Professor at The University of Tokyo, Project Professor at Keio University, Former Advisor to the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. After graduating from the Law School at the University of Tokyo in 1986, joining the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, and working as an assistant professor at Keio University SFC, he was elected to the House of Councilors in 2001 and served two terms as Deputy Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology. Carried out budget structural reform "From concrete to people." In 2014, he became a professor at the University of Tokyo and Keio University (the first cross-appointment between a national and private university in Japan) to conduct research and education on educational policy. When he was seconded to Yamaguchi Prefecture from the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, he visited and was impressed by the Matsushita Village School, and launched the "Suzukan Seminar" for students and working adults.

Professor Newell’s expertise spans Education, Design, Strategy, Technology, Branding, and Global Communication. He collaborates with major Japanese corporations and education organizations to develop innovative environments and strategies for the future.
He is a professor at Shizenkan University, co-founder of Tokyo International School, TEDxTokyo, Living Dreams NPO, and 21 Foundation. Patrick advises Kokuyo Co. Ltd., Jiyugaoka Gakuen, and Japanese Boards of Education, and serves as the Co-national Project Manager for the OECD Survey for Social and Emotional Skills (SSES) in Japan.
He published "Strategies for Keeping Japan #1, "TED Power," and "21st Century Skills to Nurture a Children's Future".

Yukiko Uchida is a Professor and Director at the Institute for the Future of Human Society at Kyoto University. Dr. Uchida’s extensive research in cultural psychology focuses on international and regional comparative studies, particularly in areas such as happiness and well-being. Her academic journey includes completing a Ph.D. in Human and Environmental Studies at Kyoto University, with prior roles as assistant professor, associate professor, and professor at the Kokoro Research Center, Kyoto University, as well as a CASBSfellow at Stanford University. Her work has led to over 200 publications in leading journals in Psychology. Dr. Uchida was selected as a Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science (APS) and currently serves as a Board Member-at-Large for APS. Additionally, she has established strong relationships with national and local governments as a member of the Cabinet Office’s Study Group on Well-being and an advisor to the Kyoto City Council. Her contributions extend to the Ministry of Education’s Central Council for Education, where she has advised on well-being in education policy. Her major publication includes "An Interdependent Approach to Happiness and Well-Being: Evidence, Culture, Education and Sustainability" (Palgrave Macmillan). Free download link: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-26260-9

Education: Keio University, Seisa University Graduate School of Education. LL.B., M.Ed.

A researcher, supporter, parent, advocate, and activist for dyslexia. Founded the NPO Edge in 2001 to promote support and awareness for dyslexia in Japan. Hosted Asia Pacific dyslexia forum (2016-2021). Among the activities, there are Audio materials of school text books, training courses for supporters, reading and writing screening tools.

She has served as a vice-chair of the JDDnet, sat in various committee meetings of Cabinet Office, MEXT, MHLW, METI and MLIT contributing in legislations such as the Developmental Disabilities Support Act, the Act on the Elimination of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities, and the Act on Accessibility of Reading Materials.

Supervisor of a translation　"Dyslexic Advantage" Brook Eide and Fernette Eide,Plume Book, 2012
Contribution of a chapter "Barrier-Free Instruction in Japan: Recommendation for teachers at All Levels of Schooling" Cadlin & Mynard 2024

Born in Tokyo, Japan in 1977, he graduated from the University of Tokyo in 2001 with a B.A. in Philosophy from the Department of Philosophy and Culture, Faculty of Letters, in 2002, and moved to the U.S. to complete his M.A. in Philosophy at Texas A&M University. 2008, he completed his PhD in Philosophy at Stanford University, where he taught logic as a lecturer in the philosophy department while working on the Stanford He participated in the Online High School Startup Project, and has been the principal since 2016.

In addition to his current position, he is involved in lecture activities in philosophy, logic, and leadership, as well as consulting on education and education-related technology (EdTech) for the United States and Asia.
In Japan, he is a specially invited professor at Keio University and a specially appointed professor at Yokohama City University.

He is the author of “Stanford Style: The Power to Survive and Thrive” (Diamond Inc.) and “Brain Science Revealed! The Strongest Study Method That Gets Results“ (Kobunsha), ‘Brain-Utilizing English Conversation,’ ‘How to Raise Self-Affirmation as Taught by America's Top Schools,’ and ‘Brain-Utilizing Smartphone Techniques’ (all from Asahi Shinbun Publishing), ‘Kodomo no ’Kangaeru Kikara wo Hiru‘ Textbook” (A Textbook to Develop Children's Ability to Think) (Yamato Shobo), “What Stanford Teaches Middle and High School Students,” and “’Bad Parenting'. Science will change “bad parenting”! 57 Things America's Top Schools Teach Parents” (both SB Creative), and ‘Brain's Lifelong Input Techniques’ (Asa Publishing Co., Ltd.).