Fujika Ariarakawa
As an administrative consultant, I have been involved in research projects and ordinance enactment related to healthcare and education conducted by local governments. My previous work on a model bill for the handling of genome information outside the medical field led me to become interested in ELSI (Ethical, Legal, and Social) issues brought about by cutting-edge science. In the future, I would like to utilize my experience as an administrative consultant. With the qualitative research surveys I have developed in my field of social psychology, I would like to conduct research on ELSI issues in human embryos, human embryo models, and research pertaining to fetal tissue.
Biography
2013 Graduated Antioch University Santa Barbara, CA, USA,
Bachelor of Liberal Arts in Political Science and Economics
2013 Pacifica Graduate Institute, CA, USA, Master of Depth
Psychology with Emphasis in Community, Liberation, and Ecopsychology
2016 Graduated Pacifica Graduate Institute, CA, USA, Master of Depth
Psychology with Emphasis in Community, Liberation, and Ecopsychology
2018 Project Researcher, System Environment Laboratory Co., Tokyo, Japan
2020 Project Researcher, Good Create Co., Tokyo, Japan
2021 Policy researcher, Okinawa Prefectural Assembly
Okinawa Liberal Democratic Party, Okinawa, Japan
2022 Medical Interpreter and Project researcher, Asian Okinawa Ukraine
Medical Support Association, Medical rehabilitation support project
for Ukrainian refugees in Japan
2023 Graduated Pacifica Graduate Institute, CA, USA, Doctor of Depth
Psychology with Emphasis in Community, Liberation, and Ecopsychology
2024 Postdoctoral researcher, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine,
Graduate School of Medical Science, Department of Biomedical Ethics
2025 Researcher, Kyoto University Institute for
the Advanced Study of Human Biology
Visiting Researcher, Uehiro Research Division for iPS Cell Ethics,
Center for iPS Cell Research and Application(concurrent position)
Research activities
Selected publications
- Ariarakawa F, Setoyama K. Legal Issues Regarding Genetic Information in the US Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) and Need for a New Legislation for Prohibiting Genetic Discrimination in Japan. Studia Humana et Naturalia. 58: 43-53, 2025.