Selected Talks

Invited talks for academic and public organizations

1. Komatsu H. (August 2025) Living Interdisciplinary: The Mission of Hakubi and Its Realization. Biocirclology Research Meeting, Kyoto Univeristy (越境する研究者として生きる：白眉の理念とその実践，生循環学研究会，京都大学).  

2. Komatsu H. (June 2025) What's so wrong with Japanese education? Inquiry-based learning. Kwansei Gakuin Senior High School (日本の教育はダメじゃない：探求型授業，関西学院高等部). (Honorarium provided) 

3. Komatsu H. (March 2025) How should farmers, businesses, and government cooperate? Workshop for expanding sales channels for organic agricultural products, Kagawa Prefecture (農家と企業、行政はどう協力すべきか．有機農産物等の販路拡大研修会，香川県). (Honorarium provided) 

4. Komatsu H. (February 2025) Collaborations between disciplines, cultures, and sectors: My problem-solving trajectory. Sakura Science Program, Osaka Metropolitan University and Vietnam National University, Osaka. (Honorarium provided) 

5. Komatsu H. (February 2025) Current situation and prospects of Japan's organic agriculture. Hokuto City Organic Farmer Network, Hokuto City, Yamanashi (有機農業の現状と将来展望．北杜市有機農業ネットワーク，北杜市，山梨県). (Honorarium provided) 

6. Komatsu H. (January 2025) What’s behind Japanese eating habits? The Stories of Japanese Health and Food Innovations, Linfield University, Kyoto.

7. Komatsu H. (November 2024) Beyond growth: Rethinking Japan's path to environmental sustainability (online presentation). Vereinigung für sozialwissenschaftliche Japanforschung (German Association for Social Science Research on Japan), Japanese-German Center Berlin. (Honorarium provided)

8. Komatsu H. (April 2024) Cultural Approach for Sustainability (online presentation). National Taiwan University, College of Science. (Honorarium provided)

9. Komatsu H. (March 2024) Learning, Unlearning & Relearning: Education for Planetary Futures. NSF-Funded Project Assembly (Global Futures Oriented Research Collective on Education for Sustainability, G-FORCES), Arizona State University. (Travel expenses provided)

10. Komatsu H. (November 2021) Psychologists, please help us achieve sustainability! Culture, self, and sustainability. Department of Psychology, College of Science, National Taiwan University (online). (Honorarium provided) 

11. Komatsu H. (September 2021) Who knows the solution? World Bank projects in Cambodia. International Conference on Sustainable Development, Global Association Master's in Development Practice (online).

12. Rappleye J., Komatsu H. (June 2021) Civilizational Aspect of Japanese Education (日本型教育の文明史的位相). International Research Center for Japanese Studies (online). (Honorarium provided) 

13. Komatsu H., Rappleye J. (May 2021) Current state of our education (我が国の日本の教育の現状）.  The Central Education Council, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology - Japan (online). (Honorarium provided) 

14. Komatsu H. (May 2021)  What's so Wrong with Japanese Education? (日本の教育はダメじゃない). Kyoto University ASEAN Network (online). 

15. Komatsu H. (March 2021)  Developing a model for predicting evapotranspiration changes with Japanese cedar and cypress management (スギ林・ヒノキ林管理による蒸発散変化を予測するモデルを作った). Japan Forest Society (online). 

16. Komatsu H. (March 2021)  Will Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Bring Sustainability to Our Planet? Global Association Master's in Development Practice (online).

17. Komatsu H., Rappleye J. (March 2021) Current state of education in Japan (日本の教育の現状について）. Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology - Japan (online). (Honorarium provided) 

18. Komatsu H. (December 2020) Why are we failing to achieve sustainability? Introduction to the Cultural Approach. National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan. (Honorarium provided)

19. Komatsu H. (March 2020) Why are we failing to achieve sustainability? National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan. All expenses covered. (Honorarium provided) 

20. Komatsu H. (December 2019) Writing a Good Research Proposal. Institute of Technology of Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

21. Komatsu H. (December 2018) Higher Education Improvement Project (HEIP) . The Kyoto University Southeast Asian Network Forum, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. (Travel expenses provided) 

22. Komatsu H, Rappleye J. (November 2018) Will SDG4 achieve environmental sustainability? Symposium: Innovations in Global Learning Metrics. Arizona State University, Phoenix. (Travel expenses provided)

23. Komatsu H. (March 2017) What happens for forests when oil becomes scarce? Annual Meeting of the Japanese Forest Society, Kagoshima, Japan.

24. Komatsu H, Rappleye J. (November 2016) Overselling the Need for Global Learning Metrics? A Critique of Hanushek and Debates over Achievement Test Scores and National Economic Growth. Global Learning Metrics (CIES Symposium), Phoenix.

25. Komatsu H. (November 2016) A PISA Paradox?  An Alternative Theory of Learning as possible solution for variations in PISA scores. Arizona State University, Phoenix. 

Talks for the public

1. Komatsu H. (August 2025) How to Apply the Company's Philosophy to Your Daily Work. Top-World (an Osaka-based supermarket company), Osaka (in Japanese,  理念を日々の仕事に生かす). 

2. Komatsu H. (May 2025) Exploring the Future of Organic Agriculture. Organic Lifestyle Expo, Kyoto (in Japanese,  有機農業の未来を拓く). 

3. Komatsu H. (January 2025) Environmental issues and assorted vegetable boxes. On-the-Slope, Kyoto (in Japanese,  選べないお野菜セットと環境問題). 

4. On-the-Slope (September 2024) Sustainable Farmers Lab Vol. 8: Imagining low-input agriculture with a soil scientist (Speaker: Fujii K, Discussants: Komatsu H, Ono K). On-the-Slope, Kyoto. (in Japanese,  第8回サステイナブルファーマーズラボ：土壌学者と環境負荷の小さい農業について考える). 

5. Komatsu H. (June 2024) What is an environmentally friendly diet? Organic Lifestyle Expo, Kyoto (in Japanese,  環境に配慮した食事とは？). 

6. Komatsu H., Rappleye J. (April 2024) How to promote people’s environmental behavior (online presentation). Education Sustainability International Forum and Carnival (2024教育永續國際論壇暨嘉年華會). Taipei City. (Invited; Honorarium offered but declined)

7. Komatsu H. (July 2021) Education, Economy, and Sustainability. 2021 Youth Climate Action, Foundation of Taiwan Industry Service and National Taiwan University (online). (Invited; Honorarium provided)

8. Komatsu H. (November 2020) Is STEM education in Taiwan really bad? Gongguan Elementary School, Taipei, Taiwan. (Invited; Honorarium provided)