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Hiroshi Kakazu, currently vice president of the Institute of Asian Modernization (Tokyo), is one of originators of Nissology (in Greek, the study of islands). He has written several books, including an international-award-winning edited book Problems and Prospects of Asiatic Patterns of Development (Nagoya University Press, 1997). His books Sustainable Development of Small Island Economies (Westview Press, 1994) and Okinawa in the Asia Pacific (The Okinawa Times, 2012) are books to read on Nissology. Hiroshi Kakazu, currently vice president of the Institute of Asian Modernization (Tokyo), is one of originators of Nissology (in Greek, the study of islands). He has written several books, including an international-award-winning edited book Problems and Prospects of Asiatic Patterns of Development (Nagoya University Press, 1997). His books Sustainable Development of Small Island Economies (Westview Press, 1994) and Okinawa in the Asia Pacific (The Okinawa Times, 2012) are books to read on Nissology. Kakazu studied at the University of the Ryukyus, the University of Nebraska, and the London School of Economics. He worked as a researcher, executive officer, and professor at the Asian Development Bank, East-West Center, Okinawa Development Finance Corporation, International University of Japan, Nagoya University, and others. He organized the first conference of the International Small Islands Studies Association (ISISA) in Okinawa. He also served as vice president of the University of the Ryukyus, vice president of the International Scientifi c Council for Island Development (UNESCO-INSULA), and president of the Japan Society of Island Studies. Kakazu studied at the University of the Ryukyus, the University of Nebraska, and the London School of Economics. He worked as a researcher, executive officer, and professor at the Asian Development Bank, East-West Center, Okinawa Development Finance Corporation, International University of Japan, Nagoya University, and others. He organized the first conference of the International Small Islands Studies Association (ISISA) in Okinawa. He also served as vice president of the University of the Ryukyus, vice president of the International Scientific Council for Island Development (UNESCO-INSULA), and president of the Japan Society of Island Studies.

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