Institute of Socio-Infonomics
Tama University

Biography

1989 — M.A. in International Relations, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo.
1992 — Ph.D. in Arts and Sciences (International Relations), University of Tokyo.
1989–1991 — Research Fellow, Institute for International Policy Studies.
1991–2003 — Research Associate / Associate Professor / Professor, Center for Global Communications (GLOCOM), International University of Japan.
2004–2024 — Professor and Deputy Director, Institute of Socio-Infonomics, Tama University.
Current appointments — Professor, Faculty of Social Informatics, ZEN University (Nippon Foundation Dwango Gakuen); Visiting Professor and Deputy Director, Institute of Socio-Infonomics, Tama University.

Selected Books and Papers

Wise Government: Japan’s Political Process and Public Administration and Finance (editor and co-author). Chuokeizai-sha, 2021. [Japanese]
The Political Process of “BB Universal Service” and an Analytical Framework for Socio-Infonomics. Journal of the Infosocionomics Society, Vol. 20, No. 1, September 2025. [Japanese]
Ranking Online News Topics Using Probability-ib: A Comparison with BERTopic. Journal of the Infosocionomics Society, Vol. 19, No. 1, September 2024. Co-authored. [Japanese]
A Sociology-of-Knowledge Examination of Ideology and Marxism. Journal of the Infosocionomics Society, Vol. 18, No. 1, September 2023. [Japanese]

Research Interests and Professional Memberships

The Infosocionomics Society: Secretariat and Board Member.
The Japan Association of International Relations: Member.

Articles

Searle’s Misguided Letter to Derrida
Posted: 2024-03-26
Yasuhide Yamanouchi examines the dispute between John Searle and Jacques Derrida in relation to Socio-Infonomics and postmodern thought. The essay discusses difficulties in philosophical communication, differing views of modernity, and the interpretation of the Searle–Derrida debate.

Categories of Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence
Posted: 2023-07-13
Yasuhide Yamanouchi considers the stage reached by AI after the public release of ChatGPT. Using a naturalistic approach, he distinguishes general AI and superintelligence, human intelligence, vertebrate intelligence, and current AI systems, focusing on vertebrate intelligence as a key point of comparison.

Rutger Bregman’s Humankind: Reading Notes and Excerpts
Posted: 2022-10-30
Reading notes on the Japanese edition of Rutger Bregman’s Humankind, translated by Kafuko Nonaka and published by Bungeishunju in 2021. The discussion considers Bregman’s argument for reorganizing society around a more positive view of human nature, and its biological and evolutionary foundations. The Japanese original includes selected excerpts.

English renderings of Japanese publication titles are provided for reference. Links lead to the editions or publication records used on the Japanese profile.