His main research theme is media and policy analysis of biotechnology in Japan. After the 3.11, he has worked on the 3.11 issues with collaborators, focusing on the social structure, media discourses, and the public interests in this matter. He published works on the 3.11 as the two Japanese books, “The Disaster Vulnerable and the Information Vulnerable: What was overlooked after the 3.11? (災害弱者と情報弱者: ３・１１後、何が見過ごされたのか)” (Chikuma-Press) and “Science and Politics after the Disaster of March 11 in Japan (ポスト3.11の科学と政治)” (Nakanishiya Press) edited by Masaki Nakamura. More currently, he also participates in the risk communication survey project of the Tohoku University, and tries to conduct series of survey on the public attitudes toward nuclear power and decommission of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.