Profile
Professor Nagasawa is the leading expert in Japan on Design and Brand Innovation Management. He has served on many national government committees, won numerous academic awards such as a distinguised Professor Award (IEOM Society International), and traveled and lectured extensively throughout Japan, Asia and Europe. Prof. Nagasawa is a life fellow of International Society of Management Engineering, a member of Editorial Board, Luxury Research Journal (The Inderscience Publishers), Journal of Global Fashion Marketing (Routledge/Taylor & Francis), Journal of Marketing Trends (Marketing Trends Association), and a member of the Editorial Advisory Board, International Journal of Quality and Service Sciences (Emerald Publishing), Luxury: History, Culture, Consumption (Routledge/Taylor & Francis).
Academic Degrees
Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, WASEDA University, 1986
M. Eng., Mechanical Engineering, WASEDA University, 1980
B. Eng., Industrial Engineering, WASEDA University, 1978
Selected Publications
Over the years Prof. Nagasawa has published 121 books (104 in Japanese, 5 in English, 6 translated in Chinese, 5 translated in Hangul, and 1 translated in Thailand Language), 457 articles (244 in Japanese, 212 in English, and 1 in Chinese) and monographs. A link to his home page can be found here.
Courses in charge
Luxury Branding
Kansei/Fetish Marketing
Environmental Business (Graduate School of Environment and Energy Engineering)
Others
Life Fellow, International Society of Management Engineering
Member of Editorial Board, Luxury Research Journals (The Inderscience Publishers)
Member of Editorial Board, Journal Global Fashion Marketing (Routledge/Taylor & Francis)
Member of Editorial Board, Journal of Marketing Trends (The Marketing Trends Society)
Member of Editorial Advisory Board, International Journal of Quality and Service Sciences (Emerald Publishing)
Member of Editorial Advisory Board, Luxury: History, Culture, Consumption (Routledge/Taylor & Francis)
Supervisor, Japan Society of Kansei Engineering (former Vice President)
President, Association of Product Development and Management of Japan
Member, Committee, Industrial Science and Technology Policy and Environment, the Industrial Structure Council, and other committees, the Ministry of Import, Trade and Industry
Member, Wastes Working Group of “Basic Policy for the Green Contract Law Project”, and other committees, Ministry of the Environment
URL of Personal Home Page: http://www.f.waseda.jp/nagasawa/en/index.html
