Japanese article)
Associate Prof. Yukiko Uchida‘s paper “How did the media report on the Great East Japan Earthquake? Objectivity and emotionality seeking in Japanese media coverage.” has been publish…
“Psychologia, Vol. 57, No.4 (2014)” has been published in December, 2014. Psychology basically focuses on psychological and behavioral mechanisms at an individual level, but it also needs …
Associate Prof. Yukiko Uchida and researcher Shintaro Fukushima’s paper “Interdependently Achieved Happiness in East Asian Cultural Context. A Cultural Psychological Point of View” h…
We are pleased to inform you that Dr. Seiji KUMAGAI (Associate Professor, Uehiro Kokoro Studies, Kokoro Research Center) published the book “Bhutanese Buddhism and Its Culture” from Vajra …
The paper ” High-performers use the phonological loop less to process mental arithmetic during working memory tasks ” ( The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology ) by Yuki Otsuka, R…
Prof. Sakiko Yoshikawa‘s commentary article has published in the magazine “Jido Shinri (child psychology)” Dec.2014 issue. Read More ( Japanese article )
Associate Prof. Yukiko Uchida‘s new paper “Social orientation and diabetes-related distress in Japanese and American patients with type 2 diabetes” has been published in “PLoS …
New book “Spiritual Care” edited by Prof. Toji Kamata (written in Japanese) published by Being-Net-Press on Sep. 2014. Also Prof. Carl Becker is one of the co-authors of this book. More in…
Prof. Toshio Kawai and Yuka Ogiso ( JSPS Research Fellow／PD)’s each new paper has been published in “Analytical Psychology in a Changing World”. Description: How can we make sense of…
The paper ” Response to anticipated reward in the nucleus accumbens predicts behavior in an independent test of honesty ” ( Journal of Neuroscience ) by Associate Prof. Nobuhito Abe has pu…
The paper ” Working memory of elderly adults ” ( Japanese Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry ) by Yuki Otsuka, Research Fellow has published in May, 2014. Yuki Otsuka(2014), Working memory of…
Prof. Sakiko Yoshikawa and Associate Prof. Yukiko Uchida‘s new paper ( the first author: Kosuke Takemura ) “Roles of Extension Officers to Promote Social Capital in Japanese Agricultural C…
Prof. Toshio Kawai ‘s new book “Tono Monogatari” co-authored with Norio Akasaka, Migiwa Imaishi, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Takashi Okabe, Satoko Kawano, Tsuyoshi Inomata, Keiko Iwamiya and Hi…
Prof. Toji Kamata‘s new book “The Ultimate Guide To Sacred Sites In Japan” was published by Kadokawa Corporation. Amazon co.jp
Prof. Toshio Kawai, Assistant Prof. Chihiro Hatanaka and Researcher Chihiro Hasegawa’s new paper has been published in “Archives of sandplay therapy”26(3), 3-14. The paper is written…
Prof. Toshio Kawai‘s new paper has been published in “Archives of sandplay therapy” (special edition). The paper is written about mind care activities after the earthquake in Tohoku….
The paper “Dissociable neural systems for moral judgment of anti- and pro-social lying” authored by Associate Prof. Nobuhito Abe and Ayahito Ito (JSPS Research Fellow／PD) has been publishe…
Associate Prof. Yukiko Uchida‘s paper (co-authored with Yuji Ogihara) overview with the author comments and related information ( written in Japanese ) was published in official website of Kyoto…
Associate Prof. Yukiko Uchida‘s new paper “Does individualism bring happiness? Negative effects of individualism on interpersonal relationships and happiness” co-authored with Yuji O…
Prof. Shintaro Funahashi‘s paper overview with the author comments and related information ( written in Japanese ) was published in official website of Kyoto University. Read overview ( Japanese…
Prof. Shintaro Funahashi‘s review of his new paper “Neural mechanisms of dual-task interference and cognitive capacity limitation in the prefrontal cortex” co-authored with Ken Watan…
The paper “Neural mechanisms of dual-task interference and cognitive capacity limitation in the prefrontal cortex” by Prof. Shintaro Funahashi and Kei Watanabe was published in “Natu…
Prof. Toji Kamatawas featured in Japanese newspaper, “Mainichi Shinbun” on 13th Mar, 2014. He commented on the article which was written about deterioration in manners of the people in the…
Prof. Toshio Kawai was featured in Japanese newspaper, “Kyoto Shinbun” in 1st Mar, 2014. In the long interview “My keyword, Kyoto”, Kawai named Kyoto “the city of soul…
Prof. Toshio Kawai‘s new essay “Dream as an interface in Haruki Murakami” was published in the March 2014 issue of “Monthly Shincho”. Read More ( Japanese Article )
Prof. Toji Kamata‘s new book “Song and Religion” featured in Japanese local newspaper, “Tokushima Shinbun” in 18th Feb, 2014. Read more ( in Japanese )
Prof. Toji Kamata was featured in journal “Taimatsu Tsushin” issued by Zenrinsha on 10th Mar, 2014. In the long interview, Kamata talked about the story of his new book “Song and Rel…
Prof. Toji Kamata‘s column was published in local newspaper “Tokushima Shinbun” on 1st Mar, 2014. In the article, Prof. Kamata appreciate Mao Asada who played and attracted attention…
The paper “Changes in hedonic and eudaimonic well-being after a severe nationwide disaster: The case of the Great East Japan Earthquake” and “Interdependent Happiness: Theoretical Im…
The paper ” Psychological Characteristics of the NEW-FFI and the Tree Drawing Test in Patients With Thyroid Disease ” by Chihiro Hasegawa, Research Fellow (Uehiro Kokoro Studies) co-author…
Associate Prof. Yukiko Uchida‘s new book, “The Exploration of Happiness: Present and Future Perspectives (Happiness Studies Book Series)”, co-authored with Dr. Vinai Norasakkunkit (M…
Associate Prof. Nobuhito Abe‘s two papers were published. Abe N, Fujii T, Suzuki M, Ueno A, Shigemune Y, Mugikura S, Takahashi S, Mori E (2013) Encoding- and retrieval-related brain activity un…
Social Workers Can Use Sense of Coherence to Predict Burnout of End-of-Life Care-Givers (Research Report from Japan) Kazuko Hiyoshi-Taniguchi, Carl B. Becker, and Ayae Kinoshita British Journal of S…
Hatanaka,C（2013）From Dual Personalities to Reflected Adult Consciousness in the Psychotherapy of Dissociative Identity Disorder: The Dialectic Movement between Fake and Real Archives of sandplay thera…
Toshio Kawai (2013) “The 2011 earthquake in Japan: Psychotherapeutic interventions and change of worldview”, Spring 88: Environmental Disasters and Collective Trauma, pp47-60. ISBN: 978193…
Uchida, Y., & Ogihara, Y. (2012). Personal or interpersonal construal of happiness: A cultural psychological perspective. International Journal of Wellbeing, 2(4), 354-369. doi:10.5502/ijw.v2.i4….
Buddhist Care for the Dying and Bereaved (Editors)Jonathan S. Watts, Yoshiharu Tomatsu Wisdom Publications, Somerville, MA USA Pages: 312 Publication Date: November 27, 2012 Book Description Since its…
Nobuhito Abe (2012) Neuroimaging studies of false memory: a selective review Psychologia 55(2): 131-145 Abstract ————————————…
Kawai, T. (2012), The Red Book from a pre-modern perspective: the position of the ego, sacrifice and the dead. Journal of Analytical Psychology, 57: 378-389. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-5922.2012.01976.x R…
Oda, R., Niwa, Y., Honma, A., & Hiraishi, K. (n.d.). An eye-like painting enhances the expectation of a good reputation. Evolution and Human Behavior, In Press, Corrected Proof. doi:10.1016/j.evo…
