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August 28, A new media article is now online.
Komatsu H. (2025) Does one's worldview truly change? On-the-Slope, August 28 (in Japanese, 世界観は本当に変わるのか？).
August 18, A new media article is now online.
Yamato Transport Note (2025) With a vision of “Agriculture for the Next 100 years,” we are developing alternative systems from production to distribution, sales, and consumption for agriculture with low environmental impacts. (in Japanese, ヤマト公式Note (2025) 「100年先もつづく、農業を。」をビジョンに、環境負荷の小さな農業を広げるために、生産から流通、販売、消費に至るオルタナティブな仕組みづくりに取り組む．サステイナブルの輪), August 18.
August 14, A new academic article is now online.
Silova I., Rappleye J, Komatsu H. (2025) What if more education is not the answer? Beyond the business-as-usual approach to SDGs. Journal of Education for Sustainable Development, in press. https://doi.org/10.1177/09734082251355100
July 28, A new media article is now online.
Komatsu H. (2025) Our worldview and actions. On-the-Slope, July 28 (in Japanese, 世界観と私たちの行動).
June 27, A new media article is now online.
Komatsu H. (2025) Origin of the interdependent worldview. On-the-Slope, June 27 (in Japanese, 相互依存的世界観の由来).
June 18, A new media article is now online.
Komatsu H. (2025) Organic Lifestyle Expo: Contextual gaps in "organic farming". Note, June 18 (in Japanese, オーガニックライフスタイルエキスポ：「有機農業」をめぐる文脈のズレ)
May 29, A new media article is now online.
Komatsu H. (2025) The worldview behind school lunch. On-the-Slope, May 29 (in Japanese, 学校給食の背後にある世界観).
April 16, A new media article is now online.
Komatsu H. (2025) School lunch and unconsciousness. On-the-Slope, April 16 (in Japanese, 学校給食と無意識).
April 4, A new media article is now online.
Komatsu H. (2025) On-the-Slope book shelf: What "The Limits to Growth" has changed. On-the-Slope, April 4 (in Japanese, 坂ノ途中の本棚：「成長の限界」が変えたもの).
March 24, A new preprint is now online.
Komatsu H, Rappleye J, Silova I. (2025) The OECD’s shift toward environmental sustainability: Assessing The Agency in the Anthropocene report. SocArXiv (preprint). https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/cfe54_v1
March 20, A new media article is now online.
Komatsu H. (2025) Is feeding damage by brown-eared bulbuls increasing? Note, March 20 (in Japanese, ヒヨドリによる食害が増えている？)
March 19, A new YouTube video featuring our latest book chapter is now available.
Norrag (2025) Unlearning Development: Education in the Era of Planetary Emergency. YouTube, March 19.
March 19, A new media article is now online.
Komatsu H. (2025) From consciousness to unconsciousness. On-the-Slope, March 19 (in Japanese, 意識から無意識へ)
March 10, A new media article is now online.
Komatsu H. (2025) Does organic farming yield less unit of land compared to conventional farming? Note, March 10 (in Japanese, 有機農業の土地生産性は低いのか？)
March 5, A new book chapter is now online.
Silova I, Komatsu H, Rappleye J. (2025) Unlearning development: Education in the era of planetary emergency. In Transforming Development in Education, edited by Moira V. Faul, Elgar (PEER-REVIEWED). https://doi.org/10.4337/9781035337798.00007
February 18, A new media article is now online.
Komatsu H. (2025) Thinking about plastic packaging. On-the-Slope, February 18 (in Japanese, プラスチック包装を考える)
February 4, A new media article is now online.
Komatsu H. (2025) Is the environmental impact of organic farming low? Note, February 4 (in Japanese, 有機農業の環境負荷は低いのか？)
January 17, A new media article is now online.
Komatsu H. (2025) Eating organic or local food? On-the-Slope, January 17 (in Japanese, 有機か、地産地消か？)
January 6, A new preprint is now online.
Komatsu H, Rappleye J. (2025) Linking lifelong learning, climate, and interdependence: New directions in food education in Japan. SocArXiv (preprint). https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/kzxfh
December 19, A new media article is now online.
Lothical (2024) Hikaru Komatsu from the On-the-Slope Lab. (in Japanese, ロシカル (2024) 坂ノ途中の研究室 小松光さん), December 19.
December 5, A new media article is now online.
Komatsu H. (2024) Is symbiosis beneficial or enjoyable for humans? On-the-Slope, December 5 (in Japanese, 共生は得なのか、それとも楽しいのか？).
November 11, A new academic paper is now online.
Fu S, Komatsu H. (2024) Evaluating the impact of place-based education: Insights from a river environmental program in Taiwan. Journal of International Cooperation in Education, in press (online). https://doi.org/10.1108/JICE-01-2024-0001
November 4, A new media article is now online.
Komatsu H. (2024) Our view of nature has changed again. On-the-Slope, November 5 (in Japanese, ふたたび変化する私たちの自然観).
October 17, A new media article is now online.
Glory Ambrose and Iveta (2024) Best article award on Culture and Environmental Sustainability! Education for Planetary Futures, October 17.
October 16, A new media article is now online.
Komatsu H. (2024) Sustainable Farmers' Lab Vol. 8: Rethinking sustainable agriculture with a soil scientist. On-the-Slope, October 16 (in Japanese, サステイナブルファーマーズラボ vol.8 「土壌学者と環境負荷の小さい農業について考える」イベントレポート).
October 14, A new media article is now online.
Komatsu H. (2024) People's minds changed along with agriculture. On-the-Slope, October 14 (in Japanese, 農業とともに人の心も変わった).
October 10, A new book chapter is now available.
Rappleye J, Komatsu H. (2024) How to make Lesson Study work in America and worldwide: In Rethinking Japanese Education: Is It Possible to Develop a Culture of Learning Internationally? edited by Takayama, K., Nanbu, Y., Kyoto University Press. (in Japanese, ラプリー・ジェルミー，小松光 (2024) 授業研究（Lesson Study）をアメリカ、そして世界で成功させるには. （高山敬太・南部広孝（編集）〈日本型教育〉再考: 学びの文化の国際展開は可能か, 京都大学学術出版会, 464 pp）, 397-455).
September 18, A new media article is now online.
Komatsu H. (2024) Why were chemical fertilizers and chemical pesticides necessary? On-the-Slope, September 18 (in Japanese, 化学肥料や化学農薬が必要だった理由).
September 13, A new preprint is now online.
Komatsu H, Rappleye J. (2024) Cultural Approaches to Environmental Challenges: From Science to Animism in Japan’s Language Curriculum. SocArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/8rxst
September 12, A new report is now online.
On-the-Slope (2024) Japan's Organic Agriculture Vol. 1: From the Current Status to Future Prospect. On-the-Slope. (in Japanese, 坂ノ途中 (2024) 有機農業白書Vol. 1. 坂ノ途中.) [LINK]
September 10, My friends and I received an award for an Outstanding Paper in the 2024 Emerald Literati Awards for the following publication:
Komatsu H, Silova I, Rappleye J. (2023) Education and environmental sustainability: Culture matters. Journal of International Cooperation in Education 25 (1), 108-123. https://doi.org/10.1108/JICE-04-2022-0006.
August 22, A new media article is now online.
Komatsu H. (2024) Humans left organic farming behind. On-the-Slope, August 21 (in Japanese, 有機農業をやめた人類の歴史).
August 10, A new media article is now online.
Komatsu H. (2024) Environmental Studies Through Food. On-the-Slope Journal, August (in Japanese, 食事から考えるやさしい環境学). [PDF]