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Fujigaki Lab
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The lab studies science and technology studies (STS), examining issues that arise where science and technology meet society.

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Science and technology for a better society
Fujigaki Lab conducts research in science and technology studies (STS), science and technology policy, and scientometrics.
STS examines how science and technology can be used to build a better society, and it requires broad knowledge spanning the humanities and the sciences.
The lab addresses issues that arise where science and technology meet society, such as environmental problems, medical problems, and problems that emerge in the information society.
It studies multiple cases using methods such as policy document analysis and quantitative analysis.
Key terms
- Science and technology studies (STS)
- A field that examines the relationship between science and technology and society from both humanities and science perspectives, including history, policy, and ethics
- Scientometrics
- A field that studies scientific activity quantitatively by counting things such as the number of papers and the links between citations
- Policy documents
- Documents in which national or local governments set out their policy directions and plans. They serve as material for reading what is regarded as a problem
ResearchResearch themes
The lab conducts research in science and technology studies (STS), science and technology policy, and scientometrics. It studies multiple cases using a variety of methods, focusing on issues that arise where science and technology meet society.
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The members of Fujigaki Lab are faculty, doctoral and master's students, and research students.As of 2026
- ProfessorYuko FujigakiPublications ↗
- LecturerEriko Fukumoto
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “FEMA - 35786 - Town hall meeting in Iowa” Patsy Lynch / Public domain (cropped)
- Issues at the Interface of Science, Technology, and Society: “Wind Turbines at Brine Pit Farm, Droitwich (1) - geograph.org.uk - 4667301” Jeff Gogarty / CC BY-SA 2.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Fukumoto Lab): “Former Monbushō Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology building 2010” Wiiii / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Emori Lab): “20190705 Warming stripes - Berkeley Earth (world) - avg above- and below-ice readings” RCraig09 / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Kajita Lab): “Japan's rural landscape - panoramio” Mamusi Taka / CC BY-SA 3.0 (cropped)
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