Media Coverage

Television

NHK “Hotto Kansai” (Part of the program was broadcasted on NHK “Retto News” as well) 2025

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Kansai TV “Live News It!” (Part of the program was broadcasted on Fuji TV as well) 2025

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Television Osaka “Thanksgiving” 2025

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Radio

NHK World “Asian View” 2025

MBS Radio “Social Impact Academy”

Newspaper (recent publication)

The Nikkei “Difficulty of balancing safety and coexistence: case of deer conservation at Osaka city” March 31st, 2026

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Sankei Shimbun “How to coexist with bears” January 18th, 2026

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Ritsumeikan Univ. Press “Opportunities to rethink about coexistence with wildlife” December 19th, 2025

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Tokyo Shimbun “What does society that exists with bears look like” February 28th, 2024

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Sankei Shimbun “Investigation by Ritsumeikan University on ecosystem management” December 13th, 2023

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The Mainichi “BOOK WATCHING: How to become a professor” December 7th, 2022

The Chugoku Simbun “Environmental education for shortening the distance between ocean and people” June 4th, 2017

Magazines (recent publication)

Kanjuku Times “Research is fun! How to coexist with wildlife?” March Issue, 2026

Mita-hyoron, Keio University “Enzetsu-kan (Public Speaking Hall): Social science research for identifying factors to coexist with bears” March Issue, 2026

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SEIRYU “Considering a society where people can coexist with bears” March Issue, 2026

SEEDS (Nature information magazine of Shiretoko) “Educational field trip by Ritsumeikan University” “Interview to Ryo Sakurai” No. 264 Winter Issue

Public awareness video created by Dr. Sakurai

“Nature Exploration Team at Satoyama Area” Video for introducing wildlife found at Ritsumeikan Univesrity, Osaka Ibaraki campus [Broadcasted in the campus]

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“What can we do to coexist with wildlife?”

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Articles on websites

Hotozero “What is the society where people tolerate wildlife looks like? Interview to Dr. Ryo Sakurai at Ritsumeikan University” February 26th, 2026

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shiRUto “Boundaries between people and wildlife: path to coexistence” November 11th, 2025

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