Updated on 2026/04/04

Organization
Professional Graduate School Graduate School of Governance Studies Associate Professor
Title
Associate Professor
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Degree

  • Ph.D. in Urban and Regional Planning and Design ( 2017.5   University of Maryland, College Park )

  • Master in Media and Governance ( 2009.3   Keio University )

Research Interests

  • Community Development

  • Multicultural Society

  • Immigration

  • United States of America

  • Urban Planning

Research Areas

  • Humanities & social sciences / Sociology

  • Social infrastructure (civil Engineering, architecture,disaster prevention) / Architectural and city planning

  • Humanities & social sciences / Human geography

Education

  • University of Maryland, College Park   School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation   Urban and Regional Planning and Design

    - 2017.5

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    Country/Region： United States

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  • Keio University   Graduate School of Media and Governance   Environmental Design

    2007.4 - 2009.3

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    Country/Region： Japan

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Professional Memberships

  • Urban Affairs Association (UAA)

    2021.11

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  • Association of Collegiate School of Planning (ACSP)

    2009.8

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  • 日本都市計画学会

    2008.4

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Committee Memberships

  • International Committee, Urban Affairs Association   Committee Member  

    2024.9 - 2026.8   

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    Committee type：Academic society

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Papers

  • Social Relationships in Diverse Neighborhoods: Immigration and Gentrification in an Ethnic Enclave Reviewed International journal

    Journal of Planning Education and Research   44 ( 1 )   253 - 266   2024.3

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    Authorship：Lead author   Language：English   Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)   Publisher：Sage Journals  

    While diversity is considered a condition for just and thriving neighborhoods and cities, planners often face challenges in creating and maintaining such neighborhoods, ensuring they remain inclusive. This article examines the social relationships of an aging ethnic enclave undergoing diversification through influxes of immigrants and young professionals. Field research conducted in Greektown in Baltimore revealed “symbolic relationships” across diverse resident groups that were derived from previous group experiences, cultural heritage, and self-identification. These inter-group symbolic relationships can serve as a foundation for the coexistence of diverse groups of residents and have the potential to foster collaboration among such groups.

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  • National policy responses to address loneliness: A global scoping review of 194 WHO member states Reviewed

    Nina Goldman, Melek Alemdar, Herlind Megges, Naka Matsumoto, Eric Schoenmakers, Pauline van den Berg, Mathias Lasgaard, Julie Christiansen, Niina Junttila, Andreas Goldman, Debora Draxl, Austen El-Osta, Pamela Qualter

    Health Policy   165   105553 - 105553   2026.3

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    Language：English   Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)   Publisher：Elsevier BV  

    DOI： 10.1016/j.healthpol.2025.105553

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  • Being Middle-Aged and Single in a Large City: Social Lives, Freedom, Future Concerns, and Neighborhood Participation-A Case Study from Tokyo, Japan

    Naka Matsumoto

    20   15 - 42   2024.3

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    Authorship：Lead author   Language：English   Publishing type：Research paper (bulletin of university, research institution)  

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  • Transforming Diversity in Urban Cities: Case Study from Greektown in Baltimore City, Maryland, U.S.A.

    20 ( 1 )   22 - 26   2021.6

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    Authorship：Lead author   Language：Japanese   Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)  

    As diversity is rapidly increasing in many urban cities worldwide due to immigration and economic structural changes, planners and policymakers face challenges in ensuring they remain inclusive and thriving. This article examines transforming conditions in such diverse neighborhoods through a case study from Greektown, Baltimore City, Maryland, in the United States. The field research conducted in Greektown revealed the diversities within the conventionally categorized groups based on race and socioeconomic status. Multiple generations within immigrant groups, racial and sexual minorities in young gentrifiers, and various economic positions in all groups present differing views and attitudes concerning the diverse conditions in the neighborhood. At the same time, each group maintains tight relationships based on culture, lifestyles, and political/social ideologies. The diversities within a group and between groups need to be noted in planning diverse and inclusive neighborhoods.

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  • Negotiating Diversification: Immigrant Settlement and Neighborhood Change –the case of Greektown, Baltimore City in Maryland

    Naka Matsumoto

    2017.5

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    Authorship：Lead author   Language：English   Publishing type：Doctoral thesis  

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  • Millennials Coming to the Neighborhood—Are They Gentrifiers or Improvers? Reviewed

    Keio Shonan Fujisawa Campus Journal   16 ( 2 )   166 - 177   2016.11

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    Authorship：Lead author   Language：English   Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)   Publisher：慶応湘南藤沢学会  

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Books

  • Middle-aged Singles and the Future of Tokyo

    （ Role： Joint author）

    Toyo Keizai Inc.  2024.3 

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    Total pages：271   Language：Japanese   Book type：Scholarly book

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  • 「Planning for AuthentiCITIES」 International journal

    Laura Tate Brittany Shannon 他（ Role： Joint author）

    2018.8 

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    Responsible for pages：112-129   Language：English   Book type：Scholarly book

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MISC

  • ｢社会的地位のための結婚｣規範が根強く残る背景｢そうであるべき｣人生モデルからの解放を Invited

    松本 奈何

    東洋経済オンライン   2024.6

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    Language：Japanese   Publishing type：Article, review, commentary, editorial, etc. (trade magazine, newspaper, online media)  

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  • 令和2年度「特別区における小地域人口・世帯分布および壮年期単身者の現状と課題」 Invited

    宮本みち子, 大江守之, 丸山洋平, 酒井計史, 松本奈何

    特別区長会調査研究機構,令和2年度調査研究報告書   2021.3

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    Language：Japanese   Publishing type：Meeting report  

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  • 令和元年度「特別区における小地域人口・世帯分布および壮年期単身者の現状と課題」

    宮本みち子, 大江守之, 丸山洋平, 酒井計史, 松本奈何

    特別区長会調査研究機構,令和元年度調査研究報告書   2020.3

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Presentations

  • Defining Their Place: Middle-Aged Single Women and Community Engagement in Tokyo

    Naka Matsumoto

    International Conference of Urban Affairs  2025.4 

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    Event date： 2025.4

    Language：English   Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)  

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  • Challenges in diverse neighborhoods at the time of a global health emergency: A case study from Baltimore, Maryland International conference

    International Conference on Urban Affairs  2024.4  Urban Affairs Association

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    Event date： 2024.4

    Language：English   Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue：New York City   Country/Region：United States  

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  • Changes in Social Relationships in a Diverse Neighborhood during the Pandemic: A Case from Baltimore, Maryland International conference

    ACSP2023 Annual Conference  2023.10  Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning

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    Event date： 2023.10

    Language：Japanese   Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue：Chicago, IL   Country/Region：United States  

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  • Singles in Cities: Fear of Uncertainty and Community Participation among Single Women in Tokyo International conference

    Naka Matsumoto

    2023.4 

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    Event date： 2023.4

    Language：English   Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)  

    Country/Region：United States  

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  • A “Good Neighborhood” for Middle-Aged Singles? A Case from Tokyo, Japan International conference

    61st Association of Collegiate School of Planning Conference  2022.11  ACSP

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    Event date： 2022.11

    Language：English   Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue：Toronto, Canada   Country/Region：United States  

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  • Social dynamics in Diverse Neighborhoods: Immigration and Gentrification in an Ethnic Enclave International conference

    58th Association of Collegiate School of Planning Conference  2018.10  ACSP

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    Event date： 2018.10

    Language：English   Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue：Buffalo, NY   Country/Region：United States  

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  • 「ひとり社会のゆくえを考える ～未婚率全国トップの東京 23 区で進む「日本の未来」とは～」 Invited

    2024.11 

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    Language：Japanese   Presentation type：Public lecture, seminar, tutorial, course, or other speech  

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  • Singles in Cities: Fear of Uncertainty and Community Participation among Single Women in Tokyo International conference

    5th World Planning School Congress  2022.9  WPSC

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    Language：English   Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue：Bali   Country/Region：Indonesia  

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  • 変容する都市のダイバーシティ：ボルチモア市グリークタウン（メリーランド州、アメリカ）の事例より

    全国大会第56回都市計画報告会  2021.11  日本都市計画学会

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Awards

  • 2020年度SFC FACULTY AWARD

    2021.4   慶応義塾大学  

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    Country/Region：Japan

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Research Projects

  • Multicultural Collaboration: Transformation of Social Relations in the Covid-19 Pandemic: Case Study of Baltimore, USA

    2023.4 - 2026.3

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    Authorship：Principal investigator 

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Teaching Experience

  • Urban Policy

    2026.4 Institution：Meiji University

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  • Introduction to Social Research （Qualitative Methods）

    2025.5 - 2025.6 Institution：Waseda University

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  • Qualitative Research Methods

    2022.4 Institution：Meiji University

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  • Analyzing and Writing Qualitative Research

    2022.4 Institution：Meiji University

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  • Multicultural Society

    2022.4 Institution：Meiji University

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  • Multicultural Society

    2022.4 Institution：Meiji University

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  • Qualitative Research Methods

    2022.4 Institution：Meiji University

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  • Master Thesis Development

    2022.4 - 2025.8 Institution：Meiji University

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  • Intercultural Communication

    2019.4 - 2019.8 Institution：Gunma Prefectural Women's University

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  • International Migration and Youth

    2019.4 - 2019.8 Institution：Gunma Prefectural Women's University

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  • Urban Policy I・II

    2018.4 - 2019.3 Institution：Meiji Gakuin University

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  • Case Studies （American Cities）

    2018.4 - 2018.8 Institution：Meiji Gakuin University

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  • Urban Policy

    2016.4 - 2025.8 Institution：Keio University

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  • Urban Planning and Machizukuri

    2016.4 - 2024.8 Institution：Keio University

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  • Planning Studio

    2014.1 - 2014.6 Institution：Columbia University

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Academic Activities

  • Journal of Planning Education and Research

    Role(s)： Peer review

    2025.8

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  • Journal of Planning Literature

    Role(s)： Peer review

    2024.9

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    Type：Peer review 

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