Writing
Research translated into public argument.
Commentary, long-form analysis, evidence trails, and current research questions for a wider public audience.
Selected Commentary
Recent public work
Current articles from the two principal public channels, followed by research-linked external commentary.
Why place a BSL-4 facility in Tokyo? The anachronism of “face-to-face relationships”
A comparative policy argument for evaluating national research infrastructure by safety, resilience, land, and institutional design—not bureaucratic proximity.
Read article ↗Winning in court for 160 yen: when a judgment becomes a scrap of paper
An examination of the gap between obtaining a judgment and securing an effective remedy in Japan.
Read article ↗Does Japan have a consumer-protection administration?
An examination of complaint systems, enforcement gaps, and markets that depend on the procedural burden imposed on individuals.
Read article ↗International medical journals are not neutral temples
A critical look at authority, incentives, and political context in evidence production and medical publishing.
Read article ↗Funded by taxes, reviewed for free, and sold back to the public
An institutional analysis of costs, incentives, and access barriers in academic publishing.
Read article ↗Publishing without a title or affiliation: what are article processing charges?
A practical guide to APCs, subscription journals, hybrid models, and the structural barriers faced by independent researchers.
Read article ↗Publishing without affiliation, part 2: ORCID, DOI, Zenodo, OSF, and preprints
A practical guide to researcher identity and durable, citable research records for independent scholars.
Read article ↗Why I continue to question Japan’s COVID-19 response
A statement of the research questions connecting emergency policy, dignity, patient rights, and institutional responsibility.
Read article ↗Platforms
Read by format and context.
Agora and note are the principal publication channels, alongside X for current work and open discussion.
Institutional critique and public policy
Medical policy, consumer affairs, justice, regulation, transport, culture, and security.
Open profile ↗ note · Primary mediaLong-form analysis and research notes
Methods, evidence trails, estimates, and background behind published arguments.
Open profile ↗ XCurrent work and open discussion
New articles, source criticism, research questions, and ongoing investigations.
Open profile ↗
Research-linked commentary
A right that exists only as a billing rule is not yet a right
BMJ Journal of Medical Ethics Blog