By Ramesh Thakur (United Nations University, Tokyo)
By David L. Wank (Sophia University, Tokyo)
By Alan Crozier (University of Glasgow), Mike N. Clifford (University of Surrey), Hiroshi Ashihara (Department of Biology, Ochanomizu University, Tokyo)
By Ikujiro Nonaka (Hitotsubashi University, Tokyo), Zhichang Zhu (University of Hull)