Naohiro Nakamura
Biographic Data
| ID | 3700537 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Naohiro Nakamura |
| GIVEN NAMES | Naohiro |
| FAMILY NAME | Nakamura |
| SIGNATURE | NAKAMURA N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of the South Pacific |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6323-2090 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 28 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Addressing methodological and ethical challenges in research with violence against women survivors in Fiji and Vanuatu
Research with violence against women (VAW) survivors as a hard-to-reach population involves various methodological and ethical challenges and this is particularly so in the context of strong patriarchal ideologies and limited research capacities, such as Pacific Island Countries (PICs). PICs record substantially high rates of VAW, but empirical research that has captured the experiences of VAW survivors is scarce and gender-disaggregated data is …
Seeking Peace in Religious Teachings: Women’s Responses to Domestic Violence in Rural Vanuatu
Pacific Island countries are said to have a substantially high rate of violence against women, and Vanuatu is no exception to this. The existing literature on violence against women in the context of Pacific Island countries has highlighted how patriarchal ideologies have contributed to the high rate of violence against women while confirming that the majority of women survivors of violence remain silent. The literature claims the importance of i…
Observed changes in rainfall and temperature extreme in Fiji
Understanding trends in rainfall and temperature extremes is critical for evaluating their impacts on ecosystems, agriculture, water resources, human livelihoods, and health, especially in vulnerable regions like Fiji. This study analysed rainfall and temperature extremes in Fiji from 1970–2020 using the Mann-Kendall trend test, Innovative Trend Analysis, and Theil-Sen’s slope estimator. Results indicated a general decrease in annual, seasonal, a…
Sugarcane farmers’ perceptions of climate change and their “adaptation” methods in Fiji: Adaptation for the industry or for their livelihood
This article addresses how Fiji’s sugarcane farmers perceive climate change, attempt to mitigate the impact, and plan to adapt to sustain their livelihoods. Fiji’s sugar industry has recently been struggling due to several factors, and the current climate change is further negatively affecting the industry. Previous studies on farmers’ adaptation methods to climate change across the world have introduced several adaptation methods for the future …
Examining the effectiveness of the educational role of the permanent exhibition at the National Ainu Museum, Japan, using online user generated review
Educating the public on indigenous culture is an important task of museums. The Upopoy National Ainu Museum and Park (NAM) was Japan’s first national museum specifically dedicated to the Ainu, with a mandate to educate the public on Ainu culture/history to realize a society of ethnic harmony. We analyze the effectiveness of the educational role of the NAM’s permanent exhibition, using online User Generated Reviews. Our analysis shows that visitor…
The Routledge Handbook of Global Development
This Handbook provides a comprehensive analysis of some of the world's most pressing global development challenges - including how they may be better understood and addressed through innovative practices and approaches to learning and teaching. Featuring 61 contributions from leading and emerging academics and practitioners, this multidisciplinary volume is organized into five thematic parts exploring: changes in global development financing, ide…
Volcanic disaster risk reduction in indigenous communities on Tanna Island, Vanuatu
Motivations to Support Marine Conservation Projects in North Tarawa, Kiribati
Local communities’ support for resource conservation projects are essential for their success. Nevertheless, in the Pacific Island countries, many community-based conservation (CBC) projects remain ineffective due to the lack of community members’ engagement. To better understand the motivations of local community members to support resource conservation projects; this research looks at the four community-based conservation sites in North Tarawa,…
A minority group's response to a severe climatic event: A case study of rural Indo‐Fijians after Tropical Cyclone Winston in 2016
This paper investigates the impacts of Tropical Cyclone Winston (2016) on rural Indo‐Fijians and their response to the devastation. Studies have previously examined how rural communities in Pacific Island countries respond to severe climatic events, arguing that traditional knowledge of the climate, together with indigenous techniques, contribute substantially to recovery from a disaster. Strong communal bonds have also been identified as an infl…
Redressing injustice of the past: The repatriation of Ainu human remains
This article addresses the controversies surrounding the repatriation of Ainu human remains ‘unethically’ collected by Japanese researchers and stored in university institutions throughout the twentieth century. Some 1653 Ainu remains are held at Japanese universities, and Ainu rights advocates have demanded the return of these remains to their lineal descendants. In 2009, the Japanese government proposed to transfer all unidentified Ainu remains…
Cultural affiliation is not enough: The repatriation of Ainu human remains
The challenges faced by indigenous peoples in repatriation negotiations vary across the globe. In 2012, three Ainu individuals launched a legal case against Hokkaido University, demanding the return of the human remains of nine individuals and a formal apology for having conducted intentional excavations of Ainu graveyards, stolen the remains and infringed upon their rights to perform ceremonies of worship. This action marked the first of such le…
What is a community's desire? A critical look at participatory research projects with Indigenous communities
Participatory approaches have become a critical and somewhat normalised methodology in geography for working in a positive and constructive way with Indigenous communities. Nevertheless, recent literature has seldom examined the sustainability of participatory projects or looked critically at their ongoing impacts. Since the early 2000s, Nibutani, an Ainu community in Hokkaido, Japan, has developed several participatory projects led by a non-Indi…
Being Indigenous in a Non-Indigenous Environment: Identity Politics of the Dogai Ainu and New Indigenous Policies of Japan
The author discusses the identities and socioeconomic status of Indigenous people in a non-Indigenous environment, ways to recognize Indigenous belonging statistically, and ethnic policies in a Japanese context, specifically focusing on the Dogai Ainu; that is, the Ainu who left their original homeland of Hokkaido and live elsewhere in Japan. The Japanese Government's 2010 socioeconomic survey of the Dogai Ainu demonstrated a socioeconomic gap be…
Indigenous Cultural Self-Representation and Its Internal Critiques: A Case Study of the Woodland Cultural Centre, Canada
This research report discusses Indigenous cultural representation and its internal critiques, based on the case study of an Indigenous-run museum, the Woodland Cultural Centre, in Canada. Since its establishment in 1972, the Woodland Cultural Centre has strived to promote Indigenous culture, especially First Nations art, and has challenged the general public’s and major museums’ misconceptions that Indigenous cultures are “static” and merely exis…
Realising Ainu indigenous rights: A commentary on Hiroshi Maruyama's ‘Japan's post-war Ainu policy. Why the Japanese Government has not recognised Ainu indigenous rights?’
This commentary reviews Maruyama's article ‘Japan's post-war Ainu policy: why the Japanese Government has not recognised Ainu indigenous rights?’ (Maruyama 2013a), published in this journal. Maruyama criticises the government for its reluctance to enact a new Ainu law to guarantee indigenous rights, even after Japan's ratification of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). However, in actuality, the government…
Towards a Culturally Sustainable Environmental Impact Assessment: The Protection of Ainu Cultural Heritage in the Saru River Cultural Impact Assessment, Japan
Culturally sustainable environmental impact assessment (EIA) requires consideration of the impact of development on local people's cultural activities, including holding ceremonies, collecting resources, and learning skills, which are fundamental essences of Indigenous rights. While culturally sustainable EIA has become a common practice when a development project involves an Indigenous community, it is still argued that Indigenous cultural herit…
The Representation of First Nations Art at the Art Gallery of Ontario
Canadian art galleries have long been criticized for their poor inclusion of First Nations art, especially historical works. In November 2008, the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) opened new Canadian art gallery halls, with 2,000 new acquisitions donated by Ken Thomson. The AGO hired Gerald McMaster, who has tried to make historical First Nations art a key element of the story of Canadian art, as its first Aboriginal curator of the AGO’s Canadian art…
Indigenous Methodologies: Suggestions for Junior Researchers
Indigenous methodologies in geography have recently been developed to decolonise Western dominated paradigms. It has been argued that research which does not benefit Indigenous communities should not be conducted. However, Indigenous methodologies are not taught in many post-secondary institutions. Therefore, when they pursue Indigenous topics, many junior researchers are self-taught in these methodologies. However, these methodologies cannot be …
An ‘Effective’ Involvement of Indigenous People in Environmental Impact Assessment: The cultural impact assessment of the Saru River Region, Japan
The Cultural Impact Assessment of the Saru River Region represents the first time that a site investigation was implemented in Japan in order to preserve an ethnic culture in relation to the construction of a dam. One of the project's basic concepts was to get local residents, especially those of Ainu ethnicity, to participate in the investigation. Existing case studies of environmental impact assessment have argued that the assessment has failed…
Managing the cultural promotion of indigenous people in a community-based Museum: The Ainu Culture Cluster Project at the Nibutani Ainu Culture Museum, Japan
In the District of Nibutani, Town of Biratori, Hokkaido, Japan, the inheritance of Ainu culture has been in a critical condition recently, despite the long-term struggle of a famous Ainu, Kayano Shigeru. From 2002 to 2005, the town developed the Ainu Culture Cluster Project under the auspices of the Nibutani Ainu Culture Museum. The Project’s goals were hiring local unemployed people to acquire traditional skills and encouraging local residents t…
A minority group's response to a severe climatic event: A case study of rural Indo‐Fijians after Tropical Cyclone Winston in 2016
This paper investigates the impacts of Tropical Cyclone Winston (2016) on rural Indo‐Fijians and their response to the devastation. Studies have previously examined how rural communities in Pacific Island countries respond to severe climatic events, arguing that traditional knowledge of the climate, together with indigenous techniques, contribute substantially to recovery from a disaster. Strong communal bonds have also been identified as an infl…
What is a community's desire? A critical look at participatory research projects with Indigenous communities
Participatory approaches have become a critical and somewhat normalised methodology in geography for working in a positive and constructive way with Indigenous communities. Nevertheless, recent literature has seldom examined the sustainability of participatory projects or looked critically at their ongoing impacts. Since the early 2000s, Nibutani, an Ainu community in Hokkaido, Japan, has developed several participatory projects led by a non-Indi…
Indigenous Methodologies: Suggestions for Junior Researchers
Indigenous methodologies in geography have recently been developed to decolonise Western dominated paradigms. It has been argued that research which does not benefit Indigenous communities should not be conducted. However, Indigenous methodologies are not taught in many post-secondary institutions. Therefore, when they pursue Indigenous topics, many junior researchers are self-taught in these methodologies. However, these methodologies cannot be …
An ‘Effective’ Involvement of Indigenous People in Environmental Impact Assessment: The cultural impact assessment of the Saru River Region, Japan
The Cultural Impact Assessment of the Saru River Region represents the first time that a site investigation was implemented in Japan in order to preserve an ethnic culture in relation to the construction of a dam. One of the project's basic concepts was to get local residents, especially those of Ainu ethnicity, to participate in the investigation. Existing case studies of environmental impact assessment have argued that the assessment has failed…
Redressing injustice of the past: The repatriation of Ainu human remains
This article addresses the controversies surrounding the repatriation of Ainu human remains ‘unethically’ collected by Japanese researchers and stored in university institutions throughout the twentieth century. Some 1653 Ainu remains are held at Japanese universities, and Ainu rights advocates have demanded the return of these remains to their lineal descendants. In 2009, the Japanese government proposed to transfer all unidentified Ainu remains…
Towards a Culturally Sustainable Environmental Impact Assessment: The Protection of Ainu Cultural Heritage in the Saru River Cultural Impact Assessment, Japan
Culturally sustainable environmental impact assessment (EIA) requires consideration of the impact of development on local people's cultural activities, including holding ceremonies, collecting resources, and learning skills, which are fundamental essences of Indigenous rights. While culturally sustainable EIA has become a common practice when a development project involves an Indigenous community, it is still argued that Indigenous cultural herit…
Being Indigenous in a Non-Indigenous Environment: Identity Politics of the Dogai Ainu and New Indigenous Policies of Japan
The author discusses the identities and socioeconomic status of Indigenous people in a non-Indigenous environment, ways to recognize Indigenous belonging statistically, and ethnic policies in a Japanese context, specifically focusing on the Dogai Ainu; that is, the Ainu who left their original homeland of Hokkaido and live elsewhere in Japan. The Japanese Government's 2010 socioeconomic survey of the Dogai Ainu demonstrated a socioeconomic gap be…
Cultural affiliation is not enough: The repatriation of Ainu human remains
The challenges faced by indigenous peoples in repatriation negotiations vary across the globe. In 2012, three Ainu individuals launched a legal case against Hokkaido University, demanding the return of the human remains of nine individuals and a formal apology for having conducted intentional excavations of Ainu graveyards, stolen the remains and infringed upon their rights to perform ceremonies of worship. This action marked the first of such le…
Managing the cultural promotion of indigenous people in a community-based Museum: The Ainu Culture Cluster Project at the Nibutani Ainu Culture Museum, Japan
In the District of Nibutani, Town of Biratori, Hokkaido, Japan, the inheritance of Ainu culture has been in a critical condition recently, despite the long-term struggle of a famous Ainu, Kayano Shigeru. From 2002 to 2005, the town developed the Ainu Culture Cluster Project under the auspices of the Nibutani Ainu Culture Museum. The Project’s goals were hiring local unemployed people to acquire traditional skills and encouraging local residents t…
An ‘Effective’ Involvement of Indigenous People in Environmental Impact Assessment: The cultural impact assessment of the Saru River Region, Japan
The Cultural Impact Assessment of the Saru River Region represents the first time that a site investigation was implemented in Japan in order to preserve an ethnic culture in relation to the construction of a dam. One of the project's basic concepts was to get local residents, especially those of Ainu ethnicity, to participate in the investigation. Existing case studies of environmental impact assessment have argued that the assessment has failed…
Indigenous Methodologies: Suggestions for Junior Researchers
Indigenous methodologies in geography have recently been developed to decolonise Western dominated paradigms. It has been argued that research which does not benefit Indigenous communities should not be conducted. However, Indigenous methodologies are not taught in many post-secondary institutions. Therefore, when they pursue Indigenous topics, many junior researchers are self-taught in these methodologies. However, these methodologies cannot be …
The Representation of First Nations Art at the Art Gallery of Ontario
Canadian art galleries have long been criticized for their poor inclusion of First Nations art, especially historical works. In November 2008, the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) opened new Canadian art gallery halls, with 2,000 new acquisitions donated by Ken Thomson. The AGO hired Gerald McMaster, who has tried to make historical First Nations art a key element of the story of Canadian art, as its first Aboriginal curator of the AGO’s Canadian art…
Realising Ainu indigenous rights: A commentary on Hiroshi Maruyama's ‘Japan's post-war Ainu policy. Why the Japanese Government has not recognised Ainu indigenous rights?’
This commentary reviews Maruyama's article ‘Japan's post-war Ainu policy: why the Japanese Government has not recognised Ainu indigenous rights?’ (Maruyama 2013a), published in this journal. Maruyama criticises the government for its reluctance to enact a new Ainu law to guarantee indigenous rights, even after Japan's ratification of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). However, in actuality, the government…
Towards a Culturally Sustainable Environmental Impact Assessment: The Protection of Ainu Cultural Heritage in the Saru River Cultural Impact Assessment, Japan
Culturally sustainable environmental impact assessment (EIA) requires consideration of the impact of development on local people's cultural activities, including holding ceremonies, collecting resources, and learning skills, which are fundamental essences of Indigenous rights. While culturally sustainable EIA has become a common practice when a development project involves an Indigenous community, it is still argued that Indigenous cultural herit…
Indigenous Cultural Self-Representation and Its Internal Critiques: A Case Study of the Woodland Cultural Centre, Canada
This research report discusses Indigenous cultural representation and its internal critiques, based on the case study of an Indigenous-run museum, the Woodland Cultural Centre, in Canada. Since its establishment in 1972, the Woodland Cultural Centre has strived to promote Indigenous culture, especially First Nations art, and has challenged the general public’s and major museums’ misconceptions that Indigenous cultures are “static” and merely exis…
What is a community's desire? A critical look at participatory research projects with Indigenous communities
Participatory approaches have become a critical and somewhat normalised methodology in geography for working in a positive and constructive way with Indigenous communities. Nevertheless, recent literature has seldom examined the sustainability of participatory projects or looked critically at their ongoing impacts. Since the early 2000s, Nibutani, an Ainu community in Hokkaido, Japan, has developed several participatory projects led by a non-Indi…
Being Indigenous in a Non-Indigenous Environment: Identity Politics of the Dogai Ainu and New Indigenous Policies of Japan
The author discusses the identities and socioeconomic status of Indigenous people in a non-Indigenous environment, ways to recognize Indigenous belonging statistically, and ethnic policies in a Japanese context, specifically focusing on the Dogai Ainu; that is, the Ainu who left their original homeland of Hokkaido and live elsewhere in Japan. The Japanese Government's 2010 socioeconomic survey of the Dogai Ainu demonstrated a socioeconomic gap be…
Cultural affiliation is not enough: The repatriation of Ainu human remains
The challenges faced by indigenous peoples in repatriation negotiations vary across the globe. In 2012, three Ainu individuals launched a legal case against Hokkaido University, demanding the return of the human remains of nine individuals and a formal apology for having conducted intentional excavations of Ainu graveyards, stolen the remains and infringed upon their rights to perform ceremonies of worship. This action marked the first of such le…
Redressing injustice of the past: The repatriation of Ainu human remains
This article addresses the controversies surrounding the repatriation of Ainu human remains ‘unethically’ collected by Japanese researchers and stored in university institutions throughout the twentieth century. Some 1653 Ainu remains are held at Japanese universities, and Ainu rights advocates have demanded the return of these remains to their lineal descendants. In 2009, the Japanese government proposed to transfer all unidentified Ainu remains…
Motivations to Support Marine Conservation Projects in North Tarawa, Kiribati
Local communities’ support for resource conservation projects are essential for their success. Nevertheless, in the Pacific Island countries, many community-based conservation (CBC) projects remain ineffective due to the lack of community members’ engagement. To better understand the motivations of local community members to support resource conservation projects; this research looks at the four community-based conservation sites in North Tarawa,…
A minority group's response to a severe climatic event: A case study of rural Indo‐Fijians after Tropical Cyclone Winston in 2016
This paper investigates the impacts of Tropical Cyclone Winston (2016) on rural Indo‐Fijians and their response to the devastation. Studies have previously examined how rural communities in Pacific Island countries respond to severe climatic events, arguing that traditional knowledge of the climate, together with indigenous techniques, contribute substantially to recovery from a disaster. Strong communal bonds have also been identified as an infl…
The Routledge Handbook of Global Development
This Handbook provides a comprehensive analysis of some of the world's most pressing global development challenges - including how they may be better understood and addressed through innovative practices and approaches to learning and teaching. Featuring 61 contributions from leading and emerging academics and practitioners, this multidisciplinary volume is organized into five thematic parts exploring: changes in global development financing, ide…
Volcanic disaster risk reduction in indigenous communities on Tanna Island, Vanuatu
Examining the effectiveness of the educational role of the permanent exhibition at the National Ainu Museum, Japan, using online user generated review
Educating the public on indigenous culture is an important task of museums. The Upopoy National Ainu Museum and Park (NAM) was Japan’s first national museum specifically dedicated to the Ainu, with a mandate to educate the public on Ainu culture/history to realize a society of ethnic harmony. We analyze the effectiveness of the educational role of the NAM’s permanent exhibition, using online User Generated Reviews. Our analysis shows that visitor…
Sugarcane farmers’ perceptions of climate change and their “adaptation” methods in Fiji: Adaptation for the industry or for their livelihood
This article addresses how Fiji’s sugarcane farmers perceive climate change, attempt to mitigate the impact, and plan to adapt to sustain their livelihoods. Fiji’s sugar industry has recently been struggling due to several factors, and the current climate change is further negatively affecting the industry. Previous studies on farmers’ adaptation methods to climate change across the world have introduced several adaptation methods for the future …
Addressing methodological and ethical challenges in research with violence against women survivors in Fiji and Vanuatu
Research with violence against women (VAW) survivors as a hard-to-reach population involves various methodological and ethical challenges and this is particularly so in the context of strong patriarchal ideologies and limited research capacities, such as Pacific Island Countries (PICs). PICs record substantially high rates of VAW, but empirical research that has captured the experiences of VAW survivors is scarce and gender-disaggregated data is …
Seeking Peace in Religious Teachings: Women’s Responses to Domestic Violence in Rural Vanuatu
Pacific Island countries are said to have a substantially high rate of violence against women, and Vanuatu is no exception to this. The existing literature on violence against women in the context of Pacific Island countries has highlighted how patriarchal ideologies have contributed to the high rate of violence against women while confirming that the majority of women survivors of violence remain silent. The literature claims the importance of i…
Observed changes in rainfall and temperature extreme in Fiji
Understanding trends in rainfall and temperature extremes is critical for evaluating their impacts on ecosystems, agriculture, water resources, human livelihoods, and health, especially in vulnerable regions like Fiji. This study analysed rainfall and temperature extremes in Fiji from 1970–2020 using the Mann-Kendall trend test, Innovative Trend Analysis, and Theil-Sen’s slope estimator. Results indicated a general decrease in annual, seasonal, a…
Political science (14 works) · Indigenous (12 works) · Geography (10 works) · Law (10 works) · Sociology (10 works) · Ecology (8 works) · Anthropology (5 works) · Archaeology (5 works) · Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation (5 works) · Environmental planning (5 works)