Curriculum Vitae
Kiichi TACHIBANA, Professor Emeritus, Akita University
Curriculum Vitae
1. Name: Kiichi TACHIBANA
2. Present Position: Professor Emeritus, Akita University, Akita city, Akita, 010-8502, JAPAN
3. Home Address: 115-5, Torigoe, Yanagida, Akita city, Akita , Japan
4. Phones and e-mail: 018-831-1662,
tachiba★ed.akita-u.ac.jp, kkiichi★oregano.ocn.ne.jp
5. Date and place of birth: August 3, 1952, Tokyo, JAPAN
6. Marital Status: Married (Hideko, 1984), two children (Mio, b. 1987; Saika, b. 1990)
7. Education:
1971-1975: Department of Philosophy, Tokyo University of Education, Japan, Bachelor of Arts
1975-1984: Division of Philosophy, Doctoral Program in philosophy, University of Tsukuba, Japan, Master of Science in Literature (Bungaku-Shushi)
Masters Thesis: Popper no Hihantekigorishugi (Popper’s Critical Rationalism) (supervisor, Hajime NAKANO)
1980-1983: Department of Philosophy, Tel-Aviv University, Israel, Scholarship student by Israeli Government
8. Academic and Professional Experience:
1985-1987: Part-time Lecturer, Gunma University, Bunkyo University, Kokushikan University
1987-1989: Full-time Lecturer, Faculty of Education, Akita University
1989-1995: Associate Professor, the same
1995-1998: Professor, the same
1998-2018: Professor, Faculty of Education and Human Studies, Akita University
2002-2006: President, the Japan Popper Society
2003-2007: President, Akita Branch of Japanese Association for Comparative Philosophy
2004-2012: Visiting Professor, The Open University of Japan
2005- : International Advisory Board, Learning for Democracy
2015-2020: Visiting Professor, The Open University of Japan
9. Affiliated Academic Society: The Japanese Society for Ethics;
The Japan Association for Philosophy of Science; The Japan Society for British Philosophy; The Japan Popper Society; Japan Association for Jewish Studies
10. Active Participation in Scientific Meetings (Overseas)
2002: Surreptitious Changes in Japan: An Example, Karl Popper 2002 Centenary Congress, Vienna
Special Symposium organized by the Japan Popper Society, Karl Popper 2002 Centenary Congress, Vienna
11. Conference organization:
March 27-28, The 28th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for British Philosophy in Akita University
12. Awards: Third prize of Essay Contest, Israeli Embassy in Japan, 1987