齋藤 亮次/ Ryoji Saito
Head of Academic Management and full-time social studies lecturer at Kamiyama Marugoto National Institute of Technology (KOSEN). Nationally certified career consultant (MHLW). Affiliated researcher at the Waseda University Institute for Education Research. With fieldwork experience spanning over 50 countries, he specializes in career education, inquiry-based learning, and geography education.
Affiliations
Institute for Social Vision & Design (ISVD)
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Publications
Career Counseling for High School Students: Supporting Self-Determined Pathways
In an era of diversifying pathways to higher education and the pursuit of well-being, this book explains the individualized career guidance that teachers are called upon to provide. Drawing on 20 common pitfalls, it offers concrete approaches and methods to help students make self-determined decisions about their futures.
SCHOOL SHIFT: You Embody the Future of Education
Ten practitioners present both theory and practice for the future of school education in an era of 100-year lifespans, covering school DX, inquiry-based learning, project-based learning, career education, school organizational reform, and teacher career design.
Media Coverage
What We Should Tell People Who Think 'Retirement Means Sipping Tea on the Porch'
The Hidden Problem with Schools That Teach 'Push Forward and Try Harder'
Supporting Children's Self-Determination (10-part series)
Related Articles (6)
Inside Japan's 350,000 Non-Attending Students — Structures Revealed by Grade, Cause, and Regional Cross-Analysis
In FY2023, 346,482 students were absent from elementary and junior high schools (11 consecutive years of increase). One in every 15 junior high students. Yet the statistic that "low motivation and anxiety" accounts for more than half of the causes contains a structural trap. A three-axis cross-analysis by grade, cause, and prefecture reveals the structure behind the numbers.
Do You Know the 'Conditions' for Free University Tuition? — Income Limits, Multi-Child Requirements, and International Comparison
Japan introduced tuition-free university education for multi-child households in April 2025. But only 12.7% of all households qualify. With household education burden at 51% (2nd highest in OECD) and education spending at 3.9% of GDP, the gap between the label 'tuition-free' and reality reveals a structural problem in Japanese higher education.
Why Young Volunteers Leave — Structural Factors and Retention Design for NPOs
Youth volunteer dropout reflects structural design failures, not individual apathy. A retention framework built on statistics and organizational case studies.
Can Vocational Training Be Measured? — EBPM and the Evaluation Design of Workforce Development Policy
Japan invests billions in vocational training yet lacks rigorous impact measurement. An EBPM-based evaluation design guide with international comparisons.
What 'Tuition-Free' Doesn't Cover — The Education Gap Hidden by Japan's High School Tuition Subsidy
In FY2026, Japan fully removes income restrictions on high school tuition subsidies. But only 'tuition' is covered. The 3-year cost gap between public and private schools: ¥1.29 million. Education spending at 3.9% of GDP — the lowest in OECD. Analyzing the structure behind the label of 'tuition-free.'
The Day One Complaint Erased 2,100 Meals — The Iwaki Sekihan Disposal Incident and Structural Vulnerability in Public Administration
On March 11, 2026, approximately 2,100 graduation celebration sekihan meals were discarded in Iwaki City, Fukushima, following a single anonymous phone call. The caller never requested disposal. An analysis of how one voice overrode the rights of 2,100 students and the contradiction of a government that promotes food waste reduction.
Other Members
Researcher 02 / Director
塩見 尚大/ Naohiro Shiomi
Project designer. He facilitates communication within organizations and projects, overseeing management and direction. Known as a hub who connects people, he draws colleagues and partners into collaborative problem-solving.
Researcher 01 / Representative Director
横田 直也/ Naoya Yokota
Creative producer and strategic designer. With an integrated approach spanning concept development, strategy, and design, he leads projects from structural analysis of social issues through to solution design. He drives research projects in areas such as traffic noise and urban environments, combining data analysis with design-driven methodologies.