SETO Shuji

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Affiliation

Office for Establishment of New Faculty 

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Research Interests 【 display / non-display 】

  • Disaster prevention

  • 防災・減災

  • 小児がん

  • 津波

  • BOSAI for Well-being

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Graduating School 【 display / non-display 】

  • 2014.04
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    2017.03

    Kansai University     Graduated

  • 2008.04
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    2012.03

    Kansai University     Graduated

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Graduate School 【 display / non-display 】

  • 2014.04
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    2017.03

    Kansai University    Doctor's Degree Program  Completed

  • 2012.04
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    2014.03

    Kansai University    Master's Degree Program  Completed

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Campus Career 【 display / non-display 】

  • 2023.04
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    Akita University   Office for Establishment of New Faculty   Lecturer  

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External Career 【 display / non-display 】

  • 2023.04
    　
    　

    Tohoku University   International Research Institute of Disaster Science   Visiting Researcher  

  • 2018.01
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    2023.03

    Tohoku University   International Research Institute of Disaster Science   Assistant Professor  

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Academic Society Affiliations 【 display / non-display 】

  • 2021.03
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    Japan

     

    Japanese Association for Disaster Medicine

  • 2018.06
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    Japan

     

    Japan Society for Natural Disaster Science

  • 2013.02
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    Japan

     

    Japan Society of Civil Engineers

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Research Areas 【 display / non-display 】

  • Social Infrastructure (Civil Engineering, Architecture, Disaster Prevention) / Disaster prevention engineering

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Research Achievements 【 display / non-display 】

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  • Establishment of a post-disaster healthcare information booklet for the Turkey–Syrian earthquake, based on past disasters

    Junko Okuyama, Shuji Seto, Yu Fukuda, Yoshimi Suzukamo, Tatsuma Okazaki, Yoshihito Furusawa, Shin-Ichi Izumi, Kiyoshi Ito, Fumihiko Imamura

    Scientific Reports ( Nature Research )  14 ( 1 )   2024.01  [Refereed]

    Research paper (journal)   Domestic Co-author

    Abstract

    The scientific evidence based on experiences with past disasters points to the possibility of the occurrence of future mental health issues among those who were affected by the recent Turkey–Syria earthquake. However, post-disaster care information on factors that could give rise to mental health issues among those affected have yet to be provided. In March 2011, Tohoku University compiled and published a booklet with post-disaster healthcare information based on the experiences with the Great East Japan Earthquake. This study aimed to promote the introduction and use of this booklet for post-disaster care in Turkey and Syria by presenting the results of a satisfaction survey conducted with relevant Japanese organizations about the booklet. A total of 505 Japanese organizations participated in the satisfaction survey of, and evaluated, the booklet. The results indicated the need to consider the ease of understanding for the general public when providing information on post-disaster care through booklets. We hope that this study leads to the appropriate provision of easy-to-understand, post-disaster healthcare information to the victims of the Turkey–Syria earthquake and future disasters.

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  • RALITY AND FUTURE ISSUES IN THE PROCESS OF FINDING VICTIMS IN THE DEBRIS OF THE 2011 TOHOKU EARTHQUAKE AND TSUNAMI

    Kosei SHINODA, Shuji SETO, Anawat SUPPASRI, Fumihiko IMAMURA

    Japanese Journal of JSCE   79 ( 17 ) n/a - n/a   2023.11  [Refereed]

    Research paper (journal)   Domestic Co-author

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  • AN ACTUAL SITUATION AND FACTOR ANALYSIS OF CASUALTIES CAUSED BY TSUNAMI FIRES: A CASE OF MIYAGI PREFECTURE IN THE 2011 TOHOKU EARTHQUAKE

    Ryota TAKEI, Shuji SETO, Anawat SUPPASRI, Fumihiko IMAMURA

    Japanese Journal of JSCE   79 ( 17 ) n/a - n/a   2023.11  [Refereed]

    Research paper (journal)   Domestic Co-author

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  • Life and Stress of Japanese Children and Adolescents During the Prolonged Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic

    Junko Okuyama, Shuji Seto, Yu Fukuda, Kiyoshi Ito, Fumihiko Imamura, Shunichi Funakoshi, Shin-Ichi Izumi

    Journal of Disaster Research ( Fuji Technology Press Ltd. )  18 ( 1 ) 48 - 56   2023.01  [Refereed]

    Research paper (journal)   Domestic Co-author

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  • Supporting adolescents’ mental health during COVID-19 by utilising lessons from the aftermath of the Great East Japan Earthquake

    Junko Okuyama, Shin-Ichi Izumi, Shunichi Funakoshi, Shuji Seto, Hiroyuki Sasaki, Kiyoshi Ito, Fumihiko Imamura, Mayumi Willgerodt, Yu Fukuda

    Humanities and Social Sciences Communications ( Humanities and Social Sciences Communications )  9 ( 1 ) 332 - 332   2022.12  [Refereed]

    Research paper (journal)   International Co-author

    Abstract

    Historical data can determine how adolescents recover from difficult situations such as the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This study analysed 3 years of data obtained from high-school students who had been affected by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and consequently evidenced the importance of increasing resilience among affected adolescents. This involved identifying factors contributing to resilience through a model that assessed for each tsunami disaster. This model was determined by assessing the correlation between survivors’ resilience scores and their measured psychological and lifestyle scores. This approach showed that, in all tsunami damage models, resilience was most affected by the depressed emotions. Thus, our approach suggests that interventions for improving the depressed mood may improve resilience in adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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    ◆Introduction and explanation【 display / non-display 】

  • Digital Psychological Support Systems for Post-Disaster Reconstruction in Japan: Empirical Study on the Effectiveness of the me-fullness® Application

    Junko Okuyama, Shuji Seto, Tomonori Motokawa, Tomomi Kato

    Prehospital and Disaster Medicine ( Cambridge University Press (CUP) )  38 ( S1 ) s167 - s167   2023.05

    Introduction and explanation (international conference proceedings)   Domestic Co-author

    Introduction:

    Asia is one of the regions most affected by natural disasters such as major typhoons. In Japan, recovery from natural disasters is said to take more than 10 years, and local government officials are primarily responsible for this recovery. In this study, we investigated the effectiveness of the me-fullness® smartphone application in maintaining the well-being of local government employees involved in recovery efforts.

    Method:

    We conducted a survey of 35 employees of the town of Shichigahama, one of the areas affected by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. The Chalder Fatigue Scale (CFS), Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS), and Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale–21 Items (DASS-21) were used as survey instruments. 22 of the 35 employees used the me-fullness application on their smartphones for one month. During the month the application was in use, there was a heavy rain warning and an election for the House of Counselors, which the Shichigahama town employees had to cope with in parallel with the recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake.

    Results:

    The percentage of insomnia indicated by an AIS score of four or higher was 53.5% (7/13) before and 30.8% (4/13) after the use of the me-fullness application. The percentage of stress was 38.5% (5/13) before and 7.7% (1/13) after the use of the me-fullness application.

    Conclusion:

    This study showed that the me-fullness® application could improve the sleep and stress of local government employees and maintain their well-being for a long time during the recovery efforts.

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  • Effects of Self-Affirmation on Mental Status During the Prolonged COVID-19 Pandemic

    Shuji Seto, Junko Okuyama, Yu Fukuda, Kiyoshi Ito, Shin-Ichi Izumi, Fumihiko Imamura

    Prehospital and Disaster Medicine ( Cambridge University Press (CUP) )  38 ( S1 ) s123 - s123   2023.05

    Introduction and explanation (international conference proceedings)   Domestic Co-author

    Introduction:

    Self-affirmation is known to buffer the development of anxiety symptoms into depressive symptoms, and a study during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic revealed a role for this self-affirmation. In Japan, the COVID-19 pandemic has occurred repeatedly, and at this point (November 16, 2022), prior to an eighth wave. The possibility of ameliorating the psychological effects of this prolonged COVID-19 pandemic through efficient interventions targeting self-affirmation will be examined.

    Method:

    Study dates: June 25, 2020; September 25, 2020; February 10, 2021; November 24, 2021; February 7, 2022; August 31, 2022

    Survey participants: Registered monitors of the research company (Neo Marketing Co., Ltd.) Each 1,000 respondents

    Questionnaire:1)Attributes: gender, age, region, number of family members

    2)DASS-21 (Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale-21)

    3)LSNS-6 (the Lubben Social Network Scale-6)

    4)Self-affirmation



    CIPS (Clance Impostor Phenomenon Scale)

    Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (Japanese version)

    The self-affirmation scale (CIPS; Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale) was measured from the 4th to the 6th survey.

    Contribution of each factor to depressive symptoms:

    The DASS-21 Depressive Symptom Scores from the 4th through 6th surveys were examined using Prediction One with the DASS-21 Anxiety Symptom Score, DASS-21 Stress Score, Connections Score, Rosenberg, and CIPS score as factors to determine their contribution.

    Results:

    At the time of the second survey (September 25, 2020), DASS-21 scores peaked and then declined. CIPS and Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale scores showed no change from the 4th to the 6th session. The result of contribution of each factor to depressive symptoms by Prediction One showed anxiety symptoms contributed the most to depressive symptoms.

    Conclusion:

    A model in which self-affirmation prevents anxiety symptoms from progressing to depressive symptoms is reasonable until the 7th wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan.

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  • New research project on the fatality process in the 2011 Tohoku earthquake for survival study from tsunami disaster

    Shuji Seto, Fumihiko Imamura, Anawat Suppasri

    Global Conference on the International Network of Disaster Studies in Iwate     2018.07

    Introduction and explanation (international conference proceedings)   Domestic Co-author

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    ◆Other【 display / non-display 】

  • Love for Children with Cancer: Supporting Hospitalized Children with Film Brochures by Japanese Survivor

    Shuji Seto

    Pediatric Blood & Cancer ( Wiley )  68 ( S5 )   2021.10

    Summary of the papers read (international conference)   Single author

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Presentations 【 display / non-display 】

  • What is Youth Involvement in BOSAI ?: a collaboration withTobitate! community and NIED

    Shuji Seto, Eiki Ishihara, Anna Matsuakwa, Takeshi Kimura, Tetsuya Takeda, Satoru Araune

    World BOSAI Forum 2023  2023.03  -  2023.03 

  • Human casualties caused by tsunami fires in Miyagi Prefecture during the Great East Japan Earthquake

    Ryota Takei, Shuji Seto, Anawat Suppasri, Fumihiko Imamura

    World BOSAI Forum 2023  2023.03  -  2023.03 

  • Relationship between Victims in Debris, and Building Damage and Tsunami Force in the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in Miyagi, Japan

    Kosei Shinoda, Shuji Seto, Anawat Suppasri, Fumihiko Imamura

    World BOSAI Forum 2023  2023.03  -  2023.03 

  • Self-affirmation buffer reduces depression level during the prolong novel coronavirus infection 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic)

    Junko Okuyama, Shuji Seto, Yu Fukuda, Shin-Ichi Izumi, Kiyoshi Ito, Fumihiko Imamura

    World BOSAI Forum 2023  2023.03  -  2023.03 

  • A Study on Well-Being among Japanese Local Government Officials: An Empirical Study on the Effectiveness of Me-Fullness® Application

    Junko Okuyama, Shuji Seto, Tomonori, Motokawa, Tomomi Kato

    The 12th APRU (The Association of Pacific Rim Universities) Population Ageing Virtual Conference  2022.11  -  2022.11 

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Teaching Experience 【 display / non-display 】

  • 2018.10
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Academic Activity 【 display / non-display 】

  • 2019.04
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    2023.03

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Media Report 【 display / non-display 】

  • 朝刊，29面

  • 朝刊，1面

  • 27面 社会欄

  • 朝刊，23面，とうほく総合

  • 朝刊，19面，とうほく総合

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